Chapter Ten
she was proud of herself

3rd Person POV

it wasn't over, god did she want this day to be over but it wouldn't be and she knew that. parent day ran on for hours and hours with no end and barely any beginning. Serena missed her family but not enough to want them to see the school and experience what she lived through every day. they didn't deserve to feel it.

after what happened the night before, it was awkward and cold and silent but serena didn't care. she was okay with that as long as it kept the attention off of her. that was until she sat there roasting a marshmallow and she watched her mother look around

"oh there's bianca now" she said and serena looked up at bianca who looked at her and even though her mother was sitting there, she smiled and waved at the girl. nothing could stop her from caring about the Barclay girl.

"I cant believe you" mona exclaimed and serena scoffed and turned to her. she had finally felt done with her mother and she felt it began to boil. she looked around and saw enid with her mom as she saw mina watching them and she shook her head as she looked at her mom again

"you will never accept me for who I am will you?" she began and her mother stared at her

"serena oliver lockhart" she tried but serena shook her head, not even the full government name could stop her from what she was about to say.

"NO, you know what. you have never accepted me for who I was, I looked up to you for years, weeks, days, decades. I was told that a mother was supposed to love their daughter no matter what and will take care of them no matter what but that's not the case and it never has been. you have never loved me and I cant believe that you thought showing up here would be a good idea. you sent me here because you didn't teach me how to be a perfect vampire, you didn't teach me anything I needed to know until it was too late and there was nothing you could do about it. sometimes its like you're not even my mother and just some women who bosses me around and treats me like a five year old" Serena ranted and she didn't care about the stares, she didn't care that what she said could've hurt her mother, she was proud of herself, she had waited days,weeks,months, years to say that to her and it felt so good.

"serena" her mother began

"mother I want you gone, I want you to leave and when you think of coming back , remember this. you sent me away so you didn't need to be reminded of what you didn't teach me. you sent me away because you couldn't handle seeing the mistake you made, you sent me here so I could learn better and know better. i know that you didn't have a good mother, or a good family but that doesn't mean that you get to take it out on me and my life. you have never been a good mother and you never will be. i don't want to see you at this school ever again, you ruin everything you touch and I don't want my life here ruined even more by your face and your presence. so I am begging you to leave and never come back. please" she stated and mona stared. she didn't realize how much she had fucked up and even then, she should've known better but she didn't. she had been plaguing her daughters dreams, flashbacks, visions and life for as long as she could.

"youre going to regret this serena" she said and she grabbed her stuff to leave

"I highly disagree" serena called and she watched as mona grabbed her stuff and she turned away from her daughter. serena finally took the breathe that she needed to, she looked around and she saw mina with enid and she smiled. at least one of them was having a good time with their family.

"ser" she heard and she turned to see bianca standing there with a sad look on her face but god did serena hate it. she hated pity and people feeling bad, that was the last thing she needed and she hoped that people would know that but clearly not.

"no no, do not pity me. i have waited years to tell her that and I can promise you that I'm not sad and I'm not mad. all i ever wanted in my life was to tell her how badly she did as a mother and i got to tell her that. i don't regret anything i just did so please don't look at me like that" serena explained and bianca nodded her head

"I'm proud of you ya know" bianca said and serena smiled shocked at the girl. that was the last thing she expected but she needed to hear it. serena felt overjoyed at the words, that was all her ever wanted , was someone to tell her that they were proud of her and happy that she was happy.

"you mean it?" she asked and only then did bianca realize how truly horrible her parents were to her. clearly she has heard everything that serena said to mona but she didn't realize that the women had never even told her she was proud and bianca felt bad. she felt horrible for the girl and what she had felt her whole life.

"of course i mean that ser, I'm truly proud of you" she said and she grabbed serenas hand as they walked to the quad together. serena shared a look with mina who smiled at her and she smiled back.

"i have to go talk to my mom, ill be right back" bianca said and she let go of the girls hand and walked to her mom.

serena watched but she didn't see anything happen. bianca walked back over and they sat together. serena was happy but she knew that would change very soon and very quickly

-ABBYS NOTES-

fuck mona fr