Townsville High
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Chapter 38 - Twenty Four Hours
Some replies;
Jeannette - Thank you! :) &yes, the secret is coming out, very soon! I think you'll be surprised. A lot of secrets will come out in the next chapter and I know you're gonna love it! I'll be looking forward to hearing what you think :)
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Now on to the story...
Last Chapter - Brick found Blossom not well and called off his big night out to look after her, causing her to feel guilt. Sky and Tyler went on a date. Butch told Buttercup that they should get to know each other better. &Bubbles heard Sky on the phone to someone and realised that something strange was going on with her.
Blossom's eyes rolled open as she felt the sun burn throughout the room. She groaned at the sudden light and attempted to sit up, but her back wasn't up to it. She remained lying down and tried to glance at the clock to see if she would be late for school, when Brick walked in.
She suddenly felt as though she might throw up as the smell of pancakes and coffee entered the room. Blossom looked up at Brick who was holding a plate of breakfast in one hand and the cup of coffee in the other. He graced her with a smile before setting the plate and mug on the table in front of her.
"Morning," He greeted. "Breakfast?"
Blossom tried not to gag at the smell. "No thanks, I'm still not feeling very well." She lied through her teeth. Blossom felt better than yesterday, maybe not perfect, but not insanely ill either. Luckily for her, Brick would never be able to see her though her lies.
"Suit yourself." He shrugged before grabbing the fork beside the plate and digging in. Blossom laughed at him as he ate like an animal. She hadn't realised that he had stayed over, as she had went fallen asleep around eleven at night, watching some sort of action movie that was also very funny. Blossom figured he must have fallen asleep on the chair. Oh well, waking up to Brick was always a pleasant surprise.
"So, you up for going to school today?" Brick asked her with a mouth full of blueberry pancakes. Blossom shrugged, not knowing what to say. She was feeling better but for once she wasn't in the mood to go to school. She knew missing one day wasn't going to be a big deal, after all, she never really learned anything in school. Well, that's what she figured considering she keeps failing tests.
Blossom sighed. "I don't think so."
"The great Blossom Utonium, missing a day of school?" A voice drawled from the kitchen. Blossom looked over to see Buttercup with her arms crossed and a smirk on her face. The red head rolled her eyes and didn't reply. Buttercup was already dressed for school, clad in black jeans and a green shirt. Her shoes were green high-top sneakers with black stars and her short black hair was up in a some-what spiky pony tail.
"Leave her alone, Buttercup." Bubbles voice graced them as she appeared beside Buttercup with a bowl of cereal in her hand and a spoon in the other. She smiled at Blossom and Brick before walking over and taking a seat on the only available chair near the television.
Bubbles turned to Blossom. "How you feeling today?"
"Better, just not exactly brilliant." Blossom said quietly as she pulled her pink blanket over her cold body. Bubbles nodded at her before taking a bite of her cereal and looking over to Buttercup, who was leaning on the wall with her eyes closed, clearly exhausted. Bubbles was dressed in a pair of dark blue jean shorts, white tights, a long-sleeved baby blue shirt and a white hoodie. Her hair was up in a bun, a few stands of hair cascaded around her face.
"Brick, you eat like pig." Buttercup scoffed as she watched him shovel the pancakes down his throat.
He chuckled. "Really? Have you seen Butch eat? Oh wait, you haven't because whenever I give him food it's gone within seconds."
Buttercup laughed as she walked over to them. "You have a point there, Red."
Blossom watched them all with a smile as they continued their friendly banter. She loved days like this, where they could all just sit and chat like there was not a care in the world. She wished that all days could be like this but teenage drama always seemed to get in the way, like car crashes, break-ups, arguments and most importantly secrets. Blossom knew that soon the dust would settle, but she had to get used to the fact that not all days could be perfect.
"You guys are going to be late for school." Blossom interrupted their talk. Brick raised his hand to check his watch and nodded before putting the plate on the coffee table and standing up from the chair. Bubbles stood up too and put her empty bowl of cereal down too.
"I'll be here after school," Brick said as he leaned down in front of her. "I love you, Bloss."
She smiled and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. "Love you too, Brick."
"This is cute and all but we really are going to be late." Buttercup said as she strolled over to the door. Brick rolled his eyes and placed a small kiss on Blossom's forehead before rising back to a standing position and following Buttercup to the front door, Bubbles trailing behind him.
They left and closed the door behind them, leaving Blossom all alone. She sighed deeply and yanked the blanket over her head to hide herself from the light of day.
