Chapter 3. Stacey's Messed up Family

Stacey's POV

I went out of school and now I'm at the waiting shed for the Jeep.

"I'm outside school now, why?" I said.

"You should go home as soon as possible, Nando and Kim are fighting!" she said.

Now what? I wonder what's waiting for me in our house.

"What happened?" I asked.

"No more questions, just go home!" she said. Now, I'm starting to get annoyed.

"Okay, fine."

I hung up the call and started chasing a taxi so I could go home easily.

For sure there's a commotion happening in our house.

"We're here Mr. Driver, just stop the car right there," I said when we reached the corner of our street.

"Acting arrogant just because ate George gave you money? Leave the house now!" Nando said to Kim.

What the hell?

"You didn't listen to me so just die thinking that's my allowance!"

"Son of a b*tch, I'll kill you! You're out of respect, huh?" he said.

"I'm getting deaf because of you two! Here are the knives, you should just kill each other. You, Nando, have no right to drive Kim out of the house. Can you feed her? NO!" oh god, my mom is now getting in between.

I reached our house and Kate welcomed me. She always drops by our house once in a while. Kate is my best friend and enemy. She's also a hostess like me.

"So fast, huh?" I didn't bother to answer Kate and went straight to Nando and Kim, my siblings.

"What's happening to the both of you?" I asked.

"I saw Kim stealing money from your bag and she dared to lie in my face! She's even out of respect for me now! I'm older than her! This bitch is pissing me off," Nando said. I was furious but decided to keep my shit together.

"I said I'm not pilfering!" Kim defended. She's telling the truth.

"Nando, it's true. She didn't pilfer and I asked her to do something. What are you trying to prove, moron?" I asked.

"Maybe he's insecure because you're giving me an allowance and he's not," Kim said. What a liar bitch.

"Allowance?" I immediately utter.

"So that's what you are now, George? Just because you're tasting money you think you can act like that and forget about your family? Give Nando an allowance right now! Now I know why they almost killed each other, 'cause of your selfishness!" I rolled my eyes at Mom.

George is my real name. I'm a hostess or GRO: guest relations officer. In our industry, we shouldn't use our real name, so if something bad happens, our family is safe.

"Ma, it's not what you think. I gave Kim a duty and it's to pay our bills. Its due date is yesterday!" I said.

"You're lying now? Just give Nando his allowance to end this! I'm getting annoyed" said Mom.

"Kim, will you tell me what did you say to them about the money?" I asked her, but she was not answering me.

"See that, sis? I told you she's rude!" Nando added the fuel.

"My god just let go of your pride and grant them an allowance!" Mom said.

"I don't have any more money, ma. It's all gone! I paid our debts," I was about to go upstairs after saying those words, but Mom spoke again.

"You have your father's attitude. You're full of yourself and arrogant. Did you forget where you got all that money you're feeding us? You're JUST a hostess! Nothing can change that!" my ears went loud at that.

"JUST hostess?" I asked.

"What else do you want me to call you? Bitch? Slut? I wonder how many guys have tasted you. Didn't they smell you're rotting pussy?" is she my mom or am I adopted?

How could she say such a thing?

"Then go and do my job. I'm JUST a hostess, right? You should be wearing lingerie and do a sexy or lap dance to convince them for money to feed us!" I shouted. Even though I look like a rude daughter, I don't care anymore.

"You shithead how could you be impolite to your mother? You have no indulgence!" she continued.

"Do I have to? Is it my fault I was born?" I asked.

She slapped my left and right. My tears are starting to form a cloud.

"Am I at your age to be talking casually? You bitch!" she shouted.

"None of us in this family should have an indulgence towards you because you are the reason I was born! You are the reason why I have a hunchback for working nonstop!" I shouted back.

"Where did you get the guts to speak to me without honorifics anymore? HUH?" he asked.

"You. That's where I got the guts," I said.

"All my life... I offered to you my life. But you just responded in that way?" Mom asked.

"Ma..." Kim called Mom.

"And you, George, just because you have the money, you're making it hard for me to get at least 1k, huh?" Mom said with a grudge.

"I never kept the money for myself. Never. In fact," I stopped for a while and stepped a little closer to her, "You're indebted to a normal and wealthy life. Did I ever complain?"

After saying that, I got straight up to our 2nd floor.

"Hey sis, where are you going with that baggage? Are you going to be a spoiled brat now? You're not like that, right?" Nando said.

I held his hand and said, "Nando, you should fix what happened between you and Kim. You're much older so the initiation would always be yours," I said.

"I just hate Kim for being stubborn as a kid," he said.

"Just please be in charge and don't do anything stupid. I'll just call from time to time," I said.

"Text me once you needed something, ate. Okay? he said.

"Just don't let it happen again, I don't want that anymore," I reminded him again.

I left our house and went straight to the 9/13 convenience store. I'm waiting for Mr. Oliver.

"Hi, Stacey! I'm glad you accepted my offer. I'm sure you will never regret it especially since it's Yul Matthew Servano."

What did he just say? Yul? Who's Yul is he talking about?

I'm praying it's not him.

Please, Oh god! Hear me!