Today was Saturday and usually my day consists of being alone in my room and I was going to do that, but I got an unexpected call from my mother and she said she had dinner reservations for four people tonight and ricks daughter friend couldn't come so they ask if I wanted to join her and her boyfriend Rick and his daughter.As much as I want to say no my mother for one never calls me and two she never wants to see me so I jumped on the chance knowing I'm going to be miserable.
Mom told me it's a nice restaurant so to dress up and not embarrass her.
I attempt to curl my hair and try not to add to much makeup. I go to my closet and put on the only nice dress I own, it's not the prettiest it's just a black simple dress but I don't have a ton of money to buy me a lot of clothes so this will have to do I just hope they don't notice that there's a couple little holes in the dress and the nicest shoes I own are converses.
I'm a little excited to see my mom since I never see her even if Rick and his daughter Anna is going to be there.
I arrive at the restaurant it's really nice a 5 star restaurant, I quickly fix my hair and straighten my dress and walk in and walk over to the host.
"Hi I'm supposed to be meeting someone?" I say to the hostess
"Hazel?" She asks and I nod "follow me"she takes me to a table where my mother and Rick and Anna are seated.
"Hey" I wave at them and ignore the look of disgust on Anna face
"Hazel I'm glad you could join us" my mom says with a tight smile
The hostess pulls out the chair for me "thanks" I say and she puts a napkin on my lap
"I've always wanted to eat here" I say since they yet to say anything to me
"You like French?" Anna says to me with a raised eyebrow
"I've never had it but the building is pretty" i say
I notice rick is on his phone he's a workaholic.
"Hazel, Anna was made captain of the cheerleadering squad again isn't that amazing" mom says looking at Anna with a look that I've always wanted her to give me
"Yeah that's great congrats" I give Anna a smile
"Well I mean I am the best one of the team and mom always helps me with new routines and cheers me on at every game" Anna says in a way that I know she's rubbing it in my face and it take everything out of me to not scream at her that she's my mother not hers "are you on the cheerleadering squad or any other activities?" She says with a smirk knowing I'm not
"Um no I'm not" I say and notice a disappointing look from my mother
"May I take your order?" A French waiter says to us
And as I look at the menu everything in French and the prices are ridiculous.
"Um what should I get?" I ask mom, who just sighs and says something to the waiter in French
"So Hazel how have you been?" Rick says finally putting his phone down and noticing me
"Not that great actually my friend Daisy she's been missing for awhile" I say sadly
"Your friend from when you were a kid?" Mom asks me
"Yeah no one can find her" I tell her
"That's a shame she was so bright and beautiful" mom mutters
"Yeah she is I just hope she comes home soon"
"I honestly don't even know why you care so much you guys were friends when you were what 8" she kind of laughs and I can feel my anger rising
"That doesn't matter she doesn't deserve it she's a good person. one of the few that I know" I say keeping my anger down and getting another dissapionted look from her
Thankfully the food comes so the subject is dropped, my food doesn't look edible but I try eating as much as I can since it cost so much.
I just try not to get upset as I hear my mom and Anna talk like best friends and talk about either going to the spa or shopping and not including me in the conversation.
"Um you know it was dad birthday last week" I say out of the blue and my mother whips her head at me so fast "sorry" I mutter forgetting she doesn't like to talk about it
"Hazel come with me to the restroom" she says with a tight smile
We get up and head to the bathroom but she stops when we are in the quiet hallway "what was that?" She spats
"I'm sorry I didn't mean anything by it" I mumble
"Maybe this was a mistake inviting you" she sighs
"What did I do!" I say raising my voice a little
"Well look how your dress for one this is a 5 star restaurant Hazel and you look like trash" she says making me almost tear up
"Well I'm sorry if this is all I have since I don't have money like you" I say to her
"Don't blame this on me! You are just an embarrassment!" She says angrily like she's been wanting to tell me this for years
I open my mouth but close it knowing I'll start sobbing.
"I think you should go" she says and walks back to the table with her new family
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Our missing friend
Подростковая литератураMy name is Hazel growing up I had 4 best friends Felix, Trevor, Ruby, and Daisy. I never thought a day would come that we would all stop being friends, but as soon as we started high school we all drifted apart and became different people, you proba...
