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Through The Years Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Fall 1974—-New York City
”Melvin dear?…Can you take Bette to school this morning? I know it’s her first day at the academy but I have to get to the museum to open and I don’t have time to get her settled in as I’m running late already.” Maxine called out from the bedroom as Melvin sipped his coffee downstairs at the kitchen table.
After looking up at the ceiling, Melvin shook his head and sat his coffee down bringing his attention to his newspaper and flipping to the stock market report.
”Melvin!…Did you hear me?!” Maxine yelled out
”Yes dear. I heard you and I’ll take Elizabeth to school” Melvin replied never taking his eyes off of the stock market page ”I knew I should have invested in Kennard Energy” Melvin mumbled under his breath.
”You know Bette does not like to be called Elizabeth anymore. She hates that dear” Maxine replied as she appeared in the kitchen giving Melvin a kiss on his cheek. ”I’ll pick her up at 4:30 after her piano lesson” Maxine added grabbing her purse and heading out the door.
Melvin watched as his wife went down the steps of their New York City town home located just minutes from downtown and head for the bus stop nearby.
”Morning Daddy” Bette announced groggily as she made her way into the kitchen grabbing cereal off the counter and milk from the refrigerator and setting it down on the table. After grabbing her a bowl out of the cabinet and spoon from the drawer she finally sat down and poured her cereal.
Melvin studied his daughter and smirked.
”Someone seems awfully cheery this morning.”
Bette looked at her father and frowned before taking a bite of her cereal.
”Elizabeth?. Do not give me that look. You need to lose that attitude right now young lady. I will not have you embarrassing me at your new school that we are paying dearly for so you can have a good education” Melvin scolded
”Daddy please call me Bette. I don’t like to be called Elizabeth. I’m 10 now and I want to be called what I want. You just don’t like the name because Kit started calling me that and I liked it and” Bette stopped as Melvin slammed his hand down on the table sloshing Bette’s cereal out of her bowl on the table.
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Well let be the first to say welcome my friend as you take on this new journey. Going from reader to writer can be a little intimidating with all these brilliant authors on here but i see you fit along quite well. It always good to see more tibette fans come out as writers. Just read your chapter and i see it will be interesting. Keep up the good work and post soon.
Welcome and you had a great start! Funny at one point but a good start! Thanks and upwards we go! PPS
Good start :) Thank you :)
Look forward to more, and longer :)
See the story is to be long so please post regularly :)
Welcome! I admire you for coming out as a writer, we can’t have enough of them.
The story has captured my interest and i will follow it through the end.
Ohh i’m looking forward to more of this story, thank you for posting.
Welcome and as TN1 said from reader to writer can be intimidating. Just as I did it not so long ago you also took the dip. Congrats and keep on posting……the readers are eager to read the sequel!
Nice start and as the rest……..post soon……
Enjoyed it, looking forward to more chapters. Thanks
ok. I am digging in for the haul with everyone else. I will say this is a great start to a new beginning. following this journey thru the early years to see both tina and bette’s personalities develop and their “bond” grow stronger together. I “feel’s” tina will be bette’s protector, muse and soul mate for life.
interesting to also note as to whether bette’s father will finally “invest” into anything Kennard now that bette’s better and best friend is tina Kennard. can’t wait to see how that will play out, and I cannot wait for someone or anyone to tell Melvin to step back and step off of HIS expectations of bette and her future. living vicariously through others….NOT a really bright idea.
I look forward to continuing chapters of this tale. thank you for taking the time to share this with us. #GOTEAMTINAANDBETTE!!
Keep going. I love a long story. Great start.
Great start please continue.
Be very welcome to the site with the best
Fanfic writers.
You have my attention to this story, a
great start with Bette and Tina getting acquainted
in school.
I await with great anxiety a new chapter.
10 stars.
Bear hug.