Generation 1; Chapter 3

I had been right! Today was better because it was the weekend! Yay! 

I hadn't really seen much of my Dad recently since he had being going to gigs and performing in the park. That was how he met Mocha. She loved to watch all the performers that came to Appaloosa Plains. 

If he wasn't working or training, he was with her. I didn't mind, it meant that he had a smile on his face. She was really nice to him and to me, so it was fine. 

Now that it was the weekend I could spend more time with Dad. I was happy we could actually have a family day out. The first time we could since moving to this town. I was so excited. I didn't care that Mocha was coming with us. It kept my mind off school and Plum. 

We went on a nature walk around Cinnamon Crest Falls. If one thing that Appaloosa Plains did right it was the views. Mocha brought with her some poles so that we could go fishing. I had  never fished before, neither had my Dad.

Even though we were not that good we managed to catch a few fish. 

We all then sat down for a picnic that we had brought.

Dad and Mocha seemed to be a bit nervous. They kept giving each other this nervous glance when they thought I wasn't looking. 



"Ahem" Dad cleared his throat "Nilly, I have something that I would like to ask your opinion on." 

I looked up from eating. "Sure, what is it?"  His question kind of worried me.

"Um, I was thinking of having Mocha come live with us and we just wanted to know what you thought of it?" 

Have Mocha move in with us? Well, this was sudden. But it did mean we could start expanding the house and Dad would be happy, too. 



"I guess it will be good. When will she move in?"  

"Well, we need to upgrade the house first, add another bedroom - that might take a week or so. Then after that she will be living with us. Is that ok?" 

"Yeah, I suppose." I knew I should have felt happier. Dad had his smile back. It was just too sudden. 



The week went by so fast. We had to spent it in a hotel while the house was being upgraded. I still went to school whilst Dad went to work. Finally, we could go home. All three of us. 

The upgrade wasn't much, only adding an extra bedroom so that Dad and Mocha had somewhere to sleep. We finally bought a bookshelf (I loved reading into the night) and we managed to get a cheap dining set so we didn't have to eat on the sofa. At last it was starting to look homely. 

Generation 1; Chapter 2

It was official, I HATED it here!




There was only six other children in my class. Not surprising since this was a small town. They all had the top of the range laptops while there was me, with a tatty notebook and pen. Not only was I the odd one out. There was a girl here that was absolutely mean to me and I didn't know why! Her name was Plum Jam. It seemed that she was the leader of the class.

It wasn't noticeable at first but I did wonder why everyone except Drizzle avoided me. Then the name calling started. It was the usual 'loser', 'freak', and 'no name Nilly'. But then they started taunting me about my mum... or lack of a mum.  She told them not to talk to me. 
Luckily, I had Drizzle. He told me that the only place that they wouldn't ever bother me in was the library. I loved it in there. 



The old books, the comfy chairs and best of all the company. It was bliss. We could read the books, just talk and be ourselves without Jam and her gang around.

We managed to stay in the library at break and at lunchtimes for a few days, until the teacher had noticed us missing from everyone else. Technically we weren't allowed in the library without a teacher present. 

So we had to go outside with everyone including Plum. Just great.




We stayed away from everyone. Sitting on the benches just talking and reading. 'Till Ocre called Drizzle over. That left me on my own.

Plum came over and started her usual tirade. "Why don't you go back to where you came from. No one wants you here, you freak" 



I ran away from her, which didn't do much as she followed right behind me yelling "no name Nilly can't even afford a laptop, how pathetic are you! Aww, do you want your mummy, haha!"  

That was it! I had had enough!



"Plum, why are you always picking on me? I have done nothing to you! I don't care that I don't have the latest brand things or that I don't live with my Mum and my Dad. Enough is enough, This has got to stop!"  I screamed at her.

Her face contorted into an angry scowl before she lept on me. Punching and kicking me, the dust of the playground surrounding us.  




Once she had finished beating me up I turned away from her. I didn't want her to see the tears in my eyes.




"You don't belong here" she said as she turned and went off with Forest and Polar laughing at me. 

Even though the teacher was outside with us she didn't notice a thing. Funny that adults don't really notice what was going on right under their noses. 

I wasn't able to see Drizzle 'till the end of the day. Plum saw to it that he didn't come near me. Whilst we sat on the school fountain in the hall, waiting for Drizzle's mum to pick us up, I told him everything. 



"Oh, Nilly, we must go and tell Miss Vermell, Plum can't do that!" 

"But she will make my life even worse. I can't even use the toilets here without her threatening me" I whimpered. I knew that I should have told someone, but it could have been worse if I did.




"We have to do something, Nilly." 

"Let's just drop it. We can ignore her, she will get bored soon." 

"If that is what you think is best." I could tell that Drizzle was annoyed that I wouldn't tell anyone.

"I am just glad that I have you around, Drizzle" I truly was glad. He was the only thing in this town that made me really happy. 

A car horn beeped outside. It was his mum. I gave Drizzle a quick hug before we left to go over to his house. Feeling slightly better that tomorrow was a new day.