Dad was just getting ready to leave for office. My mom was still in the kitchen. There was still no sign of me, I mean, my little brother. I sat down ...t the table, and asked mom, “Where’s Jake?”“At school.”“Oh yeah”, I replied. I was feeling a little nervous, not knowing whether Evelyn was in my body or not. I also thought about how she was coping with it. And, most importantly, how awkward would it be when we met!Breakfast went normally. I was preoccupied with all things I could do. Oh, this. Abby was really into the excitement of performing each week and secretly confessed to Brad that she felt either one of them was good enough to win.“Next up to try and win your votes singing, American Idol’s very first winner, Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Breakaway’ is Abby Kendall.”The beat of the song was slightly quickened and several lines omitted. Abby knew she’d be flirting with the allotted time and hoped her performance would compensate for it.‘Breakaway,’ words and music by Avril Ramona Lavigne,. E. Those students who failed to dress for gym spent the hour in the library reading, and this "consequence" was actually a big incentive to a girl like Tamara. So now she was facing a "C" in the class, which was, of course, fine for getting into high school, but unacceptable if she wanted to qualify for the "Honors Track" program. Tamara found school unchallenging and boring enough as it was -- she dreaded the possibility of getting stuck in the even more tedious "Standard Track."So today was. She spent her time cuddling me, and had pushed my hands away when I had attempted to grope her after our pit stop, saying she was tired. We ended up making another pit stop, so that Mom could get cleaned up and change her tampon. Her period hit shortly before the second pit stop, and she wanted to make sure she wouldn't bleed through.When we got home, I helped Emma to our room, while Mary helped unpack the car, then crashed on Emma's old bed. It had been a long trip, and frankly I was surprised.