In The Name Of Trouble

Chapter 54

"Are you going to wear that Julie? I don't know but it looks a little.... Babyish."

"She's 4."

"Ok let's go."

"Who's car is that?" Mason pointed at it.

"Your mom's boyfriend's. We are going to take it." She held the keys up "I didn't forget anyone inside did I?"

"Nope."

"Good, get your asses in."

"Everyone put your seatbelts." Alex said "Canal, seatbelt."

"Nah, not a fan. If a cop is there I'll put it on." Rylie clicked her seatbelt into place. She sat beside Cash in the passenger seat.

"Can we put something on the radio?"

"Go on. I don't care."

"Why are you wearing sunglasses in the evening? And a cap? Its hot."

They reached the parlor in 15 minutes.

"Table for seven." They sat in the corner most table in the parlor.

"What can I get you?" The waitress asked and clicked her pen, ready to go. "Mam, you're inside now. Its ok to remove your cap and sunglasses."

"Is it? Uhh ok then." She removed them. She was wearing a nose mask "Can't remove that sorry. Dust allergy."

After the order was given and the waitress left. The seven of them were silent for a few seconds.

"I need to pee."

"I'll take her." Rylie got up and lifted Julie of her seat and took her to the bathroom. Cash kept watching. There was a man who was eyeing Rylie and Julie. But Cash knew he was looking at Rylie. He turned and looked at Cash, who immediately turned away. Once she knew he wasn't watching, she kept watching till the duo came back to their seat.

The orders had arrived. Everyone was happily eating their ice cream. Julie kept staring at hers

"What's wrong girl?"

"I want thwat gwitter over it."

"Glitter?"

"She means sprinkles Canal. She wants sprinkles."

"I'll get it." Cash got up and went up to the counter with Julie's strawberry ice cream cup in her hand.

"Hey can you put some sprinkles on this? Thanks." She gave them the cup and waited. She noticed that the same gruff bearded man was looking at the Rylie. Cash decided to ignore it. Just another pervert, she thought. She took the ice cream and went back to her table

"Here you go Julie."

"Gwitter!!!" she took the cup and put her tiny face into it to lick it. The six of them began to laugh as her face was covered with pink ice cream. She licked how much her tiny tongue could reach and Cash wiped the rest of it in a tissue.

"She can eat on her own right?"

"If she likes it, then yeah. Otherwise..... Not at all."

"You have no clue how long its been since mom gave us ice cream. Its been long since we came out of the house." James said.

"What about school?"

"School sucks. Mason and Hans said together.

"Yeah I know. You guys are on leave is what you're mom told me."

"That's what she said?" Alex laughed and Rylie just kept eating her blueberry ice cream.

"What? What do you mean?"

"We are on...... a three week suspension." Rylie licked the spoon. She finished her ice cream.

"Why?"

"She got into a fight and I somehow got into it." Alex said.

"We are going back tomorrow. I don't know what's going to happen."

"Relax. Nothing will happen. If it does. I'll kick their asses." Rylie laughed a bit for that.

"Its getting pretty late Canal. Shouldn't we be leaving?"

"He's right Canal. We have school tomorrow. Wow. Since when was Hans right?"

"Yeah ok. Y'all done eating your shit? Let's go."

"Hey, do you guys know your mom's brother Thomas?" She asked once they were in the car.

"Yeah, we do. The agent." Rylie saud

"He's awesome." It was James

"Shh. Julie's sleeping." Mason was holding her in his arms.

"Be careful Mason, don't drop her."

"So..... I should drop you all right? Which school? I need to check GPS."

"VIBGYOR High."

"Oh god" she purposely hit her head on the wheel and hit the horn and jerked back because of the noise.

"What's wrong?"

"I hate that school"

"Feeling's mutual."

"Ok go change back to your pyjamas and I'm hoping to see y'all little shits in bed in half hour."

"She said a bad word!!!" Hans pointed at her but no one listened. Cash stuck her tongue out at him "No one cares. Go to bed you dipshit." He glared and went upstairs.

"Good night Canal!!!" She heard a male voice say from upstairs

"Good night whoever you are!!!" She sat on the couch thinking about where to get clothes. She went up to Rylie's room. She knocked, even though it was wide open. Rylie was stuffing books in her bag and looked up "Oh, hi Canal."

"Yeah, I didn't wanna ask. But I need clothes. And you're the only girl who's size can match me a bit. So....."

"No prob. Take what you like from my closet."

"Thanks kid." She came inside and opened her wardrobe. She found a lot of colours of clothes. She took a green pyjama cause it was the only one which was a bit dark in shade.

"Can I ask you something Canal?" She was sitting on the bed and motioned that she should sit next to her.

"Fire away."

"You're not 18, are you?"

"What makes you say that?"

"I told you that you're familiar. I've seen you somewhere."

"Nah, go to bed kid. You got school tomorrow. Speaking of which...... Suspension..... Wanna talk about it?"

"........... I actually saw a few guys bullying my friend. I stood up for her. But things ended up intense then I........ I ended up breaking a guy's nose and Alex saw this and just wanted to make peace. But then another kid complained that even he was in the fight. So now I'm going for that counselling shit in school."

"Is that bully by any means named Tom Grey?"

"I don't know, but I guess so. Good night Canal."

"Night kid." She headed towards the door.

"Yes!!! Now I know who you are!!" She jerked out of bed "That's the reason you were hiding your face. You're that girl right.... What the heck is her name? C something."

"Cash Rebel?"

"Yes!! Her!! You're her!!! You're Cash Rebel!! You're a 15 year old!!"

"Good job Sherlock." she left the room and ended up sleeping on the couch.