He Loves me, He Loves me not

Chapter 2

FLASHBACK:

SIMONE P.O.V

"Okay where the hell is my chemistry book?!" I exclaimed as I shuffled through my locker. "Great, I must have left it on my nightstand."  Ugh I don't even want to her Mrs.Fulton's speech about "always being prepared for class" She was definitely going to give me hell for forgetting my book again.

'"Well let the lecture begin." I said to myself as I closed my locker door and re applied my lock. "Ayo Aug!!!" I heard a voice call from down the hallway. I automatically knew it was Augusts'  best friend Craig, since he was the only boy in the whole damn school who was loud & obnoxious. But not to long after hearing Craig's annoying  daily yell down the hallway, August always appeared right on que. He and Craig met up everyday right infront of my locker.

"Wassup Simone." August said as he flashed me a small but sweet smile that made his dimples show. "Hey" I replied softly & walked away quickly to my first period class. Most girls would automatically fall to there knees just to have august look at them for one minute, but not me. Maybe it was because he's been my neighbor since as long as I can remember so I kinda knew him in a way, before the singing lessons anyways. I knew him when he was.. "normal" I guess you could say. August was cute and all, but all the other girls wanted him and I wasn't the type to bandwagon.

School went by slow as usual that day and I started  on my routined walk home. Once I made it to my block, I noticed a grey Lexus parked next to our mailbox. "We have company? We never have company." I said to myself as I entered the house.

"Im sorry ma'am but this was your last warning, you knew what would happen if you didn't get yourself together, we gave you every opportunity to get help and you have yet to do so, so i'm sorry, but I have no other option." "Who was that?" I thought to myself as I stood quietly around the corner of the living room. And what did she mean by her having no other option??

All of a sudden I heard my mother speak, and she sounded as if she'd been crying or something. 'I'm sorry Ms. Simmons ill get help I promise, just please, please, please don't do this to me, you cant do this!" she cried out. "What do you want hmm? is it money that you want because I can go out-" "No Ms. Smith, I didn't come here for money." "You've been warned 5 times now, and now we have to go through with the procedure, im sorry. " I'll do anything.. anything I promise I will , you just cant take my baby girl... I lost one already."  My mom's voiced cracked on the last few words.

She was referring to my little sister Kelsey. My grandma took her away a few months ago when my dad was still around. Kelsey was always afraid living with us, well our father mostly. So I guess she decided to reach out to our grandmother , who decided to come get us and take us away , but I decided to stay because I couldn't leave my mom alone with m dad .. I just couldn't do it, she needed me.

"Lillian look". I heard the woman say. "This is only a temporary thing, you can come back for her once you have proven to the courts that you've gotten cleaned up, got a decent job and had a few years of rehab and therapy."  And that's when it hit me. I was going to be taken away from my mother, my life, and everything I've ever known. I then stepped out into the living room to face my mother and this woman.

"Baby, I didn't know you where home yet." my mother said to me sweetly as she quickly wiped her eyes. "Uh yeah, I just got here.. but...what's going on?" I asked with curiosity. "This is Ms. Simmons and she's from Child Protective Services and she's here to see you." "See me? See  me for what?" I asked rudely. There was silence in the room for a second and then Ms. Simmons started to speak. "Hi Simone, the reason im here today is to actually see how your mom was doing as a mother." "Im not saying that she's a bad parent, she's just...unfit for the job right now."

I stared at her with a blank expression. "So with that being said.." she continued. "You will be coming to live with some other kids around your age for a little while." "What's a little while?"  I replied. "Not that long sweety." my mom then chimed in. "She's just going to take you away from me for a little while until I- I get better" she finished. "I don't wanna go !" I shouted. "I know honey,  but I have no other choice but to take you. Your things are already packed, and its time to go." "NO!! mom do something!" I demanded. "Im sorry baby, I PROMISE ill come back for you."  she  said as her voice began to crack once again.

I felt Ms. Simmons guide me out the door and into her Lexus with my suitcases in hand. My mother stood outside and watched me prepare to leave her "temporarily". I looked out the back window and watched my mother get smaller and smaller in my vision until she was gone completely.

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simone's mother, Lillian in the Multimedia.

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