The Consequences
Last Updated: 3-26-07
Updated: 6-21-07
Chapter 14: Bad Tempers and Tough Choices
(9pm at a three-storey home in the suburbs of Townsville)
Henry giggled as he placed another flower in Rayne's hair.
Rayne rolled her eyes. Henry had come in earlier claiming he wanted to make her look pretty.
At first she refused but Henry then threatened to reveal what happened at the fair.
Now he was sticking a wide assortment of flowers in her hair.
"Dad seems intent on sending me to public school," Rayne said bitterly.
"It's fun," Henry declared.
Rayne snorted.
"You should at least try it," Henry said sounding a bit downtrodden.
Rayne felt concerned.
"What's wrong?" Rayne asked her cold demeanour slightly wilting.
"You're different," Henry noted.
Rayne gulped. Keeping her walls up was the only way to keep the voices away and of course fight off her own unhappy negative feelings.
"I just asked if you're okay," Rayne said returning to her usual demeanour and now focusing on the book she was reading.
"You'd be fun if you played instead of reading stupid books," Henry said bitterly.
"Then next time pretty Brenda," Rayne said sharply.
"Maybe I will!" Henry shouted and threw the rest of the flowers in her face, "you're freaky and I hate you!" he shouted and ran from her room.
If Henry would've looked back he would've seen Rayne biting her lip to keep from crying.
(Meanwhile in Brenda's Room)
Brenda sat quietly listening to her father.
"I'm tired of your spoilt brat behaviour," Boomer snapped, "every time you prance around like a princess you make me sick," he spat, "you think you can do as you feel just because you've won some beauty contests young lady?" he hissed, "well let me inform you that beauty contests don't mean squat behind these doors!" he shouted, "your mother may go crazy for those things, but reality, everyone knows that beauty queens have no brains."
A now crying Brenda sniffled and rubbed her hand across her runny nose.
Boomer flung to her the box of Kleenex.
The box bounced off Brenda's head. Boomer just looked at her.
Brenda bent down and picked it up. She threw away the used Kleenex after cleaning up her face.
"That was an accident, you know?" Boomer told her.
"Yes Dad," Brenda responded and sat back down.
"You think I'm lying," Boomer confirmed.
Brenda shook her head in denial.
"Yes you do," Boomer said his eyes slits.
"Please don't be mad Daddy," Brenda begged.
Boomer chuckled.
"You really think bad of me, don't you?" Boomer asked.
Brenda firmly shook her head.
"Don't lie to me!" Boomer screamed.
Brenda shrieked and fled the room.
"MOMMY!" Brenda screamed.
"Get back here!" Boomer shouted and stormed after her.
By the time he found Brenda she was in bed with her mother shivering.
Robyn's face was murderous.
"I'm going over to the Professor's," Robyn said firmly, "with Brenda."
Bobby felt a sinking feeling. Robyn had gone to the Professor's before. But never with one of their children.
"Not as long as I'm alive," Boomer responded, "Brenda stays here."
"I don't want to stay with you," Brenda said tearfully.
"Well too bad," Boomer snapped.
"You don't even want her," Robyn said incredulously, "why are you forcing her to stay?"
"You'll get none of the children," Boomer snarled, "you'll leave with money, freedom, but nothing else," he told her, "I'm keeping the kid if you dare divorce me."
Brenda gasped. Robyn's eyes widened.
Boomer grinned superiorly.
"Then I guess you win," Robyn said.
"Mommy," Brenda said tearfully.
"You have a wife who hates you and will be looking for a job starting tomorrow," Robyn continued shocking both her husband and daughter, "and Boomer," she said smiling, "I'm going back to school."
"Oh Mommy," Brenda said happily and hugged her.
"Hmph," Boomer said, "you'll never make enough money."
"The Professor offered to pay my tuition the moment I chose university," Robyn said enraging Boomer, "I'm not your housewife anymore," she told him.
Boomer glared at her.
"Come on Brenda," Robyn said kindly, "let's watch a dvd movie," she said leading her daughter out.
"No one disobeys me," Boomer snarled suddenly.
Robyn looked back to see a Boomer that had nothing but killer rage radiating from inside him.
Robyn shrieked and ran off with a terrified Brenda in her arms.
(Half an Hour Later in the Kitchen)
Boomer sat on a stool glaring. He wasn't looking at anything in particular. He was found twenty minutes ago by Miss Norris. She led him in the kitchen and sat him on a stool like she did when he was a boy. He wasn't in love with the idea but would never admit that to Miss Norris.
Miss Norris gave him some green tea. Boomer quietly started drinking it.
"Bobby dear," Miss Norris said kindly, "I'm sorry to say that I'm not surprised by Robyn's behaviour," she told Boomer, "but I am however surprised by yours," she added.
"She wants to leave me," Boomer said darkly, "she won't be a housewife," he continued.
"But you have us darling," Miss Norris said in reference to herself and the maids.
"That's not the point," Boomer said through gritted teeth, "she said she'd stay at home," he reminded Miss Norris, "I wanted a stay at home wife."
"But she's so destructive dear," Miss Norris persisted, "you'd find a better wife," she said confidently.
"Did it ever enter anyone's mind that I actually love her?" Boomer demanded, "or at least have a strong partner relationship that I don't want to sever?"
"That and love aren't the same," Miss Norris told him.
"I don't want her to leave," Boomer said honestly.
"If she has to wait for the kids to grow up, she'll wait for the kids to grow up," Miss Norris started, "if she has to wait for your death, she'll wait for it," she stated, "dear it's not good to have people who hate you so close," she insisted.
"But I don't hate her," Boomer said softly.
Miss Norris gasped in surprise. Not at Boomer's words. But the way he said them.
"I…I…care abut her," Boomer stuttered, "if she leaves who else…"
"You care about me?" Robyn asked in surprise.
Boomer looked to see Robyn entering the kitchen.
"Why are you here?" Boomer asked suspiciously.
Robyn pointed at the white cabinets.
"I need to get the popcorn," Robyn said.
"Get it them," Boomer said coldly.
Robyn looked at her husband sadly.
With a sigh she got the popcorn and left.
"She's going to leave me, isn't she?" Boomer asked in a broken voice.
"She might Bobby," Miss Norris said honestly.
"I just wanted…I just wanted the perfect family," Boomer said, "a perfect happy family."
Miss Norris walked up to Boomer and hugged him.
"I'm sorry dear," Miss Norris said, "I'm so sorry."
(10pm at the Utonium Residence)
Professor Utonium had fallen asleep watching television. His wife was upstairs with the baby.
There was a knock on the door. The knock became louder.
"Huh, huh?" Professor Utonium said jumping out of his sleep, "oh, um, coming," he said realizing someone was at the door.
When Professor Utonium opened the door his eyes widened.
Standing there in a beautiful green dress was his long lost daughter Buttercup.
"Um, I was told you've been waiting for me," Buttercup said humbly.
A crying Professor Utonium hugged Buttercup tightly.
I just hope he'll still be happy when I tell him about Ace. Hmph, Yeah right. (Buttercup's thoughts)
Chapter 14 Completed
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