Rainbow and Starlight raced up the stairs to find the cause of the loud noise. The bed had broken and a guilty looking boy was standing there. They were too late though. Their mother was already there, in her red robe like usual. She turned around glaring at them. Both girls froze from her cold look.
"I told you to keep quiet whilst I'm with a client. Or do you need a reminder of what happens when you disobey?" She asked, now fully facing them. Rainbow's eyes widened, not from the threat but at the look of her mother.
"You're pregnant again..." She whispered barely audible. Her mother marched over to her.
"Didn't you hear me?!" She yelled, causing Starlight to jump and start trembling. Rainbow held her gaze, staring into her mother's cold eyes.
"You're supposed to look after us." Rainbow started, "if you can't even do that then why are you bringing another life into our household?!" She asked, with a harsh undercurrent to her words that she hadn't intended.
"I am looking after you! I'm supporting this family way more than you ever could!" Her mother snapped back at her. "I can look after all of them whilst your gone what makes you think I need you here?!" She hissed. That hurt. Being told she wasn't needed, by her mother...