Beneath the golden facade

Sarah's pov There she was! Standing infront of the whole class like the mad woman she is. How dare she even think of coming to Bell High? This is my school and not some playground. Looking at her, all the memories started hitting me like a brick. Everything that happened to me was because of her. My eyes got teary as I was thinking about hurtful memories with her from the past. Then, it happened. Our eyes locked. No! I can't let her see me as a weakling. I'm done with being weak so now , I'm a strong girl. Just then, the principal came inside the classroom. " Sarah, this woman here claims that she is your mom and I looked into your birth certificate and confirmed it ." The principal said to me. I stood up from my desk. How dare this principal call this lunatic my mom? " She is not my mom, sir. I don't even know her." I said as calm I could. I knew that inside I was losing it. The magma wanted to erupt from my body as rage. " Your birth certificate says that she is your mom and I can also see the resemblance." The principal said again with a smile. Is he deaf or what? Do I have to repeat myself a zillion times to make myself clear? No! This is bullshit! This lunatic isn't and can never be my mom. " I said that... She. is. not. my. mom." I said to the principal pausing after every word so that I can make it clear to him. It should stick inside his brain. " Sir, I am her mom." The woman suddenly said with crocodile tears. You have to be kidding me. " Hey you lunatic! Don't you dare refer to yourself as my mom. I don't have that. I am motherless and principal, the birth certificate is just a piece of paper which I can change anytime. Right now, I need you to trust me instead of that piece of paper and..." I said then looked at the woman from heard to toe and added" this trash." " Sarah! That is no way to talk to your elders. What is wrong with you. Being as intelligent as you are, you should know that the birth certificate is not just a piece of paper. She is your mom, for Heavens sake and you call her a lunatic? Really?!" The principal said sounding disappointed in me. But right now, I don't give a damn about his feelings. Why can't he just listen to me when I say that this lunatic here isn't my mom?! " Sorry sir but I'm not going to apologize for calling her a lunatic but when she clearly is one." I said to the principal. The whole class was looking at the scene as it unfolded. I mean, I'm known for being well mannered and smart but today I answered the principal and also said some vulgar words right infront of him. Well, he wouldn't have to witness this bad side of mine had he just listened to me. Which part of ' She is not my mom' doesn't he understand? And he even dared to say that the lunatic and I have a resemblance. For goodness sake, I'm beautiful. I inherited my dad's looks and many people have said that. Irrespective of what people say, I can also see that I look more like my dad instead of my mom. My dad is handsome whole this lunatic that claims to be my mom isn't. I know very well that I'm motherless and that will never change. I, Sarah Danger is motherless. " Is his what your father teaches you? To disrespect your elders like this? Listen, Sarah, you are my daughter. I'm the one who gave both to you and iu can't just snatch my right of being a mother just because you don't want one." The lunatic whose name is Ash spoke. Wow! The audacity! After what she did she only remembers now that she has some motherly duties to perform only after what she did to me?! " I'm quite fascinated, Ash! Well, guess what? I didn't take that take that right from you. You are the one that snatched it from yourself." I said to her. " And I'd rather be motherless than have a mom lie you." I added. I want to hit that nerve. If possible, she should lose it infront of the whole class and go ballistic on me. Let's just see how she will escape the police when she has nothing. Poor lunatic!