Chapter 2
She was in biology, drifting miles away somewhere better, away from school, the cafe and her dad, when she heard her name being called.
"Sarah McKenzie and Harmon Rabb whatever will I do with you two?" the teacher asked herself then getting a brilliant idea. "You two can pair up for the project, perfect then at least if you both float away you won't be wreaking anyone else's chances of getting a good grade"
Sarah didn't mind this, working with her crush would at least get her noticed but Harm did.
"But miss I want to work with Claire, not her, please" he begged. Sarah without the training her dad had given her in hiding emotions would have cried at this point but instead shrugged.
"Sorry Harmon but Sarah is your partner" the teacher said.
"Aww babe working with trailer trash, poor poor you" Claire whispered,
"We better do it all at mine" sighed Harm not wanting to go anywhere remotely near a trailer park. He walked over
"What you doing tonight?" he asked,
"Nothing" Sarah replied, it was one of her evenings off work
"Great meet after school we'll work on it at mine." He then walked off.
After school Mac meet him at his locker his mum giving them both a lift home.
"Hello dear, I'm Trish Harms mum,"
"Hello Mam I'm Sarah" she replied politely, Harm rolled his eyes.
"Sarah is working with me on a biology project, I wanted Claire but Mrs Samson dumped me with her" he moaned ignoring Sarah was even there.
"Harmon Rabb that is no way to talk I thought I brought you up better than that apologise" Trish ordered, Harm rolled his eyes again
"Sorry", he then went to sulking.
"So Sarah, what are your interests?" Trish asked, Sarah smiled someone was taking an interest,
"Palaeontology" She replied, Harm snorted quietly
"Dinosaurs that's unusual" Trish remarked
"Yes Mam, I use to go to Red Rock with my uncle and track them" Sarah replied drifting off to happier times.
"That's lovely, here we go the house" they pulled up outside what Sarah could only describe as a mansion on the rich side of town it even had it own pool.
"Sarah would you like a drink?" Trish asked
"Some water please Mam" Sarah responded still in awe of the house
"Please its Trish Mam makes me feel old"
"Sorry Mam, I mean Trish" Sarah replied. Walking over to where Harm was, they sat discussing and dividing the project up. Finishing Harm went to ask his mum to give her a lift home,
"So we do that, wanna come here tomorrow to finish it." He asked
"I can't I'm busy"
"Why?" he asked
"I'm working" Sarah told him, she didn't like to advertise it, most kids her age didn't work, she wasn't even sure it was legal but she didn't have a choice.
"Trailer trash needs the money" a voice from behind said. They both turned to see Claire there. Sarah said nothing too embarrassed to defend herself.
"I better go, Thursday is fine we'll do it then" She decided practically running. When Trish came out with her keys all she saw was Harms annoying girlfriend with no trace of the lovely polite girl.
"Where did Sarah go?"
"Home" Harm replied, Trish sighed, she had been hoping Harm would dump Claire, Trish knew she was a bad influence, and her heart went out to Sarah there was something not right there.
Sarah arrived back late, having been forced to walk across town she hadn't beaten her dad back to make dinner. He was angry calling her names and hitting her.
"You whore, your mother left me because of you, now I'm alone, you're going to replace her" he decided grabbing Sarah by the hair and pulling to the bed down one end of the trailer where he beat and raped her. Sarah didn't go to school the next day instead hid out by a river out of town. She would have run away but she didn't have anywhere to go or anyone who would want her. After all she was dirt, worthless.
