The Timberson Legacy: Chapter 12

Last time, the kids grew up, Cassie got punished from Brighton, and tension rose in the house. Will things stay the same?

Candace started meeting some guys. The boy in this picture is named Vaughn Lobos.

They fell in love quickly. Would it last?

They often danced awkwardly in the living room. Vaughn didn’t want to make a bad impression, especially if Alice, Billy, Amanda, and I usually spent our time there(Seriously, Candace and Vaughn could’ve gone out).

Corey would often play with the sprinkler. He wasn’t really interested in girls, though he started high school, too.

Sometimes he’d go to the bar and try to invite his classmates, but they often had plans. He felt like everyone in his class was dating except him.

Cassie probably felt that way, too. At first, she didn’t mind Vaughn. He would probably go away after a while, she thought. But then she saw how Vaughn got along with Alice, and she began to get worried.

One day, Corey finally went on a date with a girl from his class.

“Finally! You’re going out!” I told him.

Once he left to go to the bar, I told the girls.

“Cassie, is dad talking about the girl with the bad hair and the weird leather jacket?” Candace asked.

“I think so,” Cassie said, while painting, “They were talking with each other at the end of the day. He must like her personality, because –”

“- she’s an outcast, her hair’s ugly, she wears that one jacket with everything, and she’s a slob,” Candace finished for her. “Well, her last name is Wolfe, and Corey DOES love the outdoors…” Candace went on.

Yikes. My son’s dating the apparent outcast, and my two twin daughters are ripping apart a girl who’s already a weirdo.

“Hey, be nice, she’s probably um, smart or nice or something?” I tried to defend this girl.

When Corey came back, the only thing he told me was his aunt Barbie was there. Nothing else.

The next day, mom planned a party at the Waterhole Juice Bar. She invited Carrie and Chelsea(Who were wearing the same exact hairstyle), Lonnie, and Bijou. Cassie has a good time with everyone, while Candace just stayed inside with Vaughn.

Looks like their romance was more than a week. Does this mean Cassie was outside to avoid the romance issue?

Amanda couldn’t come, because she had work, and then she got arrested again. But she came back with “gifts” from the police station.

Candace and Corey hung out on the playground a lot at the weekends. Where was Cassie?

Talking to her grandpa about art. They usually talked about painting techniques and stuff like that. Once, I overheard Billy telling Cassie to go outside and try to befriend Candace and Corey.

“But grandpa, they don’t like me!”

“Nonsense. Besides, they’re your family, they have to put up with you.”

Once she went on the jungle gym, Candace and Corey both left. I could tell she was feeling awkward.

“Ugh! This is exactly what I was worried about.” Cassie complained. I was worried. Why was the only thing my twin daughters could bond over gossiping? 

“I love the night. I feel like I’m the moon, while everybody else is having fun on Earth.” Cassie said to Alice.

“Well, the moon’s important too. You never heard about anyone making a big deal about taking the first steps on Earth, have you?” Alice said. She tried making Cassie feel better.

“Thanks grandma! I don’t know what I’d do without you!” Cassie said, smiling. I was happy Alice kept her away from depression.

“Relationships are like clouds. They look cool and are pretty for a while, but get boring if they stay too long.” Vaughn started to tell Candace.

“Yes, but relationships are also like the sun. They always stay with you. Right? Right??” Candace protested. Vaughn was several years older than her, so he wanted to take a break. But Candace protested, because this was her first real relationship. She’d sink way down on the social pyramid if her boyfriend left her.But they stopped talking. Cassie came, because she left her notebook in the jungle gym. There was no way Candace would ever tell Cassie her relationship’s secret. 

Cassie tried talking to her relatives about how Candace excluded her, but nobody listened.

“Carrie, can you help me out with a sister problem?” Cassie asked her cousin.

“Well… you two are like day and night. So I’m not so sure if I can help, sorry.” Carrie didn’t really help at all.

She couldn’t really get help from her mom, who spent her free time training Candace. It felt like she only had her grandparents to talk to.

