Chapter 2: That's a Lie, That's a Lie
The Life Café
Roger sat at his and Collins office, with his feet on the desk and his head laid back.
"Rough day, Old Man?" Victoria asked, standing in the doorway.
"Yep!" The rocker said, looking at his daughter. "Where's your mom?"
"At the bar, talking to Uncle Collins."
"How was your day at school?"
"Pretty good. I got an A+ on my History test."
"You know? you got your brains from me."
Mimi walked up behind her Daughter and whispered in her ear.
"Just agree with him and make him feel special."
"I heard that!" Roger said laughing.
Collins stormed the room, running into Tori and Mimi.
"Mo, is in the hospital."
"Did Joanne try to kill her?" Mimi asked in a worried tone.
"No, she fainted."
"She probably realized that she was living in a shit hole."
Collins smiled a little. "I don't know, but lets go."
May 14th 7PM Eastern Standard Time
The Hospital
Roger, Mimi, Mark, Collins, Angel, and Tori burst through the doors of the hospital. Once they got to the waiting area, they saw Joanne, and the others.
"What happened?" Mimi asked Joanne.
"Elsie told us that she was pregnant and-"
"What!" Roger, Collins, and Mark said at the same time.
The three men walked over to Elsie and began asking questions.
"When did this happen?" Mark asked.
"Who is the son of a bitch that did this to you?" Asked Roger
"She doesn't know." Joanne replied.
"Girl, you better tell us something." Collins said with an angry tone.
Before the young girl could speak, the Doctor came out.
"The family of Maureen Johnson?"
"I'm her wife." Joanne said.
"Maureen is doing just fine, but there is one thing." The doctor said, looking at his clipboard.
"What's that?"
Terrible things began to run through her head.
"Your wife's blood pressure is sky high. She seems to be stressed out about a lot of things."
"Well, we got into an argument and our daughter told us she was pregnant before Maureen passed out."
"I think that could be the reason." The doctor said.
Roger noticed Mark was looking pale and sick, he decided to take a seat next to his best friend.
"You ok?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just thinking about how hard these past 5 years have been." Mark said.
"Yeah, man, I know."
"I keep asking myself 'what did I do to deserve this?' you know?"
"They say whenever there's darkness, there's always light."
"When am I going to see that light?"
"I'm sure you'll see it soon." Roger said, putting his arm over Mark's shoulder.
The boho kids gathered around Elsie and Scott, who were argueing.
"Why do you have to be a dumbass?" Scott said.
"It might bring them back together."
"Maybe they don't want to get back together!"
"Don't say that!"
"O.M.G are you really pregnant?" Tori asked, interrupting.
"No, my parents were arguing…again and I had to say something to stop them."
"Did you really have to go that far?" Michelle asked.
"Yes!"
"You are such a Drama Queen." Luke said, sounding annoyed.
"Where are your glasses?" Asked Tori.
"Ben broke them when he hit me."
"That loser asked me out today." Michelle said.
"I hate him!" Said Elsie.
"Who loves him?" Scotty asked. "Who loves Elsie?"
"Shut the fuck up!" Elise said smacking her brother in the head.
"Here comes Max with Sami." Michelle said, looking at the young man walk down the hallway of the hospital.
Michelle had a huge crush on Max. Who wouldn't have a crush on Max? He had smooth caramel skin, big hazel eyes, short black wavy hair, and a soul patch that he always kept in shape. His soul patch wasn't the only thing he kept in shape, Max was also a health nut, he worked out twice a day and had the body of a swimmer. Max had a smile that lit up a whole room and had a deep, but sensitive voice.
"Hola." Max said.
"Hey, Max." Michelle said quickly.
"Here we go." Luke and Scott said, rolling their eyes.
Angel went to hug her son.
"Mama, what happened?" Asked Max.
"Your Aunt Mo fainted."
"What caused her to faint?"
"….Elsie is pregnant." Angel said, giving Elsie a sympatric look.
"What! When did this happen? Who is rotten piece of shit who knocked you up?" Max asked, before pulling Elsie into a tight hug.
"Max, calm down, ok?" Angel said.
Scott pulled Joanne to the side.
"What's going on?" Joanne asked. She could tell something was bothering her son.
"Mama, Elsie is lying about being pregnant. She said she was going to say it, because she wanted you and Mom to stop fighting, but now I think it's because she wants attention."
"So….she's not pregnant?"
"Nope. She's afraid to even kiss anyone. How would she be able to have sex?"
"…..She's in big trouble."
"Uh, Mama, why don't we just see how long she can hold on to this lie?" Scott asked, curiously.
"That sounds like a good idea. It will teach her a lesson."
Scott went back over to his friends and Joanne observed her daughter.
"Like mother, like daughter." Joanne said with a small laugh.
A/N: next chapter should be up soon. I know it's a bit slow, but the next chapter is when everything really starts.