"That I don't know but some students says is not that worse while some wish it was" she replied casually letting it show that she doesn't care about the lecturer.
Melissa gave a horrific look. "Why would they wish that?"
"That woman is a witch" Somaria and Tyndall chorused.
"You know her?" Melissa asked surprised.
"She takes a general course, English. She do feel like God anytime she teaches. She has the worst character I've ever seen. She's so arrogant and heartless" Tyndall narrated.
"Exactly" Somaria agreed.
"But that doesn't mean they should wish her bad" Melissa said with a disapproving voice.
"That simply mean, days of peace for us all" Somaria said.
"Big sis, everyone in school is glad that she's sick" Tyndall said smiling.
Melissa shook her head and smile.
"Ok. Ladies, you will have to give me till next week, I should be able to balance up your fees by then" she said with a confident assuring look.
Somaria smiled. "It looks to me that you are trying to assure yourself than us".
Melissa knew her sisters could read her like an open book and she's not happy has she love to hide situations like this from them.
"How do you intend to pay so fast?" Tyndall asked.
Melissa frowned. "I've got lot of jobs" she tried to be firm.
Tyndall picked up a piece of paper and began to fold it neatly. She was so concentrated as if it is a do or die thing.
"How do you intend to pay that quick when Mr Belani just fired you" she asked casually as if it's just a usual thing.
At first she was astonished about how fast they got to know of her loosing her job but not until she remembered who it could be.
"Victor!" She called smothering her anger. "That boy is ever a blabbermouth. A can't just keep quiet for once" she said almost murmuring.
"Hey big sis! Don't get yourself worked up. The poor guy only told us because he felt you'd be so saf and he just wanted us to get a way to console you" she quickly defended.
"Did I give him the permission to talk behind my back?" She scowled.
"And aren't you planning to keep it from us so as to go work yourself to pulp?" Somaria tackled.
"I was going to tell but not now" she gritted.
"You'd be old by then" Tyndall said smiling.
Somaria moved closer and patted her hand before she took it into hers and squeeze it gently.
"We are of age now Melissa. We are above eighteen. Let us help out. You were not even a teen when dad died and you've been taking care of us since then. Please let's help out so that you can stop all these your numerous jobs and look after yourself. You look so underaged because you don't pay any attention to yourself. Accept our help even if it is a little" she said vehemently.
Tyndall sat beside her giving her a pleading look.
Melissa closed her eyes thinking about all the sufferings out there. She couldn't even imagine her sisters going through all that. It will surely be her death.
Tears slide down her cheek unknowingly. She has tried to be strong for the girls but it seems whenever she thinks about the past her strength fades away.
"You don't know what is out there sisters..." She said sniffing. "I can't let you face all that insult, pain and humiliation that I faced. It will be the death of me. I can't break my promise to father. I can't" Now she really wept.
The girls looked at her and their heart sanked. That never meant to add to the already earned pain of their sister. Tyndall was already dabbing her eyes while Somaria was trying to be strong for both of them even though it was hard.
"We are not ignorant about your promise to father but we love you. We want you too to be happy. Enough of this your numerous jobs. Please take a break. We are already in the institution and we are now also capable of helping out. Moreover you can't nurse us forever and now it's time for you to use the money you earn for yourself. You do need education too Melissa. Don't think we would allow you to say no to institution. You deserve a good job" Somaria persuaded with a calm voice that left the feeling hanging.
Melissa looked at her sisters as if she was pensive.
"You have to agree to this Big sis" Tyndall inserted softly.
Her voice came out weak and shaky but it passed the message powerfully.
"We won't let you win this time. You are brilliant and throughout high school you were the best even with your numerous jobs....."
Melissa cuts in.
"I was on scholarship Tyndall. If I drop my per time jobs ,how will you two go through school without dropping out. I don't want that" she said rapidly.