章節 6: Chapter 6
"Holy shit!" Chris yelped as he felt the cold water on his face and body. He sat up immediately confused as to how this had happened. He blinked a couple of times to clear his vision and found Mabel standing over him with a red bucket in her hand.
"Why would you do that?" He yelled.
"Get up!" She yelled back. "It took me ages to wake you up. I'm gonna be late for my recital" She said frustrated and climbed out the other side of the bed and walked to the side which Chris sat up on and crossed her hands across her chest tapping her foot. She was already in her tights and too-too which made her look cute. Chris grunted and looked at the wet bed before climbing out.
"I gotta take a shower first and get dressed." He told her ,motioning for her to leave the room.
"You can't take a shower now!" She exclaimed wide-eyed. "I'm the lead and I need to go early Chris" She walked briskly after him and stood in front of him tugging at his wet sweatpants.
"But I have to go to work"
"But I have to be early for my recital"
"Look honey, I have to take a shower first." He walked around her.
"But…my…recital…" Mabel yelled with tears down her eyes as she stomped her feet on the ground. She began to roll on the floor crying. Chris turned around and knelt beside her confused trying to touch her but she swatted his hand and continued to cry.
"Okay okay… If I throw on a pair of pants and a shirt and we go now would you stop crying?"
She stopped for a while and sniffed cleaning her eyes.
"Okay but you have to wait outside first. I have to wear them first you know" .She stood up silently and walked out of the closet. As soon as she was outside, Chris looked through his clothes and picked out a pair of jeans and a blue shirt, and slipped them on. He picked a pair of Snickers and pulled them on. He picked up Violet's jacket so he could give it to her on the way. He found Mabel in front of the door with her hands still folded and her foot tapping as soon as she walked out.
"Now we're gonna be late" She threw her hands in the air in defeat and walked down the hall. Chris followed behind down the stairs. She picked up a backpack from the couch and headed toward the door. Chris walked to the kitchen and picked up the coffee maker and he picked a cup from the cabinet.
"What are you doing?" Mabel turned and as soon as she realized that Chris wasn't following her behind.
"I need a cup of coffee to start my day" He poured a cup and opened the fridge to pick up the milk.
"But…my…recital…" She yelled as she began to roll on the floor and throw a tantrum again. Chris let out a frustrated sigh and walked toward the door. He picked a key from the bowl beside the door
"Come on let's go. I'll get Starbucks".Mabel stood up and followed him behind. They stepped into the elevator and Chris pressed the button to the last floor. He pulled up the schedule his mother had sent to him to keep him at speed with Mabel and her day-to-day activities.
"Chris?"
"Yes"
"You've gotta take me to the store later to pick a new bed and some other things for my new room. That bed is too big and the room is so boring"
"Okay sure"
"And Chris?"
"Yes?"
"Don't be late to pick me up from my recital. If not, I'm stuck with creepy Stacy and she talks too much and her mouth smells. Her mum always comes late for her with her awful smelly stepfather". Chris turns from his phone and looks at her in shock and wonders how a girl so small already knows all that much about things like that. Mabel turns and faces her father
"What? Everyone talks about it".At that moment the elevator stopped and she walked out and turned back to look at stunned Chris "You coming or what?"
"Yes ma'am," He says, walking quickly toward her.
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"Violet… Violet…"
Violet turned at the sound of her name. She opened her eyes slightly and the blinding lights from the sun were blocked by someone standing over her. She shut her eyes back. Her head was banging.
"God? Is that you?" She said still with her eyes closed.
"
Violet!" She heard again this time louder.
"God?.... you're a woman?" She said in confusion still with her eyes closed.
"No, It's your mother!" Eva yelled. Violet's eyes swung open and she looked up. She groaned and turned around to the other side of the couch.
"What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be at work?" Her mother asked her still with crossed arms.
"Good morning to you mother," She said without turning around.
"Your apartment is a mess. Why are you surrounded by vodka bottles? When was the last time you showered?"
"I don't know. Why are you here mum?"
"I am trying to talk to you the least you can do is look at me" . Violet rolled her eyes and sat up on the couch while cradling her head in her hands.
"I called your desk this morning and someone else picked up and said you were unavailable. Did you lose your job?". Violet was silent. "Dear Lord, Violet, you lost your job?" . Violent stood up from the couch and her mother followed her.
"Don't you dare walk out on me Violent Natalie James"
"I am not walking out. I just need coffee for this conversation"
"What is that supposed to mean Violet?!"
"Violet, I told you to go to Medical school to have a better chance at a job with more stability but no, you wanted to pursue your passion and study advertising now look where it has gotten you. Your brother is married with two kids and he is about to start his financing firm. Your sister is about to round up law school and she was just proposed to yesterday by that fine young lawyer she's been dating. You can't get Matt to propose and now you have no job. What does he say about you and your apartment looking like this?"
"Matt and I broke up mum. Better he dumped me for his girlfriend he was sleeping with for over a year that we were together. You left your house from across town to come and tell me how much my life sucks. You didn't even ask me if I was okay or if I was doing fine like a normal mother would but no you just came to tell me all the things I'm doing wrong. So, thank you for the soulful reminder. I'll like you to leave now mum" She said walking to the door and opening it.
"Violet…"
"I want you to please leave. Thank you."
"You are throwing me out?"
"No mum, I am asking you to excuse yourself because I want to be alone right now."
Eva looked at Violet pursing her lips together. She picked up her bag from her chair and walked out the door. Violet shut it behind her. She sighed and leaned on the door as hot tears came down her face. She was going to regret that because her mother was going to make her pay one way or the other for doing that.
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