Jenny Andrews got up quickly, “Hello!”
“Hi, are you Miss Andrews?”
“Yes, I am… Who are you?”
Was this the guy that paid me just now? Can’t believe it’s a woman…
“I’m your English teacher, are you free tomorrow? I can go to your house by tomorrow.” It was a woman’s voice, it sounded she’s at least forty.
“…” Jenny didn’t know what to answer, “May I ask who’s the one to tell you come to teach me?”
The other side of the phone stopped, “Erm… he told me to keep it secret! But… don’t you want to learn?”
Jenny responded quickly and said, “I… I do!”
She didn’t get many chances to study anything because she’s poor and her mother was sick, so this was her chance! She had been bullied since she’s been taken to the Andrews’ family.
She had to live here for her mother, because Andrews’ family could offer some money for her mother to cure her sickness.
“Nice! Can you make an appointment?”
“I’m free all the time! But… It’s not that convenience for you to come here and teach me.”
Jenny felt depressed.
Jenny had to hide from her all the time, Jenny feared sometime if she’s not happy, she will kick her out of the house!
“Then you can come to my place! I’ll send you my location later, just call me when you’re coming.”
“Okay, thank you!”
Just when Jenny hung up the phone, another phone call came in.
“Hi, are you Miss Andrews? Someone told me to teach you some knowledge about director.”
“Di… Director?”
Director was her biggest dream when she was still a student! Filming an international movie will be staying in the world forever? It won’t be forgotten no matter how many times had gone!
“Yes, Miss Andrews, are you free tomorrow?”
“I do!” Jenny was afraid of her noticed she was almost crying, she covered her mouth and tried not to let her hear it.
“Good, I’ll contact you tomorrow, you come to our school and listen to our lecture first, then I will some more in personal, is that okay?”
Jenny knew that she couldn’t see her, but she still nodded, “Of… Of course!”
“That’s all, have a good day.”
Looking at the black screen phone, Jenny thought this was a dream!
And she didn’t want to wake up and ruined it…
After a while, she picked up the phone and texted two words to the phone number that just called her.
‘Thank you.’
The other side replied very quickly.
‘You can contact me anytime if you have doubt! But the cost is, your first movie belongs to me.’
‘Okay.’
She could do anything for her dream no matter what it cost.
…
That night, Jenny thought she could sleep well, but she stayed up all night.
This made her eyes hurt at the next day, she couldn’t stay awake even she washed her eyes with cold water.
She opened the door, and every one of the Andrews’ family was already eating in the restaurant! There’s dad, mom, Torah, and her mom…
Of course, not including her.
Jenny was usually dodging them, but normally they were finished eating at this time!
She paused, and wanna turn around to go back to her room, she’s thinking about waiting them finish and then come out, but Torah said…
“Sis, come and eat together since you are out here already!”
After she finished, Torah’s mom, Alice was not happy, she looked at her daughter and said, “She is not worth to eat here.”
“Mom!” Torah grabbed her mom hand and smiled, “Jenny helps me a lot this time, don’t be like this!”
“She deserves it!” Alice really hated Jenny, if Jenny was not here, she didn’t have to deal with her cheating husband! Well, now everybody knew she had been cheated, cheating was already enough for her, but she couldn’t accept this daughter!
Torah got up and grabbed Jenny’s arm, “come on, let’s eat together!”
“I… I’m fine… I’m not hungry…” Jenny refused to sit there and eat with them.
That must be the most suffering breakfast she gonna have!
“What? Even if I already invited you?” Torah raised her eyebrow, “you don’t wanna listen to me?”
“…” Jenny checked the time, she still had two hours until her teacher’s appointment.
Torah had already said it, she couldn’t refuse that.
She finally sat on the chair, and she felt like she’s sitting on a bunch of needles.
“Why is she sitting here?” Alice felt disdained, she took away the toast in front of Jenny.
She didn’t care about her feelings at all.
“Mom! Stop!” Torah poured her a cup of milk, “You have to drink more of this and get healthier.”
Jenny didn’t dare to look at Alice, not even Torah.
She really wanna find a hole and hide inside of it!
“I’m done eating.” Alice said and left.
Sean looked at his wife, and he also got up and left.
This was her father… A man that couldn’t even say anything and cheated!
She hoped she wasn’t born to not get hated by Alice! But that’s not her choice.
Soon enough, there’s only her and Torah left at the restaurant! She didn’t even touch the milk, she didn’t want to eat breakfast at all at this point.
Torah encouraged her, “am I bringing trouble to you? I’m sorry, I didn’t think my mom will react like this! But it’s fine, you just have to get along with her! She already agrees you to join the family, and giving money for curing your mom, that’s mean she doesn’t hate you that much!”
Didn’t hate her that much?
Jenny knew very well that if it wasn’t Andrews’ family who was afraid of influencing the company, they won’t even give those money!
And not taking her to here.
At last it’s all only because of the company.
“I got to go, I’m going to the hospital.” Jenny pursed her lips, “I’m gonna go…”
“Hey!” Torah pulled her, “Don’t keep going to the hospital, if you’re pregnant, be careful of miscarriage! It’s not easy to be pregnant, I can’t wait anymore!”
“…”
“You didn’t take any pills, right?” Torah looked at her and said, “Let me tell you, I give you the chance to meet Harold, which is an opportunity that you can have ever! You better think it through.”