Chapter 3:

Elektra heard a knock at her door.

'Who is it and what do you want?' She called. Carmen's voice came calling back to her from the other side of the door:

'It's me, I…I wanted to ask you something.'

'Ok, you can come in, but make it quick.' Elektra replied, stuffing her notebook under her pillow as Carmen opened the door.

'Well then?' Elektra asked as Carmen just stood there looking awkward.

'When your sister turned up, and asked you to be her bridesmaid…' Carmen began.

'Yeahhhhh….' Said Elektra, not really sure where Carmen was going with this.

'What were your initial thoughts? Like, did you want to do it, or did you just say yes because you thought you should-' Carmen didn't get chance to finish her sentence because Elektra interrupted her.

'Woah, woah, woah. Let me stop you right there. You should know me well enough by now to know that I do not just do things because I think it is the right thing to do, I do things because I want to. I WANTED to be a bridesmaid for my sister.'

'Then why did you pull out.'

'Because of my stupid parents interfering as usual, trying to make out they have total control over what I can and can't do. Why are you so interested anyway?'

'Well, my Mum's suddenly turned up after a few years, not bothered trying to talk to me herself, but sent her boyfriend's Son over to inform me that my Mum and his Dad are getting married and want me to be a bridesmaid! Do you think I should say yes or not?'

Elektra considered this for a moment, then replied with a very unhelpful answer.

'Why are you asking me this anyway? Why not Lily and Tee? You know your BEST friends. Why bother me?' Carmen was starting to get angry, Elektra knew exactly why she'd chosen her, she was just trying to get rid of her!

'Because exactly the same thing happened to you, only it was your sister getting married instead of your Mum!'

'Right, well, if you want my opinion…'

'Which I do.' Carmen thought to herself, 'Or I wouldn't have bothered knocking on your door in the first place.'

'You should go for it.' Elektra finished off her sentence. 'I mean, when else are you gonna get the chance to be a bridesmaid again?'

'But, what if you hate both the person your Mum's getting married to, and his Son?' Carmen asked. This time, it was Elektra's turn to get annoyed.

'Look, you asked for my opinion, and I've given it to you, now will you please leave my room?!'

Carmen pulled a face and turned round to leave the room, being informed by Elektra to shut the door on her way out at the same time.

In the meantime, the four people who had Elaine as their new social worker had to decide whether or not they wanted Elaine to try and find them some suitable foster parents. These four people were: Gus, Tee, Johnny and Elektra. Gus and Tee knew for a fact they didn't want to. Unfortunately for Tee, her brother Johnny wanted to be fostered more than anything, and Tee didn't quite know how to tell him that she did not want the same thing he did. Elektra was still trying to decide what she wanted, but had pretty much given up all hope on being able to find good foster parents for her as she was so picky about things, and she knew it.

Tee had spoken to Tracy about how she didn't want to be fostered but didn't know how to tell Johnny, as Johnny just seemed to take it for granted that she would want to be fostered too. Tracy had arranged a meeting in the office with herself, Tee, Johnny, and Mike and Gina. Tracy had just explained to Johnny about how Tee didn't want to be fostered.

'What are you talking about? Of course Tee wants to be fostered, don't you Tee?' Said Johnny, desperately hoping that Tracy had got it wrong.

'Well, actually Johnny….' Tee began.

'I bet Tracy or Lily or Carmen have been talking you out of this! It's all we've ever wanted, you and me, to be fostered together, to have a proper family!'

'No it's not Johnny!' Tee exploded, as she had expected Johnny to react like this, and was determined to get her point across, and not back down. 'It's all YOU'VE ever wanted! Never taken into account what I might want! If you want to get fostered, FINE. But you can do it without me.' Tee stormed out of the room, swiftly followed by Tracy, and Johnny was left shaken, with a big choice on his hands. Would he choose to get fostered without his sister?