Chapter 2:
Meanwhile, all else in the house was normal. Gus was busy demanding various types of ID from the pizza delivery guy, Frank and Tyler were in the garden playing football-despite the fact that it was already dark, and Elektra was in her room writing poems in the notebook that Liam had found under her pillow a few months previously. She was trying to decide how best to tell Elaine that she wanted to be fostered. 'Not that it would make much difference,' she thought, 'Elaine's useless, Tracy said that she barely ever managed to make any decent matches.
'Mmmm, can I smell pizza?' Said Tyler, as he and Frank came back in from outside.
'Yes, finally, someone else.' Replied the pizza man, as he tried to push his way past Gus through the door.
'No, wait!' Gus exclaimed, 'You still haven't shown me your birth certificate yet!'
Tyler sighed and rolled his eyes.
'Just ignore him.' He told the pizza man, as he took the two boxes of pizza off the man and headed towards the kitchen.
'Heh hemmm…' The pizza man coughed, 'We don't give away free food you know.'
'I'll go and get Mike.' Frank said, as he knocked on the office door.
Back in the office, Callum had been explaining to Mike, Gina, Carmen and Tracy how he had been sent here to talk to Carmen because his mum was not allowed to see her. He had told them all about how his Dad and her Mum were planning to get married, and that they wanted Carmen to be the bridesmaid and eventually go and live with them.
'No.' Was Carmen's initial response. 'No way, I'm not going to live with them.'
'What about being a bridesmaid?' Tracy asked her, as she knew Carmen had always wanted to be one. Carmen said she'd think about it, but that she didn't want to make a decision just yet, as she hated both the man her Mum was marrying, and his Son.
Gina told Callum to go home now, and that the home would be in touch with Carmen's Mum shortly. Carmen then went to join the others, to make sure that she got some pizza before Tyler scoffed all the leftovers.