Tiana
Sunday( present day)
After thinking through everything that happened I saw my grave if I stepped into class tomorrow. The girl I called skeleton was Genesis, Christina's cousin. Am so dead and their not the only ones after my neck.
" Tia?" My mom said shacking me out of my horrific flush backs.
" I don't think am ready for school on Monday," I looked down at my hands as I play with the comforter. She gave me a small nod, knowing I don't want to explain why. She headed out shortly after that and I fell back in a dreamless sleep.
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It's Monday. I'm sitting by my window as I watch cars drive by our house on the tarmac. Some heading to work others school and who knows others going to visit someone at the hospital.
I wish I was in the hospital.
" Knock knock." My mum stepped into my room fully dressed and ready to head out for work and do her part like the rest of the world." I'll be going on a date after work so don't wait up, 'cause mama gonna get laid," she turned around shacking her hips in her tight pant suit that showed off her carves.
" Ma...!" Gah! does she ever stop. She's probably been with six different dates in two weeks flat, yeah she says she's making sure to kiss all the frogs. What I keep wondering is when price charming is getting here?
" What?" She giggled," I just want to make sure you can track my body if I went missing." She winked at me and I rolled my eyes at her, ladies and gentlemen my mother. She finishes up looking at herself in my bedroom mirror. " Tia I do have something important to tell you though," she said sounding very serious and I turn my attention fully to her. She walked up to me and stat down on my window seat. She sighed taking my hand in hers," your father called yesterday." My heart clenched at the her words.
" He wants to meet you in person just the two of you," she sighed again looking at our joint hands. My eyes at this point were bugged out as I stared at my mother in disbelief. I gulped down hoping my silver would sooth the dryness of my throat.
The talks about my father are sensitive so we avoid mentioning him. It's mostly like he doesn't exist. Knowing I didn't have a response she pecked my cheek said goodbye. leaving me stunned.
The day went by faster than I anticipated. I spent it eating snacks, reading, watching some TV before heading to my bedroom to take a much-needed nap. What my mum said left me in a bad state of mind, after ten years now he thinks about his bastard child. It's funny how wealthy people act at times. If I was to have the pleasure of living like my other siblings I don't know how I'd be like. Would I act like Christina, according to my actions at the party I'd be worse given the chance. But was that really who I am? It must have been the poison I took from Jess. Yep it's the poison.
I sat down at my study table in my room staring at the laptop. And there it was the email I'd been longing to receive for years. My father had promised he'd be there even if it's not in person, am his first child; first bastard child actually. I huff looking at the unopened email I'd finally received from my wealthy father who had no use for me in his life. I was anxious to know and not know at the same time.
" Okay Tia pull up your big girl panties and just open it," I said to myself as my index finger hovered over the enter key. I was about to press it when the doorbell rang giving me a reason to ignore the email. I rushed downstairs and opened it finding Jess standing there with a wide grin on her beautiful face. People say we look alike but we're merely just friends.
" Looks like someone's happy," I said retuning her grin while closing the door behind her. She turned around to face me giving off giddy vibes. I raised my eyebrow knowing she's waiting for me to ask.
" Okay spill," I said looking at her expectantly. She went into the living room and sat down on the love seat next to the window and I sat down beside her.
" So, are you going to tell me what's got you in a good mood?" I questioned her still wondering who or what made her this happy.
" Guess," she said squalling.
" Guess?"
" Yes Tia, guess," she said turning her whole body to face me. One leg tucked under her bum while the other rested on the floor.
" You won a billion dollars?"
" No I'd be screaming like a crazy person if I did. Which isn't what happened since am just grinning stupidly," she shrugged.
" Okay you know am not good at guessing games, soooo," I said signaling her to just tell me by raising my shoulders while both palms face the ceiling.
" Okay fine," she whined," You know how you like like Troy?"
I nodded," uhmmm, am listening."
" So like you missed school, I just have to inform you that he broke up with Christina Infront of everyone claiming he wants to be with you," I was she'll shocked at what she just told me. He publicly broke up with his girlfriend for me? But why?
" What?!!!" I stood up from the love seat feeling my heart rate speed up. I need water stat...
" Calm down," she said pulling me back down to the seat and holding my shoulders in place. " Before you start your usual panic attacks listen."
" Listen? Listen? Christina's going to cut off my head and feed me to her pet shark," I felt beads of sweat start to form on my forehead. Troy just signed me off to the devil. Christina may look like sunshine and rainbows but she's not someone you'd want to mess with. Not to mention she'd get away with anything; even murder. Great now am the psycho's number one victim. Can life get any worse?
Am so dead. Lord forgive my sins I know I'd be seeing you soon. I prayed with my hands pressed together.
" Stop overeating," she said violently shacking me.
" Over reacting? Jess she's going to kill me," Jess shook her head "no" at what I just said.
" No she won't"
" Jess it's clear that you've gone crazy," i can't believe she she thinks otherwise.
" Just le----," I didn't let her finish as I quickly stood up and towered over her. " NO JESS, SHE IS. I CAN'T FREAKING ACT LIKE I'M OKAY KNOWING THAT TROY PUT ME ON THE NUMBER ONE SPOT OF CHRISTINA'S HIT LIST."
" YOU WILL BE OKAY IF YOU JUST FREAKING LISTEN," I tried to interrupt her but she just got louder. " SHE HAS HER EYES ON THE NEW HOT GUY AND HE PRACTICALLY MADE OUT WITH HER AT LUNCH!" what?
I huffed flopping down on the seat feeling confused and frustrated. New hot guy? God what's happening my brain hurts.