WHO ARE YOU?

Chapter Seven

It's been a week since I got suspended and also a week since I went out with Jade and had the time of my life. That night I drank way too much and woke up with a hangover. It's fun getting drunk at the moment, but the after effects are horrible. I didn't know people could party that hard on a Monday, but it was Exclusive grand reopening since they had to close down a year ago.

I'm currently laying in bed trying to figure out how I'm going to tell my mom that I got suspended from school and that I need her to take me back to school next week to reinstate me. I have been avoiding her all week and trying to stay out of her way so won't notice that I've been home. Every morning she leaves around the same time to go to god knows where. So every morning for the past week, I get up and put my uniform on and go take walks around the block and stall at the park sometimes.

I noticed that she leaves around 11am, so once she leaves, I sneak back in the house and lock myself in the room until after school hours. She usually comes back home around 1pm, but she never realizes i'm here because she doesn't pay me any mind anyway. Since I've been in my room, I've been doing all this makeup work and also the work Ms Jackson provided me from credit recovery. I'm glad that I can still keep my grades up while being home.

I got up, took a deep breath and slipped into my slippers. " It's now or never." I said to myself as I grabbed the paper and walked out the bedroom door, heading towards the living room. When I got there, I saw my mom sitting on the couch bent over and sniffing white powder into her nostrils with a rolled up dollar bill. I must have scared her because she jumped when she saw me.

" Gabby, what the hell are you doing here? It's 1pm, you should be at school." she said, wiping her nose angrily.

I was mad that I walked into this. I never wanted to catch my mom in the act. Ever since I found out, I tried to make myself believe that it wasn't true because I never really saw it until now.

" Mom about that, I need to tell you something." I said, nervously to her.

" Okay spit it the fuck out, I got important things to do." she said, getting annoyed with me.

" I got suspended from school last week and I need you to sign this paper and take me to get reinstated on monday." I said, showing her the paper in my hand.

" So your trifling ass has been in my house for a whole week without me knowing? Is that what you're saying?" she asked me

" Mom, that's the first thing you ask? Do you even care to know the reason why I got suspended?" I asked her.

" Because you stupid as hell. That's all it is to know. Who gets suspended during their senior year? Only a dumb ass." she spat at me.

As always this conversation isn't going to get anywhere. I can't even have a normal conversation with her without insults being thrown at me.

" Mom, can you just sign the paper please and take me to school?"

" Whatever Gabby, all I know is you better not be in my damn house this week. I want you gone. I don't care where the hell you go." she said pointing her finger at me.

I walked away from her and went into my room and shut the door. I'm really sick of that lady. I didn't want to be in this damn house anyway. It stinks in here and she doesn't put any food items in the house at all anymore. The only reason why I was able to survive off eating was because Ms Linda from school met me at the corner with some bags of groceries to last me throughout the two weeks , until I got back to school. I was so Thankful for her.