Dave arrived and picked up the boys and on the way home, the adoptive loving father starts to question the boys. "So fellas, how was school? Anything interesting happened?" Theodore happily replies "It was great Dave. Ellie and I made a cake as a team in cooking class and we got an A plus. Our teacher loved it"
Dave looks at the rear view mirror to look at his youngest son and smiles and says "I'm proud of you Theodore. You and Eleanor make a great team. I wish I had some of the cake though" The man and his adoptive son chuckle. Next is Simon who says "School was good as usual for me Dave. Jeanette and I had chemistry and we mixed substances. We also got an A plus for working hard"
Dave again smiles and was gonna reply but then, he noticed his eldest son looking worried. Alvin was quiet. Usually he complains about school every time Dave asks him how was school. Suddenly Dave noticed something laying Alvin's lap.
"Alvin, is everything alright?"
His eldest son sighs and shakes his head. He wasn't in the mood to talk.
Dave thought about asking him the same question again but decides to ask him when they get home because they were about to arrive.
As soon as Dave parked the car, Alvin opened the door and got out first. He powerwalks to the window that's in his room. He wanted to be alone to think which is why he didn't wait for Dave to unlock the door.
Alvin carefully opens the window to his room and went inside. He locks the door of his room and then sits on his bed with the diary in his hand.
Meanwhile Dave was unlocking the door but he was taking his time because he was so busy thinking about Alvin.
Once he unlocked the door, he and the boys step inside but before the boys head to their rooms, he questions them "Fellas, can you tell me what happened to Alvin? Also did you two notice him carrying a book? It's shocking to see him having that because he hates reading" Simon and Theodore look at each other and then tell Dave all about Brittany's and Alvin's morning in Spanish class.
In the meantime Alvin was debating whether to open and read the diary now or figure out what happened to Brittany without having to read it. Although Brittany gave him permission to read her diary, he still felt guilt. He didn't want to read something that only the owner of the diary can read.
Alvin runs his fingers through his hair as he thinks and mumbles to himself.
"Oh Britt, why can't you just tell me what happened to you? I prefer that you tell me than me having to read this. I know you trust me a lot but still I have no right to read it. I should've... Ugh what am I gonna-"
Suddenly his thoughts were interrupted by Dave who was at the door.
"Alvin, can we talk?"
the boy with the red cap puts the diary under his pillow before opening the door to see a concerned looking Dave. Alvin assumed Dave had just found out what happened and thought he was gonna get grounded for insulting the teacher.
In the meantime at the Miller residence
Miss Miller was in the living room ironing some clothes while Jeanette and Eleanor were doing their homework. Brittany however was upstairs in her room. Nobody knew that Brittany was crying. They didn't know that memories of something that happened to Brittany were haunting her again.
To distract herself and forget about those memories for a few minutes, Brittany takes out her penknife and starts to cut her forearms. The old wounds were healing but now she was making new ones. She knew that she had to stop doing this however she also knew that this helps her cope with what happened to her.
After cutting herself four times, she drops the knife and continues to cry and feel bad for herself.
Back at the Sevilles
Simon and Theodore had started doing their homework and Dave left the house to buy food from a fast food restaurant for him and the boys. Dave had thought that buying food from one of Alvin's favorite fast food restaurants which was Chick-fil-A would cheer him up. Dave now knows why Alvin was quiet.
When Simon and Theodore told him, he was angry and disappointed but then realized that Alvin was just protecting and being a good friend to Brittany. Dave was actually proud of Alvin and wasn't gonna ground him for being rude to the teacher.
Anywho, Alvin was in his room sitting on his bed with Brittany's diary in his hands. The conversation he had with Dave a few minutes ago made him feel hopeful.
Dave told Alvin that he was doing the right thing by sticking up for Brittany and told him that if he kept doing this, sooner or later Brittany would trust him enough to tell him what happened to her. But unbeknownst to Dave, Alvin had the answers to many unanswered in his hands. Also Dave told Alvin that if Brittany or him needed anything that he would get it for them. Brittany was like a daughter to Dave and he was worried about her just like he was worried about Alvin.
Alvin thanked him and appreciated that Dave understood and wasn't upset.
Anyway it took Alvin almost an hour to decide. But now he had made his choice. He was gonna read Brittany's diary despite feeling guilt.
Alvin takes a deep breath before opening the pink book to page one. What he first sees makes the air in his lungs disappear. His eyes were wide as baseballs. He was shocked at the sight of a sketch of him surrounded by hearts that he didn't dare blink.
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