Kate for Keeps

Three

Chapter 3

"Miranda! Miranda I'm home!" I call when I shove open the front door.

"I'm in here!" a voice calls from the kitchen.

I cut through the dining room to find Miranda and a young women around her age laughing with drinks at the bar. "Oh Miranda your too kind!" the women laughs then takes a sip if her drink.

"Oh Kate dear! would you mind refilling our drinks?" Miranda demands more thank asks in a unusual elegant voice.

"Um...sure." I hesitate for a moment but then grab their held out drinks.

"Uh what was it you had?" I ask.

"Wine." Miranda answers simply. almost too simply.

"Wine?" I repeat with a raise brow.

"Yes. Wine." Miranda replies slowly like I'm stupid.

"Okay." I step into the pantry and find a bottle of wine.

I grab it and fill up their glasses. "thank you dear." Miranda smiles graciously.

"Whatever." I mumble and then smile to give it up.

Miranda stares at me for a while. she glares then jerks away.

I start to walk away but then, "Kate will you be so kind and make us some toast?"

"Sure." I force a crappy smile.

After I make the toast and put it on plates I'm now walking away.

"Kate this toast is a little dry would you-"

"STOP!" I scream.

Miranda's eyes widen as dies her friends. she looks at me then at her friend and back at me.

"Excuse me?" Miranda stands up.

"Ever since I've gotten home it's been 'do this Kate. Kate dear refill my cup'!!" I make my voice high to sound like Miranda. "You haven't even freakin introduced me to your friend!"

"Well!" Miranda looks taken aback for a second.

"You can't just have your stupid little friends over anytime you freakin want!" I scream.

"You let her talk like this to you?" Now Miranda friends was on her feet.

"No I don't." Miranda says, still staring blankly at me. "I don't like your tone young lady! now go your room!" Miranda demands.

"Fine!" I say then realize I should take a risk. "oh and before I go should I refill your glasses?" I mimic.

"Go!" Miranda shouts pointing to the direction of the stairs.

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Later in the afternoon there was a quiet slam of the front door. I got up immediately forgetting about my punishment.

I had to stay in my room all for the rest of the day. Mia had brought me my early dinner.

"Dad!" I shouted running up to him.

I'm about to hug him but Miranda gets in the way. "Afternoon sweetheart! how was work?"

I roll my eyes. "hey dad!" I say again.

"It was fine. how was your day?" dad answers.

"Hey dad!" I say one more time louder.

"How would you like to come relax with me?" Miranda asks.

"Sorry hun I have something to do! but I have some news I'll tell you later!" He kisses Miranda and walks off.

"Dad!" I call for him.

I quickly follow him into his home office. "dad!" I shout this time to get his full attention.

"Hey Kate!" He greets simply.

"Hey Kate? that's all I get?" I glare at him for a moment.

"Sorry Katie-bug!" he kisses my forehead and sits at his desk.

"Something you want to asks me?" I ask trying to keep the conversation alive.

"I don't think so." he looks unsure.

"Ugh!" I groan. "how about 'how was your day Kate?'"

"Sorry Hun! I guess I'm a little it of it! Forgive me?" he winks at me and chuckles.

"Yeah whatever." I sigh and walk off.

I go up to my room and lay sprawled out on my bed. I just got this be last month.

It's a full size cream colored bed. then I have a big cream colored dresser and a cream colored vanity with a matching chair.

There's a knock at my door. "come in!" I say.

"Hey Kate your dad wants you downstairs with the rest of the family!" it was Miranda.

"I'm okay." I shrug.

In the Livingston my dad, Donny and Mia are all seated on the couch or the two chairs. Miranda no doubt sits next to my father.

"Come on in Kate!" dad gestures me over to the other empty chair.

I take a seat and wait for my da to speak.

"So I did say I had some news so here it is." dad starts slowly. "well were moving."

"WHAT?!" Me and Donny jump up from our seats in surprise.

"We're moving?" I ask disbelievingly.

"Don't worry sweetheart! were just moving a couple neighborhoods down! you'll sill go your school and stuff! but I found a house that's not falling apart so that's where we're going!"

"But...well...thats not bad at all!" I suddenly feel a burst of excitement.

"We're moving!" I say in another tone.

This tone is happy. I'm happy that I'm moving. what's holding me back? nothing. nothing!