Rainy Sunshine [eastjesusnowhere]

[EmmaliaChan]

This is a RolePlay between myself and eastjesusnowhere.
Please do not post, but you are welcome to read along, if you wish to.
Thank you, and enjoy.

On a chilly autumn afternoon, Cecilia Wilson went about her business in the diner she owned, cooking orders and taking them alongside her waitresses. She wasn't above a hard day's work, and she knew that the extra effort she put in meant the world to her patrons. It didn't go without notice, that was for sure. Most of her customers were regulars that came more for the people and the atmosphere than for the food itself - that wasn't to say Cecilia's cooking wasn't good, though, because she definitely had her fair share f culinary skill. The diner, named Come Rain or Shine, certainly wasn't the most popular eatery in their small town, but it had enough reputation to earn a decent living, and that was all Cecilia cared about, in the long run - continuing to pay off the building and being able to afford taking care of her young daughter. Those were the things that mattered.

The Come Rain or Shine diner was a cozy little place, with hefty wooden booth tables lining the large windows; the orange-y lighting above every table somehow gave it a permanent fireplace-like glow, and the soft music that played over the radio only served to add to the ambiance. The booth benches had thickly padded red leather cushions, and the floor was a deep brown tile with black speckling. On the walls were framed pictures of local families and newspaper articles that outlined the town's greatest achievements over the years. The single-floor upstairs accessible from the kitchen was where her and her daughter called home, as well, in the cozy little three-bedroom apartment. Everything about the diner had an essence of warmth.

When she got a call that said her daughter needed to be picked up, she explained that she had to stay at work because it was during the lunch rush, and added that she would send one of her employees in her stead. One of her older waitresses, a long-time friend of Cecilia's named Belle, was the one who heeded the call and left to get the little girl from school. It was frustrating; both she and her employees were busy, her daughter interrupting their work day because she'd gotten in trouble was just unacceptable.

The red-haired woman, who looked young for her age, tried not to think about it and instead buried her mind in her work. She cooked, served, waited, bused tables, and cleaned, throwing herself into it with gusto. It was much easier than stressing about the trouble to come when her daughter returned home. Her waitresses made several cracks about her earning their pay for them, which she couldn't help but laugh at the truth behind; when she really put her back into it, she could do the work of ten.

The lunch rush was over by the time the little delinquent was brought into the diner by the hand by Belle and, with a nod of Cecilia's head, marched into the kitchen. Once her mother wrapped up what she was doing, the red-haired woman dried her hands on a fluffy red towel and entered the kitchen. "Alright, Missy," She began in her 'Stern Mom' voice, lifting the girl up and sitting her down on one of the tall stools in the kitchen. Placing her hands firmly on her hips, she continued, "What happened today? Did they send you home with a note?"

[Dreamer924]

Jacqueline Wilson, though you shouldnt call her that, looked up at her mother knowing she was in deep doody. She reached into her backpack that was a little big for her size and pulled out a yellow piece of Paper that read:

Dear Ms. Wilson,

Your daughter Jacqueline was caught hurting three other boys with another boy. She actually caused one to be rushed immediately to a doctor. She is suspended for two weeks. we hope you will deal with this issue apporpriately.

Sincerely,
Principlal Norman


Jackie looked up at her mother "I...m sorry mommy.." she said "theses boys were bothering me and this boy came up and helped me...." she said then looking down at the counter seeing a cookie in a jar she quickly grabbed it and took a bite out of it "Dees boys were vewy mwean..." she said with cookie in her mouth as she gobbled it down.

[EmmaliaChan]

Cecilia eyed her daughter through narrowed slits, then took the paper to read it over. It was brief and didn't give much information, but her daughter filled in the rest of the context behind it. Two weeks? She couldn't deal with her daughter being around 24/7 for two weeks - she had to work, to run the diner, and to take care of their apartment on top of it.

