Paradigm {Complete}

{Im thru}

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I was sitting in my room, staring at the floor. The argument I had with KJ was still fresh in my mind. My heart was pounding, but I tried to keep a tough exterior. The house felt eerily quiet, almost like it was holding its breath, waiting for the next storm to hit.

Ken ended up taking us home and leaving my siblings at school.
Ken ended up figuring out why Kj and I were arguing about and he was furious.
I can tell by the look in his eyes.
The car ride home was quiet and when we walked in the house. I was told to go to my room until mom came to me.

I heard loud footsteps and I seen mom coming in looking furious. She didn't even wait for me to explain; She already knew,
Her and Kenny were standing on big business.

"Tatianna, we need to talk. Now."

I stood up and followed her to her office and she slammed the door behind us.

"Tatianna, I need you NOT to Don't play dumb with me today. I'm running off of 2 hours of sleep and I have to put up with this shit."

"Okay"

"It's, Yes ma'am"

"Yes ma'am."

"I know you took money from my account and before you say anything, say it with some god damn sense"

"I... I can explain."

"Explain what?" Mom's voice got louder. "Explain how you thought it was okay to steal from me? Your own fucking Mother? Tatianna? Seriously??"

My shoulders slumped. "I was desperate.. I didn't know what else to do."

"Desperate?Why didn't you just come to me? We could have figured something out together. But stealing? That's not you, Tati."

"You wouldn't have given to me if I asked"

"Tatianna, you're my daughter. I love you, and I would never think less of you for needing anything. But trust is everything. So what am I going to do now that you betrayed my trust."

"I'm so sorry...I promise I'll make it right. I'll pay you back every cent."

"How? Because I'm cutting your allowance and now once you turn 16 next month I'm making you get a job to pay everything back and you'll be going to every shift dead or alive because you stole $15,000 Tatianna. How do you even do that?"

"I didn't think it was that much"

"Like hell"

I rolled my eyes, trying to act like it wasn't a big deal.

"I needed it for Dad, okay? He needed help."

"For Keri? The man who hasn't been around for years? And you thought stealing from your mother was the way to help him?"

I crossed my arms, feeling the heat rise in my cheeks.

"Well, at least he cares about me."

Mom's face turned red with anger. She looked like she was about to explode.

"That's it. I'm done. You care so much about him? Fine. You can go live with him."

"I've been asking to do that for months."

"Great. Now I don't have to put up with you and that stinking attitude. I'll make a sure he knows you're coming"

"Yeah, right. Like you'd actually send me away."

I chuckled in her face and She stormed out of the kitchen.

"Mom."

I followed her upstairs and she went into my room. It was silent, tension thick in the air.
She went straight to my closet and started packing my stuff. I stood in the doorway, shocked.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm packing your shit so you can go to Georgia.
You can go live with Keri since you care so much about him."

I couldn't believe it. She was really doing it.

"You can't do this! You're my mom!"

"And I'm tired of your disrespect. You want to act like an adult? Fine. Go live with your dad."

I felt a lump in my throat, but I didn't want to give her the satisfaction of seeing me cry. So I kept them back..
Kenny came in and stood at the door, folding his arms.

"Tone"

"Kenny I don't wanna hear it, She needs to learn.
I'm tired of this shit."

"Babe you don't know what you're saying.
You're tired"

Kenny said.

"Ken unless you're going to help me pack her shit.
Please get out. As a matter of fact, Go get my phone so I can call her an Uber"

"An Uber for what?"

I asked.

"I'm sending her to airport and she can wait for her flight there. I'll call Keri and tell him she's coming"

"Toni she's 15, she can't-"

"Yes she can. I'll make sure to let the airport she's an unaccompanied minor"

After she was through throwing my shit in my suitcase she zipped it up and shoved it against me.
I knew she was doing this just to scared me.

"Goodbye, Tatianna."