Episode After: The Wedding Frame

(Have changed some things slightly, Dr. Dave & Lois are married. The Foutley's, Dave and Monster Carl's old dog which arrived at the wedding live next-door to the Griplings old house. The Griplings live in the old Foutley house.)

CHAPTER 1

Ginger awoke in her new pony-less room to her beeping alarm. She sat up slowly and rubbed her eyes, before directing them toward the window. She admitted to herself she missed seeing Darren sitting there. She walked toward the window and slightly opened it, letting the fresh air wake her up. To her left she could see Courtney Griplings old house, she thought of the misfortune that came across her friends' family for a moment before heading off to the shower.

Ginger arrived in the dining room to the smell of pancakes, her little brother had been in the kitchen obviously, as her mum couldn't cook this well. She took a plate and sat next to her new step-father, soon joined by her little brother and pregnant mother. Things had been like this for a while, once her mum and Dr. Dave (as they still called him, and he didn't mind) returned from their honeymoon the family moved into their new home almost immediately.

"Ready for school kids?" Lois asked in her tight nurse's uniform, she really needed a new one.

"I guess" Ginger shrugged; she really missed school, and Darren.

Ginger climbed out of the car, ready to start the new year, and before she knew it she was surrounded by her two best friends Dodie and Macie. She'd only seen them 2 days ago, but it felt like an eternity to her. The three walked into the school arm in arm talking about nothing that really mattered, Dodie was blabbering about something to do with pep squad; it seemed that was all she talked about these days. Ginger finally stopped walking and turned to her locker, conveniently located right between her old best friend and ex-boyfriend Darren and her band mate whom she got very close to after she and Darren broke-up Orion. Things were awkward as both the boys were there but Ginger stepped in and broke the silence.

"So, how were your summer breaks?" She asked them both.

"Alright" the boys answered in unison.

"Great, me too" Ginger said half-heartedly, she knew this was a lie. She had not had a very good summer break, nor had she had a very good month beforehand, losing her boyfriend and having major surgery on her burst appendix.

"You look, better" Darren said quietly, "Sorry I didn't come see you in hospital, something came up" he gave her an apologetic look. This was the first time he had spoken to her since they broke up.

"It's ok," Ginger was trying to work out whether to mention the card, she decided best not to. "So um, where's Simone?" Ginger noticed that Darren's girlfriend, who had been around him 24/7 at the end of last year, was missing this morning.

"Well" Darren began as the bell rang, "I'll talk to you at lunch." He said quickly

"See you then" Ginger said and the 2 walked off to separate classes.

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