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Pick A Part – 11
Angelica only continued to cry.
"Baby, let it all out," Bette said softly, running her hand through Angelica’s soft hair.
"I’m sorry." Angelica finally said, choking it out through her sobs. "Mom, I’m sorry."
Bette exhaled, and bent down, to squat just below Angelica’s eye level. "Angel."
Angelica only continued to cry, breaking Bette’s heart. Bette held her hand out to Angelica, who took it and leaned forward to hug her mother.
The problem with being wrong was that when somebody shows you the smallest bit of sympathy, you give yourself completely to it.
"Mom?" Angelica asked, as they straightened from their former position, standing up.
"Yes, honey?"
"Thanks for not yelling."
"You’re welcome."
Angelica hugged her mom tightly, then let go. "About my car…"
Bette shook her head. "Forget it."
Angelica but her lower lip. "I took care of it before all this."
"I know you did. But your reckless behavior, which, by the way, is the same recklessness that has kept you from owning any pets, proves that you’re not ready for that much responsibility."
"Mom!"
"Don’t ‘mom’ me, young lady." Bette said, seating the teenager down again. "It doesn’t matter how well you took care of that car before the accident. There are a million ways to describe how well you took care of that car, and honestly I think you did a good job. But you screwed up. You broke the rules, and betrayed the trust your mom and I gave you. So right now, Angie, forget about the car. You should be more worried about getting me and mom to trust you again."
"But if you’re going to put me under restriction–"
"You’re just going to have to figure out how to gain the trust back, Angelica." Bette said softly. "We trusted you with a lot, we thought you were ready for it. You’ve proven us wrong, and it reflects badly on all three of us."
"Mom–"
"Angelica. Mom and I love you, and we believe in you. But trust is a very important part in this. We trusted you, and you’ve broken that trust. That’s one of the reasons why you’re grounded. Right now it’s hard for us to give you the freedom to do or say what you want, and take your word for it."
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You’ve got their dialogue down. Glad to see Bette recognize the “Bette” in Angelica.
Angel remind me more of Bette. If anyone knows about Trust Bette could write a book/ thanks
Ah, tiff_duke, this so good, in so many ways. azmama’s right about the dialogue, but the interior monologues are fine, too. The way you’ve woven the absent Tina into the scene. Lost trust-why does that theme sound familiar?
Thanks for the post!!!
haaa good times tiffy!!!
grewat chapter love this story saw the love bette has for angel liked that too
Just caught up with the last 2 chapters. I agree with the others. The dialogue was spot on and very in character, especially Bette. When Bette said: “You’ve clearly demonstrated that your sense of responsibility and priorities leave much to be desired.”, it reminded so much of the conversation between the girls where they pushed Alice to break up with Gabby Deveaux!! Still loving the “In some cultures…” reference. Thanks, tiff.
I meant to say that when Bette said: “You’ve clearly demonstrated that your sense of responsibility and priorities leave much to be desired.”, it reminded me of the “Step off, b*tch!” episode on the show.
Wow!! Dialogue was spot on! Emotions were spot on! Descriptives were spot on!! This chapter was absolutely perfect in every way!!! Thank you!
Fifty grand in damages! Good Lord, Angelica! Just take the grounding and get a job and say nothing more. Excellent as always, tiff_duke.
I adore this story, especially waiting to hear what is next “in some cultures” statement will be. Keep em coming, we’ll be reading.
I thought A was gonna saylike when you and mom split for awhile over trust?
that was hilarious – and touching. I would so suck at being a parent.
TD,Read. Enjoyed and Commented. Gold Star please…This was an awesome chapter. Bette took the best line of attack with Angelica. Angelica is basically a good kid but needs to know that there is often a price to pay for a moment of recklessness. Angelica knew what she had done was wrong so Bette played on this perfectly. Being disappointed in her daughter was a far worse punishment than be shouted at. I loved Angelica’s attempt at gaining some ground but Bette was right there to put her on the correct path. Loved it! Your Loyal Fan.
love that story LOVEa…please post more of that thanks :o)
Two excellent chapters. It made me squirm to remember what it’s like to be 16 and get in trouble. Bette did a good job.
love this story….post soon,anytime!i’ll always be reading. your loyal fan.
wonderful…MaB is tough but yet so loving…love the dialog
Good chapter and I agree with BetteAndTinaForever and let see what’s next, thanks!