Chapter 14

I looked up from my books as the pitter patter of feet running down the stairs reached my ears and I watched as a small blonde head poked itself into the kitchen. I smiled and the girl returned the smile, her grin stretching from ear to ear and her eyes dazziling in a way that reminded me of her father. She peiped up in a small voice asking me simply if we could go out now. I shook my head no furiously and then returned my gaze down to my book before I began to explain why, because I can’t scold her while staring into those gorgeous dark blue eyes.

"You have way to much eyeliner on! I can’t even tell where your eyes are anymore," I said calmly. This of course was a lie. Those eyes could shine through absolutely anything.

"What?!" she wined in protest.

"Remove some of that crud from your face or we aren’t going anywhere!" I scolded unwavering in my parenting adventure. She huffed in frustration and then turned on her heels and stomped up the stairs to her room, making sure to slam it loudly behind her. I felt instantly guillty for chiding her. Maybe I was a bit harsh… I sighed and placed my book back down on the kitchen table. I rose from my seat and followed the petite blonde back up the stairs. I came to a halt in front of the oak door of the blonde’s temporary room. I could hear her voice clearly through the wooden door. I plalced my ear against the door and began to listen intently. A little eavesdropping never hurt anybody.

"I know! I know but she can be soo annoying! I mean she just scolded me like I was three or something. She thinks she is so great at this whole parenting thing when really she hasn’t had that much experience…I just really wish that she would try being my friend instead of my mom, for a sec…from what I’ve seen she is just some stuck up lawyer who doesn’t know how to let loose…"

I couldn’t listen to anymore and I pulled my ear away from the wooden door. I sulked down the hallway, entered into my respective bedroom, and threw myself unceremoniously onto the bed. I let out a long groan of frustration. I wanted to cry, I really did, but I knew that everything Kat had said was true and I couldn’t get upset at the truth. I sighed in exasperation and rolled myself out of my bed to stand in front of my full-length mirror.