Chapter Fifty-Six – Cat fight.
“Are you aware this is blackmail? Since when do someone have to be part of a family to earn their INHERITANCE. What’s hers is hers?”.
A distasteful sigh escaped his lips, “I’m quite able to do whatever I want to whoever I want. You’re just not aware” it had come out in whispers but I heard him perfectly.
“Even fight the law?” mom asked. He shrugged.
They really were powerful and heartless. So he invited us to the party just to threaten us?
I stood up from the chair, “I'll be outside with baby John trying to stop a taxi. Please finish here”. Mom nodded.
I flung the door open and didn’t bother close it back.
Outside was noisy as party music was blaring from every corner. I looked for Gladys at the kids center but she wasn’t there.
I noticed Reuben and the J-twins. I was so going to stay away from their lane. Someone ran behind me, holding unto my how. It was Gladys.
She seemed to be hiding from someone.
“Mirabella's a witch. She wanna know so much about me when she knows so much already. How did she know my favorite movie is Frozen?” she looked at me, questioningly.
I didn’t have an answer but I had predicted that Mirabella would be asking difficult questions.
“I left her in the hole she wanted to leave me” Gladys sighed. We began pulling our way out of the crowd. Baby John was already waking up.
“Hey!” a cheer stopped me in my tracks.
I was disgusted to see Isabelle holding a glass of possibly alcohol. She did look worn out. Cara came in front of her with a plate of cake on her hands.
“And who invites you to this party? Surely not you, Isa” Cara smirked. Isabella smiled drunken.
“I was invited somehow. Wasn’t as great as I expected anyway” I shot back.
A crowd was forming around us now.
“This is my bestie's birthday not school where you can say nonsense” Cara retorted.
“Did your freaking mouth just call my birthday “not as great as you expected”?” a half drunk Isabella screamed. A boy began videoing. It was the same boy that had dumped a glass of wine on me. He stopped another girl from videoing.
“Look, Isa or whatever, I need to call a taxi as my little brother is getting hot” I said lightly.
Cara rolled her eyes and whispered something to Isa's ears. Gladys printed to a taxi being boarded by one of the party attendees.
“Okay, bye” it escaped my lips as I left.
I never expected being dragged by the neck, almost falling down to the ground with baby John.
Everyone gasped and I think the boy, who had been videoing, stopped videoing. My eyes were blurry from the pain.
“You don’t leave till I say so” Isabella roared, “And is it true you were the reason for Cara's suspension at school? How dare you!”.
Gladys rushed to carry her brother from me. My head was spooning as I had just avoided hitting my butt flat on the ground.
John must be in cloud nine as he was still peacefully sleeping. My head normalized and I staggered to my feet.
I was so going to hit that Isabella. Whether it was her birthday or not. Whether she was a Barbie royal or not.
But someone had done it for me. I then remembered that Reuben and J-twins were there. Did they steal my slap? The slap was resounding.
“You are a crazy young woman you know”.
My eyes widened. It was Nancy's voice.
I hugged her in impulse.
Isabella shot her a hard glare, “You slapped me, you daughter of a slut!”.
I gasped, “How dare you! That’s my teacher…” but another slap landed on her face, it was Nancy again. She was blowing hot fumes from her head already.
So, long story short, they began fighting. Cara ran off to ‘go call the MC' who happened to be Isabella's butler. (I don’t know the royal game their playing).
Nancy sure did Isabella dirty and ruined her makeup.
People just dragged Isabella away while Nancy plunged on.
The funny part was that there was a part of the party that was going as normal. Eating, dancing and grooving like the celebrant and some girl weren’t cat fighting behind them.
“It’s your mother who is a cheap slut, Isabella. A real gold digger she is. All your family members are” Nancy shouted.
I felt attacked. Sadly, I was Isabella’s family member. The Martinez are really a bad company.
“Who invited you two here, huh!” Isa screamed at me.
Gladys threw her bow that had fallen from her head but she stepped on it and screamed, “Get out, you little pests”.
Mom came, acted like she knew Nancy and dragged her away from Isabella. We boarded a taxi and left for home, immediately.
The mysterious videoing boy ran after our taxi to say something but the taxi man didn’t see him on time.
I didn’t even see Reuben or the J-twins. I had somehow hoped they’d play knight in shining armor but I was so disappointed.
We stayed in silence as we went back home. I wondered how Nancy would react when she realizes that I was a daughter of the Martinez.
“If you were invited to that party, it only means something Kiera” Nancy faced me. Her eyes were wet. I then realizes she had been crying all through the way. We were now in front of her street, dropping her home.
“Your name, Martinez, that you said you didn’t really know much about. They do. They know about you than you know yourself. You may be part of that ridiculous family” she wiped off her tears.
I’m glad she didn’t say I was lying but made it look like I was unaware. She stepped down from the car. My mom gave her a towel to wipe her face. She did so with a small smile.
“Oh, and my mom’s no longer your teacher. She can’t come to school anymore. Maybe even I too. Something’s up” Nancy shrugged.
I felt whatever was ‘up’ had to be very big. I also hoped it didn’t have to do with the Martinez being scary and capable of doing whatever they wanted.
Last time I checked, our English teacher was looking for proof and revenge for killing her mother.
“Thanks for driving me home, ma’am” she bowed to my mom.
“Thanks for defending my daughter” mom replied.