lonely road (JANET)

Rumor traveled this road every night around this time, but it wasn't always this damp. Her small figure was drenched, but she was happy with herself, because well she had served her community like she always did feeding the homeless guys around here. She felt more accomplished when she got the chance to go to the kitchen which was often, but not so much durring cheer season, because she had a squad to lead. She shivered as she turned the corner hearing the guys on her block whistle. At first she just figured they were timing her, but she looked up to see another tiny frame walking the street.

Who was this crazy? This was the bad side of town she hated living here, but her mom was keeping her a dirty little secret. Hence she went to Lakehurst instead of Degrassi. If Craig saw her or something like that then he would know she was his? It was seventeen years ago Rumor really doubted it, but she liked Lakehurst, because that means that she got the chance to be cheer captain and just be different and not have to worry about hiding form the Mannings.

When, she got closer she reconginzed the girls face. She bit hre lip because she knew who she was and her mom told her not to associate with them unless she really had to until Ashley told Craig, about her. She couldn't just leave her though as she heard the guys whistle again. She kind of jogged up to her and gave a friendly smile. "Hey um this is the bad side of town." she warned her and looked up to her apartment window. "Come on or your going to get sick or worse." she said nodding to the door which led to the stairs to get up to her room. "Oh and if you don't talk to strangers well then I'm Rumor and that pretty much sums it up." she said trying to just get her to come up with her, because she'd hate to be the girl stuck out in the rain on the wrong side of town.

Rumor smiled at the girl when she told her her name. Well, at least she could help her sister out secretly. She unlocked the first door and nodded her towards going in. "Yeah, I'm positive." she said waiting for her to enter. She had to admit she was pretty and she was kind of jelous of the fact that she actually had some sort of relationship with Craig their dad. She'd give anything for her mom to just tell him already. Even if the two of them end up hating eachother at least it would be something.

Well, when finally getting out of the rain she took her hood off and began to walk up the stairs. "So, if you want you can use the shower it will make you feel better and I haven't ate dinner yet so if you'd like your free to eat with me." she said trying to make converstation. Hey, it was a start.

Rumor locked the door behind her and looked out the peep hole to make sure nobody had followed them. Once she saw no one is when she turned her attention back to her with a wide smile. She took off her soakin wet jacket and opened the small little door where the washer and dryer were at and set it in the washer, because well she liked to wash her clothes so they didn't dry up and smell like rain. "I hope you like lasagna I made it this morning it will pry take maybe a half an hour to cook though." she said taking it out of the fridge and preheating the oven.

She got out some drinks for the two girls and nodded towards the small hallway. "Go into the master bedroom at the end of the hallway and turn on the light and use the master bathroom the water is so much better in there." she said with a nod. "If you want to borrow some clothes just in case the rain got in your bag feel free they don't bite." she said with a smile taking her drink to the couch after her oven quickly was done preheating and she stuck the food in.

rumor had been watching television and well marissa had been in the bathroom awhile, but she didn't think anything of it, because well hot water when you looked like you could turn blue from being soaked was always a good thing. she had tooken some pajama's out of the dryer and changed. she had lasagna and a drink on a plate for Rissa sitting next to her. "feel better?" she asked looking up at her with a smile she had been flipping through channels but she stopped at her guests presence.

she bit her lip and stood up. "hey marissa manning right can you keep a big secret?" she asked going to tell her who she was so maybe, she would feel better about staying her because she didn't look like she was confortable at all.

rumor bit her lip as she looked down at the girl. "im well.." she sighed and she took a swig of her drink and sat down next to her. "im kind of your half sister." she admitted to her. "but no one knows about me because im a kerwin and my mom sent me to lakehurst." she admitted, well it was easier then she thought now she just needed a reaction.

rumor let her lip fumble out of her mouth and let it turn into a smile. she was pretty happy that she didn't seem like she had taken it badly or anything. well it wasn't like the father was hiding her then she might just not like her. "yeah really." she said taking a drink of her water. licking her lip she set the plate down and flipped some hair over her shoulder. "im seventeen." she said with a shrug. "so you don't hate me?" she asked biting her lip.

rumor smiled a little bit at the fact that she wanted to get to know her it was cute and well she wanted to know her siblings too because it was more family then she had now. it would be the most family that she had, because her mother was always gone all the time and if she was in town most times she was at the hotel. she nodded a little bit taking a drink of the water. "stay as long as you need." she said whith a shrug. "i don't have a roomate so, i don't mind and plus i would like nothing more then to get to know you."