Chapter 23
April 3, 1996
When Stephanie arrived at school on Wednesday morning, she was in a really bad mood.
"What's wrong, Steph?" Selina asked her.
"I really don't want to talk about it." Stephanie replied miserably.
"I think I have a fair idea." Selina said.
"No, you don't!" Stephanie said, raising her voice.
Selina looked taken aback.
"Selina, I'm sorry." Stephanie said to her. "It's just that Louis got me a duck that he was planning to give to me the next time I saw him."
Selina hugged Stephanie tight.
"When did you get it?" she asked.
"Yesterday." Stephanie replied. "I was so upset that Tiegan had to comfort me."
"That's being a good friend." Selina said.
Stephanie managed to smile.
"Out the way, loser!" a voice said, pushing Stephanie aside.
Stephanie's anger rose when she realised Sonia Hammond was the one that pushed her and she let her have it!
"YOU IMPOLITE BITCH!" Stephanie yelled at her. "THE ONLY LOSER AROUND HERE IS YOU!"
Sonia actually took a step back.
"YOU THINK YOU OWN THE SCHOOL, BUT GUESS WHAT?! YOU DON'T!" Stephanie continued to yell. "NO LIKES A BULLY, SONIA HAMMOND!"
Without saying another word, Sonia turned around and stormed off.
"I don't think I've ever seen you lose your cool like that." Selina said to Stephanie.
Stephanie didn't reply, but kept breathing heavily.
Meanwhile, Tiegan was on her way to school when Dylan Kemp approached her.
"Tiegan, can we talk?" Dylan asked her.
Tiegan let out an annoyed sigh. "What do you want, Dylan?!" she asked him angrily.
"I just want to explain why I came to visit you." Dylan replied.
"It'll have to wait." Tiegan said curtly. "I need to get to school."
"Just wait." Dylan said to her.
"Meet me at the diner around lunchtime." Tiegan snapped before she walked away.
When Tiegan arrived at school, she immediately told Stephanie what happened.
"And are you going to talk to him?" Stephanie asked her.
"Maybe." Tiegan replied. "I'll see what he wants."
"I'm just glad you're here." Stephanie told her.
"Why's that?" Tiegan asked.
"I tore shreds off Sonia a few minutes ago." Stephanie replied. "She literally pushed me out of the way just so she could get through."
"Bitch!" Tiegan said angrily.
"I reckon."
The bell soon rang. Tiegan and Stephanie then went to go to their first class of the day.
Later that morning, Kerri sneaked out of class and went into the ladies room to smoke a joint. She had already been told off by Mrs Harris for truanting the previous day, not that she listened to what her teacher had to say.
"I so hate my Science class." Sharon Thomas said to her friend, Anne-Marie Barton.
"I hate Food Technology." Anne-Marie said, smoking her cigarette.
"Ladies, have you heard about what I got planned for Saturday night?" Kerri asked them.
"What's that, Kerri?" Sharon asked her.
"I'm throwing a party at the old warehouse in Yabbie Creek." Kerri replied.
"Cool." Anne-Marie said.
"Am I invited?" Sharon asked Kerri.
"Of course, Sharon."
"What about Anne-Marie?"
"Definitely."
Kerri smiled at the two girls.
"See if you can get a few people to come." Kerri told them.
"I know a few people that live in the city that would be interested in coming." Anne-Marie told her.
"Excellent." Kerri said.
During lunch, Tiegan met up with Dylan at the Bayside Diner. Stephanie sat close by and listened to what was going on.
"Why are you here and what do you want?" she asked him.
"I came here because I wanted to apologise for what I did." Dylan replied.
"Really?"
Dylan nodded his head.
"Let's see. You cheated on me with Jodie Cooper, then you cheated on me with Katerina Ioannou and then you cheated on me with several other slags at Hartley High." Tiegan said to him. "Why should I forgive you after hurting me so many times?"
"I would really like for us to get back together." Dylan said to her.
Tiegan looked disgusted. She got up from the chair and slapped Dylan across the face.
"How dare you!" she shouted at him. "How dare you suggest that you and I get back together! You are nothing but a slimy creep!"
Dylan looked shocked, but not surprised by Tiegan's response.
"I know this comes as a shock, but I hope you find it in your heart to..."
"Take your apology and shove it!" Tiegan shouted. "Stay away from me, stay out of my life and better yet, don't ever contact me again!"
Dylan walked out of the diner in a hurry. Stephanie put her arms around Tiegan, who was shaking.
"It's okay, Tiegz." Stephanie said.
"The nerve of him." Tiegan said.
That afternoon, Kerri arrived home to find Pippa standing near the door.
"Kerri, I would like a word with you please." she said firmly.
Kerri sat down on the couch and looked at Pippa. "What's up?"
"I just heard that you plan on throwing a party in Yabbie Creek on Saturday night." Pippa said. "And I'm going to tell you that it's not happening."
"Who told you?!" Kerri asked her.
"Irene was in the diner and she heard some students mention that you were throwing a party on Saturday night in the old warehouse." Pippa replied.
"Trust Irene to stick her nose in where it isn't wanted!" Kerri snorted in disgust.
"Show some respect." Pippa said to her.
"I don't care what anyone says." Kerri said. "I'm going to have this warehouse party!"
Tiegan and Stephanie walk in at this point.
"The answer is no." Pippa told her.
"Well, it's already been planned." Kerri snapped at her. "Try and stop me from having it!"
Kerri stormed upstairs, just as Pippa threw her hands in dispair.
"It's like I'm talking to a brick wall!" Pippa told Stephanie and Tiegan.
"Pippa, would Steph and I be allowed to go to the cinema in Yabbie Creek on Saturday night?" Tiegan asked.
"You girls aren't planning on going to the warehouse party, are you?"
"No." Stephanie replied. "Melissa asked us today if we wanted to go and spend the night at her place."
"Fair enough." Pippa said. "You girls can stay the night also."
"Thanks, Pippa." Tiegan said.
Stephanie and Tiegan then high-fived each other.
NEXT TIME...
- Kerri and Jack's romance heats up
- Stephanie decides to pay her old foster parents a visit
- Tiegan falls for Damian Roberts, who is paying Summer Bay a visit