Like Father, Like Daughter: Round One

by demented cookies

Artemis III is nothing like her father, a wealthy businessman. But then she overhears her parents in a private conversation...please R&R. Rated for mild language and what might happen in later chapters.

10. January 20th

Sorry I haven't updated in, like, FOREVER, but now I am, so...yay!!! Ok, on with the story.

January 20th, 2033

My parents found out about me cutting after school nerd thing already. Seriously, I thought I could do better than that. My parents had told my bodyguards to come and pick me up early without telling me and they saw me at the café across the street. Now they walk me in and make sure EVERYBODY knows I'm there. Talk about humiliating.

Ok, so I sat down at an empty seat and thought about how dumb this was and someone walked up to me and asked if I needed help. I looked up and there was the (cute) nerd kid!

"What are you doing here?" I demanded. Turns out he works there after school. It was the only way for him to get some money. He doesn't get allowance or paid for doing chores or anything because his parents work really late and are never home. He makes me feel so lucky. 'Cause, even if my dad didn't have a job, we'd have enough money to live pretty well for the next few decades.

While I was thinking about how lucky I was, I realized I didn't know his name! "I'm Joseph," he said when I asked. Nice name, I thought to myself.

So, overjoyed that there was someone in this crappy place that I knew, I got out my social studies homework.