"Malee Renée, you have got to be kidding me!"... I'm guessing my mom has found my withdrawal papers…
“What mom?” in an attempt to sound as innocent as possible. I knew I shouldn’t have left my purse open on the counter, you’d think I would’ve learned my lesson already.
“Oh don’t you play stupid! You know exactly what I’m talking about! Get down here now!”
Great…just freaking great. “Coming…” I called as I headed downstairs, regretting every step I took. Just looking at my mom’s face I knew that I was in store for one of her wonderful ‘you disappoint me and you’re gonna ruin your life’ talks. “Hey mom what’s up?”
“What in the hell is this??” she yelled while waving my withdrawal slip in my face.
“I don’t know…I can’t see it while you’re waving it around like a mad woman” I told her. I mean it was true how could I possibly read a moving object?
Suddenly she slammed it down on the counter with the meanest death-glare I’ve ever seen her give, and that’s saying something seeing as she’s ‘Queen of the Stankeye’.
“Ohhhhh…that…I well…er…thought it’d be a good idea…” I muttered.
“Who in their right mind would think it’s a good idea to withdraw from college?! Were you even thinking? Its that stupid boy isn’t it? He decided to withdraw so you think you have to? Geeze for being so smart you are the dumbest person I know! I just can’t believe you! Just wait until your father hears of this!
Laughing to myself I said, “Uhm mom 1. Brei hasn’t withdrawn from school 2. we can’t afford for me to go at the moment and 3. dad already knows, but I mean you can still tell him if you’d like to…” I trailed off.
She didn’t like my answer much it was clearly written all over her face. Suddenly it looked like a light bulb went off in her head as she screeched, “You sarcastic little sneak! What do you mean dad already knows?!”
Surprised by the fact that, that’s the only part she picked up on all I could say was, “Well yea I called him before I did it. They said I couldn’t use my pell-grant and I know we don’t have the money, and I already told you I am not going through another year of senate after all of last year’s issues. Not happening. Nothing is worth the stress that comes with that.”
“I thought you loved senate though, you’re so good at it! I just don’t understand! Malee sometimes you have to sacrifice things to make it in life! You’re so spoiled and selfish! Ughh I just can’t believe you sometimes! You’re unbelievable!” I smirked at that and she quickly added, “Not in the good way!” in a huff.
“Sacrifice, are you kidding me? Do you remember last April? Let’s not talk about sacrificing things. Quite frankly I don’t think my sanity or physical well-being is worth sacrificing mom!” I looked down at my hand in an attempt to catch my breath. I angrily looked back at her and yelled, “So I’m selfish and spoiled now too? Go ahead mom, keep on adding to your crazy list of all my flaws!” as I stormed out of the room.
“Malee! Malee Renée! Don’t you walk away from me! I’m serious! Malee! We are not done…” she continued as I slammed my door cutting her off. I didn’t have time for her crap today. It seems like it’s a daily thing with her nowadays.
Ever since I graduated as valedictorian two years ago and decided to stay home as a favor to her and attend the Junior College by our house, Carnation County College, she has been acting six shades of crazy! I don’t get it, I did everything she wanted me to do. I am a pre-med major minoring in math, I was the Student Senate Vice President, and not to mention a leadership scholar. I didn’t want any of that, except maybe the math part, but anyways not being in all those extra activities meant not being on scholarship anymore which shouldn’t have been a big deal if I hadn’t been taking like 21 hours each semester like my advisor told me to do. I thought I was getting ahead, but it turns out all I was doing was screwing myself over financial aid wise. Oh well! What I really want is my cosmetology license, yea yea yea stereotypical girl, but the difference between me and most girls is that I’m actually good at it! Sure you probably wouldn’t be able to tell if you saw me on a daily basis, but nights when I go out like tonight…trust me you can.
Out of nowhere Brantley Gilbert’s You Don’t Know Her Like I Do starts blaring from my phone, smiling to myself I answer the phone as my bestfriend screams, “ OH MY GOSH MALEE!!! Did you hear where we are going tonight? OH MY GOSH! OH MY GOSH! I can’t believe it!”
“Kotie calm down! What are you talking about?” I laughed.
“The club girl! Hallee just texted me and told me!” how is it my own sister texts our bestfriend before she tells me? “We are going to 167!” Kotie belted.
“Are you serious?! How did we get on the list?” completely shocked I started rethinking my outfit. I can’t possibly wear the dress I was planning on wearing to the Corral to 167. My outfit has to be epic!
“Come on Mae, how do you think? You know Hallee can get us in anywhere, plus I guess she’s ‘talking’ to one of the bartenders or something like that, that’s not the point. The point is WE ARE GOING TO 167!!!!” man she’s loud. At least she has a good reason this time.
“Leave it to Hal to get us in…how is it my younger sister has better connections than I do?” as depressing as it is, its so true.
“Who cares! It’s the fact that we’re going! So…er…two questions 1. what are you gonna wear and 2. are you gonna come do my hair and stuff before we go?” she asked hopefully. I honestly don’t know why she asks because I always do…
“Kotie Lynn! As if you even have to ask! You know we always get ready together! But…uhm…er…well I don’t really know what I’m going to wear now that I know we’re going to freaking 167! I’m still shocked! Not even gonna lie…”
“Malee Renée! Don’t call me my whole name jerk! Ugh! But okay sounds like a plan! I just had to make sure, I mean I didn’t know if you were meeting up with Breion before or not so…OHHHH!!! What if you wear your leopard mini and your black tank top with the deep scoop neck?”
Breion is my best guy friend in the world. He’s like two and a half years younger than me, kind of a big age gap I know, but we’ve been good friends since I was in 9th and he was in 7th grade. We’ve always been good friends but lately it seems like we’re pretty much inseparable, Kotie and Hallee don’t like it but they deal with it because I haven’t been this happy in I don’t know how long.
“No girl, I’m probably just gonna say hi when we get done. And good idea!!! That’s probably what I’ll wear actually…what about you?”
“Mhmm suuuuuure! You’ll probably stay the night…AGAIN and we’ll have to cover AGAIN!” she exaggerated, “Actually can I borrow something of yours?”
Same ol’ Kotie… “Yea yea yea but you love me! And only if you will cover for me!” I giggled I knew she would either way and she knows she is always welcome to borrow my clothes but still I liked to tease her!
“Ugh! Fine!” she sighed dramatically before busting out with laughter.
Laughing with her I said, “Well how about we meet you over at Cheri’s house around half past eight?” Kotie recently moved in with my older sister Cheri who somehow ended up marrying Kotie’s uncle Gene about three years ago.
“Okay love sounds good!”
“Good I gotta go beat my sister for telling you first! Love youuuu!” I said in a sing song voice.
“Don’t kill her! Love you too! See you in a bit!”
After hanging up I walked into the hallway and yelled, “HALLEE JAY!!! I’ve got a bone to pick with you!”
After I heard a mumbled “Oh crap!” I ran out of my room full speed down the hall after my sister.
