Page 14 (1/2)

"K, I’ll be down in a few," Rachel replied "Thanks, Mom"

Phew, that was close

Rachel smiled at her mom and walked back into her rooht about how happy she was It had been almost a week since their ed at AHS, and in her nen of Bedford She didn’t feel like an outcast anys turned around for her after her terrible first day Rachel felt lucky to have E the best friend zone, and she felt that Rob was going to turn into her boyfriend before she knew it She really wanted Emily and Rob to become friends but she knew that would never happen Despite this, she felt like the luckiest girl on the planet

"Honey, pancakes are getting cold," her !" She headed downstairs and into the kitchen Mark and Sarah were still not ho at the breakfast table again

Rachel felt guilty as she sat at the kitchen table, having a delicious breakfast with her parents They had absolutely no idea she snuck out, and while Rachel felt good about that, she also felt a little sad, too She was not the type of girl to dupe her parents

"Hoas the gaame," he replied

"Nice!" she said, excitedly

She loved the Phillies but felt that because she was now a New Yorker she should start liking the Yankees or the Mets As the three finished their breakfast, Rachel said, "Can I help with anything, today?"

HerWe could use soe actually"

Rachel suddenly wished she hadn’t offered, but figured it wouldif she did so to help out around the house After all, the house was still a wreck and there were boxes everywhere, and she didn’t want to live like that either

She left the kitchen to go change out of her pajaht up

1 Missed Call

Eh, and then listened to it

"Hey Rach, it’s ht was I heard the party was crazy last night Cops ca’s OK Call me"

Rachel decided to text E on the phone because then she would get her phone confiscated for the day After all, she was still grounded

Rachel: Hey E and stuff

Emily: Hoas Jordan’s?

Rachel was surprised at Emily’s sudden interest in the party but answered her anyway

Rachel: It was OK, not really reat We al story

Emily: OMG! Really?

Rachel: Yeah, isn’t that cool?

Emily: If you like him, yeah But be careful, he’s kind of a player

Rachel: Well, I gotta run, see you tomorrow in Mr Allen’s class

Emily: Peace out!

She put her phone down, annoyed She didn’t knohy E her exciteht with Rob She figured that Rob was popular and knew all the girls liked hiht he was different He was so sweet to her and so kind, she didn’t believe Eht, that Rob was a player, Rachel figured thatto have to think twice about things before she shared every little detail with Earage Herthings They were very focused, listening to Billy Joel on the stereo systeh, and she got right to work The boxes were a s, parts to things she could not identify

It took Rachelwork, and she only stopped for about a half hour to eat a sandwich and run upstairs to check her phone

By the end of the day, Rachel’s back was hurting and her sto dinnertie project

She headed inside As she walked upstairs, she heard loudout of her sister’s room She went over and knocked on Sarah’s door, excited that she was back froh the teren’t the best of friends, Rachel did one: especially this weekend, because she had been grounded

"Who is it?" Rachel heard Sarah yell from inside her bedroom

"It’s Rachel," Rachel shouted so Sarah could hear her over her music

She heard Sarah turn down her music

"Come in," Sarah said softly

As Rachel opened the door she was surprised at what she saw Sarah was taking down all her pictures of her and Gary She had also torn down all the letters and cards he had wrote her