She watched as Jackie took a stale cookie from the cookie jar in the kitchen and sighed. "Listen, dear," Pushing a long lock of red hair behind her ear, she leaned forward so she was eye level with the girl, staring her straight in the eyes. It was time for a moral dilemma for the little girl, to help her understand why what she did was wrong. "Did those boys really deserve for you to beat them up? How were they bothering you?"

[Dreamer924]

Jackie looked up at her mother "I..I dunno mommy..." she said adjusting her skirt nervously then looking down at the foor.

Just then a young boy came into the diner looking around curiously he mustve been a year younger than Jackie. He walked right up to the tip jar and quickly snagged it hoping no one was looking as they were all in the back. he started dumping the money in his pocket quickly putting the jar back.

Jackie looked from behind her mother and saw him "hey mommy looks It's Juno...!!!" she said looking and pointing at him.

Juno froze in fear of them seeing that he took the money. "Uhhhhhh.... hi Jackie!" he said waving at her a bit nervously

[EmmaliaChan]

"Sweetheart, that doesn't make sense. What did the boys do to -" She was cut off by her daughter suddenly spotting something behind her, and she turned just in time to see a young blonde boy dumping the contents of their donation jar into his pockets. Being as it was a diner, generally patrons left tips with their checks or on the tables instead of in jars, but they also had an optional donation jar that went to a local charity for animals.

Approaching the young boy, she went towards him and gently took his wrists in one hand and removed the money from his pocket with the other. Five dollars and a few pennies was all he'd gotten; most of the people willing to donate had done so already when they first instated the jar. Placing it back into its rightful place, she led him into the kitchen. "Jackie, you know this boy?"

[Dreamer924]

Jackie quickly nodded "he helped me with those boys from school..." she said rubbing the back of her head chuckling a bit.

Juno looked at Cecelia and spoke up "those boy were touching her privates and tryin to look" he said gulping nervously "i was just tryna help..." he whined "she didnt touch them. i beat them up and i ran away so they blamed her..." he said looking down "i dont evens go to school there..." he whined trying to pull free to no avail

[EmmaliaChan]

Cecilia, like any mother, wasn't pleased by this development at all. She had thought it wasn't like her girl to beat up boys, and especially unlike her to have the skill to take on three of them and win. "Yet they suspended you? If this is true, neither of you did anything wrong. It was those boys who were in the wrong here." She checked the clock and sighed. "There's not much we can do about it right now, though.

Turning to Juno, she gave the boy's head a gentle pat. "Sweetheart, where are your parents? Do you need me to call them?" With a sympathetic smile, she added, "I'll unfortunately have to tell them about what you did with the donation jar, but I won't forget to add that you helped my little girl."

[Dreamer924]

Juno looked down sadly "i dont have any parents..." he said "but i better be going so you donts call the police..." he said starting to walk out solemnly.

Jackie jumped off the counter and grabbed his hand "w..wait where will ya go?" she asked cocking her head a bit.

Juno looked at her "I...I guess back in my little box....on the street..." he said " i has no where else to go.." he said slowly pulling his hand away. he turned around and stopped to breath in for a moment

[EmmaliaChan]

As the little girl was just getting in the way of her finding answers, Cecilia gently instructed, "Jackie, head upstairs and start your homework, okay?" After waiting for her daughter to obey, she took the blonde boy's hand and led him out into the diner, empty now that rush hour had come and gone. It wouldn't fill up again until dinner time in a few hours. Sitting him down in a booth and getting one of the waitresses to bring him a glass of juice, she sat down across from him. "Juno, what happened to your parents?"

[Dreamer924]

Juno looked at her "my mommy and daddy were killed in an accident..." he said drinking the juice fast having not drank anything in 10 hours. he looked over at some man who was sitting across from them as he ate his burger. Juno couldnt help but stare not having eaten in 2 days.

Jackie headed upstairs and started her homework sitting at the desk in her room.