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The Bad Girl Behind The Good Girl Chapter 1 by Sirlegendy(m): 7:47pm On Jul 05, 2016 |
Chapter 1: Family Problems
Chapter 1
“Fiona, did you see the moving
trucks last night?” My mother asked
me as she prepared breakfast. I
shook my head, placing 3 plates on
the table. She glanced at me over
her shoulder quickly.
“No, mom; I went to bed early last
night.” I said, putting a cup beside
each plate. My mother nodded.
“After studying, I hope.” She stated,
taking dessert out of the oven before
placing it carefully onto the stove.
“Yes; I studied for an hour.” I
assured her.
“Only an hour?” My father’s voice
piped. He sat with his legs crossed
in the chair he usually sat in, beside
my mother and across from me. He
had his dark black suit on. This was
his usual choice of clothing,
especially when he had meetings or
work- which was always.
“Yes, Dad; I had a large amount of
homework.” I said taking a seat in
my usual place as my mother made
her way over with the bowls; salad
filled a bowl, Chicken Parmesan in a
pan, rice, and a hefty bowl of
broccoli. She placed them in the
unfilled spaces of the table, my
father placing his book down as he
thanked my mother for the delicious
meal.
As we ate, my parents gave me
approving looks as I explained how
school was going and how my friend,
Jessie, was. The subject of my
grades came up and I already knew
they were going to overreact at my
news.
“I have a B+ in trigonometry.” I
stated, digging into the salad I’d
covered with Italian dressing.
“A B in trigonometry? How did you
get a B?” My father asked, gasping
loudly along with my over dramatic
mother.
“I scored lower than a 90% on a test
so my grade dropped a few points,
causing it to drop a letter. But its
okay, this quarter isn’t over yet- I still
have a few weeks to raise my grades.
School just started.” I assured my
parents, waving my hands. They gave
me disapproving looks and sighed.
“Does a boy have anything to do with
this sudden grade drop?” My mother
asked, her index fingers pressing
lightly and rubbing circles into her
temples.
“No, Mom.” I assured her. Like a guy
would actually talk to me. Yeah, right.
The only guy that ever talks to me is
Jack Brandt and he’s the last thing
I’d call hot. And the only reason he
talks to me is because we recently
had a project assigned to us, which I
finished alone. Note to self:
Approach Jack and have him sign
his name on the project before
handing it in.
"You know what? I think I might take
Cherry up on that offer.” My mother
said, giving me a pointed look. I
knew what she was talking about. My
aunt Cherry offered to stay at my
house while my parents are on
business trips- which they go to
every week. And to be quiet honest, I
prefer them to be out on business
trips because when they are here,
they harass me about keeping my
grades up and staying away from
boys.
Throughout a month, my parents are
home for about 5 days. And on those
5 days, they usually shop, pay bills,
and pay employees- such as our
maid and chef. Jessie usually
consoles me, telling me that my
parents must trust me because her
parents wouldn’t even leave her
home alone for an hour. I sighed
before placing my fork onto the table,
silencing my parent’s small bickering
session about Aunt Cherry’s offer.
“I think that’s a good idea, Mom,” I
stated, letting out a small sigh. My
mother looked at me, shocked and
my father looked confused. “Like you
said, it’s not good for a teenage girl
my age to be home alone so often- it
gets lonely and it’s not exactly safe.
Sure, our neighborhood isn’t bad- but
it’s better to be safe than sorry.” I
stated, using one of the tactics I use
when I want something- which is
rarely.
“Excuse me?” My mother said,
covering her mouth as she coughed
slightly on her food. Although my
parents may be strict about me
maintaining good grades and who my
friends are, they barely have
limitations for the things I buy. But
that doesn’t mean I can just go willy-
nilly with the money they give me
and buy a stripper pole, but I have a
lot of material items.
My parents often give me money. I
guess they think it helps fill the void
of them being gone so often, but in
reality- all it does is give me… well,
money. Sure, I can buy computers
and perfumes, clothes too but this
isn’t something I do often- I save my
money and keep it for college.
As unnecessary as that may sound,
seeing as my family is pretty wealthy,
I’d rather pay for my own college
fund. But on some occasions, Jessie
manages to pull me out of the house
to go on a shopping spree.
“I said it’s a good idea. She should
get here as soon as possible;
your next business trip? How long
will you be gone?” I asked, giving my
parents an honest smile. I tried not
to sound too eager. They looked
confused as my father looked at his
watch and my mother thought for a
second.
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