THE BULLY’S PET

BY SNOWHEART

CHAPTER 1

Don’t ring, don’t ring, don’t ring. The voice whispered, her fingers crossed in prayers, as she stared at her alarm clock, which read 6:29am. Just one more minute, and her life will be in total disaster. That is why she was hoping that it wouldn’t ring, but alas, her prayer failed, as it turned 6:30am, and almost her alarm shrilled, startling the still quiet room, with its noise, as she heard the footsteps coming closer and closer.

Oh shit! She cursed as she jumped back in bed, and burrowed herself, underneath her duvet, as she pretended to be asleep. The door, opened, as the light rays came in, brightening the room, as an elderly woman walked to the window, and pushed the curtains aside, as the sun rays entered the room, then turning to face the bed, she walked to the side table, and switched off the alarm clock, looking at the bed occupant, as her hand poked out of the bed, unperturbed.

The lady shook her head, before she slowly smiled, bringing out a horn, from her back, she blew it in her eyes, as the girl cursed and sat up, startled.

What the hell, mum? What did you do that for? She cursed, as she removed her hair from her face.

What did I say about cussing in this house? Her mum said as Brianna rolled her eyes, as she sighed, and shook her head.

You know the drill, better say it. Her mum said as Brianna glared at her.

Mum, hell... I mean no, mum. I am no longer a child, sheesh, mum it is bad enough you wake me up, every day because it is fun for you and torturous for me, and now I have to say it too. Come on, mum, you can’t be serious.

Brianna Anabella Jeiel Nathaniel, I will not tolerate this behavior for you, this morning. Now say it, before I call your dad. Her mother said in an angry tune as Arianna gulped, before chanting like her mum drilled in her head, all these years ago.

Cussing is for spoilt and wayward children and good children, do not cuss. I am a good girl. And I will always to remain a good child to make my mother proud of me, and not spank me, like I am not good. She completed rolling her eyes again, as her mum, nodded to the lyrics, making sure she got it correct.

Good, now that wasn’t so hard, was it? Anyways, time to prepare for school. You know that they won’t teach your shadow, without you there, don’t you? her mum said laughing at her poorly made joke, as she left the room. Brianna rolled her eyes before falling back on the bed arms spread as she groaned.

Not again, she said, as she stood up again. Glancing at the alarm, it was already 6:55am, and she needed to be down at the dining table at exactly 7: 15am. Shit! She cursed as she scrambled from her bed, hitting her big toe, on the edge of the bed,

What the hell! She cussed as she tumbled and fell, face flat on the floor in her room. Typical, just great. She said as she crawled…yeah crawled to the bathroom, to prepare for school.

Brianna hurried wore her school uniform

consisting of a very short white skirt with blue, young sleeve shirt, and a white tie

as she glanced at the time, it was 7: 12, already.

Three freaking minutes, till the start of THE END OF THE WORLD her brain told her as she glanced at the alarm, it was 7: 14 already. What the hell happened to 7: 13, as she struggled with wearing her second sneakers. She immediately tightened the laces, as she dragged her bag and headphone as she ran down the magnificent stairs, barely sitting at the table, as her mother walked in, her IPad, on her left hand, as she cats walked graciously to the table. Before sitting down.

Brianna, you are prepared already…so fast huh? Her mum said scanning her from head to toe, as she chuckled nervously, placing a hand on her cheek, as she tapped her feet impatiently.

Yes, mum, all done. Brianna said in gritted teeth, smiling so hard that her cheeks were hurting already.

I see, besides I heard a thud, shortly as I left, what happened? Her mum, asked, as Brianna quickly thought of the nearest lie to say.

My pajamas fell on the ground. She said, as her mum frowned.

That sounded heavy, for a pajama. She said between furrowed brows.

Yeah…I was still in it. Brianna replied as her mum turned to look at her, just then, her mum’s phone rang taking her attention from her daughter. Brianna heaved a sigh of relief, as she looked at the table. She was present, her mum was present, dad was away on a business trip to Vas Legas as usual, they were at the dining table, but what did it seem like she forgot something.

She glanced at her mum who was currently saying over the phone,

Susan, you know that you are the only one who calls me Charlie, instead of Charlotte, so even if you use a bazillion, new number, I will still know it is you. Seems, you are eating already. Charlotte commented as it snapped in Brianna’s mind.

Food! There was no food. Her nanny must the one who always dropped food, before they came to the dining, but recently she… Brianna paused, swallowing as she tried to push down that awful thought down, her stomach, it was too hurtful, remembering it. Immediately, she dashed out of the room, as she entered the kitchen.

What to make, what to make. She mumbled over and over as her eyes caught sight of the toaster, on the table.

That will do. She said, smirking as she hurriedly brought out two loaves of bread and threw it in, switching on the machine, as she focused on frying five eggs, before her mother dropped the call. Coffee, with toasted bread and eggs was something she could pull off in five minutes’ time, if her mother will talk for five minutes, to say.

Immediately the toaster was done, she brought out the bread and placed it in the plate before arranging the eggs beside it, as she dished for both her and her mother.

Then she poured already made coffee, from yesterday night, which she just reheated to make it hot, for her mum, on the tray, as she carried it to the parlor, her heartbeat returning back to normal, as she dropped the tray before her mother who was busy laughing at what Susan said.