Behave Yourself

Girlfriends

Chapter 29

Friday, 2:47 am

At the park

Katie's POV

So I snuck out again. But this time, it wasn't just because I felt like sneaking out. I snuck out because of what Alice said, at dinner. I'm still trying to figure out why she said that. There was no reason for her to say that. But she said it, and now I'm questioning how much I eat and whether or not it's ok. I know that it's late, and I probably shouldn't be in the park this late. But I'm not alone. Bailey's here. And she's pretty tough, so I'm not scared that anything's gonna happen. I just needed to get out of the house for a little while, to think about what Alice said. Bailey just so happened to be here, when I got here. I don't know what she was doing in the park, at almost 3 in the morning, but I'm glad that she was here. I'm not sure it's healthy to think about stuff like this alone.

Bailey: She sounds like a real bitch.

Katie: She was. But not a mean bitch. More like a preppy, peaked in high school, bitch. Kinda passive aggressive about her bitchyness. You know?

Bailey: I know. My Mom's kinda like her. The way you describe Alice reminds me of my Mom and my Aunt. They both think that women should play "womanly roles" in life. It's complete bullshit, if you ask me. And it ruins any self esteem that you have.

Katie: It really did ruin my self esteem. I already get self conscious, sometimes. And Dad's now ex girlfriend just had to say some shit like that to me? Because I wanted a second helping of dinner?

Bailey: I know it's not that easy, but try not to listen to her. She's just trying to get you to be like her. But you don't need to be like her. You're perfect, just the way you are. 

Katie: I just wish she didn't say anything. I just wanted seconds, from the meal that I helped make, and some random woman thought that she could make a rude comment about it?

Bailey: You said your Dad broke up with her and kicked her out. That's good, right? It means you won't have to deal with her anymore.

But it also means that my Dad's single, because of something that his girlfriend said to me, because I wanted seconds. My Dad's single now, because I wanted a second plate of food. He doesn't seem too bothered by it, probably because he knows that Alice is a huge bitch, but I'm still upset about this.

Katie: Yeah, but now he's single. He really liked this woman, and now he's single, because I wanted seconds.

Bailey: No. Katie, he's single because he saw what a bitch that woman was. He saw what was gonna happen, every single time she got left alone with you. He didn't want her to say things like that to you, if you ever got left alone with her. He didn't wanna risk you, for a woman that he hasn't known for very long. Your Dad's made some iffy decisions, but I think this one was right.