The Block Estate

Kitchen

Monday, September 12th

5:03 PM

Massie walked through her front door and took a deep breath in. Everything was pretty much OK. Except, she had to give Kuh-laire the payback she deserved and fix the mess with Alicia. She walked into her kitchen and gasped.

"Hey, Mass." Claire said cheerily.

"Wha-how-who, um, what are you doing here, Kuh-laire?"

"Helping Inez with the ironing." Claire gestured to the iron in her hand and Massie's silk tank-top on the ironing board.

"Whatevs."

Claire put the hot iron on the top and took it off again. She grinned. Massie walked over to see what she was so happy about. Then she saw it. Her new shirt was ruined there was a stain in the middle where the iron had been.

"Kuh-laire!"

"What?"

Massie tried to take the top before anymore damage was done to it but Claire accidentally fell over the ironing board. Everything on the ironing board was all over the Block's kitchen floor. Claire fell right into Massie, the iron still in her hand. The iron fell directly on Massie's left cheek causing it to burn.

"Ahhhh! OW!" Massie screeched. Kendra and Judi ran into the kitchen from the Living Room.

"What's the matter?" Judi asked Claire.

"Um." Claire motioned to Massie with her head.

"Massie? What did you do to Claire?" Kendra asked.

"She…did…this…to…me." Massie sobbed she turned to her other side exposing the huge burn on her cheek.

"CLAIRE!" Judi hollered.

"Mom, I…"

"Go back to the Guest House now!" Kendra yelled at Claire.

"Mrs. Block…"

"Claire, go!" Judi told her daughter.

"Massie, go up to your room and put some cold water on your cheek." Kendra instructed.

"Kay." Massie sniffled and she walked up to her room but lingered on the staircase to hear her mother and Judi talking.

"Judi, I don't know if I want Claire here anymore."

"But, Kendra."

"She humiliated Massie at school and now this."

"Kendra, Claire was expelled for that video of Massie and this was…well I'm not sure. But Claire didn't mean any harm."

"Judi, you and Jay can stay with Todd. But Claire…cannot."

"Kendra!"

"Well, I'll think about it, Judi, but I mean what if Massie did all this to Claire?"

"You're right. I'm sorry."

"Maybe I should let her stay."

"Please? I'll have her never talk to Massie again."

"One more chance. She can talk to Massie though. Maybe they'll sort things out."

"Alright." Judi sighed and slowly walked out of the house.

Massie then ran up the staircase and put cold water on the burn she slipped into her pajamas and into bed. How on Earth would she ever make things right again?