the hated child

chapter twenty-one

"Hemhemhem," Ms. Gacha cleared her throat. "Ronald, we've had this talk before. We don't say these things to our friends... or family. It hurts people's feelings. Okay?" She said this all in a kindergarten teacher's voice. "I might have to call your mother."

Ronald Mcdonald gasped. "MY MOMMY?!?!?! NOT MY MOMMY... PLEASE DON'T CALL MY MOMMY!!!"

"While we're on the topic of your 'mommy'... May I ask, what species is she?" asked Gerry.

"OMG!!!" Ronald McDonald shouted, actually jumping for joy while literal stars shone in her eyes, "MY MOMMY IS SO COOL!!! SHE'S A LEGENDARY GOLD DIGGER!!"

Mr. Simon finally woke up just to respond to that sentence. "Wow! That species has almost NEVER been seen before! She should come onto my show, America's Got Talent!!!!! We'd give her a golden buzzer just for talking about her tragic backstory (obviously of people breaking up with her after finding out she's just after their money)!!!!"

"Oh yea... She's got a tragic backstory alright! She married Mistake's dad *barf* and then he DIED randomly... and of COURSE the police blamed HER! JUST BECAUSE SHE HAD A KNIFE AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME????? KNIVES ARE HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, YOU CAN'T JUST ACCUSE SOMEONE OF MURDER JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE HOLDING A BLOODY KNIFE IN FRONT OF A CORPSE WITH STAB WOUNDS IN IT !! PLUS, THERE WAS ONLY BLOOD ON THAT KNIFE BECAUSE SHE WAS......... UM.......... MAKING SUPER SUPER RARE STEAK!!! IT NEEDS TO BE RARE, NOT COMMON!!!!"

"That sure is tragic... But it sounds somewhat familiar..." Ms. Gacha said.

"DON'T INTERRUPT ME! MY MOMMY BOUGHT THAT KNIFE OFF AN ILLEGAL WEBSITE WITH ADS FOR HOT MILFS NAMED MARGARET IN YOUR AREA!! AND THAT KNIFE WAS REALLY SUPER DUPER UPER EXPENSIVE!!! THAT KNIFE IS SO SHARP THAT ALL PEOPLE TRYING TO ASSASSINATE THE ROYAL FAMILY WERE RUSHING TO BUY IT BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY WEAPON THAT CAN KILL THEM. SO... MY MOMMY MUST'VE INVESTED A LOT INTO BEING THE HIGHEST BIDDER."

Mr. Gerry started clapping. "Your mom is so smart. Buying the most powerful weapon before anyone else can just to save the royal family truly is a kind act."

"Er, my apologies for interrupting, however... The British royal family has done many problematic things over the course of the years. They have stolen many things from other countries and colonised those countries as well. In my honest opinion, it would be extremely beneficial to kill off everyone in the British royal family."

"MISTAKE I MEANT THE GACHA ROYAL FAMILY," Ronald McDonald said as they facepalmed.

"...Oh. Then please disregard what I said. I do not condone killing anyone," Mistake said sheepishly.

"Wait... Mistake, what species were your parents??" asked Ms. Gacha curiously.

"Unfortunately, my mother passed away while giving birth to me, so I don't happen to know hers. However, even if my dad was there for me... He was never able to transform, so everyone just considers him as a human."

"This whole case... It seems really familiar... GERRY! SIMON! Group huddle!" shouted Ms. Gacha.

Gerry and Simon ran towards the principal and created a triangle with their bodies.

"Everyone, I would like to say that Mistake's case seems really similar to the death of Queen M and the murder of her husband. A little while ago, she married a peasant and they had a child. She died while giving birth to the princess. However, her husband wasn't accepted by the kingdom and the royal family, so he had to leave. He got married to another common folk and they lived under the radar. He never told her that he was the mother of the princess. He got into the news again when he was murdered by her."

"Woah... Mistake must be the princess and Ronald Mcdonald's mom must be the murderer..." Gerry said.

"Wait, but how do you know all these details?" Mr. Simon asked.

"Uhhh...I-I just follow the news a lot..." said Ms. Gacha nervously.

"Hmmmmm..." Mr. Simon said, narrowing his eyes as if he didn't believe her. Ms. Gacha started sweating and avoiding eye contact.

"Ok," Mr. Simon said brightly. "That makes sense!!!"

"Do you know how much we can profit by solving the ROYAL FAMILY'S murder case?!?!?! We'll be drowning in money and fame!!" exclaimed Mr. Gerry. "This will benefit my foot pic career greatly..." he whispered to himself.

"Excuse me, can you repeat that? I didn't hear it," asked Ms. Gacha.

"OH HAHA! I SAID IT WOULD BENEFIT OUR SCHOOL GREATLY!! Y'KNOW... WITH ALL THE MONEY, WE CAN FINALLY GIVE OUR STUDENTS A PROPER LEARNING SPACE!!!"

"No matter how tempting that is, I refuse to expose anyone just for some cash. I feel like the case will eventually unravel itself... No need to interfere. Also, we have absolutely no evidence that Mistake is actually the princess and that her step-mother MURDERED the king! There'd be an extremely severe punishment if our accusations were to be false," stated Ms. Gacha.

Simon and Gerry stood there, processing this information.

"Oh my, I completely forgot! Mistake, Ronald, you can leave now. You should expect another conversation with me soon," said Ms. Gacha with a super duper uper serious look on her face.