The things I did

Madd Hatter

     "BECKY! ARE YOU READY TO GO?" You scream down the hall of your shared apartment.

     "I'm almost done! I'm putting on my earrings"she yells back.

"Okay! I'm going to call us an Uber."

     You and Becky have lived together for the past 2 years. She moved in with you when her and her ex split up. You love living with Becky, even when she is always late and takes forever to get ready.

     "Alright Becky, you have 5 minutes to finish up. The Uber will be here soon" you shout down the hallway.

     "OMG! Okay! Can you quickly take Bernie out" she shouts back.

     You roll your eyes at how late Becky always is and walk over to get Bernie's leash. As Bernie sees you walk towards her leash, she springs off the couch and runs over to you with her tail wagging.

     "Who wants to go outside? Does Bernie want to go outside? Yes she does!" You say in your puppy-like tone.

     Bernie barks at you as she turns in circles and wags her tail. You giggle as you bend down to place Bernie's leash on her collar and take her outside. As soon as you get outside, Bernie squats down to pee.

     "Geez Bernie, you must've had to really go" you say as Bernie quickly pulls you towards the grass.

     Soon you hear the sound of a cars engine pull up, "Uhhh, are you (Y/N) Paulson?"

     You spring your head up when you hear your name called, "Yes, that's me! I'll be right back."

     As you go to turn back towards the apartment entrance, you hear your Uber driver ask, "You wouldn't happen to be related to the actress Sarah Paulson?"

     You freeze instantly. You hated when people asked if you were related. Instead of turning around to answer the driver, you quickly walk back into your apartment building with Bernie following behind you. You rush up the stairs and barge into your apartment looking for Becky. You quickly undo Bernie's leash and scream for Becky.

"BECKY! THE UBER DRIVER IS HERE!"

     You hear Becky come running down the hall while she rushes to put her heels on.

     "Okay, okay! I'm ready to go" Becky says out of breath.

     "Talk about perfect timing. This Uber ride is going to be very awkward" you say as you turn towards the door.

     "Why do you say that?" Becky asks with a puzzled look.

     "Because the Uber driver asked if I was related to Sarah and instead of answering, I just walked straight back into the apartment building" you say as you rush down the stairs towards the main lobby.

     "(Y/N), I told you to take your last name off of your accounts if you hate being asked. I don't get why you have such an issue with telling people she's your older sister" Becky says as she rushes down the stairs behind you.

     You let out a sigh, "Because when I tell people I'm related to Sarah, people ask for pictures, they ask me to call her, they ask me what she's like. They'd rather know about Sarah instead of me."

     Becky doesn't say anything back. She couldn't say anything back. She knew what you said is true and that's the harsh reality of being related to a celebrity. Even though you love Sarah to death and Sarah is very protective of you, there is nothing neither of you could do about it. Becky knows you hate when people feel sorry for you, so all she could is be there for you.