Five months later…
Rachael sat in front of her mirror, brushing her long, dark locks. It was a beautiful Thursday morning. She dressed and grabbed her book bag. She walked down to the kitchen where Gar and his mother sat. Her plate was placed on the table, waiting to be eaten. Rachael smiled and greeted the two.
"Good morning." Rachael said with a smile as she sat at the table.
"Morning." Gar said as he continued to eat the food.
"Good morning, sweetheart. Did you sleep well?" Mrs. Logan asked as she continued to eat.
"I slept well." Rachael said as she started to eat her breakfast.
After Adonis was released from the hospital, he was sent to jail for five years on an account of rape charges. Since the incident with Adonis, Rachael has been taking therapy. Gar has also been even more protective with Rachael which Rachael didn't really mind.
Mrs. Logan looked at the clock. "You guys better get going. You'll be late."
The two got up from their seats and walked to the living room to get themselves prepared to leave the house. Gar grabbed his shoes and book bag. He walked to the door where Rachael was waiting for him. They waved goodbye to Mrs. Logan and left the house.
Summer was quickly approaching which meant graduation to the teens and their friends. The two teens didn't talk too much about college, but knowing Mr. Logan, he would force both of them to apply for a college.
"So are you excited for graduation?" Gar asked Rachael as he nudged her as they walked along the sidewalk to school.
Rachael laughed. "I'm somewhat excited. How about you?"
Gar shrugged. "I just hope I don't get held back."
"Well you have been doing your homework which got you grades up so you'll most likely pass and graduate."
"Yeah."
"So do you know what you want to do for an occupation?"
Gar shrugged his shoulders once again. "I do like animals so I might do something in the animal field….What are your plans?"
Rachael thought about it. "I'm not sure yet."
Gar laughed. "Well you better make up your mind soon 'cuz time is ticking away."
Rachael smiled and rolled her eyes. "I'll think of something later."
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The bell rang loudly throughout the school building. Students ran to their class while some lagged. The gang were in their homeroom class, talking.
"Awe man, I am so happy for summer! I'm gonna' sit back, sleep in, and eat my heart out." Victor said happily as he leaned back in his chair.
"But friend, shouldn't you be getting prepared for college?" Kori asked the big teen.
Victor's happy smile soon washed from his face. A look of disappointment appeared on his face. "Awe crap."
The four friends laughed at their disappointed friend.
"Dudes, can you believe this!? We're going to be graduating!" Gar said excitedly.
"Yeah, we're going to be adults." Richard said with a smile.
Kori squealed. "Oh joy! I can't wait to get married and have my little babies."
Victor and Gar both looked at Richard and nudged him. Richard blushed and hit his two friends "Shut up."
"Do you guys know what occupation you'll have?" Rachael asked with a smile.
"I want to be a police officer." Richard said with a smile.
"Yeah, he'll be pulling us over on roads and stuff." Victor said as he rolled his eyes.
"I want to be a simple housewife." Kori said with a smile. "I want to be home with my babies all the time."
"Maybe I'll be a veterinarian." Gar shrugged.
"I'm gonna' own my own auto shop! I'll make and repair the sweetest rides." Victor said excitedly.
Everyone turned to Rachael to hear what she would say. Rachael shrugged her shoulders. "I'm not sure yet."
The teacher walked in giving the announcements and congratulating the teens on graduating.
The time flew quickly to lunch. The lunchroom was buzzing with teens. Loud noises of teens talking erupted from the lunchroom. Gar walked to the lunch table with his tray of food. He had a look of worry and stress on his face. He sighed and sat down next to Rachael.
"Dudes, these teachers are giving me too much work! How do they expect me to complete three projects in a week!?" Gar sighed as he sat in his chair.
The teens agreed to Gar's rant.
"I also am feeling overwhelmed by the work." Kori said as she read her history book.
"I think they're doing this on purpose." Victor said as he rubbed his chin in thought.
"Well either way, we have to finish strong." Richard said as he ate his lunch.
"Maybe we could all meet up and work on our projects together." Rachael said as she took a bite of her sandwich.
"Yeah! I'll surely passed my projects with you guys helping me." Gar said with a big smile.
Everyone from the table turned and looked at Gar with a glare.
"What?" Gar asked confused.
"Last time we 'helped' you, we ended up doing your entire assignment." Richard said.
Gar blushed and nervously rubbed the back of his head. "This time I'll help"
"You better." Victor said as he continued to glare at Gar.
The teens turned their attention back to their food and ate. They soon started to talk about their futures that was quickly approaching.
