𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 (𝐂𝐅)

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧- 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫

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Age 9

"Belly come back here!" I shout at my sister who ran away from me, screaming her lungs out.

"Girls what the hell is going on?!" Susanna asks looking worryingly as we pass her on the stairs.

"She stole pudgy off me!" Pudgy was a doll Steven had got for me last year, I was so upset belly had it!

The worst part Belly had ripped a whole in Pudgy, it was small but noticeable. Why didn't she just play with that stupid penguin Conrad had won her.

"Fine well guess what!" I turn around rushing up to her room. I scan her room as I see junior mint sitting on the bed. I grab him having a tight grip over him a rip his stitching, only enough to match the one she gave pudgy.

I hear Belly's loud footsteps follow me up the room. I turn around holding the ripped part of the bear in her face as it drops and she starts to cry loudly.

"I hate you, I wish you weren't my sister!" She cries storming out as I walk over to the door. "Feelings mutual cry baby!" I scream slamming my door shut.

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That was the only fight we ever had at cousins. We didn't speak for the rest of the summer, it was only four days till the end of summer but I remember even going home we didn't talk.

It was only when Susanna had told my mother she had sown up Junior mint and pudgy that we finally started talking again.

This was the closest we had come to that. I felt it had been brewing for a while. This year was different at cousins, we were all changing, growing up. Something was bound to happen, I just never thought it would be me and Belly fighting.

I could see them on the beach sitting in a small circle, Taylor was sunbathing while Steven was on his phone. Belly and Jeremiah were talking, like everything around them was muted as they're eyes were only set on each other.

I felt like I was intruding as I walked over this Conrad by my side. "Hey Ellie." Conrad asks as we walk slowly to the group.

"What's up?" I furrow my eyebrows looking back to my sister and Jere. He stops in his tracks as I look to him, he looked nervous his mouth opened slightly, but he closes it shaking his head.

"Nothing." He shrugs, I decided not to dwell on it, I start walking again as Conrad trails slowly behind. "Hey Smelly." Jeremiah looks up to me as everyone else's eyes dart to me.

"Oh hey Ellie, sorry we didn't invite you to the beach, must suck right?" Taylor says, obviously still pissed about the other night. "Shut up Taylor." Belly scoffs, Taylor looks taken back as her smile disappears and her face fills with embarrassment.

Belly stands up brushing the sand off her back legs before walking over to me and Conrad. She looks to Conrad for a second and then back to me. "Let's go for a walk." She grabs my hand, I look back to Conrad who gives me a reassuring smile.

"Look about our fight I'm so sorry El's. Youre nothing like Conrad and I should've just been there for you." She turns to me as we stop walking. I was confused, I should be the one apologising, I think she knew that deep down.