UNDAUNTED

mates simply rang like a large bell in her ears. She had done it again by successfully blowing her last chance at having a future. It meant no college for her thanks to her

it through. At this point, she was the oldest in her current class and the mo

was such a wonder how such great minds had managed to bring into the world a child with no brains. Her parents had divorced when she was only three and her mothe

children would not leave off bullying her. Jane whom had remarried was rather tired of Claire and her troubles. This was the last straw. It was Claire's last c

activity in San Francisco. She heard nothing else from him and did her best not to look him up. Being in high school at the age of twenty three was never something she planned for herself but then, she had to accept her fate. Claire walked inside the house and was about making for the stairs. She wanted to be in the comfort of her room and remain there to cry her eyes out. The television was on

ous her brain would certainly betray her. Perhaps that was the very reason why she hated Tom. He pitied her and only stepped in for her out of that pity. Cl

," her mother called

alled her to come receive her scripts. Now, she had to be subjected to another stage of mouth lashing from her mother. Could her life get any worse, Claire wondered as she dragged herself to the sitting room. Her mother was seated there working on

other,"

hand for the scripts. Claire acted like s

s it?," the wo

g hanging on one of her shoulders. She fiddle

audibly as she hand

n going through them all. Her brows burrowed in

all the answers wrong Claire. N

d. She reminded herself that she was already used to this. Like who gets used

oman reaching for the pieces of paper

tment to us all. You couldn't take after me and you still co

pain she was feeling in her heart now. Tea

I am sending you back to your father at first light the day after tomorrow. Maybe he w

d guessed it was her father but they seemed to be arguing. The looks of it was that no one wanted her obviously. She was only a pest. She walked