Melania: They're more of a Doc Martians kinda person

It all started at like 1pm. Melania was at the mall, and found some really nice shoes. They were the Air jordans dior's. But you see their dad said they couldn't buy any new shoes, Melania only could buy stuff for the new school year that started a week ago. Normally they wouldn't care what their dad says and would buy stuff anyway, but lately he has been more angrier as usual and they don't want to piss him off.

He's been under alot of stress. In the last year their mom divorced him for a younger man, took most of his money and now Melania and their dad are living on the bad side of town. Due to courts orders their mom has to pay money to them monthly, most of that money goes to their school. The prestigious Harvard-Westlake School in LA. It's super expensive and all the rich kids go there.

Their mom is a lawyer as well and their dad was a so-called criminal. That's how they met, my mom was set to represent him. She ended up winning his case, but what he was being charged for wasn't something that he did. Now their dad works at the local supermarket to keep us afloat. He won't let them leave the school to give him some money, but once they've finished school, they'll get a job.

So they saw these shoes and really wanted them. First thought steal them. It's not that they haven't done that before. So they walked into the store. Melania looked around for a while until they found the cheapest shoes they had. They were baby shoes, they said they were for their niece, then they found the Air Diors, got them in their size, said they wanted to try them on. Then they gave the box back saying they didn't like them.

They grabbed their bag with my magnet to take off the detectors. They got it from their old job at a designer store warehouse, where you can get lots of designer stuff. They got fired because they didn't have the money to buy all the things and they didn't come into work for a month. They didn't mind it the place was not their vibe anyway, they're more of a Doc Martens kind of person, the vibe is more them. Anyway back to how they got into the holding cell! So they took off the metal detectors, put them under the chair, the shoes they had on were now in their bag, they grabbed the baby shoes and paid.

It was all good until they were just outside of the door when they realized the box was empty and suddenly Melania had changed shoes. They screamed out and called security. They ran, but before they started to run they took off the shoes and put them in their bag. They didn't want to crise them nor were they good shoes to run in. They ran away through crowds of people pushing them out of my way. Drinks I think were spilled, food as well. Eventually after they made it through the whole mall and out. Security was still following them and had almost caught up to them.

They looked around and they made a sharp turn left. They started to sprint the bus was just about to leave. With all the energy left in them they just made it into the bus. With the security that had been so close on their tail, were now standing outside with mad looks on their faces. Melania grabbed the nearest seat and sat down to catch their breath. They knew that they had most likely called the police, so they had to come up with a plan. While they sat on the bus that felt like eternity, they decided what to do next. They knew that the police would be outside, so they decided to go up to the driver and ask if he could let them off the bus, he said no. So they sat back down and waited till we arrived at the stop and like they had guessed, the police were there.

So as the bus came to an undefined stop, the two cops went to the front door, so they sneaked to the back of the bus and as soon as the doors opened they burst out, they ran up the street and as they were doing that the cops realized, one of the cops looked and pointed and came into a sprint, they were both running she was very close to them, they knew what they had to do.

They turned onto the next street and with seconds to spare they threw their bag into a basement window sill and they continued to run, this way when they get out they can go back here and grab the new shoes, they also had their phone and a bit of money. They ran for a few streets down until finally the cop caught up to them.

"Finally, like gurrrrl you are fast, I am dead, but now I can finally say I caught someone! Now what do I have to say? Oh! Be quiet what you say can and will be used against you in the court of law, you will be appointed a lawyer if you can't afford one. Now gurl those shoes are adorbs, I can totally understand why you did it, but like you have to pay, but they are still so cuteeee! I need them, where are they anyway?"

She started to scream at them with excitement. They looked at her blankly and said

"No!"

just as they said that the police car pulled up and she grabbed her handcuffs out. Put them onto their hands, opened the car doors and pushed them inside. They grinned, this wasn't their first time in a cop car they had had a hard year. They pulled out and drove away.

Once they made it to the cop station, they were pulled out of the car, and dragged to the holding cell. No one was in it. Just them! Alone! They sat alone in the cell thinking about what would happen now. They were definitely going to be charged with theft if the store decides to press charges, which they probably will.

