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A/N: Ack. So I made a mistake in the last chapter. My bad! Just to clear it up, they're at Gabriella's house and they were planning to go there in the beginning.
The Teenage Years
Chad's POV:
Argh! I am going to kill that boy! Do you know how embarrassing it is to dress up as a ballerina princess and go skipping around. I almost got detention by Miss. Darbus because she thought it was a prank. When I told her what happened, she burst out laughing. How embarrassing is that?!? Anyways, I was thinking about revenge when Taylor came up to me. "Were you stalking me?!?" I said in mock-shock. Taylor laughed and said, "Your girlfriend can't follow you home?" I sighed, taking her hand. "You could always tell me." I said to her smiling. "And refuse the option of scaring you? I think not!"she said, grinning. I shook my head. Today was NOT my day.
Taylor smiled at me while we walked to my house. We usually talked about school and such, but I think today she wanted me to reflect on the dangers of betting on things I can't win. When we made it to my house, my mom was waiting for me in the kitchen. She looked upset, and was holding something. "Chad Danforth, may I have a word with you in the living room? You sister's in there already." Uh oh. We rarely had family meetings unless it was important. "Taylor, I want you there to" she said softly, just as Taylor was about to leave. Sighing, she walked into the living room with me. Sitting next to my sister, I saw that she had a worried look on her face. My mom cleared her voice and we all looked at her. "Now, this morning, while you guys were in school, I was in the bathroom where I saw this in the wastebasket." She held up the item and gasped when I saw what it was. A condom. "Mom, It wasn't me, I swear! Me and Taylor aren't even ready for that!" I said to my mom, telling the honest truth. My mom nodded and looked at Marissa, my sister. She gulped, and looked down. " It was dad's?" she tried to lie. My mom shook her head. "Young lady, you know how I feel about this! You aren't ready for sex! How could you do this?!?" cried my mom. "Mom, I'm sorry. I really am. I didn't think-" My mom cut her off. "That's right. You didn't think. Marissa, go to you room. I'll continue this talk with you later. And believe me, you are NOT off the hook." she shook her head, and I saw hurt in her eyes. Marissa was near tears, and she ran up to her room. My mom looked at me and Taylor. " I'm sorry you had to see that. I don't usually lash out at her like this, but this was just too upsetting. What I do wrong? " she asked, and I saw she was close to crying. "You didn't do anything. She was the one who did wrong, not you." said Taylor as she got up and gave my mom a hug. After hugging back, my mom spoke to me. "Chad, I'm really proud of you for not going too fast with Taylor. I just don't want anything bad happening to you." Sighing, I led Taylor to the door. "I'll see you tomorrow, babe." she said, giving me a quick kiss. She walked out and I closed the door. Walking to my room, I made sure to call Troy. Revenge can wait for now.
Kelsi's POV:
I was walking to my house when Jason caught up with me. He seemed a bit flushed. "Awww, what's wrong? You ran too much? " I teased. He made a face and I snickered. Jason shook his head and said, "Kelsi, you have to hid me. Zeke is going to pummel me for ruining his dads cake." Sure enough, I heard Zeke's distant shouting. "Jason, the things you get yourself into." I said, shaking my head. Quickly taking his hand, pulled him into my house. "You owe me big time." I whispered. Jason nodded. "Thanks" her said. After a few minutes, Kelsi said, "I think it's safe to go out now. You'll have to make a dash for your house, but you'll make it." Jason nodded and walked out, running to his house. I looked around. My mom wasn't there like I though she would be. Neither was my dad. " Jacob? Are you there?" I shouted. Sure enough, there came a small 'yeah' coming from upstairs. I walked up the stairs to his room and saw that he was watching tv. He had a bored face on. "Where are mom and dad?" I asked, curious. "They had to go out on an important errand." said Jacob, yawning. "Something about Chad's sister or something." Looking at the tv again, I could tell he really wasn't too interested at telling me more info. Running to my room, I quickly called everyone so we can meet up at the park. Something was telling me that from now on, everything was about to become a lot more complicated.