Rachel's pov:
I sat at home watching over my little brother who was trying to solve a Rubik cube. He was about five years old with the cute "Hey I'm adorable so give me candy" face. He inherited my mom's jet black hair and my dad's stunning blue eyes while I got the boring brown ones.
My dad left to go buy groceries. So it's just me and him. My eyes flickered to the picture of my mom back when she was alive. She had a dazzling and her hair was flying all over the place from the wind. She died giving birth to my brother. The minute she died, my dad made it his mission to achieve the "Greatest father of the century" award. But it's been hard.
I take classes at the Harvey School for Music but it's expensive. At first, we were doing pretty well from the money mom left us but slowly it's been decreasing. My dad works as a scientist. Most of the time, he's locked himself in his lab. That's why I work as a librarian and serve as a waitress in a diner. It still wasn't enough and at one point we were considering selling the piano and get a small keyboard one instead. But I protested.
My brother, on the other hand, attends St. Francis, for preschoolers. He wishes to attend a public school to help with the money but my dad refused.
Somewhere something clicked. A door opened and my dad stepped in. His hands full of food.
"Alright, who wants some spaghetti?" He called out. My brother raised his hand.
"I do." He yelled before running to hug him. My dad looked at me with a grim face.
"Okay." He nodded to my brother before coming over to me. "I need to talk to you Rachel. Come and see me in my lab."
"Why don't you set up the dinner table, Joseph?" My brother immediately grabbed the cups, utensils, and plates. I followed dad to his lab.
Remember that show Jonny Test? Well this is similar to that. Experiments were everywhere and I carefully leaped over the spilled chemicals. My dad wasn't a neat freak but then again so was my mom. He held my hands.
"Rachel, you know that we've been having problems right? With money…" I kept my face expressionless.
"We can't afford to send you to school anymore." He let that sink in. Nevertheless, I still kept my face expressionless.
"But I know how much you love music. So there's this program that teaches you music and other subjects but the problem is that you have to live under the teacher's roof where ever he or she residents in." I shrugged. I never had been taken by that school anyway.
"Who's going to take care of Joseph?" I asked with nervousness from my voice. I can't just leave him alone. "
"Your Aunt Carly will." She's a little strict still… he would be better off with her.
"You leave two days from now. Study your music and make amends with Joseph. I called the school and told them you weren't attending anymore… at least not for the rest of the year." I nodded and hugged him.
"Thanks dad." I knew it was never easy for him to let me go even if it was just next door. He smiled and hugged me back. My nose caught a whiff of raspberries and chocolate. He pressed a train ticket in my hand.
"You, lucky little girl, are going to Washington D.C. Behave and study hard. Send me tons of pictures and no contacts with guys." I agreed. Besides I won't be doing anything besides studying anyway. This will be a good experience plus I've never seen Washington. Maybe I can arrange a tour for the White House.
I ran upstairs and got right to packing.
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Right so ta-da. This was more like a backround chapter so you guys can see who she is and what she had to deal with. Au revoir
