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Milestones, ch.7
Bette took a bite of her frozen treat and thought about it. "Kit? You mean like a Kit-Kat bar?"
Katie laughed. "No, I mean as in Kit Porter. My new name."
"Kit," Bette tested the name on her tongue. "Kit Porter. I like it! But why? Don’t you like Katie?"
"Well, Katie’s alright, but Kit sounds cooler. A singer needs a cool name, don’t you think?"
"Yeah," Bette agreed. "So I can call you Kit?"
"Of course, baby sis." Kit smiled and put her arm around Bette. After they finished their Sno-Cones they went back home.
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A few days later Melvin and Maxine both had educator conferences to attend and since Kit was now in high school, she convinced her parents to let her take care of Bette for those few days.
"Kit, can I go outside and play?"
"Sure, but don’t leave the front or back yard, okay?"
"Okay. I’ll just take my chalk and draw on the sidewalk."
Bette ran to her room to gather her chalk and headed out the front door. She decided to draw a picture of her family and Tina’s family having fun at the beach. She wasn’t much in the way of an artist, but she had gotten really good at drawing stick figures. She was about halfway finished when a dirty shoe stomped on her artwork and rubbed a big streak across it.
"Hey! What’d you do that for?" Bette immediately stood up and saw that the foot belonged to Josh Becker. He was seven years old but was a bit of a runt and shorter than Bette.
"Because it was ugly, like you," Josh said.
"Why are you so mean? I know you’re the one who is always stealing stuff, breaking windows, and that you killed Mrs. Shaver’s cat yesterday."
"You don’t have proof," Josh laughed in Bette’s face.
"Oh yes I do. I took a picture of you doing it."
Josh’s eyes grew wide and he yelled, "You dumb half-breed nig…" And that’s all he got out when Bette hauled off and punched him in the nose and left eye. Bette knocked Josh to the ground and softly said, "If you EVER tell anyone I did that I’ll show your mom and dad that picture and tell them everything I know."
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Oh so right, anyone would be happy to call Bette and Tina friends. Josh got what he deserved. Fighting is not right but when the shoe fits you wear it and Josh deserved that smack in the face. Not only did he disrespect Bette he terrorized the neighborhood.
Children are indeed so cruel, and certainly Josh picked that up from someone. Sometimes kids just repeat stuff they hear, but he seemed to know exactly what he was saying–how sad… Great story, Lament. Nice to know how much support and love there is all around for everyone!
Josh is already a whimp! LOL! He let Bette kick his ass and they are just kids! Girl power at it’s finest. I bet B & T are just adorable as little girls. How cute. PPS.
Glad Bette stood up for herself and didn’t run away crying. This was the 1st incident like this in her life and it certainly won’t be the last so it’s good she sticks up for herself at a young age. I have a feeling Josh will be Tina’s 1st crush and Bette will hold her feelings in because she wouldn’t want to hurt Tina. I really like this story. Keep posting Lamentamini. You ROCK!
i hope tina will find out soon that josh is an ignorant ass so she doesn’t have to find out later the hard way…love this story, B&T are so cute
I don’t like fighting but glad Bette puch Josh if she not I’ll punched him meself, what a jerk. B&T are so cute and sweet and nice to Ashley girl. The parents is sweet and cute. I agree with gogk and can’t wait to see whats next, thanks!!!!!!!!!
I can just see this Josh thing coming back in like, high school, and this being a big ball of angst. Anyhow, I like this story, keep it up.
Ooh I love this, I always want more! Grrr. So you need to update, I love it. So write on please!
It’s a terrible thing to say what Josh said I admit it. But it happens all the time even non-racists as I listen to jokes about black people, moslims, gay people, blond people and so on and so on. It’s in our nature to categorise and put people in boxes. If all people just looked exactly the same, we still would find something to categorise. It’s like Pete Seeger said it so many years ago in his song ‘Little Boxes’. Sorry for my rant but I really like this story and where it is heading too. Can’t hardly wait for the next chapter.
Oh no… don’t let Josh becoming Tina first bf… or even the first one to kiss Tina…. hahahha… am I going way too ahead? ;)
Love this story Lament… they are so cute… i could just see themas 5 year olds… 3 weeks till the convention… can’t wait… later babe
welcome back…..i love this story. It is so well written.Glad to see Bette and Tina are making friends with the shy girl Ashley. I thought it would be Alice at first…hehe. anyway, will there be a romance between ashley and one of our girls? hmmm. PPS.
SOOOOOO glad you are back posting this story i live it, please post more soon.
Great Lament’!!! So glad the connection with ‘Rock Me Gently’ was finally made! You did it, buddy! And please no, no romance between Ashley and one of the girls… I guess I could tolerate Tina trying it out with boys but I’m still wishing that you’ll stay in line with RMG, cause that’s so sweet and those two belong together! Thanks!
How cute an alpha-baby Bette, not that i condone violence :) but can understand the nature of children to express their feeling either verbally or physically. I sense a coming change in the dynamic of B&T friendship at this new stage in their lives. Maybe a little baby-drama :D
I’m too busy right now to picture them with their little bagpacks but when I finally do I know they’ll look adorable.
like nzgrl said i would have punched Josh too! it’s a shame that persons said those things to others and it’s because this boy listened those words from the old people in his home. I like it B&T frienship! i hope Tina won’t be hurt by Josh cause i will run and help Bette to kick that boy! well done lament!
I would have punched Josh too. Tina and Bette are very caring Ashley’s a lucky girl.
Yeah, I woulda clocked Josh, too. More. Soon. Please. :)
Pls never stop writing this brilliant story… Is Josh almost about to give Tina her ‘pet rock’ now then? I don’t like the fact that that little obnoxious kid might be able to get between my girls! Love this story lament! Its great to be back!
Oh oh I see the drama now, somebody is going to fall for Ms. Ashley there but who??this is the cutest little thing I’ve read