trouble

Melanie

“ Mom you cant be serious! your really just going to just throw open the doors and let these stangers live in our house? This isnt a bed and breakfast where people can come and go as they please!!!”

i hold my head in my hands and rub my fingers against my temples. I cannot believe how irrational she is being about this. i dont even get a say in this!!!

“We told you that we were really considering this,Mel you said you were fine with this.” My mothers smiles despise my attitude, showing how much she really supported my father. she opens a bottle of soap and turns the faucet on.

I remeber when they first brought up “the displinary project” actually i use to watch it on tv all the time when ibwasnt swamped with homework and chores. My parents were so honored that they got voted to go in the show. I, on the other hand wasnt thrilled in the least. My parents are strict yes,and that made my social life diminish tremendsouly. But do they need to teleivise it on tv for the whole nation to see?

“ Yeah , well i didnt know you were actually going through with it.”

“Alright melanie, thats enough. Now your just being dramatic we can’t do anything about it now. Its done the papers are signed”

“ Cant you atleast tell me how long there staying so i can go pack?” i hand her one of the dirty dishes, and she dunks it into the water.

“ Oh, stop it you never know you might become good friends with then.” she says as she dried the dish in ber hand. “theyll be here in a couple days, and theyll be staying 6 months. And i dont want to hear another negative word about it.!”

“six months, Mom are you insane?!” i stop abruptly and shut the water off.She has no idea who these..deliquents are! the anger begins to rise in my chest. i walk to the counter dry my hands off and walk my way up the stairs, with my chores unfinished.

“Melanie! i said not another word!Now you get your ass back down here.!” I ignore her word and keep walking.” Oh you just wait until i tell your father about this! i know you wouldlnt be using these words with him like you are with me.!” she continues from the kitchen. and my actions come to a stop. if i dont finish my chores and he finds out my ass is done for. i know this man had good intentions, but he can be very hard to deal with if i slip up. he used to be involved with the military, which explains why he wants me to dk my best all the time with 120% effort. physically he is retired, but mentally hes not.

I sigh before returning to my previous position. as i clean i cant help but think about the upcoming strangers. What did they do that made theyre parents want to send them halfway across the world to some strangers house, expecting them ti change there attitude but what if they dont change and they just wasted 6 months?

*****

I blindly fumble around to turn off the screetching alarm. my fingers finally find it and i pound my fist repeatedly on the top until the room is filled with silence. With one eye open, i read the flashing ted light it read.

5:18

shit.

my feet hit the ground and i sprint around to find my shirt and jeans, with a toothbrush in my mouth i rund down the stairs trying to multi-task between cleaning my teeth and putting my shoes on.

I completely over slept, now i have to rush in order to get my chores done and get ready for school. i spit in the sink before sprinting outside.. the screen door smacking loudly behind me as i put my hat on and grab the full feed buckets.

i try to ignore the weight at my sides and focus on the bright colors that are in the sky from the rising sun. Today the colors are pinks,oranges,yellows they swirl together and makr the most beautiful vibrant picture. i set the buckets down with a huff and swipe my sore hands across my jeans once i reach my destination. i click my tounge and call out to the cattle to get there attention. And the ones closest to me raise there heads lazily at the noise. the animals in the back made there way towards me once they seen the feed bucket.

My thoughts reel back to the teens as i walk over to feed the horses. They are going to have a huge reality check once they get here. its gonna be pitiful. since i am an only child i have to do everything by myself. so itll be nice to have some help around the house. It will be amusing once they disobey my parents. especially my father.

Once, i was 13 going through a rebelious phase. I thought it would be a good idea to sneak out and go to the movies with my friends.

i fell out of the window and sprang my ankle.

My hind was so raw i couldnt sit comfortably for a week, and ive been afraid of him ever since. My door got taken away along with my computer, phone, and barley my social life. I gained a curfew of 8 and lost all of my friends except Abbey. Who is now my best and only friend. My chores doubled and forced to get up ealier basically for my fathers amuesment.

The dull blue sky deplaces the once vibrant colors. i take that ad my cue to go home and get a start of my day.

My uniform isnt my very best favorite in the world. But it saves the stress of going and buying my own clothes for school. i sling my bag over my shoulder and grab two peices of toast and call out a goodbye to my parents. I take a bite and open the door of my worn out old truck. It was my grandpas for the longest, he would always brag about how it was from the 70’s to anyone who asked about it.

It was hit prized possesion, and its my worst nightmare.

Hoping for the best i put the key in the ignition and hope Phyllis starts up.

You see we used to have a women named Phyllis who lived across the street. She was a awful ugly thing that had way to many cats. For no reason every morning she would yell at me as i headed out about how i “caused to much rukus”. Phyllis was old and fat and for some reason i thought about her when i got handed these keys.

“Come on Phyllis,I cant be late.” I turn the key once more and soghed happily as the engire spurred to life. I got lucky today sometimes she doesnt come to life, and i have to take the bus to school. The drive goes by in a flash and before i get to lost in my thoughts, i was looking for a parking spot i zero in and see one a couple rows away

“ Oh thank god.” I mumble to myself as im about to pull in silver catches me in the corner of my eye and i slam on the breaks. And a silver mercedez-benz takes the parking spot. as my grip tightens on the steering wheel i catch the sight of blonde hair.

Of course.

Carsons infuriating laugh fills my ears, over my music and i shake my head with a disgust look on my face. Carson is the most self centered, preppy, loud and obnoxious person ive ever met. she wasnt the stupisist person in the world but she better hope the stupidist person in the world doesnt die. becase she just might make that ranking. Inreally dont understand how she is so popular pther then the fact she just happened to run into a bit of money this past couple years.Shes rude and conniving. and the only thing she talks about is how her father is the only chiropractor in summerdale.

After 5 minuites of searching for a new parking spot i find one park. And as im slamming the door shut i hear Abbey.

“Melanie!” Abbey yells. “ Im going to rip those fake extentions out of her fair and shove them so far up her ass melanie i swear !”she says angrily, an Abbey mentally throws daggers at Carson as we walk by her and her group of ducklings.

“Whoa, calm down satan. she may be cruel but to shove them up her ass?” I laugh out. “Oh, guess what i found out yesterday.”

“Hm, that your a basic bitch?” she guesses.

“We’ve already established that Abbey. Remeber” i smile at her.

“Okay so what was it really?”

“So you know those people that are gonna be staying at my house?”

“Yeah? what about it?”

“Well, they will be staying for six months.”

Abbeys mouth drops “Six months, Thats like half a year.” i nod in agreement. “ Do you even know there names? how many theres gonna be? what if there is boys?”

“No i dont know anything . Want to know the best part?”

“What?”

“ There coming in 2 days.”

She gasps dramatically and places a hand on her heart

“No.”

i roll my eyes and glance at my phone.

“well whoever they ar ei hope they will be at least halfway decent.” she says as she stands and dusts the dirt off her skirt.

“yeah me too.” i say as the sound of the bell fills the hallway.