We Are Family (Jenlisa, Chaesoo & Soljiwan)

Tea Spilled

--------------------- Monday Blues-------------------

Nobody likes Monday's.... for Yumi it meant going back to work and having to deal with Valerie and everybody else because there is no doubt in her mind that everybody had heard about what happened. If Valerie wanted to make her life a misery then she would most probably turn everyone against her.

And sadly she was right. The moment she stepped foot back into the High school everybody looked at her differently. It could just be paranoia kicking but it really wasn't. But Yumi refused to let it get to her. She was meeting with Rosie after work and everything was going to be ok. She just needed to get through this day.

Fortunately out of the thirty or so staff members only one seemed to be on Yumi's side and that was Mrs. Martin the librarian. She was as old as the dinosaurs and had been at the school pretty much since it opened.... back in the stone age! She was like the sweet little old lady who lived next door and baked cookies.

Yumi sat in the corner of the staff room because everyone was avoiding her she didn't know why she didn't just have lunch in her office. It only got worse when Valerie showed up. Yumi refused to move though. She couldn't let that red head bitch get to her.

She was surprised when Mrs. Martin came over and it was almost like a show as she sat down right next to Yumi with her reheated spaghetti that she always had on Monday's.

" Good weekend?" The old lady asked as if the whole staff room weren't watching them.

" Um... Y-Yeah it was good. I got to spend time with my boys" Yumi replied.

" Oh that's lovely dear. How are they?"

" Good... um... Cooper loves pre-school."

" They are adorable at that age.... then they grow up to be little shits. Trust me, in the end I was so tempted to just strangle my teenage boys" She laughed.

Yumi just smiled.

" You know you don't have to sit with me. I know what everyone thinks of me" Yumi said sadly.

" Honey if I did what everybody else did I would have retired decades ago. Between you and me Valerie is a lying whore-bag who deserves to be shanked."

Yumi nearly choked on her piece of apple at her bluntness. Mrs. Martin just sat there with her sweet little old lady smile.

"Y-You don't believe her?" Yumi asked a little disbelieving.

" I don't listen to idle gossip. And anyway if it were true she would have gone to the police the moment it 'happened' also she looks far too ok to be the victim that she's trying to play" Mrs. Martin replied.

" I wish everyone else was that smart" Yumi added sadly.

" They will get it eventually. Just don't let her get to you."

" I am meeting with my lawyer today" Yumi told her.

" A wise move."

" Thank you... for being on my side."

" No problem I never liked that bitch anyway" She smiled back.

Yumi just chuckled.

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Ella sat there with a curious look on her face as she watched her best friend walk towards her.

" Why are you walking like that?" She asked when he finally sat down next to her.

Dalgom sighed and handed Ella her coffee.

" Ma accidentally hit me last night and now there's a bruise" He mumbled feeling slightly embarrassed.