Unlikely Homecoming (book 3)

SERIOUSLY

Carter

When I woke up it was morning. Mason was still with me but he was asleep. The girls were upstairs doing something I heard a lot of walking and yelling. Yvonne must be on the phone. I woke up staring at the ceiling watching the fan go round and round.

"Good morning sleepy head."

Masons voice scared me and made me jumped. He let out a small chuckle as I sat up.

"Did you sleep well?" I ask now staring out the window.

"Yeah I mean my neck hurts a little but it's okay."

"Oof, I'm sorry."

"Don't be, it's fine. Really."

I heard the footsteps move towards the stairs and the footsteps became harder,louder, and faster.

"Carter, carter.... we have news."

"Guys, breathe...... what is it?"

"Adrien has a new trial date. It was this morning."

I immediately shook the sleep off and slowly stood up. My heart began beating.

"And...... tell me he was convicted...... TELL ME HE WAS."

The girls just stood there looking at me in The eyes. My hope quickly began to dwindle.

"We don't know, the jury went in a little bit ago."

I quickly became mad.

"Did you really need a dramatic pause for that."

I sat back down, my head in my hands. Mason scooted closer but I didn't want him next to me. I didn't want to talk to anyone right now.

"wait...."

The girls had their phones in hand.

"Teh jury came back they are giving the answer...... he's....."

I stood up yet again my heart quickly pounding. Tears forming in my eyes. I became sweaty and shaky all at once.

".......... GUILTY. ALONG WITH THE PRINCIPAL."

My heart lifted and a smile formed on my face. The tears started falling but for a different reason. These were tears of joy. Then I had another feeling.

"Wait what if they get out?"

"We can't focus on that, He's getting putting away."

I shrugged as Mason hugged me.

"You did babe."

"No, we did it."

The girls ran up to us and joined into the hug. Today was shaping up to be a good one.

"It says that he is leaving in a couple of hours on the prison transport bus and that they are looking for a new head of school."

Right after that my phone buzzed over and over again until I got it out and answer I guess a call.

"Hello?"

"Is this Carter?"

"Yeah,"

"This is the school administration, we would like to offer you the job of the head of school.... the principal essentially."

"Yes of course."

"You'll have to interview bit you'll get it anyway."

"Actually how about you see me in action."

"Go on...."

"The school, from what I heard hasn't been doing so well. What if I talked to them and changed that. What if I made a difference."

"......."

Complete silence,I started to get nervous. If that didn't work then I don't know because they wouldn't let me interview.

"..... ya, that'll work when do you want to."

"I can do today."

"Awesome we'll gather the kids."

I hung up and broke the news to the girls and Mason.

"They want to offer me a job as the principal of the school and for my interview they want me to speak again."

They all jumped me about doing it. But it was a positive energy.

"You have to."

"They need to."

"Well let's go."

We all piled in the car. I sat in the front and the girls got in the back. Mason drove as I thought what to say. There was so much but then I realized I had the files of the school I could bring up the weaknesses.
I opened the file from my phone and looked through some invoices. After awhile I got bored and looked at the current employment workers. I opened and my eyes got big.

"Uh Mason."

"Yeah, everything OK."

"Pull over."

Mason did as I said and I showed him my phone. After him, the girls, they all were amazed. Every employee on the board has a criminal record of embezzling.

"They were all in on it then."

"OK, new plan take me to the store. After that go and rent another car so I can go home afterwards and get some stuff done."

Mason turned the car around and took me to the store. Yvonne hopped out to.

"What do we need in here?"

"The stuff that changed the school before."

Yvonne smiled and disappeared into an aisle. I walked to the back of the store to see someone I used to go to school with. We weren't friends so I tried to stay away from them. I went around all the corners but I felt as if she was following me. Then I realized she worked there. Yvonne ran up behind me and scared the crap out of me.

"Why do you need this?"

"It's my thing everything I do changed when I was like this. Besides it sends a statement.I can be who I want and be strong at the same time. And it's a little embarrassing to get beat by someone like that."

"Can't it just be normal."

"No, I need to send a statement without words. I have to do this. It may not make any sense now but it will in time. It's just how I am and I have to be who I am.