The Other Sister

Reality

After Ana and Lucy told us what happened, Jacinda went on a rampage demanding to speak to Dr. Wolff, but the old principal wasn't at school.

"I came as soon as I could, what happened?" Ivy runs in towards me and Jacinda.

"Some guy harrased your daughter and the school suspended both our girls!" Jacinda cries.

"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! They got suspended?!" Ivy demands. "Why?"

Jacinda shrugged, "The principal has a vendetta against our family."

Lucy stood and walked slowly towards Ivy, "This was all my fault, Aunt Ivy, I lost my temper. I'm sorry."

"No, Lucy. This wasn't your fault." Ivy hugs Lucy. "So tell me what happened?"

"Robert, a senior, said that being a teenage mother runs in our family and he grabbed Ana and said that she and I should just follow your guys' footsteps and start and I quote, 'popping out babies cause that seems to be the only thing your family is good at.'"

When I heard that I lost it, it was my turn to go on a rampage… Jacinda and Ivy held me back as I struggled to punch the principal.

"Ms. Belfrey, I need you to calm yourself. Ms. Belfrey, please calm down!" she demands. "Ok so what you need to understand is that Lucy had assaulted a young man…"

"And you have to understand that young man harrased my niece so my other niece was only protecting her cousin!" I retort.

Her facial expression turned into complete and utter shock. "I swear I did not have that knowledge."

"Clearly!" I scream. "I want to speak to the boy's parents."

"Of course, right away, ma'am." Dr. Wolff grabs went to her computer and dialed on the office phone, "Mr. Jenkins, hello, this is Dr. Wolff… the reason for my call is that Robert and two freshmen girls got into a fight and the family of the two girls are considering suing Robert. If you could come…" She smiled as she ended the call, "Now, Ms. Belfrey, you and your sisters, will wait for Mr. Jenkins and Robert to arrive."

I sat in between my two sisters, Jacinda looked at Ivy, "Are we really gonna take this to trial, I have no money for a lawyer?"

"If we do get to that point," Ivy sighs, "I'll pay for the lawyer."

"Oh hello, Mr. Jenkins." Dr. Wolff greets. Pointing to Ivy, "This is Ms. Belfrey." Jacinda, "Ms. Vidrio." Then me, "And Ms. Belfrey."

Ivy shook his hand, "Mr. Jenkins. I do hope you know how serious this is. Your son had harassed my daughter."

"Let's cut the crap, Ivy." I sigh. "Mr. Jenkins your son picked a fight with two freshmen girls. Trying to show that he's the big man on campus…"

"Okay, Rose," Ivy puts her hand on my shoulder, "I think he gets it. Why don't you sit with the girls?"

I went to the girls and sat with a huff. This is my reality, I may be 26 but I am still the youngest sister on either family.