'Yeah right!'' I say to the empty room in dismay after Celine ended the call. I like Celine but what does she take me for?... A joke?... If she has the power to make me Luna then why is she working as my mother's maid? Did she think today that I was publicly humiliated by the monster she called daughter is the perfect time to play pranks on me?
This is the reason why it's bad to be too chummy with the help. They would feel they have the pass to do whatever they like with you
Getting out of my tight dress with one hand in a cast is not easy. I dare not ask my mom for help even on the few days that she was happy, much less today when she was acting strange. I would have called Celine to help me if she's here but the idiot didn't report for work today. Told my mom she was sick yet had enough time on her hands to play prank on me.
"Bitch!"
"Damn dress!
"Stupid fucking dress!"
I grumble and curse under my breath as I struggle with the dress for a while until I can't take it anymore and just rip the darn thing off me in frustration. I heave a huge sigh of relief when I'm finally free of it
I'm trying to figure out how to take a shower without getting the cast soaked in water when my phone start to ring again. I'm hoping against hope that it's Ethan calling when I rush to where my phone is
"Stupid maid!" I curse under my breath when I see it's Celine calling again...
"Stop fooling around Celine! If you have that much time on your hand then come here right now and help me take a bath! I don't..."
"Shut up Miranda and listen to me!" She commands and I immediately stop talking out of surprise. How dare she talk to me in such a manner?
"Haven't you ever wondered why the Luna never likes you?..." She asks while I'm still wondering about her audacity. The question she dangled in front of me like a carrot indeed grab my interest. She knows me too well that I've always wanted to know why my mother always keeps me at arm's length
"Why?" I ask with my heart in my throat eager to know her reply but she keeps me in suspense
"We don't have time for chit-chat. Pick anything that you feel can't be replaced and meet me outside right now. We'll talk on our way"
"On our way to where? Where are we going, Celine?"
"I wish I could give you the details right now, Miranda but I can't. Tomorrow is going to be a big day. Some people will laugh with joy while some will shed tears of blood.
I can't force you to follow me but I wish you will trust me, the only person in your life that was there for you while your so-called mother was hating on you! Your decision right now will determine the group you'll fall into tomorrow.
You have twenty minutes to make up your mind before I leave without you." She finally say and the phone went dead in my hand without giving me the opportunity to ask further questions
I've known Celine all my life and indeed she's the only person in my life who I know truly loves me hundred percent. Her face is always the first I see in the morning, waiting with breakfast for me to wake up, and the last one before I sleep, reading bedtime stories and tucking me in.
What do I get to lose by going? Nothing. I thought as I quickly get dressed in jeans and a loose blouse that I won't struggle to get out of later. I put a change of cloth in a backpack and grab the only picture of Ethan and myself that I have on my nightstand, frame and all, shoving it inside my bag.
I don't know if my parents are in the living room or have gone to their bedroom, I'm not about to find out by running into them. Instead of going out the door and risking having them stop me from going out, I open my window and manage to clamber down till I fall hard on my ass.
Oh fucking hell, that hurts. I thought, stifling myself from howling to the sky with pain.
"This better be good Celine!" I groan as I get up. Walking is now difficult since it feels as if something is buried deep inside my butt hole. I see Celine's old car where it's parked, waiting for me and I awkwardly walk toward it.
She gets out of the car and rushes to me, I guess because of the way I'm walking
"Oh, Moon goddess! Miranda, are you okay? Why are you walking like that?" She looks at me with worry apparent on her face.
"That monster did this to you, didn't she?! I should have just killed her when she was a baby! I swear we're going to make her pay for humiliating you this way! By tomorrow you will laugh last while she will shed bloody tears!..."
She rants on and on as she helps me towards her car. The way she speaks about her daughter while fawning over me surprises me. I thought she was joking when she said she wasn't the Omega maid's mother but it turns out she's telling the truth, even my mom whom I thought hated me has never talked about me in such a hateful manner.
"I never knew you meant it when you said she's not your daughter?..." I ask her
"No, she isn't my daughter but I don't want to talk about that loser right now. We'll have enough time to talk and laugh at her expense tomorrow. We have more important issues to discuss and we'll talk on our way"
The moment I sit inside Celine's car I groan out loud in pain. It feels as if I've just been violently sodomized. Instead of sitting, I recline the chair to the back so I can at least lie on my side.
"Are you okay? Do you need me to get you anything?..." She continually asks with concern but I lash out at her out of frustration instead.
"Celine, can you just shut up already? Does it look to you as if I'm okay!? I fell while climbing out of my fucking window, now I think I broke my fucking tailbone so stop breathing down my neck! It's annoying as hell!"
She looks hurt after my outburst but she'll be okay. Celine is resilient. She was always okay each time I lashed out at her whenever my mom treated me as if I'm invincible.
She gets in the car and starts driving, leaving me to my thoughts. She promised we would talk about my mom in the car but I don't want to talk to her first. Why? Because she made me fell out of my window. Why didn't she just tell me whatever she wants to tell me instead of dragging me out in the middle of the night?
Aside from that, I don't want to apologize. She herself taught me to never apologize for any behavior I feel is right in my own eyes because I'm a queen and a queen doesn't stoop to anyone's level. If she has anything to say then she should talk to me first.
My eyes are shut as she drives us. I never knew we'd left civilization behind until the drive becomes bumpy. It's hell each time my ass and lower back bump into the car wall. I groan and swear until I can't take it anymore.
"I can't take this anymore! What kind of car doesn't have a shock absorber? I think I need a doctor. This might be more serious than I thought, maybe I broke my back..."
"You're not going to get a doctor until we arrive back at civilization so quit your yapping, we're almost there!" She snaps
My eyes narrow in anger
"Talk to me like that again and I'll forget the fact that I like you and have my dad fire your ass!" I snap back
"Your dad?" She repeats and laughs mockingly. "Don't worry, you'll see your dad when we arrive there. You can tell him to fire me then."
"My dad is there? How come? Is he in this too?"
"Oh yes, he is, don't worry about it." She replies and laughs again.
The drive goes on for about twenty minutes or more before the car mercifully slows to a park.
"We're here!" She announces, turn off the engine and get out of the car.
I sit up with a groan and gasp with shock when I see we're in the middle of nowhere.
"Celine, where are we!?" I ask, looking wildly around but she ignores me, walking towards a shanty building that looks as if it might collapse at any moment.
Two other cars are parked by the shanty but I can't recognise any as my dad's. I stand by the car and refused to follow her. I will never enter that place that looks as if it's about to be blown off by the slightest wind
Before she gets to the building, some men walk out to meet her halfway.
"What kept you guys? It will be midnight soon! The sorcerer said we need to get started as soon as possible" The oldest of the two men says to Celine before he starts to walk towards me.
I recognize them as Celine's husband and son when I can clearly see their faces. I become scared then, asking myself if I've perhaps walked into some kind of trap
"What's going on here Celine? I thought you said my dad would be here!" I ask in alarm, fear seeping into my bones"
"You didn't tell her?" Celine's husband asks her
"No, I didn't have the chance. Now I realize I might have spoiled her too much." Celine replies with a smile while looking at me.
"Tell me what!?... Where's my dad? I demand you take me to my dad right now!"
"Meet your dad," She replies, pointing at her husband. "We are your real parents and this is your brother"