Brick, Buttercup and Bubbles walked into school, looking around for the rest of their little group of friends. Buttercup was anxious to be seeing Butch today, he had planned for them to get to know each other, which Buttercup had agreed too but she was still nervous. They knew practically nothing about each other except for their love of boxing, pizza and video games. Maybe finding out everything would put them off, or maybe not.
There was Butch and Boomer, stood by their lockers, engaged in conversation. As soon as Butch turned his head and laid eyes on Buttercup, he couldn't help the grin form on his face. She really was beautiful. She didn't even have to try to be. Butch and Boomer walked over to the trio and greeted them.
"Hello, crazy girl." Butch smirked. They were doing a brilliant job of pretending to be just best friends around these three, it was always harder with them considering they're related to them. Buttercup smirked back at him and narrowed her eyes playfully.
She laughed. "Hi, Butchy boy."
Boomer pulled Bubbles into a hug before pulling away and kissing her lightly on the lips. Bubbles smiled up at him before taking his arm and leading him down hall. Brick then followed them, leaving Buttercup and Butch alone. They stood directly in front of each other with their arms crossed.
"So, you ready to actually learn something today?" Butch said with a cheeky smile. Buttercup would have smacked him for the comment, but she had trained herself not to do that every few seconds any more. She tilted her head and smiled before nodding at him.
"Let's just hope I like what I learn, right?," Buttercup walked past him. "Watch what you say today, Butchy boy, because if you mention anything off-putting, you're single."
She laughed before walking down the hall. Butch watched her retreating figure with a smile on his face and then he shook his head before rolling his eyes. Butch chuckled before following her down the hall to their first class. He was looking forward to getting to know her more, but she was right, if either of them said just one thing that the other didn't like, they might as well be over.
Meanwhile, for Boomer and Bubbles, it was time for French. Neither of them really saw point in the class, because no one in their class had plans to move to France and live there long enough to be fluent in the language. When the pair walked in, they took their usual seats near the middle of the class, with Bubbles beside Maxine and Boomer beside Bubbles.
"Hi, Maxine." Bubbles smiled at her best friend. Maxine looked up from her french book, which she had been staring at blankly with a hilarious look on her face as she tried to figure out what the words said, and grinned.
"Finally! Please tell me you know what these words mean!?" Maxine said dramatically as she waved her French book about. Bubbles and Boomer couldn't help but laugh at her before shaking their heads. Maxine frowned and face-planted the table on purpose.
Bubbles smiled. "I might have some news that will cheer you up." Maxine's head shot back up. She raised her eye-brow and narrowed her eyes at Bubbles, intrigued.
"Go on."
"Last night, Tyler went on a date with Sky." Bubbles said, causing both Maxine and Boomer to stare at her in surprise. Neither of them were expecting that. Well, Maxine knew it was bound to happen after he had told her about their kiss, but not this soon. Maxine didn't know wether to be happy or worried at how happy Bubbles was about this. It's as if she doesn't even see him as her ex boyfriend any more. Maxine didn't like that, but didn't exactly show it either.
Maxine laughed. "Really? Wow. That's great, I'm glad he's finally moving on."
"Yeah," Bubbles nodded. "Let's just hope they last. Couples in this town have a habit of breaking up in the blink of an eye."
The brunette rolled her eyes. "You got that right."
They remained quiet for the rest of the class as Maxine stared blankly at her book, Bubbles slyly texted people and Boomer used the French dictionary to find funny words in French.
Bubbles bit her lip.
She was standing outside the room where dance classes were held. After telling Boomer about wanting to join, she was really excited but also nervous because there is a good chance she won't even get in. Buttercup was stood beside her with her arms crossed, waiting impatiently for the list to arrive.
Buttercup had been told by Boomer, and she instantly told Bubbles that she would go with her. At first Bubbles thought she was doing this to get out of class for a few minutes, but she seemed like she really wanted to support her sister. Buttercup made it clear that she had no idea why Bubbles would be interested in dance, but it was her life.
"How long does this list thing take, Blue?" Buttercup asked as she turned her head to face her. Bubbles shrugged before pacing anxiously in front of Buttercup, who was leaning against the wall.
"I guess it should be any minute now." Bubbles responded.
"Do you think you're gonna get in?"
The blonde shrugged. "I'm not really sure, I hope so."
Buttercup smirked. "You know, I always thought of you being more of the dumb cheerleader type, and Bloss being the dancer type. I guess people really can surprise you."
