Bad Habits: A Dark Anthology - Yolanda Olson Page 0,104
of the sisters sneaking in. Sometimes just to stare at me, which is creepy, of course there is always Sister Hanleigh, who leaves me a treat, for whatever reason I am not sure, and twice, I have seen Mother come in, walk over, and run her fingers through my hair while whispering a prayer.
I wish she was that comfortable with me while I was awake. Watching from afar, or maybe I am dreaming and it just seems real, it is truly the only time I am at peace.
Chapter 6
Mrs. Otis
6 Months Ago
I really wish I could take Julia home with me. It is so frustrating knowing Rob is in the law force and there isn’t shit we can do.
At least she was brave enough to come to me when no one else here wanted to stick their nose in it. What a bunch of pansy asses. I feel so blessed to have a priest in my family. Uncle Clarence will take great care of her. She just needs to get through these next few months with that nasty woman since social services refused to open a case up.
Rita
That stupid little bitch got me called into the office trying to get me in trouble, after she tried to run away? She will pay dearly for this.
I feel somewhat bad I am selling them to sex traffickers, but in fairness, what were they actually going to do with their lives after school anyway? Hook. That’s what.
I was just getting them a boss who would take care of them. Now Julia who has given me nothing but trouble was trying to take away my new cash flow? Fuck that. Let the goddamn convent have her. I would give Sheila and Marco her picture so if they saw her outside in the church garden, they could grab her free of charge.
Fucking cunt deserves everything that is coming to her. Tonight, since they are leaving her with me, I will make sure she knows who the boss is.
Julia
Trying not to smile on the way home, I knew Rita was pissed off. They told her I was not to have any repercussions or they would open up a case.
She told them she had nothing to hide, in fact they were welcome to take me. She had called their bluff. She knew they didn’t want me either. Even that didn’t bother me. I had a calling for the first time in my life. Everything seemed to be coming together.
Clutching the pamphlets tight, I couldn’t wait to get to my room and read about my future. Mrs. Otis gave me a small personal sized bible she kept in her desk. I wanted to start right away on it. I glanced at Rita who was being unusually quiet.
“I won’t give you any more problems.” I said quietly.
She turned around sneering at me, “No, I don’t suppose you will.” Then stormed inside the house.
I may have really screwed up. But it didn’t matter. I would be long gone soon.
3 Months Ago
Rita
She walks around like she is superior. I’ve had it. Can’t take it anymore. Her smartass remarks need to be tamed. Before she leaves, she will understand how bad it could’ve been the whole time she was here. I was kind – until now.
After everyone went to bed, I went to her room. She was secluded to her room after school every day so that made it easy to know where she was. I had a lock on the outside of the door. Unlocking it, I slipped inside, shutting it.
She sat up, looking at me quizzically. Knowing something bad was going to happen, she scooted to the edge of her bed, I thought she was going to stand. Instead, she bent down and grabbed a ratty old shoebox from underneath.
“What do you want?”
“This is my house and I can go where I want.” Little bitch was going to learn a lesson. Slapping the paddle on my legs, I knew I had her attention.
“You aren’t touching me with that.” Julia sneered.
“Oh, no?” Funny she thinks she can tell me what to do. Walking closer to her, she rustled the lid off of the box.
“See this?” She looked at me with dead eyes, “just remember, it could be you.”
Taking a double take in the box, I realized it was carcasses of animals. Birds, squirrels, dogs maybe? What the fuck was wrong with her? Looking up slowly at her, I saw the knife she was clutching.