Here's the second half of my sorry present!
Jude and Tommy were sat on his couch together playing their guitars when the doorbell rang.
Getting up to answer it, Tommy put his guitar on the couch and looked over at Jude, who just shrugged. Neither of them were expecting anyone.
Opening the door, he was shocked to find Victoria Harrison standing there.
She pushed past him and into the hall.
"Alright, where is she?" She asked him, whilst walking into the kitchen.
"She's in the lounge, but..."
Victoria cut him off.
"Jude, grab your stuff. Come on." She pulled her bewildered daughter up from her position on the couch and she started to pull her out of the room. Jude, however, wasn't leaving without saying what she had to say.
Wrenching her arm away she moved over to stand next to Tommy.
"Mom, please. I don't want to go! Why don't you get that?"
Her mom looked outraged.
"JUDE ELIZABETH! I always knew you had an attitude but this has gone too far!"
"NO! YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR! I'M NOT GOING! I FINALLY GOT MY CHANCE TO BE WHAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED! I'VE FINALLY GOT OVER THE FACT THAT I WILL NEVER HAVE A NORMAL LIFE AGAIN! MY LIFE IS FINALLY PERFECT! AND YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME! WELL, YOU CAN GO BUT WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, I'M STAYING HERE IN TORONTO!"
When Jude finished her rant she took a deep breath and stood even closer to Tommy, her arms folded against her chest.
Now it was her mother's turn to rant.
"FINE! YOU CAN STAY IN TORONTO. BUT TELL ME THIS! WHERE WILL YOU LIVE? WHO WILL YOU LIVE WITH? WHAT WILL YOU DO FOR MONEY?"
"MOM! HELLO! I HAVE A JOB! ONE THAT PAYS! I DON'T KNOW WHERE I WILL STAY BUT I WILL FIND SOMEWHERE! YOU CAN MOVE IF YOU WANT TO, BUT ME AND SADIE ARE STAYING HERE!"
Her mom sighed.
"Jude, listen. You can stay here if you want, but I don't want to leave with this shouting match as our last conversation." She looked over at Jude, who was staring at her feet. "And, whatever you may think, you aren't a disappointment. Both me and your father are extremely proud of you. We love both you and Sadie."
Jude looked up.
"How did you know about me thinking I was a disappointment?"
Victoria laughed.
"I'm a mom. We have our ways."
Now it was Jude's turn to laugh.
"No. Really."
"You left the phone off the hook. I heard everything."
Jude's eyes widened.
"But I thought I hung up."
"You didn't."
Jude stepped forward and pulled her mom into a hug.
"I'm sorry mom. I love you so much."
And with that, Jude was a sixteen year old with no parents and no home.
And with her sister at college, the only person she had was Tommy.