Okay, I know it's another short update, but I was a bit on an idiot and have taken Physics 11, Math 11, Biology 11, Family studies 12, and Foods 11/12 this semester at school. I have also joined soccer. Therefore I have 3 hours of homework at least, if I barley have anything to do, every night, plus soccer practices. I blame my education for my slow, sucky and short updates.
"Mom,
you alright?" October asked when she walked into the living
room.
"Huh? Oh, I guess," Brooke replied.
"What's
wrong?" October questioned sternly.
"I don't wanna tell
you," Brooke answered truthfully.
"Mom," October
said raising her eyes.
"You act more like a parent than I
do," Brooke smirked.
"Don't change the subject,"
October said warningly.
"I think I might be," Brooke
started, "You know what, no just I'm okay."
"You
think you might be?" October asked, "Okay I can figure this
one out. Sick, nauseous, whiney, think you might be something, had a
craving for pancakes. You think you're pregnant. Sounds just like my
friend Aimee did when she was pregnant." October then gasped as
she realized what she was saying, "Dude, seriously?"
"Seriously," Brooke replied with tears in her eyes.
"Have you taken a test?" October asked.
"Not
so much," Brooke replied.
"'Okay, I am calling dad, he
can do this," October said.
"NO!" Brooke shouted,
bolting up into sitting position.
"Why not? It is his isn't
it, if there is an it!" October shouted.
"Just don't
tell him," Brooke said her face glowing with anger.
"Are
you going too?" October questioned.
"Maybe,"
Brooke replied.
"Are you going to?" October asked
again.
"Fine, yes I will," Brooke whined, "But not
until I know for sure."
"Good enough," October
answered before running upstairs.
The next morning Lilly and
October were sitting beside each other in English class.
October
has told Lilly what was going on with Brooke, but Lilly had been
sworn to secrecy.
The two girls kept glancing at Lucas to ensure
that he would overhear.
"What are you two doing?" he
asked when they glanced at him for the hundredth time.
"Nothing,"
they both said instantly.
"Work I hope," he said
smiling.
"Sure," October answered distractedly.
The
class was supposed to be working on a project called the shoe box of
life. They were to write paragraphs on family, friends, pets, dreams,
girlfriends/boyfriends and everything else that was in their life.
They also had to glue pictures of things that meant something to them
or that they liked on the shoe box they were given. Their paragraphs
would be set into the box. They were also told to put anything that
was special to them inside the box.
So far, October has written
the first line of her friends paragraph.
Lilly
She couldn't
write anything more at the moment. How was she to keep this a secret
from her father. Was there a little brother or sister in her future?
This just wasn't cool.
October glanced at Lilly's paper. The only
thing she had managed to write was I once had a goldfish named Fred.
He died but was pretty neat. All shiney and stuff.
Obviously they
both didn't have many brain cells set into the project.
"How
long do these have to be?" Lilly asked absent mindedly.
"As
long as they need to be, but at least one paragraph," Lucas
answered.
"Ug, what more can I say about Fred?"
Lilly whined. "Why did you name him Fred? Where did you get
him?" Lucas suggested.
"You named him and you got
him," Lilly replied, "Gosh Fred is dull."
"Hey
Fred was a cool fish," Lucas defended.
The other kids in
the class began looking between the two awkwardly so they both
shut up.
Lucas
walked over to Lilly and October.
"Why are you two being so
awkward?" Lucas asked, looking between the two girls.
"Um,
it's really nothing at all," October said, hoping she didn't
spill. Her mother would, quite frankly, slit her throat.
"Um,
OH, October has a boyfriend, that's why," Lilly said, looking
smug with herself.
"What?" Lucas asked raising his
eyebrows, "I got that out of you quickly. Since when?"
"Yesterday," October replied quickly. She forgot about
telling her father about Jamie. He seemed to be scared to death.
"What?" Lilly asked, "You didn't think we had
interest in the opposite sex?"
"Uh, well no, I uh,"
Lucas stammered.
Lilly grinned, "We need to get back to work
Mr. Scott."
"Quick thinking," October said
breathing out for the first time in a minute.
"Yeah, he's
scared. Sorry, it's the only thing I could think of that would make
him walk away!" Lilly said, squinching her face.
"I'm
not mad, I'm glad you thought of that. I almost blurted it out. My
mom needs to talk to him. I have word vomit. Everything comes out and
I can't help it."
"Okay, well, me, you and me and your
um, mom will talk after school about, this and then it'll be okay.
She will talk to Lucas and it'll be...okay." Lilly said.
"What
if she is pregnant?" October whispered.
"They will
figure it out." Lilly said pointing to her brother.
