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Chapter 4

"Where have you been?" Rose asked opening the door to her daughter, she had been waiting all day for Emily to come home and even called her ten times but no response.

"I got your money," Emily said opening her sling purse, as she handed Rose the money she had loaned from Mark, she had removed a little bit out of it for herself on her way here.

She didn't have much money on her and she still had to work extra shifts to pay back the loan she took.

"Oh, thank you so much my love." Rose said jerking the money from her hand she was so glad, she had plans to buy one expensive bag to show off to her friends.

Emily walked into the kitchen, there apartment was really small and in the dept of the slum, and only had two bedroom, Emily and her sister Chloe slept in the same room while her parents shared the other but when they had guest who wanted to sleep over, Emily and Chloe slept in the living room and used the store room as their wardrobe, but as time went on Emily moved some of her things into Bella's apartment. She hardly slept here likewise Chloe who also rented her own apartment.

Chloe came out from the kitchen, with a glass of orange juice.

"Talk of the devil, you didn't invite me to your silly birthday," Chloe said taking her seat and sipping her juice.

Rose didn't have their time, she went inside to get dressed for her outing.

"It's because it's silly, that's why I didn't invite you."

"Be mindful of how you talk to me," Chloe warned. "Boyfriend snatcher."

"I have told you times without number, I didn't take Roger from you. He clearly didn't like you." Emily thought Chloe was passed this, Chloe had a crush on some guy in her school but the guy had told Chloe that he didn't fancy her but Emily. How was that her business? It was the guy's choice not hers.

"I told you to stay the fuck away from him, but you kept clinging to him like a stupid chicken."

"I am not a chicken," Emily yelled back.

"You both will stop that nonsense right now," Rose barked entering inside all dressed up and holding the expensive bag, she had taken it on a loan. "And Emily stop disrespecting your sister by yelling at her, you both should stop fighting over some boy."

"Where did you get that bag?" Emily hadn't seen this bag before, it was a very expensive bag. It seemed Bella had it, but in a different color. Was this the original or fake?

"Wow mum, you really stepped up the game." Chloe smiled, dropping her glass on the table, she walked up to her mum and checked the bag out. "Wow... This is legit."

"It is?... How... How were you able to afford it?" Emily stuttered trying to not shout.

"What do mean by that? I am going to use the money you gave me now to pay for the bag."

"You will what? I took that money as loan for three months worth of food supply. I have to work extra shifts to pay back that loan and you buy a bag."

"Doesn't mum deserve a bag like this, why are you being bitchy." Chloe hissed.

"Bitchy? What are we going to eat for three months? Are we going to eat this bag?"

"So what I don't deserve to be spoilt?" Rose asked her, her mates were carrying this bag now, she had gone for the nude colour which was a rare shade.

It wasn't easy getting the nude colour but she did and now Emily was saying this, she had no plans to return the bag even thou she hadn't removed the tag yet.

"You can take your useless bag self centered." Chloe said removing the bag from her mum's hand and throwing it at Emily.

"I would prefer my money back," Emily didn't have any use of the bag, was she to pawn it or what? If they weren't going to buy food supplies then it was better they starved than she having to be in debt.

She also had to pay interest on the money she had borrowed.

"I can't just give you the bag, maybe when I come back home." Rose protested about to collect the bag, as Chloe held her hands.

"You don't need to do that, I have this bag and in this shade."

"You do?" Emily and Rose said in sync.

"Yeah," my boyfriend got it as a gift for me.

Gift? Shit? Emily had forgotten she had collected a lot of gift from her birthday party. She was in such a hurry this morning they didn't open the wrappings.

Anyways, Bella wouldn't open them without her being there, she could see her mother was already feeling bad and Chloe was ready to show off that she had more money than her.

She wondered what work Chloe was going that she seemed to be earning more, she even told them last week that she did rent a better apartment for them soon.

It didn't make sense to her, and because she and Chloe were not close, she couldn't ask what she was doing and their mother and father didn't seem to care, as long as money was coming into their pockets.

"You can keep the bag," Emily said handing back the bag to her mum, who seemed pleased.

"You can keep the bag and the money."

"What about your loan?" Rose asked worried.

"It's fine, I will sort it out as usual, am sure Chloe will be sure to handle any of your other needs." Emily explained.

"Of course I will be happy to help, unlike you who is always stingy."

"I am stingy, I don't have any money. Maybe if you tell us where you are working I did also earn more money."

"That's non of your business."

"That's enough," Rose pleaded she was already late and not in the mood for their unnecessary arguments. "I will be on my way now, your father should be on his way back. Tell him I won't be home till evening."

"Well Emily will do that, I have a date."

"Alright," Rose smiled leaving, she was so happy.

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