Chapter 3 : Deskmate to Lovers (3)

Taylor POV :

I didn't expect Lucia to actually send me to the old community building where I lived. I wanted to see the disgust and pity in Lucia's eyes and failed to see any of it.

The other party is always wearing black-framed glasses, basically no expression, and a particularly shallow smile. The tone of the speech is a bit stiff, carefully distinguished and full of gentleness, as if... it seems that a ray of warm air is passing over the apex of my heart.

"We are here."

I glanced up at this dilapidated community, and thought that the Barker family really crushed my family too badly, almost letting our family fall to the streets.

It stands to reason that our family, even if they go bankrupt, is not so miserable. There are always the savings and connections available.

Although i didn't understand how Dad got hooked on gambling at the beginning, not only did he lose of all of his final assets, but also owed a large amount of debts, my mother took out all her savings and sold all the assets under her name, so that the family was not relegated Debtors harassed.

I can be sure that this is Barker handwriting. My father was a good gambler. If he was really a crazy gambler, even if he lost all his money, he would not be able to stop gambling. he would not be an addict like the current person he is . Alcoholic paralysis all day long, should be like those crazy gamblers, trying to find ways to find gambling money. A gambler who sells children and women and wives, my father is not like that fortunately.

"I'm going in, Lucia, see you tomorrow."

Lucia stood at the door of the community and smiled, "See you tomorrow."

I hesitated, but couldn't help but ask, "Do you really hate Camilla?"

"Really annoying."

"Well, I didn't expect you to be such a person," I pouted,

"I have a question is Taylor is going to give up her first love?"

I snorted, "What if I don't give up? He caused my family to go bankrupt, so what if we grew up together. For Camilla, he didn't care about anything other than her, why should I love him for then? I Just couldn't swallow such betrayal in my heart."

"Okay, I'm going in."

Lucia watched me walk into the corridor and turned to ride her bicycle back home. I was secretly standing in the dark of the corridor, silently watching the back disappear, and I had a small smile on my mouth when I started remembering what happened today, I felt much better. Even if I was about to go back home to face the bad atmosphere , I was not so confused and lonely as before.

At least I have the ability to earn tuition fees for the semester, without having to face the transfer, maybe there is a surplus, I can compensate for the family, so as not to be so unlucky for my mother.

Opening the door, as expected, I saw a drunk man drowning on the old sofa. I don't know if he heard me coming back, looked up and fell down again. There were wine bottles on the ground, and I paused. He didn't bypass those bottles as usual and shut himself in the room.

I walked to the side of the sofa and picked up the crooked bottles on the side, looking at the unshaven, decayed face, a man in a state of embarrassment, a sour nose. In fact, I was raised by my parents in a honey pot since I was a child.

After tidying up the living room, I returned to the room and took out my homework to do it. Now I am not the rich young lady that everyone envied, and if I do not work hard, I really wont have any advantage.

I wanted to go out to help prepare dinner, but I was used to enjoying life and didn't learn how to cook. Thinking of my mother who not only is going to work, but also coming back from work to cook, do housework, all kinds of chores, I really am a worm at the present.

After I finished my homework, Mother also came back.

I heard the voice in the living room, what mother and father said, in short, not very pleasant words. But my father never quarreled with mother, just pretending to be drunk. Mom sighed and turned into the kitchen.

Soon, I was called to dinner.

I stared at the eggs and a piece of meat in the bowl, and then looked at my parent's they did not have any in the bowl, these details, I did not find out before.

"Taylor honey, I have taken care of finding a new school for you. It is an ordinary high school, but the school style is not bad. It is very close to where I go to work. you will go there next semester."

I stared at the bowl and reacted, "Mom, I won't change school."

"Don't transfer to school? Do you know that just one semester is only tens of thousands of tuition fees, how can we afford that? Taylor honey, now is not the time to be self-willed." Mom's face is not looking good, "our family can't afford it."

"Don't go to school altogether then." dad said drunkenly. "It's useless to go to school. This girl is spoiled. You take her to work. You don't need to be an adult to sell clothes. Someone checks and hides her."

