I took the tumbler from her with a slightly shaky hand, "Poor lamb!" She turned to my boyfriend, "you sure she's up for this Dave?" "'course she is Li..., have I ever let you down?" He finished fixing up the camera, "right you lot ready then? Decide where we start and we'll be good to go in five minutes."I sipped at my drink, the liquid burned at my throat, over the past six months this drink had become a friend, burn or no burn, I swallowed down the rest, "Fuck me Davey Boy this one drinks like. "I'll help a lot more than I've been doing in the past, Dad. You've always said that with all of us pulling together, we could do anything. I won't spend any more money than I absolutely have too, either. I already have plenty of new clothes, and I can take my lunch to school. That will save a few dollars a month. There are other things that I can help cut back on. We can make it even with Mom tied up with pregnancy and a new baby."Van grabbed her in a hug again, patting her back. "Baby, we're. ‘I-I understand,’ I nod, feeling more trapped than ever. ‘Good girl. I will drive you where Ben picked you up a while ago. You will walk back to the bus and explain you needed space. Oh! Before I forget, I have camera programmed on your clothes and places all around the bus. I even have a couple on your crush Luke. Don’t think I won’t know what will happen.’ I nod once again my eyes close, thinking about everything Chandler has just told me. I wouldn’t be able to live a normal life with him out. He said. "I never had any."I gulped. He said. "How bout the stuff in your locker. You get it back?"I just said. "Lost, everything." One of my books was destroyed, but I got the others and my glasses back. The frames are broken but the lenses are okay." He said."Give me the glasses and I'll drop them off for new frames. I'm out till I get clothes." I said.He gave me the glasses and I dropped them off at the optician and went by the restaurant where Tom's mother worked. She saw me and said. "Why.