On Friday, I'm dragged to the mall by my friends to take pictures with Santa. I know. Seventeen year olds want to take pictures with Santa? I don't complain because it gets me out of spending the day at home with Vivica, who's elated at the idea of nearly two weeks without me. Maddox picks me up and we drive there together. If you guessed that he's also against taking pictures with Santa, you're right. I learned halfway through the ride that Jackson and Nicholas won't be making it. Parker, Winona, and Cassidy will be. I press for a little more information from the new and improved nicer Maddox and he reveals that Raven is still keeping her distance. For some reason, I'm grateful. When we arrive, Winona and Cassidy insist that we go see Santa immediately but the rest of us argue that we sh

