Bother Me

Chapter 2: Seeing is Believing

Natalie and Bailey are finally getting used to their new house-apartment. Bailey came down from upstairs, texting as usual, and didn't trip for once. She headed over to the kitchen and opened the fridge. Natalie was sitting on the sofa watching TV.

"Hey, Bailey, is the remote over there?" Natalie asked from the couch.

"Yeah, it's on the table," she replied.

"Do you mind turning up the graphics on the TV?"

"Oh, sure." Bailey walked over and grabbed the remote. She pointed it to the TV and pressed a button. "Um," she started, "I can't."

Natalie sat up. "Just press this button," she said, pressing the same one Bailey did. Bailey looked at the TV and said, "No, like I can't, the TV's already in HD."

"Oh wow, this TV really must suck then, huh?"

Bailey looked at the TV and back at Natalie with concern. She said, "What are you talking about? It's perfectly clear."

"No, it's all blurry."

Bailey slowly turned her head. "No, it isn't, Natalie, is your eyesight going?"

Natalie glared at Bailey and said, "I'm fine. It's probably nothing. I'll just sit closer to the TV."

Bailey held her hand out to block her. "Natalie, it's not good to sit close to the TV, and if it is your eyesight, you should probably go see a doctor or something."

"I don't need one, it's fine."

"Oh really?" Bailey tested. Natalie nodded and looked annoyed. "Okay," Bailey started, "What show are we watching?"

"America's Got Talent, dummy," Natalie said.

Bailey hesitated. She looked up at the TV, thought for a second, and said, "Mkay, is Simon Cowell wearing his glasses right now, or no?"

Natalie looked at the TV, squinted a little, stopped herself and said, "Simon doesn't wear glasses. Look, I don't need them, so stop trying to get that in my head."

"Natalie.."

"Just forget it."

Bailey stood up and yelled, "Natalie!" Natalie responded at the same volume, "What?!" Bailey pointed to the TV and said, "Simon is wearing his glasses!"

Natalie rolled her eyes and leaned forward. "I still don't see anything!" she said, annoyed. Bailey grabbed the phone and started punching in some numbers. Natalie got up, looked at the TV; she realized that Simon, indeed was wearing glasses.

"Wh- Okay, how the heck was I supposed to see those, they are so thin!" she said as the plopped back onto the couch. Bailey started speaking on the phone, "Hi, yes, I'd like to book an appointment for Natalie Harper to get a prescription?" Natalie sat up and stared at Bailey with an expression of hatred. "Yes," Bailey continued. "Okay, thanks so much! Yep, bye!" As Bailey hung up the phone, Natalie crossed her legs and folded her hands together.

"Bailey?"

"Yeah?"

"What did you just do?"

Bailey flipped her long blonde hair behind her shoulder. "I just booked you an appointment with the eye doctor, since you weren't going to do it."

Natalie got up and threw a pillow across the couch, yelling, "You. Did. What?!"

"You heard me!"

"I am not going to wear glasses!"

"Well then, wear contacts," Bailey argued.

"No, I don't want to get them."