"Oh ha ha." Bubbles spat sarcastically. It was so funny to Buttercup because Bubbles had actually mentioned wanting to be a cheerleader before they came back here, but it didn't seem right for Bubbles. She thought that it would make her seem different in this school. All she needed to fit in was a good group of friends which she already had.
Finally the dance teacher walked out of the class. She looked mean, but she was very beautiful and had a look of grace and professionalism about her. She had brown hair which was up in a neat bun and her eyes were a cool grey colour. Bubbles' eyes grew when she saw the list in the teacher's hands.
The teacher pinned the piece of paper on the message board beside the class before strolling back inside. Bubbles and Buttercup ran over and glanced at the list, scanning for Bubbles' name. After a few seconds, they both sighed in relief as they saw Bubbles' name.
"I can't believe it," Bubbles gasped. "I got in!"
Buttercup grinned. "I'm proud of you, sis."
Seconds later they heard someone walking up the hall, and they turned to see all the three of the Jojo brothers. Boomer was glancing at Bubbles with excitement in his dark blue eyes, anxious to see if she had gotten in.
"What are you doing here?" Buttercup asked as she crossed her arms.
Brick shrugged. "We wanted to miss the first part of class, and Boomer said something about us having to be here just in case Blue didn't get into dance class. Hey, why didn't you tell me?" He asked Bubbles. She had a lot of chances to mention it during breakfast, but it totally slipped her mind.
"I don't know." Bubbles responded.
"Well, did you get in?" Boomer asked her.
"I did!"
Boomer grinned and hugged her, picking her up in the process. Brick and Butch cheered even thought neither of them saw the point in going to dance class. Buttercup slyly smiled at Butch, who smiled back. This scene would have been perfect, if only there wasn't one girl missing from it. Blossom.
Kids ran out of class as the bell rang for their next class, but luckily for the gang, their year had free period. This was the perfect time for Buttercup and Butch to do their plan, they just had to get away from everyone else first. Butch made an excuse about detention, which none of them even thought twice about, and Buttercup made an excuse about extra training in boxing class, which again none of them thought twice about.
Once Butch and Buttercup had gotten away, they found a private spot behind the school building. This was where kids went to skip classes or to go for a smoke during break. Butch had been back here many times to avoid going to certain classes but this was Buttercup's first time here. She leaned against the wall and raised her eye-brow at him.
"Go on then." She said impatiently. "Tell me about the amazing Butch Jojo."
Even though she was clearly being sarcastic, Butch decided to take it as a compliment. He thought for a minute - unsure of how to start this. His eyes traveled to the green grass beneath them then up at Buttercup's eyes, who was waiting for him to speak.
"What do you want to know?" He asked.
Buttercup though for a few seconds. "What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"You already know that, a boxer."
She shook her head. "No, what do you want to be. You know, famous? Rich? A father? Succesful?" Butch wanted to laugh at the way her face cowered in disgust when she said, a father, but he stopped himself as he wanted to be serious about this. It wasn't a joking matter.
"I guess being rich and famous would be good, but it doesn't really sound like enough. I'd want to be doing something I was proud of. So maybe not boxing, but something entertaining." Butch spoke, all the while struggling to find his voice. He still found it difficult to talk like that to Buttercup. He never told things like this to anyone, not even his brothers.
"That's a good point," Buttercup said truthfully. "I still want to be a boxer, just not rich or famous. Who needs that, right?"
Butch smirked. "Something else we have in common."
She rolled her eyes. "Whatever, what's the next question then?"
"Hm..what do you absolutely hate doing?" Butch asked in curiosity. He figured this was a fitting question, because if he liked doing anything that she said, then there would be a massive hole in their plan. He watched as Buttercup looked thoughtful, then smirked.
"You mean besides talking to you?" Butch smirked at her answer. "Well, I hate seeing the colour pink, it's hideous and I always tell Bloss not to wear it but she still does. That's another thing, I hate when my sisters don't do what I tell them. I hate watching romance movies and horror movies that aren't actually scary. Oh, and I hate cats. They're loud and annoying just like babies. I can't stand them!"
Buttercup was about to go on when she noticed Butch laughing hysterically. She raised her eye-brow as she waited for him to stop, but he just kept laughing. Eventually getting bored of hearing him laugh, she smacked him on the back of the head before returning to her position of leaning against the wall. Butch held the back of his head before narrowing his eyes at her.
"Why are you laughing!?" Buttercup asked.
Butch smiled. "Sorry, it's just you're really hilarious when you're angry about something. Also, I noticed that everything you just said is stuff I hate too, so that's another thing, crazy girl."
