Fight To Love You Freen&Becky

YES DAD, you sold me to them

- Rebecca,- why is he suddenly calling me Rebecca again.

-Yes, father, - i answered him a bit sarcastically.

-Where are you going?

-School called, we have extra practise and some kind of announcement, maybe, dad, they will tell us about the prize that you don't want to talk about,- i looked at him searching for an answer in his face, but he walked away.

-We need to talk very seriously when you are back,- he said before closing the door from outside.

I don't know what is wrong with him these last days, he has been so sweet and caring all my life and suddenly he changed 180 and can't even talk to me? We have been very close always, he was the one i would run to to cry, or tell my secrets or ask for help. I really can't understand what is happening. 

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-BecBec,- girls came almost running to me when i entered our schools old sports hall.

-Hey girls, is everything oke?

-No, you were right girl, there is a some kind of prize and they were not telling us.

- I knew it, but why are they hiding it?

- We don't know, who knows them anyway, maybe they had some plans about the money.

- Hello girls, please everyone, could you give me your attention for a few minutes?,- what is she doing here? The school director herself was here, i mean she is never showing up, almost for nothing. And now she is here, this must be something really huge.

- Good evening everyone,- she began speaking when we gathered in front of her,- so, i'm guessing that you already know, that there is a prize for the school whose team will win the volleyball final game. 

We silently nodded.

- You need to know that this is very important for our school,- why is she looking at me like that, i'm not the only player in this team, yes maybe i'm playing the best, but i can't do anything alone,- the prize will help us to stay in the business. YES, yes, don't be surprised school and education is a business, and if our school won't have this victory and the prize from government, you, actually, you first, are going to feel the bad consequences on your skin. 

What? Is she for real? 

- Why are you looking like that? I'm telling you the reality, how it is. If we don't have the money, we can't give you new projects and new classrooms with all the required equipment, or school trips, or nice uniforms, or even a graduation party or any other thing like that. We also need to close all the clubs.

- But all of those are activities that we need for our university applications.- one of the girls said almost crying. 

-Exactly, can you see how far it is going? 

- But it is about all the school then, how can everything depend on one game?,- i asked almost crying also.

- Well it is about every student in our school, if we have a bad school, the chances that you will get into the university are also low.

- What? But again, why is our school reputation hanging on this one game.

- IT'S ABOUT MONEY, ARMSTRONG,- she bursted out and everyone got silent, we were all looking at her,- I'm sorry,- she said, fixing her hair,- as i told you already this victory is very important for us, so YOU MUST DO EVERYTHING, I'm repeating, EVERYTHING, - she was again looking at me,- to come back with VICTORY.

She left immediately after basically threatening us and what is worse putting a mountain of responsibility on us. We were all standing there at confusion and angst, looking at each and not finding words to say.