While at they were in the normal day, Mandell and her family are having a dinner. and Mandell feels that she wanted to fix this another situation.
Mom: I was going to tell you that, we need to budget our money this day, and so i don't know if i can lend you a money tomorrow, because your school was tomorrow.
Mandell: It was okay, and i understand it about it..
Mom: Because i don't know how can we budget this..
Mandell: But how can you pay for my project, and i need it to improve my grades mom..
Mom: I told you, i cannot.. and i cannot let your younger siblings get starve we are not that rich dear..
Mandell: What should i do? i should ask my cousin about my project?
Mom: Sure dear..
Mandell was already finished to eat her dinner already, and she goes to another house to pay a visit to her cousin Linda.
Mandell: Can you help me to my project? because i really need to pay and My mom can't pay my project tomorrow..
Linda: Well.. sure, and here you go..
Mandell: Well thank you, and you were really kind, and could you help me to do my homework, because i don't really understand what is biology.
Linda: Well sure.. you can finished my homework at my house..
While she was also in her house, and she see that Linda was not that rich, but her house looks a little decent.
Mandell: Well, what do you think i will do, sorry.. because i don't know the answers of these.
Linda: Just borrow my books, and there you can find answer there.. and besides we are leaving next week, because i was going to get transfer to my new school.
Mandell: What? are you even serious?! but how about me... i mean please you cannot leave like this, because your always helping me in my project..
Linda: You need to understand that i have a own life too, and you could do at your own.. right?
Mandell: But you should not leave me behind!
Linda: Look! this is not a leaving behind looks like, you need to understand that i need to go to my college school.
Mandell: But my Mom can't help me because my younger brother and sister was very young and My mom cannot take care of me.. yet..
Linda: Look, don't be such a baby and you can do it by yourself and believe me that i cannot help you when i go to my new school now..
This is just a terrible thing happen, Linda was going to leave tomorrow and i was just get speechless and i cannot do it by myself to do things at school and of course i need help and i wanted that also that my Mom and My Dad would care about my studies too, and so i tell them again.
Mandell: Mom, Linda was leaving and who was i am going to ask help? and but i don't want to let her leave..
Dad: And so Linda was leaving tomorrow?
Mandell: Yes dad, and can you help me also to my homework?
Dad: Huhh! you should do it to yourself.. and also i will find a new job.. because i get fired again..
She see that her dad was terribly drunk, and her mom does not do anything because she was there and also she was trying to tell him something.
Mandell: And i want to ask? if why are you so always drunk? and if you wanted to help my Mom and do it already!
Dad: What are you trying to say hmm!?!!
But then Mandell feels that her dad was holding her tightly and her hand was almost been twisted and she feel very painful and her mom told to him " Stop!!"
Mom: Stop! Don't hurt her please.. she was just a young girl...
Dad: You should tell her next time, that she would not going to response like that!
Mom: But don't do that next time.. and Mandell you should go to your room, because your dad and i.. i will talk something.. just you should go to your room.
And Mandell goes to her room quietly, and Mandell sat in her chair quietly and she does do her homework, meanwhile at the bar, Caleb was there drinking and her friend was came just in time.
Dana: hey you look still very sad, and what are we going to do in our next project.. And I did make a blog last night..
Caleb: well.. That's enough for the day.. I am just wanted to stay here.. And i am done doing some charity..
Dana: well ok.. But i cant believe that we could be a famous blogger right now...
Caleb: i am happy to hear that...
While they were both talking and a strange guy was looking to Caleb, and Dana was in love to that guy.
Dana: hey guess what?! That strange guy really likes you!
Caleb: No.. And i don't even know that guy anyway..
Dana: oh come on, we need to talk to him.. Maybe you will know about him..
They goes to another table to talk to the guy.
Dana: hello i am Dana, and this is my friend Caleb she is also interested to know you..
Timo: Really! And i am Timo.. And nice to meet you both of you.
Caleb: oh yes.. And Dana just brought me here, and i don't really wanted to talk to the strangers..
Dana: Oh she does not mean to say that thing.. She was just a little lonely..
Caleb: Maybe i am and could i talk to Dana for a minute?
Then after that, Caleb and Dana talk privately far from Timo.
Caleb: What are you doing? i know your dating to find me a new date.. but that is not going to work, and you need to understand that..
Dana: Then what do you want me to do? because your always being desperate like that.. and you should find a new man for you..
Caleb: You don't need to do that... and you know that is not my thing anymore..
Dana: Then, what is the real thing? that your going to be desperate and alone at your house.. you should be thankful that i am already helping you out..
Caleb: Well... that's not enough for me, and i just wanted to go home..
Dana: Hey! how about Timo? he also wanted to talk to you.. Caleb!
Caleb: Please.. give me some rest, i want to go home now...
Caleb was going home, and Dana came back to talk to Timo.
Dana: Sorry, my friend just leave because she was really tired..
Timo: Really, but too bad, i am also interested to know her more, and i think she is really pretty..
Dana: Oh damn! you said it.. and can we talk here and drink?
Timo: Sure..
While they were staying in the bar, Back to Mandell again. she was in her room and she finished her homework, and she then studying her lessons while using the only candle to read and review her lessons. and she was really excited to go to school.
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A friend of mine
Short StoryMandell Medson grew up in the poor family. an simple 15 year old girl and she wanted to finish and to graduate in school, but she was being abusive by the rich family, who lives in a big mansion and she meet and find her good friend that will actual...