“Dollars?”
“No, cents,” she says sarcastically. “Of course dollars. And I want it in cash.”
“That’s a lot of money just to tell your mom she can have Brock over.”
“You know I hate him, right?”
I sigh. “Fine. Five hundred. How do I get it to you?”
“Put it in an envelope and give it to Brock. Tell him it’s for me.”
“He’ll open it. He’ll think it’s something bad.”
“Like what?”
“I don’t know. But I know I can’t trust Brock not to open it.”
“Then mail it, but I want it for overnight delivery.”
“I don’t have a car. I can’t get to a post office.”
“That’syourproblem, not mine. Get the money to me tomorrow or we don’t have a deal.”
“If I mail it tomorrow, you won’t have it until Monday.”
“You’re really getting on my nerves. I told you when I want it. Now make it happen or Brock stays there tonight.”
“Yeah, fine. I’ll do it. But I want him to leave soon so hurry up.”
She doesn’t respond, and when I look at my phone, I see she hung up.
“Little brat,” I mutter.
Where am I going to get five hundred dollars this time of night? I should’ve gone to an ATM this week and withdrawn some cash from my account. But I didn’t think I’d need it. I can’t believe that little monster is making me pay a fee for doing me a favor. She already has money, and her mom will buy her whatever she wants.
“Rumor?” Brock knocks on my door.
I go and open the door. “What do you need?”
“Morgan just called and invited me over. I know it’s late, but I was thinking I’d go up there tonight instead of waiting until the morning.”
“I thought she was going to spend time with Liv.”
“Apparently Livia made plans with some friends, so she won’t be around this weekend.”
“You’re going there for the whole weekend?”
“I’d like to. Morgan doesn’t get many weekends at home. This may be it for a while.”
“You should go. You didn’t get much time with her when she was here.”
“Will you be okay by yourself?”
“Yeah, totally.” I yawn. “I’m really tired. I was thinking I’d just go to bed.”
“I’ll go pack my bag.” He turns to leave, then turns back. “You’re still grounded. I don’t want you leaving the house this weekend.”
“I know. I’ll just be here studying. Even if I wanted to go out, I couldn’t. I can’t drive.”
