Being Sarah is not easy, she often think herself as "not smart" or
"not attractive."It is understandable as her father works as a
professor and mom works as a successful writer.
As the middle child of the family, Sarah often feel left out,
as she is nothing compared to her sister[Margaret aka Mushroom]
who is also excellent academically and her brother[Peter],
not only excellent academically; future to be lawyer
[which has big possibility to be a politician] with
his outstanding personality.
Sarah is called Sam by the family; she is not even average,
as a matter of fact, she has very bad grades in school.
Her interest into writing as well just like her mother
but nothing like her. She is so into psycho-social issues;
but hers is fantasy for kids.
Both parents seem to see her like "no future"
even though they never said that,
just their act really prove it.
Mom asked her to socialise and father asked
her to study better. But nothing of that
interesting to her.
It is nice summer time, and they moved to one area in US,
from UK.It was a just small townie with some really keeping
their traditional life.But the family is not ordinary;
Mom also outspoken bring new agenda to that area;
she fights for the family planning as well as anti-abortion.
But, during her speech there, people threw at her tomatoes.
It was embarrassing.Plus, ruining her very beautiful clothes
on that day. Surely, her mother will never forget how the townies
treated her but she won't give up fighting for the issues.
Sarah has a super New England look, people in the townies
claimed so. She has super white skin as well as blond hair.
Looking different than other people there.Other than struggle
with bad grade at school, she involved with accident which
causes her to has limping gait. Sometimes, it is still painful.
This totally contribute more to her inferiority complex.
Mother always encourage her to socialise especially this time,
it's school holiday.For her, girls need to make effort to develop
social attitude, but it's much easier for guys. She afraid if Sarah keep on
being herself like that, she won't go far in life.
At the back of their home, there's a beach.
Mother always asked Sarah to get tan
but Sarah was too shy as she has scars on her legs due to the accident.
But mother insisted, she said to her to go earlier before others come so
she will have time and get tan too!
However, when Sarah was there, she's busy with her notebook,
she's writing the children fantasy book about princesses.
She's really caught up with that but none of her family members
pay attention to her interest.
One day, postman dropped a letter to her home. Lucky,
Sarah was the one who picked it up! It was a letter from school,
informing her that her grades were too bad and she needs to go
for test again when the school season starts. Sarah was so anxious,
if her parents found out about this, they will force her
to study!Sarah was determined to quit school and instead
go to Arts School.However, she needed to save some
money for that as her parents won't allow it.
So, Sarah just decided to hide away the letter from them.
Now, her mission is to go find a job to save up some money.
Yes, mother didn't agree with that kind of idea as their families
are not poor! But they didn't know her intention. Mother prefers her
to use the time to develop the social skill.
She rang many places looking for job, finally she got one
in Mrs Brewster home as a baby sitter to her twins aged 7 years old.
Mrs Brewster not able to care for twins as she is not 'healthy'
enough, she often wake up late due to hangover.Her job is to
entertain the twin and plugged on the kettle to heat up coffee
before Mrs Brewster wake up, so she can drink it immediately
without has to wait.
Taking care of the twins is not easy, they are very active and
like to tease and joke around. Other than that, they are beautiful
children. Sometimes, when she took them to the beach,
when she's not looking, they pretend they were drowned or just
missing. It's fun for them to see her worry!
it was only 6 hours job per day with 4 dollar per hour payment
and she needs to stand that as her dream is to go to Arts School.
So, later that day after done with the twins, she planned to go
to the beach to have sunbath. Unfortunately, too tired, she fell
asleep. She was awakened by the other group of youngsters who were also
temporary tourists there. They make fun of her how she turned super red!
They were shocked how could she just fell asleep there!
One of them, a beautiful long hair curly girl wearing bikini
took her note book and read it out loud. It was that princess story.
The sight of her, makes Sarah feels jealous as she
couldn't wear bikini. She tried to grab the book but that girl just refused to
give and she just continuing reading while other friends laughing
at that story. Among them, there's Steve Novak[young builderman of the townie].
It's not the first time they met, last time they met when Steve saw
her first time walking in a strange way and asked her why she walked
that way. She just couldn't bother much and said it's a result of her
kicked someone. But at that time, Steve was not friendly too,
other than he's good looking and being chased by the girls,
he seemed stiff. But now Steve there, and he saw her big scar on the leg.
At that time, he could guess she suffered with inferiority complex,
all he could say slowly to her without his friends heard that,
"You are beautiful".
Sarah was so delighted and touched being compliment by a handsome guy
like him.Plus, nobody ever said that to her. He's the one who stopped his friends
from disturbing her and asked them all to go somewhere else.
Sarah pick up the book and wear her clothes, and returned home.
Her mom was so shocked to see her skin but she even more shocked
when she found out she fell asleep there!
Her burnt skin was not attractive, so Mushroom helped her to get
even tan skin again. She brought her on the rooftop and monitored
her time for skin tanning, and of course alternately back and front.
Thanks to her, Sarah now with a good tan skin.
Steve Novak also working with the twins' family. So Sarah
often saw him there doing the work. The twin leaked out secret,
that they saw Steve was kissing with one of those girls. Sarah felt
shocked and jealous, she whispered to herself, "maybe he said that
to everybody".
Sarah's routine still the same, after the twins,
she will go to the beach alone.
But, one day while she was sitting there,
one guy[Charles] asked to join her company.
He looked shy and not much of a talkative person,
he was into his book and
he really looked like a nerd with his spectacles.
One day, Sarah asked him, "why you never point out something
strange with my leg, just like other people?"
He said, "I also been teased because of my appearance,
some people think I'm ugly too, so since that day I just
refuse to see other people flaws and just ignored it."
They are both indeed different. They are not socialise much like
other people instead they really into their books.Charles
plan to further study in Law School and become a lawyer
just like Peter.
Charles from elite family too, her father married to Mrs Brewster
but the twins are his step siblings. The parents on the verge
of divorce. Plus, Mrs Brewster also busy go out with
Mr Schnaider[a businessman involve with big projects],
that is her routine everyday after took the time to drink coffee.
One day, when Sarah was about to plug the kettle, one of the twin
[Jennie] insisted to help her. She said she knew very well how to do it.
So, Sarah let her to do it and not even checking.
When Mrs Brewster came down to the kitchen, she is so mad!
"How long I have to wait for this?"
"All I asked you to do for me is to make this coffee,
Nothing else"
But of course Sarah didn't involved the twin in this,
but she couldn't stand Mrs Brewster's temper.
Now she saw her closely, she was not even pretty,
plus, looks very miserable with very sorrow face.
Sarah couldn't contain her feeling and said,
"I'm not a maid, I'm a baby sitter."
This is not the first time, she felt like that.
Previously, when Mr Shcnaider came, he just ordered
her to inform Mrs Brewster that he's coming.
It's not that she cared much, but her leg is in pain
to climb up the stairs, but of course she won't tell that to her/him.
Mrs Brewster very furious when she got that kind of
response from Sarah, she again snapped,
"This is all I ask you to do for me"
Sarah couldn't stand and just walked out.
She quit and she didn't even bother to
ask for her salary. If only she think at that time that she
needed money for Arts School, she won't even respond like that
to her! Now she does regret but she just couldn't stand her.
Sarah really can be impulsive sometimes!
to be continued...........