Dangers with obsession

I look in the mirror to confirm I dressed well. Looking at the mirror, I saw an average face, medium size breasts, and a nicely shaped belly. I spread a pleasant smile on my face. I always felt difficult to smile. There is not much happiness in my life. But I always smile in front of the world around me. I don’t want anyone’s sympathy.

From in front of the mirror, then I go straight to my mother’s photo. She is still young and gorgeous in that photo. My mother died in a car accident. I was were young. I have no memories of my mother. A photo of her is what I have.

“Ruby”

A voice came from my back.

I looked in the voice's direction came from. In front of my room, there is my stepmother Elizabeth is standing there.

“You finished your dressing?” Elizabeth asked.

She enters my room.

“yes,” I said.

“Yesterday, John told me he wants his remaining money immediately”

“What?” I was shocked.

I come near Elizabeth.

“What are you saying? He wants money immediately? I can only pay him a certain amount in a month. I Already told this to John. He also agreed to it”.

I tried my level best to control my anger. I can’t afford to pay such a huge money right now. He must be joking.

“what can I say to him? It is a deal between you and John. Only you can calm him. “

Elizabeth said, pretending that it was not her problem.

“Dealing between me and John? I didn’t borrow any money from anyone. Your f****** son borrowed money from John. and you put the debt on my shoulder”.

“Come for breakfast,” Dad's voice came from the dining hall. Elizabeth came closer to me and said.

“Ruby, you are telling the truth. But you must remember one thing. My son Mike is in the mafia.”

A smile builds on Elizabeth’s face. When she said those words. After that, she leaves my room and goes straight to the dining hall. My stepmother just warned me about my stepbrother. I know my stepbrother mike is in Mafia and he is also very dangerous.

I put my files in my bag. And confirmed every file was there. Or otherwise, that team leader Samuel will kill me.

I came to the dining room with my bag. I put the bag on the nearby table. Father and Lucy already started having their breakfast. Elizabeth is taking the sandwich from the bowl and putting into her plate. She accidentally looks at my face. But she immediately withdraws it. I looked at Lucy. She is eating the sandwich with one hand and scrolling the screen of her smartphone with the other hand.

“Ruby, come and eat breakfast. It’s getting late. You may miss the bus”

Dad said to me after seeing I was in front of the dining table. At that moment Lucy withdraw her eyes from the mobile screen and smiled at me. Returned a smile to Lucy, and I sat on a chair at the dining table. I immediately take the sandwich from the bowl, which is in the middle of the table, and put the sandwich on My Plate. I take the sandwich and move the sandwich toward my mouth. Before I bite the sandwich, my father said.

“Ruby, we have a special guest this evening”.

I put down the sandwich straight back onto my plate.

“Guest”? I asked father.

“Today, Lucy is introducing her boyfriend to us”.

I looked at Lucy. She is looking at me with a playful smile.

Getting a boyfriend is easy for Lucy. She is way more beautiful than me.

“His name is Paul,” Lucy said to me.

“Nice. is he your classmate?” I asked.

“No, he is my senior”

Elizabeth looked at Lucy with astonishment.

“Paul is coming to our home today in the evening. So I hope you must be there in the home evening,” father told me.

“yes father,” I said.

Dad took his Sandwich and started eating with a cheerful face.