Chapter 4
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‘Really Matthew, you went too far’ She yelled and then looked around her feeling like a crazy person. The view of his car there was causing her that pain in the stomach, the one she was getting every time he was around.
Entering the house she told her Nanny to call the girls to arrange the shopping bags, sprayed some perfume, refreshed her lipstick and walked towards the pool where Matthew was sitting with her mot
‘’Hi Mom’’
‘’My baby, come here, give me a kiss'’
‘‘Hi Matthew’’ she said and her eyes were throwing spikes, flames, everything!
‘’Did you forget about your rehearsal baby, Mathew has been waiting so long’’
‘No, I didn’t forget Mom' then she turned to Matthew with the most innocent look she could force her face to pretend ‘'I told you I will not make it, did you forget?’’
He knew she was lying, he knew she did that to get him, to show him that he can’t dictate her on what to do, the air was blowing a bit more and she was standing there, in the dying sun, her blonde curls were dancing and her eyes had the emerald color that would make it difficult for you to look away
‘’You are right, I am the one who forgot’’ he said slowly.
‘‘You can have your rehearsal now and then Matthew can stay with us for dinner’’
‘’No Mom, we cannot because I am going out tonight and I have to get ready’’
‘‘Are you going as well Matthew?’’
‘’No, he is not coming, it’s a girls’ night’’
‘‘Jessica said it’s casual drinks night and yes, I am going as well’’ he said looking always at Paola's mother and not her.
You could see the dissatisfaction to her face, not because he would come but because Jessica is the one who invited him and he was the one running after her. Few minutes of silence passed and he was staring at her, giving her the message that she is not going out that night and probably many other nights.
‘’So I guess you should go!’’ she said looking in his eyes, with her hands crossed on her chest, squeezing her breast and making it look even bigger.
‘‘Paola!’’
‘‘It’s fine Mrs. Marielle, I got used to Paola’s jokes, by the way did you get my lighter?’’
‘’Your lighter?’’
‘‘Better check in your bag, I am sure I gave it to you’’
‘‘Which lighter? Why Paola would get your lighter?’’
'’She forgot hers'’ he said with the most natural way possible to Paola's mother
‘’Are you smoking?’’
‘‘No, I don’t’’
‘Oh no, she doesn’t’
‘’Don’t try to cover her Matthew!’’
'’Mom, I am not smoking’’
‘'Open your bag’'
‘'This is ridiculous'’
'’Open your bag now!'’
She threw her bag on Matthew with all her power hoping that it will hurt him, a lot!
'’My daughter forgot her manners, my apologies Matthew'’
‘'No worries, I am used to it'’ he said, trying to hold his laugh
She opened the bag, she found two packs of cigarettes and a lighter
‘'Is that your lighter?'’
‘'No, that's the one of Paola'’
‘'Shut up you dickface, stupid, asshole, i***t!!!'’
‘'Enough Paola!'’
'’I should better go'’
‘'Yea, run! don't you dare show up tonight'’
'’Tonight? you are not going anywhere tonight Paola!'’
‘'But Mom'’
‘'Thanks for coming here Matthew, for your lovely company, Lena....Lena, Matthew is leaving, please accompany him'’
On his way out he stopped and turned to look at her, he didn't have to do or say something, his smirk said it all. He won, for the second time!
‘'Now the two of us, why are you smoking Paola? You are still a kid, you are destroying your lungs, your health, your skin'’
‘'I am not smoking'’
‘'Matthew said you are smoking and you have two packs of cigarettes in your bag'’
‘'I am old enough to make my own decisions'’
'’As long as you live under my roof, I am the one deciding for you, you are grounded! For the following two months you are not allowed to go out, your life will be school, home, home, school'’
‘'You have no right to do this to me!'’
'’I am your mother, I am the one taking the decisions and my decision is that all the shopping you did today, will be split between the girls'’
'’Which girls? what are you talking about?'’
‘'The girls who work for us Paola will get your clothes'’
'’You can't be serious, my clothes are brands, they are my clothes, you can't give them away'’
‘'I am sure you have plenty of clothes to wear, every week you are out for shopping, it's time to wear the same outfit twice! because no more shopping for you'’
‘'Are you for real?'’
‘’Yes I am!'’
She took the cigarettes from the floor and light one in front of her mother, telling her that she will be smoking as long as she wants and not her or anyone else will tell her what to do.
'’As long as you smoke, you will not be allowed to go out, to shop or to do anything else apart from school, I will be taking you to the Doctor for a checkup every two weeks, if he finds smoke in your lungs, your punishment will continue'’
'’You are a dictator!’’
'’Bear with it Paola'’
‘'I hate you!'’
She left running to her bedroom, happy that her mobile was in her pocket and not in her bag, she called Bailey telling her one more time how much she hated Matthew and how he got her back for ignoring him.
'’You do realize this is WAR!'’
'’You just started getting along together'’
'’He is a snake, an evil snake, because of him my mother gave to the maids all my clothes, you get it Bailey? More than five hours to match the perfect outfits and now, the maids will be wearing all my new! expensive! Clothes!''
'’That sucks'’
'’His miserable life will suck from now onward, that's a promise!'’
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