"Hey so are you going to sleep over," Adrianne asked Theresa while they were walking home from school the next day.

"Probably," Theresa sadly mumbled. She hated the thought of going home to a place where she didn't feel safe. She hated walking into the living room to see her dad passed out on the couch and her mom bruised on the floor. Adrianne's mom took her in while Theresa's mom promised to call when things would get out of control and her dad would get out of control. What really scared her was the fact that one day he'd go too far and her mom wouldn't be able to call her…

Adrianne noticed that her friend wasn't paying to her conversation about the new shirt she had been saving up for. She knew exactly what she was thinking about. "You're mom's going to be fine. I don't get it though, why don't you just call the police?"

"My mom thinks that he's still good at heart," Theresa replied. "I used to think the same way, until the time he pushed me down the staircase."

It was when Theresa would talk like this that Adrianne had no idea what to say. What could she possibly do to make her friend feel better?

"It's going to get better," Adrianne said reassuringly, although she wasn't convinced herself. "You know what would make you feel better, Tee? That basketball game you were talking about yesterday."

Theresa soon found herself smiling and then shook her head. "What about Sam?"

"She'll meet us there," Adrianne replied. "Yeah, we could drop our stuff off at my house, call her, and then we'll meet each other there."

"You look fine, dorks," Sam smiled. She saw her two friends straightening their shirts before entering the gymnasium. "You two and your juvenile delinquents."

Adrianne was about to protest liking X-Ray but ever since she got to talking with him during their trip to the dean's office, she saw him in a different way.

They spotted the Stanley, Zero, Twitch, and X-Ray by the entrance.

"Adrianne," X-Ray called. She smiled and walked over to him, Sam and Theresa trailing behind her. "These are my friends: Stanley, Twitch, and Zero. The rest of my friends are inside, trying to see who could get the most phone numbers by Christmas."

Adrianne smiled and the two of them started their own conversation. Stanley and Twitch smiled as they saw Zero eyeing Theresa. They decided to let them two talk.

"Hey, you're in my English class," Twitch mentioned to Sam.

She stared at him up and down, "Uh huh…"

Stanley was about to burst out laughing, he could tell she was the type to give people attitudes. "Let's go inside." He, Sam, and Twitch entered the gym.

Just as Theresa was about to follow she heard Zero say, "My lab buddy!"

"Hey," she smiled.

"Hector," another girl's voice sounded off. They both turned to see who it was.

"Hey Gianna," Zero smiled. "You here to watch the game?"

"Yeah," Gianna smiled, "And to watch someone else. Want to sit next to me and my friends?"

"Uh, actually I'm here with my friends so…" His voice trailed off. "Yeah."

Gianna's smile vanished from her face as she got his hint. "I'll see you around OK? And you," she said, turning to face Theresa, "I'll see you at dance practice."

They watched as she left before Theresa brought up the conversation again, "Wow… smooth."

"Yeah, I don't really have good social skills," Zero replied quietly. "So, you going in or are we just going to stand here?"

Theresa turned to find that Adrianne and X-Ray had already entered to watch the game. "Oh, sorry."

"No, no, no, it's my fault," Zero said. He extended his arms, after you.

She smiled and started to go in, but then her cellphone rang. She looked down at the screen to check who was calling. Her eyes grew wider as it read 'MOM' on the screen.

Author's Note: OK, that's all for now I know, not the best. I'm kind of running out of ideas. So, yeah I'm open to your opinions. You know the deal, 5 reviews and new chapter.