"I'm done... me and Larry made PowerPoint presentation, he's got a knack for computers when he sits down and actually tries" he said then looking around he said "Where's Lyn?"

Peter paused for a second. "Last night, she was about to run away and I tried stopping her. Knowing she would not change her mind, I told her to wait until morning so that she could tell everyone goodbye. I guess she didn't?" He sighed. "I tried to stop her from leaving period. I don't get how sh eis doing it for us."

Nate punched his locker door then laid his head on it wispering into the locker door he said "I wish she would of told me!" Then he opened the locker door and said "Do you know where she is going?"

Peter thought for a minute. "I think she's going to the jail to visit her foster parents." He took a deep breath. "Think she's still there?"

"I don't know" said Nate then he added "But I'm going to find out!" he dropped his bag and started walking towards the front door only to be stoped by sercurity and turned back around.

Peter ran a hand through his hair, the new hair feeling very interesting to his hand. He picked up his and Nate's bookbag, rushing to Nate's side.HAnding Nate's book bag to him, he said, "Maybe later may be a better time to see where she went."

((and.... I'M POSTING!! ))

-----------------

"What were you thinking?" Johny smoldered to Justin. "Okay, you were trying to protect Miley. So you KILLED A GUY?" he started to walk back and forth.

"And--and," Johny stumbled over his words. "Can I go anywhere or do anything without my crazy family getting in trouble?" he finally stammered. "I mean, look at Peter!" he hissed. "He nearly kissed Jen and OD's. And now-- my little brother-- killed..." He faded off, trying to find words.

"A man!" he said, but now he wasn't yelling.

---------------

"Nevermind!" sighed Ally. "I just said Johny's beard made him look a whole lot worse," she assured her friend. "

"Miley?" she snorted, before she shook her head. "Look, just drop it. Wanna come to my house in, I dunno, 15 minutes?" She dropped to a whisper. "Anna's inside. She'll be leaving in ten minutes, though."

----------------

"Oh my gosh," breathed Meghan, before picking up the phone and calling Jen, not considering that this might not be the best time.

--------------

Elena watched the busy crowd below here from the hotel room (which, by the way, had really ugly curtains!). This was the second time she was in Ronia again, and not much seemed to have changed. But things had. She was from America, and that her the enemy. Even if she was just doing something as innocent as a pianist (granted, of course, she DID work for the CIA... ).

Justin sat in his church office, listening to his borther's lecture. Fighting the tears, he yelled, "It was an accident! You would have done the same thing, you almost joined the military!" It was two late. His heart was beating so fast, it caused tears the tears to fall. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry you're the perfect one while your brother and your cousin are so messed up dirty and unworthy of your time of day. What about Miley? Is she crazy? does she overdose, kiss guys she can't be with or kill people? She's been trying to talk to you and you've been ignoring her. You used to be close." He plopped onto a chair, lowering his head. "I'm sorry, Johnny. I didn't mean to yell." He took a deep breath, hoping the argument did not sound too similar to what they used to sound like before he became a Christian.
Flashback:
Justin was ten yers old, crying because Miley had accidentaly broke his baseball trophy he won form little league baseball. He had yelled at her and broke the head off her barbie doll, causing her to cry. Johnny had run into teh room and slammed justin into the wall. "How coudl you yell at Miley and break her doll like that! It's just a trophy!"
Justin had kicked his brother in the leg as hard as he could. "Well that's just a stupid barbie doll! I worked hard for that trophy!" What did she do for that barbie doll? Be a stupid cute little girl?"
Johnny had yelled, "Don't you ever, ever talk about your sister like that!"
Justin yelled, "Shutup! You're not mom or dad! Go away!"
Susan overheard this and yelled, "Guys! Did you forget Miley is still in the room?" By then, she had picked up Miley, who would not stop hysterically crying. Justin had said, "Yeah and she's crying over a stupid barbie doll."
Johnny had wagged his finger at him. "You watch your mouth, or I will tell mom."
Justin stormed otu of the room, but not before retorted, "Yeah well you won't because you're stupid!" He looked away, even though it was too late to hide the tears. What his brother thought of him really meant a lot to him, no matter how much they fought.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Stacey said, "Okay." She rusehd to Ally's so that they could walk to school together.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Stepping into teh school, she asked Chrissa, "Do you know of any good lawyers fro Justin?

"But she'll be gone by the Peter!" calming down he said "Alright fine lets go to class" he turned and walked to class.

When they got into the classroom, Peter said, "Well, I will be working with Jen on the project. Think you can look for her without me? Man, the project is due tomorrow!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Justin sighed, wiping his eyes. "I don't know what to say. I wish I had protected them in a different way. Maybe I should have called the cops." He ran a hand through his hair. "I really am sorry." His eyes turned black, as he stared at the floor. A sick feeling went through his stomach, as he saw some of the blood was still on his hands. He closed his eyes to shut out the horrors of the previous night.

"Umm." Chrissa paused to think. "No. I don't know any lawyers, period! But still...it was self-defense...they've got to let him go, don't they?" She swallowed. Her head throbbed. She'd been so upset last night that she'd hardly slept.

Miley nodded. "They have to! But, how will the police believe him without a good lawyer. Needs to be some way to build up a case."

Jen ran her fingers through Peter's hair. Her hand came to the spot where his hair had grown thinner, but it seemed to be getting thicker now. "Peter, your hairs coming back in!"

Peter felt someon feeling his hair. At first he panicked, but then heard Jen's voice. He smiled and turned around. "Thanks. God really has been good to me. I had a nightmare last night that it would never grow back but it is starting to. "I am so excited." He smiled at her, feeling like his usual self.

Jen felt a sudden urge to hug him, and she did. "He really has, but you don't know the half of it yet." She stood back and looked at him now as a smile stretched across her face. "My mom said it would be alright if we could be together after school and church!"