“You know, I think we should take a break… from us,” Candace was telling Vaughn. Vaughn seemed confused. How could he be the one to get dumped?

“You can’t dump me!” he yelled at her.

“Well, just leave!” she said.

The next day, Candace sat by herself on the bus. She still felt bad after last night.

“They broke up for nothing,” Corey whispered to Cassie,“ She just wanted a break.”

“She’s the only person who would break up with Vaughn Lobos, the captain of the Simball team.”

“Hey! Guys! I could hear you! We’re the only ones on the bus!” Candace yelled.

Meanwhile, back at home, Mom and Dad still didn’t know about Amanda’s secret.

“So, you like art too, right? That’s cool. Why are you dressed like a thief?”

“Oh, it’s for, um, a, you know, a costume party. From last night,” Amanda tried to explain.

“Vaughn! I’m sorry. I never should’ve broken up with you. Please forgive me!” Candace shouted.

Vaughn gave her the silent treatment.But somehow, Candace managed to drag him home that night. Cassie was just ‘doing her homework’, but she really was just watching the two quarrel.

  “Whoo! Yeah! Let’s party!” Candace said.

Is there anything you’d like to tell us? Oh, and here’s Corey’s lifetime wish. He had the aquarium one. All he did was fish, put them upstairs, and killed them. Then Amanda had to clean it up. :P

Biiiiirthday time.

Nobody even remembered my birthday. Yeah, sure, I just turned into an adult, but still, I think it would be more important than, say, talking about art.

Amanda still liked to paint, whenever she wasn’t robbing, but it’s not like she forgot about her career.

It’s amazing my parents never found out, especially seeing that she got arrested frequently.

 

“You know, Vaughn, I think this break isn’t working,” Candace told him, “let’s get back together.”

“What if you go on another break?” Vaughn asked. He still wasn’t over the heartbreak.

“We were going through some problems then. Now, I’m older and more mature. We’re soulmates!” Candace said in a flirtatious tone.

And as you could see, the two were back together. “EW! IS THAT A PIMPLE! HOW GROSS! ICK!” Candace started using more makeup and other cosmetics, so as a result, she became more dependant on them. And if she didn’t use them for one day, her face would look bad. Hi Barbie/Bijou/Timberson relative! :D But yeah, they all look alike. I can’t even tell them apart. o.O Candace and Vaughn spent all of their weekends together. They. Were. In. Love.

They talked about their futures. Vaughn showed Candace there was more to life than being a non-stop partier. And look! They even left for curfew early! “Oh, hey Mom… what’s with the outfit?” Candace asked Amanda when she came home from her date.

“Uh… it’s just for a community children’s theater thing, you know, the ones nobody goes too.” Amanda said. She had been practicing her lies so much that now her excuses were believable.

“Oh, that’s so nice of you! Why won’t we all go out to watch you?” Candace asked. Amanda hadn’t seen that one coming.

“Because… it’s a long ride… it’s in Sunset Valley.” Amanda stuttered.

“Isn’t it a community play? As in Riverview?” Candace replied. She seemed to be good at breaking down Amanda, even if it was unintentional.

“Hey, I never said it was for our community.” Amanda said. She tried passing by, but Candace was good at prying out information.

“Hey Mom! I think I know your secret! You are a c-” Candace smirked.

“Alright, alright… I’m a thief. I want to become a master thief, since I’ve always been a kleptomaniac. That’s why I’m always out, late at night. It’s nothing to feel embarrassed about. My job brings food to the table. You should all be happy.” Amanda confessed.

“Wait… what? I was just gonna say you were a community play actress for other towns, and you go under the name of ‘Mandy Simovitch’ because of how low quality they are. Besides, Daddy’s a surgeon, and Grandma and Grandpa get pension.” Candace blurted out.

“Oh… well, um, this is awkward. Anyway, I gotta go. I’m gonna be late.” Amanda said, awkwardly.

Wow, this was a long update.