The bell rang just as Josh and I were walking near my locker. He turned to me and gave me a small peck on the lips.
�I�ll see you at lunch,� he said before walking away. I opened my locker and pulled out the books that I needed, and hurried towards my first class. I got there just before the second bell rang. This was one of the classes I hated. The teacher, Mr. Macintosh seemed to just pick on me all the time. Although Nat and Jase both told me he would just because I was their younger sister. From what I understand Nat and Jase weren�t his favorite students, neither was Scott. I have a feeling that some of Krys� and my teachers will do the same to Nicky and Bry. Ok, so me and my siblings don�t have the best reputation at this school. We�re some of the more �popular� people. Scott was one, so are Jason and Natalie, by association. Then Krys started High school and all of Nat and Jase�s friends knew her. Same with me, except I had Krys� friends too. Not to mention all of us had our fair share of detention. Most of it for being smart with the teachers, which is basically why they don�t like us, But it�s not only us. There�s tons of people that the teachers don�t like. It�s just in this one class, Math if you wanna get specific, the teacher picks on me, so I talk back. The result, Detention. I think I�m only able to get detention 4 more times this semester or I get suspended. Luckily, 1st. semester ends at the end of January so I should be fine, as long as I be a good girl.
Today was a good day for math, I didn�t end up with detention. That�s always a good thing. Now I know I�ll be able to get through English because the teacher actually likes me in that class. But I like English. I sort of gives me a chance to let my imagination run away. Not totally but I�m always writing in my notebook so the teacher thinks I�m writing what I�m supposed to be writing. After English everyone got their lunch break. I met all of my friends at our usual place on the bleachers in the gym. We�re not allowed to have food and things like that in the gym so usually we just sit and hang out. Nothing special there.
�Does anyone wanna walk with me to the daycare after school?� I asked �I have to pick up Nicky and Bryan,�
�I�ll come,� one of my friends said, her name was Mercedes Collier. She wasn�t exactly my friend. We only hung out together at school.
�Thanks, Merce,� I answered �I�ll meet you out on the front steps after school,�
�It�s cool, I can just walk part the way home with you afterwards. My house isn�t that far from yours,�
�Yeah,� I said �I forgot that you lived near me,�
�It�s only a street away,� Mercedes laughed, I laughed along with her. We were interrupted by Krys.
�C�mon Kennie,� She said �Mom wants us to come home early for some reason,�
�What?� I asked
�I don�t know why, but there was a message in the office for Nat and then she came to get me and told me that mom wanted us home early, and then she sent me to come and get you,� Krys said rather quickly. I turned back to my friends.
�I gotta go, Tell Josh I�ll call him later,� I said before following Krys out into the hall. As soon as Krys and I were in the hall Nat and Jason sort of dragged us out of the building towards the car.
�What�s the rush?� I asked
�I don�t know,� Nat replied �Mom just said that she wanted us home early, while Nicky and Bryan were still at daycare,�
�Strange,� Krys muttered
�I didn�t even get to see Josh at lunch,� I pouted, Jason looked back
�Kennie and Josh sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G,� He sang, I glared at him
�We�re sitting in a snow bank thank you very much,� I said before giggling
�I�ll kill him if he ever hurts you,� Jason said
�If he hurts me I�ll kick his ass myself,� I replied, Krys looked at me.
�Riiiight,� She said sounding as if she didn�t believe me, at that moment Jason started the car. It wasn�t a long drive to our house. Once we got there, our mom greeted us at the door. This was something she only did with Nicky and Bryan, and she didn�t even do it all the time anymore.
�What�s up mah?� Krys asked
�Come inside and get some hot chocolate. It�s cold out there,� Mom said while ushering us in. It was cold out, but it wasn�t like we were out there for long.
�Alright,� Nat said as she walked in. Once we had our hot chocolate we sat at the kitchen table.
�So what�s up mom?� Jason asked, Mom sighed
�I have some news,� She said
�What is it?� I asked, She sighed again
�How would you feel about moving?� She asked
�What are you getting at?� Nat replied
�Just two of you,� My mom replied
�Two of us?� Krys asked
�Yeah,� My mom answered
�Why?� I questioned
�I can�t support all of you by myself,� My mom said �Your father�s sister said she�d be willing to take two of you in for a while,�
�Aunt Jane?� Jason asked �But she�s got 5 kids,�
�I know,� My mom said �But she also has the money to support you. She�s worked out with one of her kids that he�d help,�
�Which one?� I asked
�Nick,� My mom answered
�oooh, my pretty boy cousin that I never talk to,� Krys said
�He�s all over the place Krys,� Nat said �And we haven�t exactly talked to them since Dad left,�
�I know,� Krys replied �But I still never talk to him,�
�When?� I asked
�after Christmas,� My mom answered. I sighed.
�That�s less than a month,�
�I know,� my mom said quietly
�What if none of us wants to go?� Krys asked
�Then i�ll pick two of you to go,� My mom answered �probably Kennie and Jason,�
Both of our heads immeditely turned around to look at my mom
�Why us?� Jason asked �Why not Krys and Kennie? or Krys and Nat?�
�because Kennie is just in grade 9, and you are still doing grade 11 courses,�
�Krys is still in grade 10!� Jason exclaimed �And Nat still has grade 11 courses too!�
�I know,� my mom said �but Nat has a job and Krys baby sits,�
�So you�re saying that me and Jason are getting sent because we don�t ever help?� I asked quietly
�Well, you both do have very active social lives,�
�We all do mom!� I yelled �and Krys isn�t the only person who watches Nicky and Bryan around here!�
I could feel the tears well up in my eyes, I tried to blink them away but that just caused them to fall. I don�t like crying in front to people so I got up and left the room. I just needed to be alone for awhile, I couldn�t believe that I was probably going to be shipped off to Florida. I hated the idea of leaving all of my friends, and I hated the idea of leaving Josh. I must have been up stairs for quite awhile because before I knew it I heard Nat call my name. I didn�t answer because I was mad that she was going to get to stay home. A few minutes later I heard Jason call.
�THE PHONES FOR YOU!!� He yelled �IT�S JOSH!�
I ran down the stairs to answered the phone.
�Hello?� I said, my voice was a still little hoarse from crying.
�Hey,� Josh replied �Why didn�t you call me?�
�I�ve had some things on my mind,� I answered
�Do you wanna go for a walk?� he asked
�Yeah,� I replied �Meet me at the play ground,�
�Alright,� he said �I�ll see you in a few minutes,