Rhea's Protege
Copyright© 2012 by John D
Chapter 4
"Emily," barked the voice of her mother and the teenage girl swept into the lounge. "Where have you been?"
"School," Emily replied instantly, and her parents glanced at each other.
"I want the truth."
"School. I have been to school today."
"Yesterday. What about yesterday?"
"Ahhh ... well I went to school. Sort of."
Her mother slammed her fist on the table. "I want the truth."
"OK. Yesterday I left at lunchtime and went to the beach."
Her mother groaned and wiped her face. "Why?"
"Because I hate the school. They are so nasty to me, and I just hate them. They hate us down here."
"That's not true. The Council have been a great help," she was told. "Now, I had a call from the school about you, and they've got a dozen times when you've not been in. I want some answers, young lady, and I want them now!"
"I skipped school a couple of times, that is all."
"We trust you a lot," Emily was told. "We will be leaving you home alone in the evenings while we run the restaurant. And we trust you to go to school. You want me to walk you into school?"
"Errr ... no."
"Do you want Paula to have to walk you into school?"
"No," Emily cried indignantly.
"Then I want a promise that you won't be skipping any more lessons," her mother shouted. "And we will be checking up on you."
"Oh ... Mum! You didn't care in..." Her voice trailed off as her mother glared at her.
"Didn't care what?"
"Ahh doesn't matter," Emily quickly muttered. "OK I'm sorry. It's just not home. It doesn't feel like home. Even Paula says so. It's not home."
Her mother smiled. "It is home," she simpered and rubbed her eyes. "It is our new home. But, love, it'll come. But you aren't going to make new friends if you don't go to school, now will you?"
Emily grunted; she knew her mother was right but wasn't going to give her the satisfaction of admitting that.
Emily groaned the moment she heard the voice of Andy. "Hiya," she replied in a sugary sweet voice.
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