Test Four

Who Actually Matters?

"Hello, you are probably wondering who I am?" I nod worriedly, "well, I am your mothers lawyer," I stare, my mums lawyer?

"What?"

"I know, I know... simply too put it to you... I lost... we lost the judgement." What the heck?

"What judgement?" I say angrily,

"Oh... well... your mother... she stole... money" I look at her, laughing. This must be a joke,

"What are you talking about?" I can't stop laughing, half because I want to enjoy the feeling of laughing, because soon, because of what she is about to say, I won't be laughing for a long time.

"It is true, she stole money... a lot... only in the past few weeks though... probably because of... hm" I cover my face in my hands, how could mum do that? "You will come with me now and see her."

"And Will?"

"He is already in the car, yet I did not tell him, as your mum would be better at explaining to him."

I grab Wills hand as we walk inside a large building, I want to see mum, not for a hug, not for a nice meet up, no, to ask her why she would do this.

"Oh darlings!" cries mum from down the hall, she lifts herself from a seat and runs over to us. My face is plain as I stare at her, as she hugs Will. When she lifts her head to me, her face becomes sad, "Honey..."

"Mum... how could you... How could you bloody do this to us?"

"Baby..."

"No... Is it really true?"

"how do you think you are going to school... getting all these things... without  me having a job?"

"Mum... I... How could you do this to Will? To Mila? To your future baby? To me?... I..." tears fall down my cheeks, as I wince; she looks at me, nothing to say, "What now, mum? What happens when you go into jail? What happens to us?"

"I... don't worry I can sort ou-"

"Could you sort it out? Could you sort out a way we wouldn't.." I stumble on words as I cry, "lose... another parent," I lose my control and burst into tears, my whole body shaking from me crying.

"Honey..."

"No mum... I..." I walk away, leaving Will with mum, I look up to see mums lawyer with Mila in her arms, I run over to her and grab Mila off her. "Hey baby girl,"

"El, El," I smile hugging her. I look back at Will and mum when I hear Will's cry.

"This isn't true, right? Right mum!?" Mum grabs his hands,

"Will... I know you are shocked but i... oh,"

"Mum, you will be staying, right?"

"oh... well I don't know,"

"Mum... please!" He cries, mum pulls him into a hug and I walk over to them. Mum looks at me sadly,

"I have to go and let them decide what will happen to me... Let's hope it all goes alright, and I can stay here with yo-"

"But how are you going to get another job?" I cry.

"Well... I will have to see about that later... but right now... all that matters is you guys-"

"It didn't seem to be all that matters when you stole money did it? Did you even think about us-"

"That's why I did it-"

"But you didn't think... about the consequences did you?"

"oh... honey, I-"

"No!" My whole body shakes as a cry erupts from me, I grab Wills hand with my free one and walk away, leaving mum standing there.

"But mum..."

"We have to go... the cameras just want to see mum..." I lie. It's an hour before mum arrives back out, her lawyer close behind her, a trail of cameras chase her, asking questions. When they arrive near us mum grabs my wrist and Wills and puts Mila in her arms before running to the car, with her lawyer and the cameras following. Even when we are in the car and when mum leaves the cameras try to chase us, I just keep my head down. The car is silent,

"Well..." I say breaking the silence,

"They said I will have my baby first, and then go to prison for a year."

"A year!?" Yells Will

"Yes..."

"How much money did you steal mum?"

"Well... uh... about $20,000..."

"$20,000, mum?"

"I know... its terrible..."