Asking For It by Shannon Kennedy

Author:Shannon Kennedy [Kennedy, Shannon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9798886530506
Publisher: Melange Books, LLC

SIXTEEN

An hour later, I officially had a room of my own. Mom said she’d talked to Ms. Olson and told her I wouldn’t miss any more after-school practices for the rest of the school year. Ms. Olson had said if I kept on teaching B.J. and Dallas the senior varsity cheers and dances so they’d be ready for the game with Silverton on Friday, my absences wouldn’t count. And as long as I didn’t get hurt, I could keep being one of the flyers.

“The girls can come here after school tomorrow.” Mom carried a laundry basket of my clothes into the guest-room—I mean, my room. “You can work with them all afternoon.”

“What about Priscilla?” I took Mom’s real-estate books from the shelf so Bruce could carry them into the other room. “Are you guys serious about daycare? She’s only nine. She takes a lot of attention.”

“That’s why she goes to Mrs. Larrison’s for the next month.” Mom’s voice was firm. “She’ll learn to follow the rules.”

“It’s a life lesson,” Bruce said. “There are rules we all have to obey, whether we like it or not. It’ll be easier if Priscilla learns that lesson now, rather than waiting until she’s older.”

“Where are the rest of your belongings?” Mom asked me. “Bruce planned to work on this project earlier, but everything was gone. Priscilla didn’t take all of your things.”

I held her gaze with mine. “My stuff wasn’t safe here so I took it to my friends’.”

Mom heaved a sigh and hugged me real quick. “Sarah, at some point, you really need to stop being such a drama queen. You have a room of your own and if you want to put a lock on the door to keep Priscilla out, it’s okay.”

“I don’t think it will be necessary after we spend tomorrow night going around town and she has to bring back everything you haven’t found,” Bruce said. “I can stop at the hardware store and pick up a lock if you want.”

“No, we can give it a try,” I said. “You could always put a lock on later.”

“Okay.” Bruce left.

I studied Mom, watching her put my clothes away. She’d suckered me at first, but I wasn’t that dumb, not really. How could I trust her after six years of living in a house where I didn’t count?

I knew everything would return to normal as soon as she got over being worried about Helene, CPS and the upcoming hassle with Dad, but I decided to enjoy the respite. I’d pretend I was as good as Priscilla and this was my house and family, too, even though I knew it was totally bogus.

Mom closed the dresser drawer and turned to me. “I know you’re going to a party at Abbie’s this weekend.”

“Yeah, I wanted to ask you if I could stay over at Rita’s Friday night,” I said. “We’ll be leaving early for the Rec Cheer competition in Everett.”

“The what?” Mom frowned. “I was counting on you to be home this weekend.”

“Really?” I asked.

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