Here is the next chapter. I hope that you enjoy it. This chapter will be about JT Cavanaugh and having to spend his Saturday working with his dad.
Spending My Saturday Helping My Dad At Work
JTs POV
Today was the first Saturday in may. We only had just over a month of school left. Next year I would be a upperclassmen. This meant that I would be known for more then just a star athlete. During my junior and senior year of high school I would have to do my absolute best at Basketball and Baseball if I wanted any chance at getting scholarships to play in university. My academic grades are not the best but for a star athlete you get scholarships based on the sports you play and not your grades.
I had gone to work with my dad almost every Saturday except for a few when I had baseball games to play in. My parents have always been really supportive of all the sports that I play. They go to the games when they are not busy. Lately my parents have been really tough on me especially my dad. He yelled at me last night for forgetting to clean the kitty litter. It is my cat so it is my responsibility to change the litter but he could have just nicely reminded me to change it instead of yelling at me.
Today I had no baseball game which meant that I would be going to work with my dad. This was one of the conditions of being grounded. I did have a team baseball practice in the afternoon so I only had to work with my dad for half of the day. I have been enjoying helping him at work but I would rather be spending time with my friends. Both Tyler and I have been really busy so we have not seen each other outside of school and baseball since spring break.
"It is time to go now." My dad said to me
"Okay." I said
"Take your baseball stuff and put it in the back of the SUV because after lunch break I will be dropping you off at your practice." My dad said
"Can you just drop me off at home so I can take my own car to practice." I asked my dad
"I will be taking you to your practice and then your mom will be picking you up when your practice is done." My dad said
"I am just trying to make it easier on you and mom because I can drive myself to and from practice." I said
"I appreciate that but it is easier on me to drop you off were your practice is. We are going to be renovating the DiLaurentis house today and they live really close to the baseball diamond where your practice is located today." My dad said
"Are you still disappointed in me with all the trouble that I have gotten myself into lately?" I asked my dad
"I was but you have really stepped up lately so I was considering ungrounding you after today."My dad said
I went with my dad to work. I had to help his construction team tear down a shed in the DiLaurentis back yard so they could put a new concrete patio in the place of the old falling apart shed. A few hours later I had lunch break with my dad and then he dropped me off at the park for baseball practice before he headed to his office to get some paperwork done in the afternoon.
"My dad told me this morning that after today I will be no longer grounded so we can hangout tomorrow." I told Tyler just before practice started.
"I can't because Bella and I have plans tomorrow. It is our six month anniversary and she told me that it was really important to her." Tyler said
"What did you buy her." I asked
"I got her this charm bracelet at things remembered. I got two charms put on it. One says both our names on it and the other is in the shape of a heart." Tyler said
"I think that she will really love it." I said
Baseball practice was now beginning. Tyler and I both play in the outfield positions. A few hours later practice was over and I was waiting for my mom to pick me up.
"That was a really good practice today." Tyler said
"We are the two best players on the team." I said
"So are your parents going to let you do the youth travel team over the summer?" Tyler asked me
"Yes, it took some convincing for my dad but he finally told me that I could go." I said
"So we will be seeing each other all summer." Tyler said
"That should take your mind off Bella all summer." I said
"What if she does not want to do the long distance relationship?" Tyler asked me
"The two of you will figure something out." I said to Tyler
My mom arrived to pick me up at the same time Tylers dad showed up to pick him up. My mom took me home and we had a nice relaxing evening as a family.
"All of you should start thinking about your futures soon." My mom said to all of us teenagers.
"I am only 14, I do not even want to think about college yet." Rosie said
"Your high school years will go by really fast once you start in the fall." My dad said to Rosie
"My first year of high school went by faster then my three years that I was in middle school." Elizabeth said
"All of your high school years are important not just your last two." My mom said to Elizabeth
"I just want to get a baseball scholarship and I really would like to play in the MLB some day." I said to my parents
"I think you have a really good chance at that because you are the best athlete that I have ever seen." My dad said to me
"What about you Rochelle because you have to start applying to university in the fall?" My mom asked Rochelle
"I honestly have no idea were I will be going after high school." Rochelle said
"Well you better figure something out because time is running out." My dad said to Rochelle
"What if I take a year off?" Rochelle asked
"Why would you want to do that?" My mom asked Rochelle
"I just need some time to figure out want I want to study and what I want to do for my career." Rochelle said
"You can start college without knowing exactly what you want to do." My mom said to Rochelle
"How will I know what classes to take if I do not know what I want to go into?" Rochelle asked
"You usually take all the general education classes the first year anyway so you do not have to know what you want to study." My mom said to Rochelle
"That makes me feel so much better." Rochelle said
"If you have any more questions about college you can just ask me or your mom." My dad said
After that family conversation I realized that I was really lucky to have parents that really cared for their kids even if they were tough on us sometimes it was just for our own good. After all my sisters left the room I had to ask my dad the one question that I have been wanting to ask him all day.
"So am I officially not grounded anymore?" I asked my dad
"Yes, as of now you are no longer grounded and all your restrictions have been lifted." My dad said
"Thank you so much." I said to my dad
"You can actually thank your mom since she convinced me that you learned your lesson and it was time for you to have all your privileges back." My dad said
"Thank you mom." I said
"You are welcome and I hope that you learned something valuable in these last couple months." My mom said
"I did learn something. I know that only reason why the two of you are tough on me and my sisters sometimes is because you love us and you want us to be successful in life." I said
"I know that you really want to play major league baseball but I think that you also should consider other options in case that does not work out for you." My mom said
"I already know that I will be playing in the MLB some day." I said
"When a Cavanaugh wants something to happen they get it done. I know that you will do really great in the MLB one day." My dad said
"Thanks, for always believing in me." I said to my parents
"You still need to go to college though because playing baseball in college will give you a little sample of what it will be like in the MLB." My dad said
"I was planing on it. Where I go to college will depend on which college baseball team I can get recruited for." I said
"Well what ever team you play on I know that you will be the best player out there." My dad said
"Thanks, it means a lot to me that you are so supportive of me." I said
"I just wish that your academic grades were a little higher but you sure can play basketball and baseball." My dad said
"Next year I promise that my grades will be a lot better." I said
"I know you have sports but you have to study more. It wouldn't hurt if you joined in on your sisters study group. The three of them have a study group even though they are in different grades they help each other study." My dad said
"I'll think about it, dad." I said
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"Elizabeth Cavanaugh - A chapter about her going to the mall with her sisters. A spoiler will be in the next sentence. She meets a cute guy at the mall who is a few years older then her.
"Tyler Rivers - A chapter about his six month anniversary date with Bella Kingston. If you do not want a spoiler then do not read the next sentence. They will talk about doing the long distance relationship once Bella moves, One of them will want to try the long distance relationship and the other one will be unsure about the whole long distance thing.
Chanel DiLaurentis and Coco DiLaurentis - A chapter about their high school graduation. Again if you do not want a spoiler then do not read the next sentence. They will have a graduation party at their house that gets a little out of hand.
Alex DiLaurentis-Fields and Enzo DiLaurentis-Fields - A chapter about their summer adventures. I have not planned this chapter yet so there will be more details to come. It will be a while before I get to this chapter since I still have to go through the rest of the current school year and the graduation of the high school seniors.
Will Rivers and Darcy Rivers - A chapter about their summer adventures. Will and Darcy will be going to sleep away camp for two weeks. It will be their first time away from their parents and that makes them a little hesitant to go.
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