Chapter 2

Skyler


     It felt like i had been sleeping for only a few hours when my alarm went off, i reached over with one hand struggling with the light to keep my eyes open. Finally managing to shut off the alarm i sat up and opened my eyes completely. Last night had been a long night i though as i looked over at Harley all spread out on cot my mom had set up in my room for her. She looked so peaceful while she was sleeping, it was a great change from how scared and frightened she looked last night though when Bennett and Pacey showed up on my doorstep trying to find a place for her to stay while they figured out what to do. 
     "Hey Harley," I called trying to see if she was awake or not. Sure enough she was and she opened her eyes and sat up too. "How did you sleep?"
     "Okay," she shrugged. She didn't seem like the person to talk much, Bennett said she talks all the time but i had only heard like three words out of her since she arrive. She was probably scared though, i don't know what type of trouble she is in but i was arrested once and i can tell you i was petrified so i can just imagine how scared she must be.
     "Are you okay?" I asked as i watched her reached up to rub her head
     "Yah, just a little headache, i'll be alright,"
     "Do you want some Tylenol," i tried sympathetically, trying to make her feel as comfortable here as possible.
     "Sure," she shrugged again this time i think i saw the hint of a smile on her face which was nice to see.
     "I'll get you some cloths too, my mom always over buys stuff so i've got tons to cloths and stuff that i've never even worn."
     "Well thank you," She said getting up off the bed and making her way to the bathroom door "If i took a quick shower do you have a towel i could borrow?"
     "Yah, there are about five in the cabinet under the sink you can use whichever one you want...since it's my bathroom they are all mine anyway so it doesn't matter." I smiled "oh and use whatever you want in there and for the shower just turn on the water and pull up the dial on the tub facet."
     "Thanks, I really appreciate it" She exclaimed as she disappeared into the bathroom and closed the door as i began searching through my closet trying to find something that would look really cute on Harley. In no time i came across this purple and blue flowered shirt and a pair of tan shorts with some frilly lace on the bottom of them. I laid those on her bed along with a cute pair of flip flops and a package of unopened under cloths my mom had given me to give to her last night. Then i slipped into a pair of clean cloths, brushed my hair and made my bed along with hers. Within about twenty minuets from when we got up we were both dressed, hair done, teeth brushed and headed downstairs for breakfast.
     "Good Morning girls, I wasn't sure what Harley liked" my mom said gesturing to the table "So i made a bunch of different thing" Harley looked at me and i shrugged that's my mom for you i thought. We both pulled up a seat at the table and helped ourselves to the blueberry and strawberry pancakes, toast, scrambled eggs, sausages and hashbrowns that filled the middle of the table between us. "Do you two want anything to drink? Orange Juice, Apple Juice.... Coffee?" My mom asked making her way over to the table with her coffee mug in hand, she had probably already drunk at least one cup and was making her way through another.
     "Orange juice is alright," Harley spoke turning to look at me when she said it
     "I'll have the same," i said as i watched my mom put her coffee cup down at the table and walk over to the counter where she pored us each a glass of orange juice.
     "How did you sleep Harley?" She asked walking back over to the table with the cups and placing them in front of us. Then she pulled out a chair and sat down at the table with us beginning to help herself to some breakfast.
     "Alright," she shrugged again "Thank you for your hospitality"
     "Oh your welcome honey, it's always nice to have more people in the house."
     "Where is Conner?" I managed to ask before my mom asked any more questions to try and break the awkwardness of all this.
     "He wasn't feeling to great earlier this morning so dad took him to work with him,"
     "Oh," I said picking up my now empty plate and walking over to the sink. My dad is a stock broker, so i've got no idea what Conner was going to do there unless  he was just going to lie on the couch in my dad's office and sleep?I mean we aren't five anymore, try seventeen, he could have stayed home alone? Oh well I'm not getting into it. "Do i have to go to school then?" I changed the subject "Because what is Harley going to do?"
     "I already called the school too and said you will be bring someone in with you, they said it's alright she can just sit in on your classes." My mom looked at Harley "Is that okay?" she said putting a comforting hand on Harley shoulder.
     "Am yah, sure" Harley shrugged again as she got up and came over to where i was standing at the sink.
     "Conner Benson?" Harley whispered to me and I nodded "How do you know Conner?" 
     I put my plate down in the dishwasher along with Harley's "Mom we are going to school ok?" I stalled as i searched my brain for a way to explain this, i didn't expect her to ask me any questions she had been so quite
     "Ok," my mom waved goodbye "Have a great day at school girls, i'll see you when i get home from work later tonight." With that we made our way to the living room i grabbed my backpack and opened the front door as Harley and i began our long walk down the street to the bus stop.
     "So, about Conner and I..." i began "My mom got pregnant with me out of wedlock and when my dad figured out she was pregnant he left, i don't know where he is?" I shrugged and turned to her to see if she was following me "When i was eight my mom met Conner's dad and well yeah they got married and have been together ever since. How do you know Conner?"
     "Oh, i never knew that? We met way back in elementary school"
     "Yeah you learn new things everyday, that's for sure." I said sarcastically but i don't think Harley caught it which i was kinda grateful for.With that though, we rounded the corner to the bus stop and  I was surprised to see Kairi wasn't there, a part of me wondered if it was because of Harley? I knew Pacey told me last night he was going to break up with her for right now so he could concentrate completely on Harley. I hadn't heard from Kairi though since yesterday at school and Pacey left my house around 6ish last night and he said he was going to call her as soon as he got home, so he had to have talked to her around like 6:30-7 at least. I don't know, all i do know is that this is getting very complicated!