Mom dropped the bowl on the table and glared at dad. "Go to sleep on the sofa without eating."

"Dad, Mom, I have found a part-time job. I will teach children to play the piano and communicate oral English, and the tuition fees. Let me earn my own money. It will be winter vacation soon. I have discussed with the parents of the children. I go by there every day.

The salary is not bad. There are hundreds of hours per class, and I can earn my tuition soon. After the winter vacation, I have more time and can make more money. "

When saying this, my eyes were particularly bright, and I was full of confidence. "My grades are not bad. As long as I work harder, maybe I can squeeze to the top five of the grade, and I can apply for scholarships.

The last sentence was purely out of my brain, and I was a little annoyed after the speech. I was bragging and boasting. The first five grades were not so easy.

But when I saw the surprise on Mom's face and the drunken face of dad, I seemed to have suprised them a lot. I straightened my body and said seriously, "What I said is true, I am not going to transfer, OK?"

I will discuss with Lucia tomorrow i thought.

"If you can really reach the top five, it is also a good thing." Her eyes lit up suddenly. Camilla was not in the top five of her age. I suddenly had more fighting spirit in my heart. I finally found a way to fight Camilla without breaking the law.

Overtake her in learning!

Mom responded quickly and asked me if it was true many times. This school is not too expensive, but it is also the best private school in the city. In addition to the more expensive tuition, it is better than many public schools. Every year, this school will also accept a lot of students, not the students in the first three grades. , There is no chance to come in.

Even if you have a good family background, you must have good grades before you can be admitted. Of course, my mother hopes not to transfer me. The Stone family's failure was a deep injury to my family. I was only 16 years old. I knew that the my family's fiasco failed and only needed a fuse. It had little to do with me. But every day I was tired, I couldn't help complaining and became the city shrew that I had looked down upon the most, but I was still alive, and if I couldn't cheer up then the family future will be over.

I explained for a long time before my mother believed me. Dad was also surprised that he didn't say anything more. The family had dinner and spent the night peacefully.

Early the next morning, I braved the cold wind and rode a bicycle toward the school. Thinking of seeing the nerd again later, I felt a little bit happy.

After parking the car, when I turned around, I saw a girl with a smile.

"Isn't this Taylor?"

The woman grows tall and has a height of 1.57 meters. She looks a little ugly. She has small eyes, thick lips, and a pancake face. The most frightening thing is that there are a few thick pimples on her cheeks.

She has a very nice name, Rica, but her appearance is a bit different, Rica's family is pretty good. in the social group. They even have a gangster in the family member

Rica is the school bully of this school, no one is willing to provoke such a dirty family.

I have no conflict with Rica. The other party has confessed to me and said that she likes me and wants to go out with me.

I refused even if Rica didn't like the answer. Without saying much i told her that I didn't like girls, even if I liked girls, I couldn't like her.

I didn't pay attention to her, so I walked over to the teaching building. Rica stopped, and stretched her arms to stop me.

"Miss Stone, how can you look at me and leave? It's still early, before class time, let's talk." Rica's somewhat ugly face, with a smile on her face, moved closer to mine, I had to step back, "Is it hard to live now?"

I pursed my lips. I knew what Rica meant, and it was written in the other person's eyes. However, it is impossible for me to admit.

"Follow me, you are the young lady of your family, I can ask my dad to help your family, but there is no chance to rise to the top again if you refuse."

I put my hands on my pockets, I squeezed my fist very tightly, "Classmate, please give me a passage, I'm going to class."

"Don't need help?" Rica narrowed her eyes. "Believe it or not, I won't let you get mixed up in this school."

My lips were pale, Rica did have this ability, and I felt weak in my heart. Has she already succeeded? If I push her,would she be excluded from school?

"Taylor." The old-fashioned voice sounded, and my eyes lit up, and I saw the nerd coming towards me. I hurriedly shouted, "I'm here, morning, Lucia."

Lucia walked in front of me, raised her eyes and glanced at Rica, and lightly ticked the corner of her mouth, "Rica, class is starting, can you now let go of my friend?"

"Get off!" To this nerd with no background, Rica is not polite at all.