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The doorbell rang throughout the Logan household. Rachael quickly walked down the stairs and opened the door. Richard, Kori, and Victor appeared at the door with two boxes of pizza. It was a Tuesday night. The gang decided to follow up Rachael's idea of coming as a group to work on their projects. They entered the house and set the pizza on the kitchen counter. They greeted Mrs. And Mr. Logan as they entered the kitchen.
"Where's Gar?" Kori asked Rachael.
"He's coming." Rachael said as she set the plates for the pizza.
Gar quickly ran down the stairs. "I smell pizza!"
"Yes Gar. We have pizza." Rachael said as she rolled her eyes.
"Sweet!" He said with a big smile as he ran to the kitchen to get a slice, but Rachael blocked him from the pizza.
"No pizza until we're at least half way finish with our projects."
Gar sighed. "C'mon Rachael! The pizza will get cold!"
"No it won't." Mrs. Logan said as she placed the pizza in the oven. "It'll stay in there to stay nice and hot for you guys."
Mr. and Mrs. Logan both laughed at their son as he made a face at his mother and walked out of the kitchen.
"Alright guys. Let's get this finish because this project is due tomorrow." Richard said as he brought his papers out.
The teens began to work on their projects. Some brought their own laptops to do their research. They worked hard. Gar on the other hand, slacked. Rachael smacked him and urged him to focus on his work, but he laughed and goofed off.
"Alright Gar. How is your project coming along?" Rachael asked Gar as she sat next to him.
"Huh?" Gar asked as he looked up from the computer.
"How is the project coming along?" Rachael asked. Rachael looked at the word document and saw that only a sentence was typed. Rachael looked angrily at Gar.
"Will you focus and work on your project! Everyone is almost finish but you!" Rachael exclaimed to Gar.
Gar sighed. "Fine…..but could you help me?"
Rachael rolled her eyes. "Whatever Gar. What's your project on?"
Gar looked at the paper that was given to him by his teacher. "It's on government."
"Alright. Seems pretty easy. What do you have to do on it?"
Gar handed her the paper. Rachael's eyes grew big as she looked at the paper. "You have to do all of this?" She asked in disbelief.
Gar smirked. "Yup. All of that."
Rachael sighed. "I guess we'll be up all night on this project."
"We'll help you out, girly. This kid needs all the help that he can get." Victor said with a smile as he pointed to Gar.
Kori and Richard smiled and agreed as well. Rachael smiled as well. "Thanks."
"Can we eat first? I am so hungry!" Gar complained.
Rachael sighed. "Alright fine."
The five teens walked into the kitchen and got themselves ready to eat their pizza.
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"Gar, could you please come up to the front of the class and present your research paper on government?" The teacher asked as she wrote Gar's name down in her gradebook.
Gar sighed and looked at Rachael who gave him a small smile. He got up from his seat and walked to the front of the class. He looked down at his paper ad read the research he had done on governments. It was at least five pages long. The teacher looked at Gar, shocked. She couldn't believe the words that he was reading from the paper. Gar soon finished reading his research paper and looked at the teacher who stared at Gar with disbelief.
"Gar, did you write this?" The teacher asked in disbelief.
"Um, yeah. I did."
The teacher looked at Rachael. "Did you help him write this?"
"I helped him look for facts, but I didn't help him write it." Rachael said.
"Wow, Gar. I'm very much impressed." The teacher said as she smiled at Gar.
Gar blushed. "Um, thanks."
Gar walked back to his seat and gave Rachael a thumbs up. Rachael smiled and gave him a thumbs up in reply. The bell rang and the student's sprang from their seats. Gar and Rachael walked out of the classroom. Gar hugged Rachael.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you! I probably got an A on that project!" Gar said with a smile as he hugged her tight.
Rachael laughed. "No problem, but I'm really surprised on what you said in that paper."
"Me too." Gar said with a smile as the two teens continued to walk down the hallway.
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Kori squealed and ran into the lunchroom with a big smile on her face. She ran to her friends and showed them the paper.
"I got an A on my paper!" She said with a huge smile.
"That's great, Kori. I got a B on mine." Richard said as he took a sip of his soda.
"B+, baby!" Victor said as he smacked the paper onto the table.
"Dudes, I'm gonna get an A for sure on mine." Gar said with a smirk as he leaned back in his chair.
"Well it's good to know that the group study did well for you guys." Rachael said with a smile.
"I know right! I wish we did this sooner." Victor said with a smile.
"My parents are going to be so shocked when I show them my soon to be A." Gar said as he took a bite of his sandwich.
"They really will." Rachael said.
The group of teens laughed and ate their lunch.
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Hey guys. I know this chapter is really short and probably boring. I just wanted to write a chapter for you guys. In the next chapter, I'll try to add interesting things. Have a nice day