Chapter one
"Everyone meet Barbara" Mum announced to everyone in the lounge.
"Actually, I do prefer to be called Marvel"
"Hi Marvel" everyone chorused
Tears stinged my eyes, I was going to choke,there is no way am here.I'll probably wake up tomorrow and discover it's all a dream.This can't be happening to me.
"Where's Makaela".I managed to ask.
"She went out with friends"Mum replied
"Hi Barbara, am Simon"
"I dont wanna know". I was tired and exhausted and honestly, not in anyway ready for silly introductions
"Ouch,you're gonna have to be nicer you know"
"Simon will take you home". Mom interrupted gently.
Simon grinned at me.
Ugh I felt like throwing things.
I went home with Simon,not willing to start a conversation,I just stood observing the house.
The house was just behind the "blue heavens".Blue heavens is the place mum owned alongside Mike. The sight of Blue Heavens made me want to puke.Unlike my former town,Duncan Town was one of those places with free smoking areas,clubs and brothels. Blue heavens was a perfect example, a lounge where under eighteen children can meet and chill out during the day and a club and brothel at night with young girls hooking up with older men for money.
It digusted me that mum would choose this kind of life and that she would drag my sister into this.
The house had two rooms and a makeshift room from a store,a small kitchen and dining area,a toilet downstairs and a bathroom upstairs unlike my dad's house with three large rooms with bathrooms attached,two small rooms downstairs for our workers,a guest room with bathroom attached,two sitting rooms,a large kitchen and dining room and one toilet for each sitting room.
Life in Duncan town is sure gonna be hard.....
"You'll have this room"Simon said referring to the makeshift room."My bedroom is right beside it incase you need anything"he said with exagerated meaning.
I went right into the room and closed the door behind,fell on my bed and started crying.
I had this hot feeling on my eyes,I opened my eyes and saw that it was from the rays of the sun.I checked the time on my phone and it was just past six in the morning.Whew! the sun definitely rose early in Duncan town.I went to the dinning area and saw mum,mike and Makaela.The people sure do rise with the sun.
"You didn't have dinner yesterday,why honey?"
"Nothing" I answered irritated
"You dont have to be all angry,you're here now"Mike said.
I sat down and ate breakfast after which I went to the small sitting room to watch T.V.
Simon came out of his room a few minutes after and offered to take me around Duncan town.I declined and said I'll rather watch T.V.
"Good for me too,I was hoping we would get to spend time together"Simon said
I hated the way he stared at me when we are alone.I stood and went to my room without saying a word.
Few days later,I started going to blue heavens in the afternoon to help out.I hated been there but Mike insists it the least I could do to thank him for letting me stay(like I want to stay anyways).Mum said I had to address Mike as “dad”.I hated to call him that because no one will ever be like my father and if anyone was going to replace him It wouldn't be Mean Old Mike.
I made a few friends and more enemies in a few days mostly because I hated Duncan town and as a result became rude to people without even knowing it.There was this particular girl named Rhoda who hated me the most. Rhoda is Simon's girlfriend and she seemed to think that I am her competition.She was the Queen of Duncan Town annual festival for three consecutive years.
I have had enough of Rhoda ordering me around and been mean to me in front of so many people.I was sick and tired of it.
I went over to Simon where he was sitting with his friends looking as angry as I could
"Why is your girlfriend being so mean?" I asked speaking to him for the first time in days
"Cos she's jealous"Simon answered slowly.I guessed he was also surprised that am speaking to him
"Of who?"
"You"
"Why" I asked, perplexed
"Cos she knows am in love with you,Babe”
