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#Fighting
**************** It was a cold and rainy night, no stars could be seen in the thick cloud covering the sky, the night was not only dark but foggy, as the heavy rain beat the tower of everyone's houses, Rebecca laid on her bed and listened to the sweet sound of falling rain. The sweet familiar smell of roasted duck stew engulfed her nose and she couldn't help but smile. Nothing really has changed, Rebecca thought.
"Becca dinner is ready" Rebecca heard her little sister's voice, Helen called and her shut eyes opened immediately to the unfamiliar room. And she suddenly remembered everything 'has' actually changed.
"Right I'll be there in a jiffy" Rebecca said to Helen,
"Okay just know mom doesn't like waiting for too long" Helen said before walking out of Rebecca's room. Rebecca sighed heavily and looked around her wide room, she could never get used to this place, Rebecca and her family just moved to a new house in a small town called 'Rainal' it was named after the town's history, the only town that rain falls even when it's summer or spring.
And during the raining seasons the rain falls are just unbearable. This is the first time Rebecca and her family would be moving, though both of her sisters had adapt to the place with just only yesterday but she could never get used to this place. Rebecca got out of her bed and walked into the small living room, the house wasn't too bad at least that's what she's trying to make herself believe, but she missed her old home. Rebecca joined her family around the small round dining table at a corner of the living room and her mother smiled at her as she joined them but Rebecca suddenly looked away. "okay everyone bless your food" Rebecca's father announced and everyone starts to eat after saying a silent prayer. . "this tates so good.." Helen cried.
"of course, if this town was to hold a cooking contest your mother would take the first position" Rebecca's father, Steven, chipped in making little Helen nod with a smile.
"oh please" Ms Taylor, Rebecca's mother rolled her eyes at her daughter and husband, someone could tell how flushed she looked. Rebecca and her older sister Vera remained quiet and payed all attention to the food. Making both of their parent glance at each other then at them.
"Rebecca honey" Mrs Taylor called and gave her a smile. "you know you're starting a new school tomorrow".
"please don't remind me" Rebecca mumbled almost quietly.
"what.."? Mrs Taylor asked
"nothing" Rebecca replied.
"she said you shouldn't remind her" Vera said making Rebecca glare at her.
"look Becca I know you don't like it here, but don't worry you'll soon adapt to this place and you'll be more happy that we moved here" Mrs Taylor said.
"yeah whatever" Rebecca's shrugged.
"you know we moved here because of dad's work and there's really nothing you can do so can you stop acting like a child" Vera rolled her eyes.
"you're saying this because you know how old fashioned and stupid this place is and you have no problem with it because you'll be going back to college next week and you don't have to stay with us in this old looking house but your fine and expensive dorm room" Rebecca snarled.
"you're so dumb!" Vera said angrily
"you're the dumb one" Rebecca yelled angrily.
"Girls please!!!" Their father's voice covered theirs and they immediately turned to him.
"every time you girls do this, we're having dinner here for Godsake why must you have a brawl everytime, and Rebecca I thought you'd be happy we moved here" Mr Steven said..
"Happy?... Dad this town is cursed with only raining seasons, and this house is old fashioned, creepy and it looks like it could collapse any minute" Rebecca yelled.
"Nonsense! This house is one of the best in Rainal" Mr Steven said.
"one of the best, for it to be one of the best means nothing is good here dad, I wonder how we're going to live, and by the way, I'm done eating" Rebecca said standing up.
"but you haven't even touch your food" Mr Steven said.
"Thank you for the food mom" Rebecca said and walked away, ignoring the call from her father to come back to the table. Rebecca got back to her room and slammed the door pretty hard making dust come out from the corners of the door.
"i was right, this house is pretty damn old" Rebecca scoffed and went to sit on her bed. A loud thunder made Rebecca almost jumped out of the bed and immediately the power went out, leaving the house in darkness.
"even the electricity here is a mess, it can't even hold up to such a small thunder" Rebecca mumbled angrily and slowly moved her hand around her bed to look for her phone. Her hand touched her phone and she breathed out a sigh of relief as she turned it on and turned the torchlight on. Her room suddenly went bright and she sighed and dropped the phone on her drawer. Rebecca looked around her wide but ugly room. The wall had no specific colour it looked old and weak, the concrete floors were old as well, and there was a big old wardrobe in the room they met before moving to the house.
"good thing clean up day is tomorrow" Rebecca mumbled. Rebecca laid on her bed and watched the flower patterned ceiling, out of everything in the house only the ceiling looked forgiving. Rebecca watched the ceiling and at the same time and thought about a lot of things. How is my life going to be here? If their houses are like this how is the school going to be? Will I make any friend? Will I even be okay here?. As Rebecca thought about the with the rain going with her thoughts she didn't know when she fell asleep.
+ Taylor and Steven, the parents of Rebecca and her sisters,
Sat down in their room which looked the ugliest and most uncomfortable. Taylor looking worried and Steven looking serious.
"Steve, you know sooner or later we are going to tell them the truth" Mrs Taylor said.
"i know that Tay, you don't have to remind me" Steven barked.
"i do! Cause it's seems like you're doing all your means to keep it a secret forever, they're our children and they need to know".
"Taylor I'm trying but you saw the way Rebecca behaved at dinner, Vera and Helen might take this news well but I don't think Rebecca will" Steven explained.
"i know but it's better we tell them than they find out on their own" Taylor said.
"i will, tell them" Steven stated.
"when"? Taylor sighed.
"give me a break Taylor.." Steven yelled. "You think it's easy to give out a news like that, why don't you go ahead and tell them… Go Tell them I actually didn't transfer here because of my job but I actually lost my job and we had to move here cause I'm broke and they'll be starting a public school tomorrow and this town jobs doesn't pay well even if I do get one, do you think you'll be able to say that in one piece, c'mon Taylor think about it" Steven said his eyebrows furrowed. Taylor sighed and clasp her husband's hand in hers.
"i don't want to know how bad the news is but you have to spill it" Taylor raprimanded
"I'll.. I'll Try… And the only money we have now is for Vera's college fee and God I'm so tired" Steven said and placed his head on Taylor's shoulder, while Taylor pat his back.
"it's okay honey the heavens will see us through" Taylor assured him with teary eyes. Vera sighed as she moved away from her parents door, she came to give them a list of things she'll be needing before going back to college but happened to over hear the whole conversation. Vera retreated back to her room and laid on the bed. She moved her golden blonde hair back and her teal blue eyes watched her ceiling. She closed her eyes feeling sad and before she knew it she fell asleep.
.<>. The next morning the house seemed busy as ever, everyone moving from one place to another. Taylor preparing breakfast for the family, Vera making the house even more noisy by arranging the table and playing Random hip hop music on her loud phone. Helen happily moving about cause today's her first day of school and Steven not doing anything but walking about the house. Everyone seemed busy and happy that morning except Rebecca who was still fast asleep.
