Just to warn you all, this chapter involves Drugs

It was a Sunday Evening, Phil was sitting in him room thinking, Aimee was in her room, she had just dried her hair and was about to straighten it. Holly was out with Paul and Eddie was sitting in Rachel's Dining room, they had a bottle of red opened and plans in front of them, they were organising a drug awareness day for year 11 and 6th form for later that week.

"Eddie, I don't want the police involved, I don't want the kids to feel this is a witch hunt" Rachel reiterated.

"I know, but there has to be some sort of punishment for testing positive, I just think we should sort that for the inevitable" Eddie was sure that at least a couple of kids would test positive.

"Yes Ok, but the most important thing is awareness, not recrimination, and that is the point I want to make"

"Yeah, and that's fine, but we have to at least inform their parents, and when people come back positive, they either enrol on the drug awareness programme if they refuse then a temporary exclusion" Eddie suggested.

"OK, but that should be made clear on the consent forms" Rachel reminded him and Eddie jotted it down.

Holly and Paul had been to Town with Michaela and Bolton, they were walking through the park when Holly got some cannabis out from her pocked and proceeded to roll it into a joint.

"Em, Holly, what is that?" Paul asked he was astounded, she wasn't going to do it again, was she, not after last time, she was ill.

"Eh you know what it is, do you want some?" Michaela offered the boys.

"Nah, I don't do it anymore, Cleaver would go off his nut" Bolton said

"No, I don't this is a park, in Public, and you saw what happened last time"

"Yeah, but Michaela said that was just because it was my first time, I've done it tons since then" she stated, she thought Paul would think this was cool, after all Tasha did it all the time, and she was scared he was going to go off with her again.

"Really, Holly why, I mean its dangerous, and your Mum, when she finds out…" Holly cut him off.

"Paul, how will my Mum find out, just chill, will you, anyway, all she cares about is Eddie and the Twins, she won't even notice"

"Yeah Paul, just Chill" Michaela said as she handed Holly the lighter.

She lit it and started to smoke it, soon, the effects had taken over and she was calm, chilled and relaxed, Paul took her home, left her at the drive to her house, she went in, went upstairs and off to bed, she fell straight to sleep.

Rachel was sitting in the living room with Eddie now, they had put on the TV although neither paid attention to it, they were lost in each other, they had been kissing and didn't notice Holly had came in. A while later Aimee came down to watch TV.

"Oh Gross, really old people should be banned from doing that" she said.

"Aimee, is Holly home?" Rachel asked.

"Yeah, she's in bed, got a sore head" Aimee said, she of course knew the real reason her cousin was in bed, but wouldn't say that to her Aunt. Aimee had tried talking to Holly too, she didn't know why she was doing drugs, except that she was sure she just liked it, and since she had become best friends with Michaela, who was now going out with Bolton, she was sure she was doing more things she shouldn't be.

"Is she OK?" Rachel asked worriedly.

"Yeah, she's fine Aunt Rachel, you know how she's been stressed because of Tests and stuff" Only Rachel was worried, Eddie had noticed her marks in his class slipping slightly, but that was nothing compared to the report she was going to get tomorrow when it would be parents night for the year 11s and 6th formers. "Anyway, I'll just watch Hero's upstairs" Aimee said and disappeared.

Philip walked into his sisters room, he needed help, he didn't know what to do about Flick.

"Aimee, if I tell you something will you promise not to tell anyone?" he asked.

"Sure, so long as it can wait 10 minutes, just until Hero's finishes" Aimee could sense something was bothering Phil. "Do you want to stay and watch the end with me?" she asked.

"Yeah Thanks", the twins sat on Aimee's bed watching the show, and once it had finished Aimee pressed the button on the TV and turned it off.

"What's up?" she said.

"I really like Flick, and well I want to get her something, to show her, like a present"

"Phil, are you sure she likes you, I mean, before you go getting her gifts, why don't you just make friends with her, and see, because I think she likes Marley"

This is what Phil was dreading, of course she liked someone else, why would anyone like him.

