Title- Trying to Adjust

Chapter Title- Forgetful

Chapter Number- 2

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My mom woke me up early the next morning. I didn't want to get up; I had fallen asleep late last night. I had a bowl of cereal and then I got dressed in a pair of jeans and a tee shirt. My mom can't afford a lot of clothes, and it stinks. I have a lot of Two-Bit's hand me downs. I slipped on my tennis shoes, which, incidentally, were Two-Bit's old ones.

Mom took Two-Bit's car because he was meeting Steve at the Curtis house. She drove me to the school and then went to work. I can't remember the last time she had off of work. I walked into the building and sat down in my seat.

The rest of the school day was boring. I couldn't wait until after school. Two-Bit usually picked me up, bought me an ice cream cone and then dropped me off home. Maybe today would be different. Maybe today, maybe today I'd get to go to the gas station with him. Although, I'd miss my ice cream. But, I'm sure he'd buy me a Pepsi or something.

I sat on the ground outside of school for a while. My teacher waited with me for my brother. Eventually, she brought me inside and decided to call my house. I was getting really worried. What if Two-Bit forgot about me? The teacher looked down at me.

"Liz, do you know where your brother might be?" she asked me. I shook my head and started to cry. "It's okay," she tried to comfort me. I was worried that Two-Bit forgot about me.

"What if he forgot me?" I whimpered.

"I'm sure he didn't forget to come pick you up. Maybe he had to stay after school." My brother would never stay after to school. I hardly remember why he went in the first place. I wiped the tears off of my cheeks with the palms of my hands. The teacher looked up my name in the school files to get my mom's work number. "Hello is Ms. Mathews there?" she asked.

I hoped mom could come pick me up, but I didn't want to get her away from work. We needed the money. I looked up at my teacher who had just hung up the phone. I was about to ask what was going on.

"Your mother's on her way," she told me. I started to feel a little better, but I was worried about Two-Bit.

"Mommy," I screamed as she came into the school. I jumped up and gave her a hug. I started to cry again. "Why didn't Two-Bit come to pick me up?" I sobbed. "What if something happened to him?" She shushed me and carried me to the car.

"What's that gas station your brother is always at?" she asked me. She was probably going to check there, or at least ask Soda or Steve.

"Uh, um, I think its DX," I replied. She drove to the gas station and got out of the car. She started to talk to Soda. I leaned out the window so I could hear.

"Do you know where Two-Bit is?" she asked him.

"He went with Kathy to the Dingo, I think. Why?" he asked.

"He forgot to pick his sister up at school. I was going to take her to him, but not if he's at the Dingo. I don't want her there," she answered him. "I guess I have to take off early," she sighed. She turned back to the car and a slid back into my seat.

"Why did he forget me?" I wondered. Mom took her hand off the steering wheel and messed up my hair.

"He didn't mean to, he's just scatterbrained like that," mom responded. I sat quietly the rest of the car ride thinking about what the word scatterbrained meant. We stopped somewhere and mom went inside for a few minutes.

She came back to the car and drove home. We got inside and I started to do my homework. I normally sat on the floor, leaning on the coffee table. It was, like, my own private table.

"Lizzy, will you be okay by yourself for five minutes? I need to go to the super market to get something for dinner." Mom asked me. I nodded. I wasn't going to say I always stayed home alone, Two-Bit would be in more trouble and he wouldn't be happy with me. She grabbed the keys off of the table and went out the door.

A few minutes later, Two-Bit walked in with his girlfriend, Kathy. She had long blonde hair. Upon seeing me, Two-Bit slapped his head with the heel of his hand.

"Oh, shit," he muttered. Kathy turned towards him.

"What?" she asked.

"I forgot to pick up Liz at school. I suppose you didn't walk home, did you?" he asked.

"No, the teacher called mom at work. She went to the store for a few minutes. She's making dinner." I liked the idea that we were having dinner together as a family.

"I'm sorry I forgot to pick you up," he said, walking over to me. He reached down and started to tickle me like crazy. I couldn't help but to shriek with laughter. Kathy stood to the side, muffling her laughter with her hand. I started to swat at Two-Bit because my eyes were tearing and I had to go to the bathroom.

"I gotta go," I whined. Instantly, he stopped tickling me and I ran to the bathroom. When I got back, Two-Bit was giving Kathy a kiss. I shielded my eyes. "Ew, gross," I said, then started to laugh.

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