Secret Sister

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-One

I looked around me as I walked up the white house I thought I would never have to see again, I saw the door open in front of me and groaned.

“Abby, oh I missed you so much, are you okay? I'm so sorry” Clarice apologized to me as she pulled me into a hug much to my distaste.

“Get off me, there’s no cameras” I rolled my eyes and pushed her off me continuing my walk up to the door.

"What are you talking about love?” Clarice asked as we walking inside.

“I mean you can drop the act, no one’s watching, unless you set up cameras yourself” the thought came to mind and I looked around the room for any hidden recording devices. Not behind the bookshelf, not on the bench.

“Calm down there’s no cameras you brat” Ah, there’s the Clarice I remember.

“So where’s John? I thought this was meant to be a ‘family’ discussion?” I added emphasis to the family using my hands to add to the sarcasm.

"He’ll be down in a minute, sit” she pointed to the brown couch covered in a few stains, you know the least they could do is clean if I was bringing a camera crew.

"What do you want?” I asked, “Why are you all of a sudden fighting to get Lora and I back?”

“Well sweetie, you and I both know the answer to that” she smiled showing her red lipstick covered teeth.

“I don’t care about that Lora brat, I just want the money from your family” I mimicked her nazzally high pitched voice moving my arms as I did.

“Why you little” Clarice raised her hand but didn’t swing, much to my surprise. “No Clarice, calm down” she closed her eyes looking away slowly lowering her hand.

“You know talking to yourself is a sign of a mental disorder, you should get that checked out” I leant on my hand smiling sweetly at her, a smile that would look innocent if you didn’t know me.

“Think of the money” Clarice whispered to herself trying to ignore me, “Money, money, money”

“So you admit, this was all a scam for my families money? You don’t actually care about me, Lora or Jake?” I asked her pouting a little.

“Obviously” Clarice rolled her eyes, “God, you’re stupider than I thought”

“I just want family, that’s all, if I thought you were actually going to treat me nice this time I might actually have come back” I pouted. Clarice stared at me like I had gone crazy and I just looked to the floor sadly.

“What's going on here?” I heard John’s voice boom through the room, “Oh Abby, I'm so glad you came back” God, I had never seen him smile like, a normal person. It was creepy.