"Yeah, of course, why would any girl want me" Phil said.

"I'm sure some would, but maybe leave Flick, ay"

"Whatever, I'm off to bed" he said and left his sister alone.

Aimee went to check on Holly, she was fast asleep and then she went back to her own room. About an hour later she heard a knock on her door.

"Come in"

"Hi Love" Rachel said putting her head around the door, "Time for bed"

"OK, I'll just get ready" Aimee said, and Rachel blew her a kiss.

Rachel then went to Philip and Holly's room, but they were both fast asleep.

The next day, they were ready for School, Holly looked Ill, and Rachel wondered about letting her stay home, after a while, she decided, she could stay home. So Eddie, Rachel and the twins left for school, and Holly text Michaela, who was soon in her house, after watching some TV they went into the Dining room, Rachel had left some things sitting on the table.

"What's this?" Michaela asked looking through the papers.

"No, Idea" Holly said

"Drug awareness, yeah right" Michaela said "no way am I getting tested" she said, she would just not do it. "They can't force me"

"Oh no, my Mum, if I don't get tested, she'll know, Michaela I'm dead, when is it they come" Both girls looked at the papers on the desk. "Wednesday" Michaela said, that gave them 2 days to get excuses sorted.

The door to the kitchen opened and Rachel was standing there.

"And just what are you doing here Michaela, go on get to school" Rachel said.

"Mum, Michaela just came to see how I was" Holly said in her friends defence.

"Well you look much better now, so go get ready, you can go to school" Rachel said, Holly went upstairs and Rachel picked up the things she had left at home, she wanted to get the letters out today to all the kids about the drug testing.

Not long later, they were in the car and ready to go, Holly thought about telling her Mum herself, at least that way she could pretend she never seen the stuff and maybe be in less trouble, but she just couldn't bring herself to say the words.

Holly was sitting in her Mums office, she was too late for Period 2 to go in, so she sat in the office until Break started.

Eddie had been given the report cards for his form from all their teachers to compile into books for their parents. He started looking through them as he went. He got to Holly's, and was rather shocked. She was predicted a B in Maths, which he of course knew, but English was a C, History was an A, but of course that was her Mothers class, so she would undoubtedly do well in that, Music was a C, Chemistry a D, French and everything else was an E. She could do better, and Eddie knew that, she had always been a really good student, but now, well, he didn't know what was going on. He put Holly's to the side and got on with the rest, when he finished he took them to Rachel's office. She was supposed to check them, well not all of them, but any which the Form teachers thought needed any special attention. And Hollys needed some special attention. He knocked on the door to her office and let himself in.

"Rachel, those reports, the 4 on the top you might want to look at, especially the top one" he said. He wanted Rachel to have a look at a couple of other pupils who he was sure could do better.

"OK Mum, I'll go now" Holly said, as Rachel glanced at the top report.

"Holly, just stay where you are?" Rachel said noticing her daughters name.

"But, it's nearly break" Rachel raised her eyebrow and nodded for her to sit, as she flicked through her report, shocked by what she seen.

"Holly, do you care to explain this?"

"What is it?" Holly asked

"Your report card, with the exception of my class and Eddies, you have missed homework, not being paying attention and your grades are atrocious" Rachel said.

"I just find it hard, that's all"

"Hard, you didn't find it hard before, what's different now?" Holly shrugged her shoulders.

"Right, well, there is only 2 months till exams, so you are not going out during the week until they are over" Rachel said, "now get to class" Rachel said as she looked at her niece and nephews, they were both doing OK, and Rachel was happy about that.

Holly left and found Michaela outside French there next class. "Mum's just got my report card, she went mental" Holly said, "I'm not allowed out, not during the week anyway until exams are over".

"Oh, well I have a plan, Bolton is going to try and do two swabs, one for me and one for him, why don't we try and get Paul to do the same for you" Michaela said.

"What, do you think it will work" Holly said.

"Don't know, but worth a try" Michaela said as they went into her class.