I wake up the next day, remembering the horrible events from yesterday, including what happened at school with Henry. Atleast it is the morning and I don't need to turn on the lights. I open my door and as usual go to take a shower and to my surprise there is a new door knob and it is locked. I hold onto the knob, trying to open it, and I look around the house until I find the source.
"You ain't gonna go in there you know. No water." My dad says, walking to his room down the hall from mines.
"How am I suppose to go to school? I need to shower and brush my teeth." I yell.
I groan loudly so he can hear and just go back to my room, wishing I had friends to go to. I go to my closet, put on my uniform, shoes, brush my hair into a bun, and pack my school stuff in my bag. I turn around to look into the mirror, seeing the big bruise on my face from the punch my father gave me and inhale a deep breath.
When I go to the fridge to get something, I see a lock on the fridge."Are you serious?" I yell out in frustration and just leave the house and wait outside for the bus.
I hope I don't smell so bad and hopes no one smells me.
***
Once I get to school, everyone is looking at me, talking about me again. Henry comes with his followers and is smirking at me when he sees me. "What happened to your face?" He lifts my chin, searching for an answer. "Wow my guys really punched you bad. You even got a bruise on your neck." He laughs afterwards.
Of course he was kidding when he said all that stuff yesterday and I move my chin from his hands and walk away from the group. I just can't deal with this right now.
"Hey." He yells out to me and I continue to walk. "Hey idiot!" He yells again.
Why can't these people just leave me alone. I try to walk further, but he jumps in front of my way, looking with a serious face. "I. Said. Hey." He says slowly, with an annoyed tone.
"What! What do you want!" I yell on the brink of tears."I just want you all to leave me alone! Is that so hard? Why do I have to constantly be bothered everyday. It is all your fault too. These years have been hectic for me, I am surprised I am still alive." I pause to inhale a breath. I begin trying to walk away, but he grabs my hand.
"What did I say yesterday? Didn't I say that only I get to bother you. Who is everyone that is bothering you other than me?" He asks, looking right into my eyes with those blue eyes.
"Just leave me alone." I look away, yanking my hand back.
"I'm serious." He says and he actually does look serious. His blue eyes piercing right through my heart, making it beat a little faster. "Who is it?" He says angrily.
"Are you seriously asking me that? It is all your fault. Everyone bothers me because of you. You made sure everyone knows that you think I am stupid and now everyone calls me stupid." I roll my eyes and he quickly puts his hands to his nose, squeezing it.
He steps away from me and smiles." Did you brush your... nevermind, and I know I wanted to make sure everyone knew that you were stupid, but..." I don't give him a chance to continue talking, feeling embarrassed that he smelled my breath.
I just walk away and go to the cafeteria to grab a gronaola bar and apple juice, hoping that maybe my breath won't smell so bad.
Since I know my aunt and dad are serious, I am going to need to find a job. I go to the library and start to look up job opportunities on the internet, which is not so easy because I do not see many opportunities out there and many of them require a long application process, which I do not have time to do.
I begin to give up, but then I see an ad that says help wanted. I click it and a number pops up, showing a little message along with it.
Help needed. We need a maid that can clean up the house while the residents are at work. Please call this number 863-555-6101.
I quickly write the number down and shove it into my bookbag, hoping that it is not a prank. I log off the computer and go to my first period class, which is English IV.
When I get there, I see Henry and he is staring at me as I walk to my seat, which is right next to him. I hate how the school does not believe in having seperate desks, but use those long two chaired tables. I try to keep my distance from him.
While I take notes, I notice Henry is just sitting there watching me. "What" I whisper to him.
"You okay? You look a little bothered." He whispers back, placing his hand on mines and I quickly get up out of my seat, which causes everyone to look our way.
"Is there a problem Ms. Cole?" Mrs. Ramon asks and I shake my head, sitting back down in the chair.
Henry is thorougly amused, laughing to himself and I roll my eyes at him and try to pay attention to the teacher, not really quite putting everything she says together in my head. I begin to feel a sharp pain to my head.
Oh no, please, not now. I'm already known to be stupid, now everyone will think I am a freak. I think, placing my hand on my head, hoping that I can surpress the pain, which does not work. I bend my head on the table and just stay like that, trying not to cause Henry to mock me even further. I just need to get through the rest of the day and then I can go home.
***
I go home after school and I am starving, so I look through the cabinets and find some cheez-its to munch on. I don't hear anything in the house, so I'm sure no one is home.
I can watch tv now. I smile to myself, quickly jumpng on the counch in the living room and turning on the tv. Just when I am happy, a room door in the house opens and closes and its dad. I am not surprised it's him. I just continue eating and watching tv.
"What in the world do you think you are doing?" He stands in front of the tv and I just look at the cheez-its I am eating. "I said what are you doing?" He repeats, raising his voice.
"I'm sure you can see." I say, getting up and attempting to leave the livng room before he grabs my arm and shoves me back onto the couch.
"You are not allowed to use up the electricity and especially not eat our food." He snaps and I yawn to annoy him, which causes him to slap my face.
"Here! Get your stupid food." I toss the box at him and go to my room before he says anything else.
It's so hot in my room. I take off my uniform, get into more comfortable clothes, and look into my bag for the homework assignment, when I find a paper with a number on it.
"Oh yeah, the job."
I take out the paper and dial the number for the job opportunity. "Hello? I was calling because of the job opportunity?"
Pause.
"Great! So it wasn't a scam." I try to say in my head, but came out my mouth. "Sorry." Okay, give me a second." I find a pen and write the address down on a piece of paper.
I quickly look for a nice blouse and jeans and sandels. This is as professional I can get because I don't have many clothes thanks to my loving dad and aunt. I slowly get out of my room and leave the house before anyone notices me.
I go to the bustop and am on my way to this job. While on the ride, we pass so many mansion like houses and I look at the address, wondering if I am in the right area. The bus comes to a stop at the large house and I walk to the gate and ring the doorbell.
"Hello?" A woman says.
"Hi, I'm here for the job opportunity." I speak loudly and the gate opens.
The front door opens and a beautiful, bonde, well dressed lady comes out and smiles at me. "Hi, I'm Ana Callahan nice to meet you." She smiles and welcomes me in. "You can go sit on the counch and I will be right back." She says before leaving me.
I go to sit down on the well furnished counch. I begin to look at how beautiful the house is and how big it is. If I get this job, I will not be able to rest until everything is clean, which I know will take me hours.
I relax a little and hear the lady talking to someone upstairs and then someone is walking downstairs, which must be her son from what I glanced at, then I look around the house again. "What the heck?" The male voice says and I look up in horror.
I just can't believe what I am seeing. I am in Henry Callahan's house!
How did I miss the last name?