Jenny's POV
*Wack*
I held my cheek after falling to the floor, frowning slightly as I felt a sting.
"Mom, what are you doing? Don't hurt big sister, she didn't do anything, she didn't mean to, I was the one who gave her the money"
My little brother tried to stop my mom, rushing over to my side.
"Sister are you okay? I'm sorry, you shouldnt—"
"I'm fine"
I stood up and looked at my fuming raging mother, "You are trash, just because we let you live under our roof? Let me tell you, you're not a part of this family! Get out, our family can no longer accommodate you!"
"Mom" Johnny tried to stop it, grabbing his mother's arm.
"What do you mean not a part of this family?" I whispered.
"You heard me! You don't belong to this family, you're just trash we took in, you don't deserve anything, only our son deserves everything, you're already old enough, leave and never return!"
My heart dropped, feeling stuffed with something unrecognizable, I looked up at the mother I came to know before looking down.
"You... You don't mean that right? You're just joking?" I whispered though deep down I knew it was true, all the signs were just then, waving in my face like a child, I was just too foolish to not see it so clearly, like mist over my eyes.
"Sister, mommy is just annoyed, she doesn't mean that, right mom?" Johnny held my hand to hold me back from leaving.
All I could hear was the ringing at the back of my head.
*You're not our child, you are trash*
"Sister! Sister!" Johnny ran outside just as I was walking down the pavement. I turned around to look at the face of my 16 year old brother, I forced a small smile.
"Johnny what are you doing out here? You should go back oof—" he pulled me into a hug tightly...
"Sister I don't care what mom says, you're my sister, you'll always be my sister, please don't leave" he whimpered trying to fight back tears. I looked up at him with a smile,
"Don't worry, I'll always be your sister, okay, don't cry, you're already a grown up, don't look like a kid"
"You'll... Come back right? I can try to convince mom and—"
"You know I can't do that Johnny, I've never really stayed home either, *mom* doesn't like that too"
"W.. Where will you go then?"
"Silly I live at the university campus remember, it's not that hard, you have my contact info and we can always meet up, maybe mom is just mad for now and... Will gradually calm down later... "
"Here you can take all my money. You'll need them " he fiddled with changes in his wallet.
"Johnny stop, I have enough money to get by, I'll tell you if I'm stranded okay, now go back okay, I'll call you"
"You promise?" I nodded and watched him leave back inside the house before turning around and leaving.
******
I laid on my bed back at the campus dorm of Shanghai university. I sat up quietly looking through my wallet when Felicia came into the dorm.
"You're back so early, did you see your family?"
"Y.. Yeah.. Everything is good"
"Your eyes are red, were you crying? What did that witch do?!"
I managed to smile hearing her call my mom a witch, Felicia Song was my long standing friend, since middle school before we both applied to the same university to study our different major.
"She didn't do anything really just.... "
I told her everything that's happened and she was shocked. "I knew it, that witch, there's no way you could have just come from that family, she's never ever treated you well, if not you definitely won't be in a scholarship because of money when she has that amount of money, I'm just... Worried about your little brother though, he has a... Major sister complex I guess"
"Johnny is fine, for now, would have to call him later" I glanced at her, "Anyways where are you going, you're all dressed"
"Ah.. That's true... I got an usher job at some rich people charity banquet tonight for some cash, but seeing you here like this.."
"I'll follow you, I don't want to stay here anyway "
I stood up grabbing a coat, "Nah, you have to change, at least wear a dress not a trouser, Uhm... "
I watched Felicia go through the wardrobe and pulled out a knee length black lace V neckline dress.
"Hey I don't remember owning a dress like that" I raised a brow in confusion.
"Of course you don't, it's mine and I'm lending it to you"
"No way, that's too.."
"Nah, if I'm going to take you with me you have to look the part and your skin definitely matches this black, I don't know why you don't dress so prettily"
I got dressed and wore a pair of kitten heels while she styled my hair.
"Somehow I'm regretting wishing I'm not going, no.. I need a drink after what had happened today "
"That's the spirit, it's just a bunch of rich people spending money on worthless things, you can take the time to look around, it's not like you haven't been integrated into society, before you can pull it off "
I sat quietly just thinking, *Yeah I guess so*
After we left the university, I followed Felicia to the hotel where she was going to work.
My eyes darted around from time to time, looking at the bunch of rich people sitting around the table exchanging pleasantries, no doubt for an auction.
Felicia managed to sneak me into a table at a more better view away from the crowd, talk about having a nice backing indeed.
I sat quietly not wanting to draw too much attention to myself while I looked at the charity auctions already set to bid.