Chapter 7

Bette was at home having dinner with Kit, who has taken the liberty to bring sustenance to her rather now ill-looking younger sister. She has gotten much skinner than before, her constant deterioration worried Kit. The sisters at one point were estranged, but few years ago their relationship has gotten better after Kit was no longer an alcoholic. Tina played a prominent role as their go-between; she was calmed when the two sisters were stormy, especially during intense disparity.

“Eat up,” Kit encouraged her sister.

“I am.  Geez it’s not like I’ve been starving myself.”

“Have you taken a look at yourself in the mirror lately? You’re becoming a skeleton.”

Bette sighed.  She continued to finish eating her noodle.

“I’m going to New York tomorrow afternoon.”

“Why?”

“I have to kiss up to the new director of the Peabody Foundation so she can give us the grant or else Franklin is going to wring my neck.  He thinks because she’s also a lesbian it would be a piece of cake.”

“You’re not going to use your body to get that grant are you?” Kit asked, thinking Bette will try her hardest to get the grant at any cost.  Bette was always the unrelenting sister, a characteristic very much like their father.

“No, that’s ridiculous Kit. I would never do that,” Bette said offended her sister would even ask such a question.

“I’m just saying. You don’t relent until you get what you want,” she said, even at a young age Bette never give up if she wanted something, she’ll do whatever it take to achieve it.

“I spoke with Tina yesterday,” said Bette changing the subject purposely.

“You did? What did she say?”

“She said she’ll call me when she’s ready to talk.  I did everything Kit.  I sent her flowers. I apologized. I need her. I need my life back.”

“Don’t you go pressuring Tina, she’s hurting still just gives the poor girl some time.”

“I am but I miss her so much Kit.  It’s eating me alive.”

“I know how you feel.  But act of betrayals are often unforgivable, it takes a lot of processing to forgive someone for it.”