Don't need nobody

Round 17: May 2027

Liv Harris is 29.

(Jamie is 30, Minka is 9 and Nick and Shea are 7.)

Narrated by Liv

I released my debut album last year and I've been touring a lot. It's actually pretty exhausting to be on the road confined on a bus - I'm not big enough to fly to places - and eventually all hotel rooms start to look the same. It can also get a bit lonely. Obviously I have the band but after a while on the road you get kind of sick spending every moment of your day with the same people. Usually by the time I get to the hotel I just lounge around in my pajamas and call home.

Dancing in the moonlight

Round 17: April 2027

Nyah Marlowe is 41, Thomas is 40, Skye is 15, Jett and Kyra are 13 and Lina is 11.

(Iona is 15.)

Narrated by Jett

Skye has a real job now because grandma gave her a job in her lab. She mainly cleans up the place and assists grandma's assistant researcher and I'm insanely jealous. I'm the only of us kids who's interested in science so I should be the one working there. Skye having a job also means that more of the household chores fall on to me and Kyra. It's not too bad, just cleaning the house once a week and cooking a meal here and there. The only thing I just barely manage is mac & cheese but no-one's complained so far.

We rule the school, April 2027

Round 17: April 2027

Principal Nyah Marlowe, teachers Phoebe Lind and Quinn Hayes.
Students: Riley Cooper (17), Ross Cooper (16), Madelyn Cooper (16), Jeremy Hayes (16), Skye Marlowe (15), Todd Robinson (15), Liam Cooper (15), Iona Fielding (15), Jesse Midlock (14), Jett Marlowe (13), Kyra Marlowe (13) and Mia Greene (13).

Teachers and students of Wellington High School are thrilled about the new school building. It took the construction company twice the time they initially thought but the building is finally finished and school is in session. There's so much more space than in the old school and the class rooms are better equipped as well. Skye and Todd are just thrilled that they get to sit next to each other. Not that Mrs. Lind allows them to interact much during the class.

She moves in her own way

Round 17: March 2027

Sara Midlock is 18.

(Eve is 26, Drake is 9 months.)

Narrated by Sara Midlock.

I was kind of surprised how much theory we have to study in addition to the grueling dance rehearsals every day. I try to stay on top of everything but I have to admit I'm exhausted most nights. It feels like all my dorm mates are out partying every night while I go to bed at 8 p.m. I live with a bunch of strangers since I was assigned to a different dorm than Frieda, Emily and Aaron.

Heal

Round 17: March 2027

Aaron Hayes, Emily Midlock and Frieda Robinson are 19.

(Tina is 39, Sara is 18, Tim is 6 and Michael is 3.)

Narrated by Frieda

I lost my dad just a few months ago. The hurt is still so raw that sometimes it feels like I can't breathe. Like I'm moving through a fog and I can't see anything. I don't know what I'd do without Aaron and Emily. They can understand what I'm going through so they know when to leave me alone or when to smother me with love. We're quite an unusual bunch of teenagers because we've all had so much grief in our lives. 

Happy Birthday, March 2027

Dixie's pregnancy has advanced to third trimester. Liana can't wait for the baby to arrive. She's hoping for a little brother since she already has a little sister. She's a bit disappointed when her mom explains to her that they can't really choose whether it's a boy or a girl.

Liana still wants to know everything about babies and where they come from. Dixie tries to distract her by reading her a book but the questions are neverending. Finally Dixie tells Liana to ask her dad because she's running out of things to say.


Notes:

• Just a little birthday update. The baby is due in June 2027 so Dixie and Tom still have a lot of time to answer all of Liana's questions, LOL.

Life itself

Round 17: February 2027

Max Fielding is 71 and Regan is 63.

(Lilly Fielding is 22 and Naomi Parker is 4.)

Narrated by Max

Lilly got a teaching job at Allerdale Elementary School right after graduation. She lived in an awful dump in Exmoor for a while but now she's moved to Allerdale. She says she loved living in the city but commuting to work every day would have been a pain. She bought a small house that had been vacant for a few years. It was quite cheap and didn't require a lot of fixing after all. We did most of the work ourselves so all in all it didn't cost much to get the house just the way she likes. Some of her stuff was stored at our house while she lived in Exmoor but I think we've finally managed to bring all the boxes over to her place.