What will their dad do, I mean he can live without them, no doubt but he doesn't have the funds right now to pay for their bail, or even a lawyer, now you may say they could ask their mother, I mean yeah she is lawyer but she would never get them out of jail, They haven't even spoken since the divorce was finalized, she's a witch, she cheated on their dad, her husband, the man she had been with for 20 years, who she had a daughter with. Growing up their relationship seemed perfect, every week they would go out together making sure they did stuff together to keep the spark, that clearly didn't stay.

The man she got together with is the famous actor James DeClean, she told them they met at a coffee shop and it was love at first sight. It's not going to last, everyone knows it, well at least they know it. If someone cheats to get with you know, you know for a fact that they are going to cheat. James also cheated on his girlfriend.

Now stuff you need to know about James. James is 23 years old, their mother is 50, he's an actor and got famous when he was 17. He also got this girlfriend when he was 17. He's an arrogant ass. Who they've met twice, once when they walked in on him and their mother doing the nasty and the second time in court. Of course they've seen him on the big screen before, he's terrible at acting, the only reason why he is famous is because he looks good, in the public's opinion. Even if they're not the best person, with their criminal record, but if someone does the things that they've seen James do they are hideous to them. People who have a good soul are beautiful, but if you have a bad soul like James you are the most disgusting person ever.

That's why they find it so hard to get a girlfriend, all the girls at their school that they know who are lesbians or even bi or any other thing where they also like girls all have bad souls, not all of them but the ones they know, but most people aren't out yet at the school, everyone there has rich parents who care to much about image and being gay is apparently bad.

An old friend of theirs, when I say friend I mean they were a bit more but they were never an item, her mother was extremely christian and one day she walked in on them kissing, she screamed, kicked them out and they've never seen her again. It's sad, but that's life, last they heard was she was shipped off to some boarding school in Switzerland, but who knows, not like she's cared to reach out. She would always tell them that they were the love of her life and that she will never forget them, but as soon as she had the chance she forgot about them, like their mother.

At the start it hurts, even now looking back, their heart aches. I guess that's life, what they always say when they're feeling down is 'If they cared they'd be here' and obviously she isn't here, neither is their mother.

When they were younger they wanted to be like their mother, she was a successful woman in a men's industry, she used to tell them all about the men she would scream at for their rude comments and snarks at her. They smiled looking back. One story or memory they will always remember is one day, she brought Melania into work, cause it was bring your child to work day, and while their mother went into a room to argue with someone's dad, this girl their age came up to them, she smiled they remember her saying something along the lines of:

"Hi I'm Sage, like the flower, me really like flowers, I want to live on flowers. My favourite is obviously Sage."

Their 6 year old self looked at her funny, she burst into tears saying between her snobs

"Did I do something wrong."

Obviously they said no, they hugged her and they ended up spending the whole day together because their mother and this man were arguing the whole time. When it was time to leave, they saw Sage run to this man, turns out that was her father. Anyway Melania and Sage said bye and they told their mother all about Sage, she rolled her eyes and started telling them about her day. She told them that Sage's father had said some meanier things to their mother. Sage and Melania haven't talked since then, but they know she goes to their school. Even though they haven't talked they have a mutual friend, but they don't even know if she remembers them. She's actually lesbian like them.

They really miss all the people they've met when they were younger, but they miss their mother even more. It hurts, when she left they spent the entire first half of the summer crying, trying to get her back. She never picked up their calls. After the crying phase, they were trying to get over her. While trying to get over her, they showered and got out of bed, they had already been fired, so they did lots of odd jobs to help their dad. Then they were over her, sadness turned to rage, they hated her with a burning passion. They wanted, not dead, but they wanted her to suffer like they did. How she made them and their dad suffer. Maybe James could get into a car crash, or be in a shooting, what about a plane crash and best of all what happened if he suddenly got a heart attack. Obviously they would never do these, but it's a thought that's always on their mind.

You know for some reason they've never had that many friends. Melania looks scary is what their mother always said. When they were younger they had so many, they were never popular but they were never a loser like they are now. They had a friend group, but when they came out in 8th grade, they stopped talking to them, started to bully them. Now they have a friend group of four people, all part of the LGBTQIA+ community, which is nice that they have a group of friends who can relate to them in some way.

They were in my thoughts, when a girl was put into their cell, They smiled. She smiled back.