章節 11: 10. Enter the mini villain no.1

You might be thinking i am judging people based on what i read too fast. I mean I am an adult and the person beside me is a kid, a good looking and bubbly kid. that is until she opens her mouth. I take back about her being a kid. Kids are supposed to be innocent not nasty. But her ... she is plain nasty

Maria Lauren, age 7(aka 3 years older than me) first grade...

They did visit in the past but me being me always on nap time or playing in the basement where no one other than me, nanny and Ronny were allowed.After i started speaking properly, i basically ignored their existence. No one blamed me as I am just a kid ,who is shy with new people ;)

That's the image I'm maintaining so far to avoid drama at such a young age. Though I am old mentally, watching them drains my little physical energy just the same.

"Ali i heard your parents are sending you far away, is that true?" Maria asked as she was sipping on her juice box.

"Oh really, i don't know." was my flat reply.

" I mean it must be sad right ?,to leave your parents at such a young age. I'm with my mom all the time. She helps me with my homework. She teaches me music and plays with me . she even drops and picks me up from my school daily.", she said with her chin raised high. As If trying to look down on me.

Is it because they are characters in a book that they are so melodramatic or are people like this? I don't quite understand. I tilted my head and said, " i haven't started school yet." she choked on her drink. I guess she just now remembered my age. This little idiot. "wanna play in the garden?" i asked her all of a sudden and she looked taken aback.

" Girls should not run around. it's not dignified." she said turning her face away. "ok bye!", i said and ran over to the garden to play on my own.

She looked speechlessly as Alicia ran away. It wasn't the first time Maria tried to initiate these type of conversation. And i had always just been my usual self and i can understand she is reluctant to fail her mission so miserably. Maybe her mom is furious at Maria's incapability of making me throw tantrums even after pestering me for half a year already.

Just a few more days and i will be out of here. Though it's good to be away from drama, I'm gonna miss mom and dad and the people over here. But what needs to be done is to be done. I'm too young to protect myself here with dad and mom being busy at work. It's best to grow up and come back to deal with all these unnecessary pests annoying my family.

After playing for a while i returned to freshen up and take a nap. When I woke up Maria has already left. It's been a routine since a few months, she always visits here after school with my brother and her mom picks her up before dinner. My brother mostly leaves us alone so i can have a friend of my own. If only he knows what Maria is like.

Kids are supposed to grow loving and kind not envying or plotting. Can I change Maria, if i try? But she doesn't stay here and is always with her mother, so influencing her can be tough but i will try. Now this is my reality not a script. I will do whatever I can to change my destiny and along the path why not save them too.