Buttercup looked at him for a few seconds before smiling back.
"I have another one," Butch said. "Okay, if you won the lottery, what would you buy?"
"What does that question have to do with anything?"
"Well think about it. We're dating, we win the lottery, if we don't want the same thing then we'll argue over what to buy, won't we?" Butch smirked at her. Buttercup laughed and nodded, seeing his point.
"Okay..well I would want to wait until graduation and then use it to move away from Townsville again, somewhere far away."
"With beaches!" Butch interjected.
Buttercup laughed. "Yeah, or maybe Japan for the video games."
"What about New York? You could make it big as a female boxer?"
"Totally," Buttercup chuckled. "Or even Hawaii for the funny drinks and hulla skirts. Oh, and we'd of course have to bring our brothers and sisters with us."
"Yeah, and Brody, I ain't leaving my best mate behind." Butch smiled. They stopped talking and just looked at each other for a couple of seconds. Buttercup felt a small smile tug at her lips as she thought about what he had said. He wanted everything that she did. But then again, she wondered if they were too alike, that could ruin them.
Buttercup looked away. "This was a good idea, Butchy boy."
"It was." Butch nodded.
They looked at each other again, unsure of what to say. Butch then decided that nothing needed to be said, and he pulled her into a fiery and passionate kiss. Buttercup kissed back and threw her arms around his neck, hanging loosely. She was nervous, tomorrow was the day she had to decide if she wanted this, and he did too. Butch just hoped that he had at least changed her mind a little today. He couldn't lose her, not now, not ever.
School was over, and Skylar was sat in her living room with the television on and a drink in her hand. Her mother and father were out hosting some boring charity auction that Sky didn't see any point in attending. Sometimes she wished that her father wasn't a rich doctor, because then he wouldn't be bugging her to make appearances at these types of places. Sky was a party girl, a fun and interesting girl, not a boring rich girl. That was never who she wanted to be.
Lately, she had been trying to prove that she could be both, but just being around Tyler made her realise where her true loyalties lied. When she was with him she got the sense that she could be whoever she wanted to be, and that would be okay with him. It was true, because Tyler never cared about making her into who he wanted her to be, he accepted her for her flaws, and that was pretty amazing to Sky.
"This show is pretty boring," Tyler drawled. "What's it about, again?"
Sky smiled. "It's about a girl that moves to a new school and meets this guy that she seems to hate at first, but then realises he's not all that bad." Tyler chuckled - guessing that she was probably joking. That was how their story had been told. Girl dislikes boy, boy likes girl, girl kisses boy, boy kisses back, girl asks boy out. It wasn't exactly an epic tale of romance and friendship but it was just how it went for them. But like every good story, there always needs to be a twist, and their's was a big twist.
"So, there's something you need to be telling me, Anderson." Tyler said, his eyes still glued to the television. His eyes watched as the girl on the screen proffessed her love for the boy. He wanted to laugh at how unrealistic it was. Love was always a complicated thing, and these types of television shows always get it wrong.
"Not this again," Sky rolled her eyes. "I told you already. The guy on the phone was my doctor, who wanted to see me for an over-due check up, okay?"
Tyler sighed.
"No, it's not okay, love. I know what I heard and I know that it sounded a lot more dire than a monthly check up."
Sky cursed under her breath before narrowing her eyes in frustration. "Speaking of that, I still haven't spoken to you about the whole boundary rule where you don't touch my phone." She snatched her glass filled with Bourbon and sent the cold amber coloured liquid down her throat, letting it burn on its way down.
"Don't change the subject." Tyler shook his head.
"I wasn't. Look, you asked why I needed to see a doctor and I told you. So, why don't you just drop it before you make me seriously angry!" Skylar yelled fiercely. She was so close to hurling the drink that was in her hand either at Tyler's face or against the wall, but she stopped herself - Her father wouldn't be too pleased if she broke his crystal glasses.
"He said that he needed to talk to you about your 'condition', I'd take a guess but there's a lot of condition's that people can have, so why don't you just tell me!?" He yelled back, losing his patience. Sky opened her mouth to shoot back another excuse, but she was starting to run out of those. She hated lying to him about her past and what was really going on, but it was hard to tell someone who you really like that you're not who they thought you were.
"Ty, I've done some pretty insane things in my life, okay? I've done things that I can't take back and there's just some things that I can't tell you. It doesn't mean that I don't trust you because I do. I really like you and I want something to happen between us, but I don't think that it will if I tell you about my past." Her voice wavered, but her eyes stayed determined and strong.
