8 Scolded

Dear diary,

Today was quite nice. It started off awful but in the end, it was one of the best days of this horrible week.

I got scolded for stealing and destroying by Mr Thomas. Even though I wasn't the person responsible for it.

"You're an embarrassment!" Mr Thomas said making my eyes prick with tears. I turned to see Goldie smirking at me, I guess she was the person who told him.

"You don't have anything to say? You fool! Apologize!" Mr Thomas yelled, then in the heat of the moment, I did something crazy, I stood up for myself!.

"No!" it is very disrespectful to talk back to your parents but I couldn't resist, I wasn't going to let myself be blamed for something I didn't do.

"I will not apologize because I did nothing wrong. Not to sound like a brat Mr Thomas, but I am your daughter, shouldn't you at least ask for my side of the story before you assumed I was a thief?" I immediately regretted speaking up although I didn't stop there

"Don't tell me you raised a thief in your own family.....and you, Roland, your girlfriend is lying to you and forgive me for thinking that you were sensible enough to notice it....I am truly sorry, but that is the only thing I am going to apologize for! I won't take the blame and apologize for something I didn't do!" I looked at Goldie and smirked at the surprised look on her face, I guess she didn't expect me to speak up.

"Is that the way to speak to your father?"

Mr Thomas was already very angry and I made it worse, he raised his hand to hit me as usual, I closed my eyes and waited for the pain but it never happened. I opened my eyes and my brother was standing there in front of me, I gasped when I realized he was holding Mr Thomas's hand that was still stuck in mid-air.

"That's enough daddy, you don't have to hit her everytime"

Mr Thomas swung his hand away aggressively before glaring at John.

"It is how I want to train my child, you!....you have no right to tell me how and how I shouldn't do it"

I was surprised by his words and I looked at John's face, at the same time he turned to look at me.

He seemed to panic momentarily before nodding at Mr Thomas

"I understand but please, there are guests here, we shouldn't create more problems" John said

"Yes, we should just put all of this behind us" Roland said agreeing with John.

"But Ron...." Goldie tried to speak but Roland quickly cut her off telling her to forget it.

She glared at me, I felt like I was going to melt under her gaze.

I saw Roland give me an apologetic look, did he believe me?

I cant be sure but I realized John was still standing there in a daze, he seemed to be deep in thought.

Mr Thomas had already left angrily, not before leaving me a warning. I couldn't help but wonder why he treated me this way.....is it that I am not really his daughter?

"Would you like to go to the zoo with me?"

"Huh?" John's question caught me off guard. He chuckled seeing my confused state.

"Mimi, lets go to the zoo" he said before pulling me out of the house. I didn't even get to say yes or no.

John took me to my favorite zoo from when I was a little girl.

We had a lot of fun and my stomach is still stuffed from all the junk food we ate.

John made sure he did everything I asked and for some reason, I felt like he was saying goodbye.

"Are you going somewhere?" I couldn't help but ask. John smiled and patted my head, then he hugged me.

It was really weird but it wasn't the first time I hugged him before. He hugged me tighter almost squeezing the life out of me. Then he said "Promise me you won't hate me....no matter what you hear of find out about me"

I knew this had to do with the secret he was keeping from me, he didn't want to tell me and I honestly didn't want to force him.

He sounded serious, and hurt maybe.

"I promise" I said not asking unnecessary questions.

"Lets go home, since you're feeling better now" He said before taking me back to the car.

I didn't ask him any questions and I could see how relieved he was that I didn't.

I am definitely going to keep my promise but I cant help this nagging feeling inside of me that this secret is definitely going to change everything.....

~A cold night. A hot day. Whichever it is. I'm right here.