The Help (MB)

Chapter 44

*Chres*

After a long day of working,moving heavy boxes,and helping with the bagging,I was tired as hell. My arms were sore,especially because they had me doing most of the work. It was all worth it though,I guess. We walked home kind of silently,being that everyone was exhausted,some more than others.

It was only about six o'clock in the afternoon,and we grabbed everyone something to eat on the way home because no one felt like cooking. When we got to the apartment,we heard shouting,like someone was fussing or something.

"Whats going on?" Peyton asked,and we walked in to Ray and Penny going at it.

"Why didnt you just sweep the damn floor then?!?" Penny screamed,hitting Ray on the side of the arm.

"Because she was being such a bitch about asking me to do it!!" He shouted back.

"Woah,what's going on?" I asked,setting the box of pizza on the counter.

"Ray got fired." Amaya whispered,raising her eyebrows for emphasis.

"He what?" Kenya asked,scrunching her eyebrows.

"Well,he kinds quit,but he kinda got fired at the same time."

"How though? How do you get fired on the first day?" Peyton said in disbelief.

"You throw the broom at the manager then dump the fries on the floor." Prince said,obviously amused by the whole situation.

"You guys need to chill out." Diggy said,stepping in between the arguing two.

"No,you need to tell HER to mind her own damn business." Ray said,frowning.

"Well excuse me for being concerned."

"Can someone explain what happened please?" Peyton said,grabbing Ray's arm gently.

"The manager had a stank ass attitude,and she kept saying "you,boy do this. You,boy do that." And every time she'd say that i'd politely say "my name is Ray,ma'am" and she'd ignore me,so when she told me to sweep and practically threw the broom at me I threw that shit back and she acted like it was a big deal cause it hit her in the nose. So I had to go out with a sorta boom,you know. So I just took a fresh rack of fries and dumped them on the floor and flipped her off and said "i'm rich,I don't need this shit" you should've seen how red her face was it was hilarious..." He chuckled.

Penny glared at him out of the side of her eye.

"He's laughing at this. You can't stay rich forever.." Penny mumbled.

"Why are you so mad about it? I never did anything to you!" He said.

"Ray,you were wrong to get fired on the first day.. That's sad." Peyton said,receiving a knowing look from Penny.

"But Penny,you're really making a big deal out of it," she then said,receiving a knowing glance from Ray.

"Well excuse me for looking out for you and your baby daddy. Have fun raising money with only one parent working." Penny raised an eyebrow,and Peyton's eyes practically popped out of her head.

"Pshh. Penny. Go to sleep. You're speaking nonsense." Ray said,looking very confused.

"Oh really? Maybe your little girlfriend has other opinions." Penny folded her arms,raising her eyebrow,and as fast as I could blink,Peyton slapped her so hard her head quickly snapped to the side.

"Woah..." I said,stepping up and grabbing Peyton while Craig grabbed Penny.

"Peyton what the hell? Why are you so mad? She doesn't know what she's...." Ray didn't finish his sentence,because he saw the terrified look on Peyton's face.

"She's lying,right?" Ray asked,trying to look Peyton in the eyes even though she refused.

Ray took two steps back,scratching his head.

"You're pregnant?" Ray asked. His eyes were wide,and he stared at Peyton's stomach. His confusion quickly turned to anger,and he flipped one of the chairs from the kitchen table over.

"So we keeping secrets now? How could you do this Peyton?!?" Ray screamed,and I felt Peyton jump slightly as she shook with tears.

Penny snatched herself from Craig's grip,mumbling a few curse words towards him,Peyton,and Ray. She stormed off to the back and we soon heard a door slam.

Peyton wasn't far after her. She snatched herself from my grip and ran to the back,holding her face. We heard a door slam after her too.

Everyone sat there,looking wide eyed and scared. Ray stood up,his nose flared,and he looked at all of us like he was going to speak,but in stead he stormed out the front door. We could hear him stomping down the stairs outside.

We all just sat around,staring at each other in disbelief.

"What just happened?" Amaya asked,her eyes wide.

Everyone remained quiet.

I looked at Kenya,and she looked at me,then looked down,her eyebrows scrunched.

"......well.... Who wants pizza?" Diggy asked,trying to lighten up the mood but only receiving a glare from Craig.

But despite the tension in the air,we all sat around the table and quietly ate the pizza,hardly enjoying it...

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