Tyler didn't speak - he was at a loss for words. He just nodded at her before looking into her bluey green eyes. Sky smiled in appreciation and put her glass down beside standing up and walking over to the other couch across from the one she was just sitting on, and she sat down beside him.
"You trust me, right?" Skylar asked. Her eyes were dawning into his, narrowed and searching for emotion. Tyler was so confused but he knew when she was speaking, that there was something she wanted to say but didn't. This secret, whatever it was, he knew that she was going to tell him very soon, and she was.
He smiled brightly, it seemed foreign. He hadn't smiled like this in a while. He could see in her eyes that she was beginning to trust him, and it would only be a matter of time before she just explained her sordid past and they could get over it together.
"Of course I do." He nodded before pulling her into a heart-melting kiss.
Tyler pulled away. "You know, Bubbles once told me that someday I would find someone who could teach me to love again. Someone I could imagine being with," His eyes trailed deep in hers. "I think today is someday."
Skylar looked up into his eyes. She had never been so touched by something in her whole life. When she first met Tyler, she instantly knew he was just some player, but then she got to know him. She realised that behind the whole bad-boy, cheeky, british, player façade, he was an amazing person who had the biggest heart.
"I think today is someday too." Sky said, breathlessly. She felt her arms rise and place themselves around his neck loosely. She slowly leaned towards him, her breathing getting quicker, and she placed a soft kiss on his lips. Sky felt him grab a hold of her waist and pull her into the air, twirling her around slightly. She laughed against his lips before pulling away and looking up.
She knew herself that she was going to have to tell him eventually too, but that was a story for another day.
Blossom was still on the couch when Brick and Bubbles got home. Buttercup had told them she would be back later because she was going to Maxine's then out to see Butch, of course. Brick had closed the door quietly, not wanting to wake her. She was snoring lightly. Brick and Bubbles creeped past her and into the kitchen, where Bubbles immediately started hunting the cupboards for food, they were starving after a long day of school.
"Does she always sleep in the middle of the day?" Brick asked as he sat down at the table. Bubbles shook her head before closing the cupboards and opening the fridge, still searching.
"This is the first time I've ever seen her asleep in the middle of the day. You know Blossom, she hates to break her sleeping pattern." Bubbles said. That was true, Blossom did hate when she would break her sleeping pattern and there wouldn't be a precise time where she knew that she would be tired.
Brick sighed. "She doesn't seem like herself."
"I know, isn't it great?" Bubbles joked.
They laughed at her joke before Bubbles pulled away from the fridge. She had found the left over pancakes from breakfast that hadn't been made and decided to make them. The both of them had skipped lunch and their first thought was coming back to the house, getting food and then falling asleep in front of the TV with Blossom. Brick had already been to his house to pick up a change of clothes because he promised Blossom he wouldn't leave until she was feeling better.
"Pancakes?" Bubbles asked.
"Good idea." He chuckled. Bubbles walked over to the cabinet to make them. Brick and Bubbles heard someone approach and both turned their heads to the door to find Blossom. She looked exhausted and had her pink blanket wrapped around her shoulders. She smiled at the sight of Brick and her sister.
"You're back," Blossom said happily. "I was so bored without you two. Where's Buttercup?"
"On her way to Maxine's." Bubbles responded before turning back around to the pancakes. Brick rose to his feet and pulled Blossom into a hug. Blossom stood still and he hugged her, un-able to hug back considering her arms were hidden underneath the blanket over her shoulders. Brick kissed her lightly on the lips, causing Blossom to feel light-headed, in a good way.
Blossom sat down at the table nodding.
"Pancakes?" Bubbles asked. Blossom was about to say no when she remembered that she had already said no at breakfast, and Bubbles would have obviously noticed that she hadn't eaten anything when she raided the fridge to get those pancakes. Even though Blossom didn't want to eat, she knew that if she didn't, they would get suspicious.
"Sure." Blossom replied.
Blossom closed her eyes tightly, hoping that she could fight the urge to throw up all the food she was about to eat. It was never easy, but she was trying to stop doing it so much. After that guilt feeling when Brick cancelled his night to look after her, even though it was her own fault that she wasn't well, she decided that she would help him by helping herself, but she knew it was not going to very easy.
The name Maxine means greatness. It's a Latin name. Maxine's real mother named her Maxine because she knew that her daughter would grow up to do great things with her life, and in general, just be great. She knew that her daughter would find love, life, laughter and hope. She knew that Maxine was always destined for greatness.
