"Oh, Jon, there you are," Jon suddenly heard a voice from behind him. He turned around and saw Tiffany Sanders, one of the cheerleaders and a girl who had the reputation of being the school slut. And at the moment, she was dressed just as skimpily as Jon. He wasn't sure, but he thought that this might have been the first time that she ever talked to him, at least in a pleasant manner. "Where did you go?"
"Go?" Jon asked. He turned briefly to see that his mother (former mother) had gone back inside the house and closed the door. He turned back towards Tiffany.
"Yeah. We were heading to school, remember? Then suddenly you disappeared on me." She paused. "Where's your school bag and purse?" Her eyes went wide. "You didn't get mugged, did you?"
"No ... I, uh ... left my stuff at home."
"Is that where you went? Home? Why didn't you tell me?" she asked.
"I just thought I'd make it quick," he said, extending his lie. "I must have been in so much of a hurry that I forgot to bring my stuff with me."
"Well, come on. Let's get back to your house and pick up your stuff. I think we still have time to get to school."
Jon reluctantly went with her. He wondered which house they were headed to. He also wondered whose family he was a part of, since he was definitely no longer part of the Gibson family.
