Do you think blue or green suits me?' I said to mum. It's Saturday and we were in the new mall that just opened. Me and my mum never really went to different shops than the ones we usually go to. And it was an expensive mall so there was less people here. The only reason my mum would have bought me here is if she had something to ask me. 'Well?' I said to mum. She's been acting really weird lately and right now shes looking at a window across the shop.
'Mum!' I said. She snapped back to reality.
'Oh erm.... any colour suits you darling.' She said quickly. I sighed and asked her what was wrong.
'Well darling, What you did in school was really bad.' My jaw dropped. How did she know about the juice incident? I never told her. Did the Riches complain about me to her? They grassed me up?This is their revenge?. I would have laughed if mum wasn't here.
She looked at me, just like Mr Calvin looked at me when I was late.
'Mrs Child heard Cam talking on the phone with Josh.' She said, reading my mind. She was really angry by me. Her eyes was mad. Why did she care so much about them?
'I can't believe you dropped sticky juice on someone's head.' She said while closing the door. We were at home. I was about to go upstairs when she told me to listen to her. 'Look darling, I know that they threw water balloons at you, but this is wrong in so many ways.' It's like kindergarden. Someone hit me and when I do something back, mum shouts at me.
'Mum, you always told me to stand up when I'm treated wrong. Why are you not saying that now?.'
'Sorry, when I say stand up when treated wrong, I don't mean seek revenge, I just mean-'
'Mean what Mum? And why are you mad at me, I've been in fights before, why does this make a difference?'
'Because.....' Mum sighed like she was tired of this. 'Because they are in a bigger position than us and-'
'You think, just because they are rich, we can't treat them the same?'
'No! Because I don't want you to get hurt like I did!' Mum shouted. She looked away like she said something that she shouldn't have. I went quiet. How can I be so stupid? Of course she is going to be mad about me, I was trying so hard to make things better that I never knew, I was making things worser. 'Sorry, darling, I didn't mean to-'
'Its fine, I'm sorry too. I'm just in a bad mood. I shouldn't have shouted at you.' I said. I was going to cry. I needed to get to my room as fast as I can.
Mum put her arms out for a hug. I hugged her, nearly squeezing her to death.
'Okay, go to your room and do your homework okay?'
I smiled and nodded. I went upstairs. I climbed inside the duvet and cried slowly so my mum won't here. I shouldn't be causing my mum pain and here I am, doing something that could give me pain.
I was in the entrance of my school. I don't know why but I felt really lazy and tired today. I should have been alert because the Riches can attack any minute but I really didn't give a biscuit. I came early today because I didn't want to have an awkward silent with my mum about what happened last night. I just wanted to get away from home and come to school. I missed breakfast because of it. To think about it, I haven't even ate properly at all. I saw Cam. She looked tired.
She looked like she was crying all night. Her clothes were not ironed. He hair was sticking out from every place. What the hell happened to her?
I ran up to her. 'Cam whats wrong?' I said. She looked at me, her eyes were swollen and red.
'Ruby, you wouldn't guess what happened.' Her voice was shaking. It looked like she was going to cry any minute now.
'What? Cam, what happened?' I said, I really wanted to know what happened. She never gets really sad.
'Ruby, my- my d-dad lost his j-job.' Cam said.Good that no one was here, because they would have came up to her and she would have been
on the floor crying. Her dad lost his job. Why?How can he lose his job. Mr Child is the most decent man I have ever met. He can't be fired.
'Rick tol-told hi-his dad to- to fire my dad because of what happened.' She started crying. People looked but I put my hand up that meant 'I'll handle this.' I can't believe it.
Ruby clean cam eyes. Sorry about that dear
Cam got home her dad was explain how he lost his job. The company he has been working with over a years now.
I got to work that yesterday and h, and my boss immediately called me into his office. I didn't like the look on his face, but I didn't have anything to worry about, or so I thought.
We got to his office, and the HR Director was sitting in there (who also had an unpleasant look on her face). I sat down, and he closed the door.
My heart began to race, and I started to panic.
What had I done wrong? My mind was frantically replaying the events at work over the past few weeks. Had I said something in an email? Did I make a customer really mad?
Then, he uttered the words I never expected at all, "Mr child , we're going to have to let you go."
I wanted an answer as to why I was being let go but the answers they gave me made no sense. I was performing at near the top of my peers in the company.
What was I going to do? I had two daughters and a wife to support.