Lately, Maxine had started to wonder if any of this was true. She had found all of those things and still managed to lose every single one of them. How could she even begin to build it all back? She still had found a way to get through her days. After losing Brody, she realised that nothing should be taken for granted.
Maxine was seated on her bed, with her legs crossed as she held her phone in her hand. All she wanted to do was call Brody - just so she could hear his voice. She wanted them to be able to be the great friends they once were all those years ago when they first met, but she knew that it was too hard. You can't be friends with someone you love, it's impossible.
"Stop thinking about him." She begged herself out loud as she leaned back on her bed. She heard someone walking up the stairs and assumed it was Mellisa. They had been doing great. Maxine told her that even though she wasn't her real mother, that she still was to her, because Mellisa raised her and tought her how to be herself. That was what counted the most.
The door opened. "Buttercup's here." Mellisa spoke as Buttercup walked past her and into the room. Maxine smiled happily at seeing her friend. They had gotten pretty close these past few weeks. Buttercup had always been there to help her when she thought of calling Brody, much like a sober sponsor, but more of a Brody sponsor.
Mellisa walked out of the room and closed the door behind her. Buttercup walked over to Maxine's bed and sat down in front of her, watching as Maxine gripped her phone. Buttercup leaned forward and took the phone out of her hand - knowing what she was wanted to use it for - and put it down on the bed.
"Why do you keep wanting to call him, Max?" Buttercup asked curiously.
Maxine sighed.
"I don't really know why. Whenever I was having a bad day, he was always there, it's just hard getting through everything without him." Maxine spoke softly, her voice wavering. Buttercup could hear a deeper meaning in her voice, like she needed to say something. Considering that Buttercup was always here for her, she wasn't going to leave her like this. She knew that if she needed someone, Maxine would be there for her.
"You can talk to me. I'll be your new Brody," Buttercup smirked. "How does this sound? Hi, Maxy, what's with the long face, eh?" Maxine laughed at Buttercup's awful attempt to imitate Brody's voice, but she appreciated the fact that Buttercup knew how to make her laugh.
"That was terrible! But thank you."
Buttercup laughed. "I'm serious, what's wrong? Tell me?"
The dark-haired girl noticed as Maxine tensed up. She looked away for a few seconds, trying to find her voice, and then looked back at Buttercup. Maxine took a long and deep breath before biting her bottom lip and laughing bitterly.
"I um..I found out something a few days ago," Maxine continued to laugh in bitterness. "Something that kind of freaked me out a little, and something that I probably have to tell someone eventually..I'm going to have a baby, Buttercup."
In that moment, Maxine had stopped laughing and her face turned serious, and Buttercup's eyes grew wide when she realised that Maxine wasn't joking. Buttercup's mouth was hung open as she struggled to find the right words to say in this moment. She watched as Maxine's eyes shut tightly before fluttering open again.
"Max.." Buttercup spoke softly. "Why didn't you tell me that?"
Maxine smiled sadly. "I just did. Now I guess you have your answer, why I keep wanting to call him. How on earth am I supposed to tell my ex boyfriend that I'm carrying his baby? Huh? Seriously, tell me how!?" Maxine cried desperately.
Buttercup pulled the tall brunette into a tight and secure hug. Her eyes were still wide in shock but she still tried to calm her friend down.
"Everything is going to be okay," Buttercup said in a soothing voice. "I'm not letting you go through this alone, okay?"
Yes, Maxine Slater was born for greatness. Elizabeth Starling-Cairns knew that her daughter was going to be an amazing person, and one day, and amazing mother - just like she wasn't. But the one thing that Maxine was thinking about, was that she had all choices that she couldn't make on her own, and she had to tell someone. She had to tell Brody, and everything would change.
Twenty Four hours. It isn't very long. One day, and everything would be clear. Five people in this group had a secret, and in just twenty four hours, every single one was going to come out. What would start as the perfect day would lead to chaos, but also happiness for two people. Twenty four hours. Four secrets. The countdown was officially almost over.
So, is it too dramatic for you all? Well don't think that its just going to be all sad and dramatic, because it will be a great chapter with plenty of happy moments as well! I'd be excited, because this chapter is going to be HUGE! Look out for it guys!
Next Chapter - It's the last day of the countdown, and Buttercup has some serious thinking to do. Skylar's secret is revealed. Someone else finds out about Butch and Buttercup, and someone finds out about Blossom's eating disorder. &Someone's life is in the balance when the night ends in tragedy.
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