I'm NOT A Baby Anymore

Chapter 5: Rebellious Behavior

   Pink was extremely happy, not just like little kid giggly happy but like really really happy. She had met Greg and although he was a like a junior in high school, seventeen, she just felt so connected to him on a personal level. As she sat at dinner with her mom and sisters she just couldn't stop thinking about him.
   "How are your studies going Pink?" Blue asked kindly as the teen stared off into space with a dreamy smile ghosted across her pink lips.
   "Pink?" Blue questioned curiously and Pink blinked, looking over at her sister with a bored expression.

  "Oh yeah that...Pearl and I try to get it all done beforehand so we can hang out and stuff. Pearl's like really really smart so she tutors me a lot." She answers quickly before she takes a bite of her roll. Yellow frowns at that answer as she gives her baby sister a hardened look.
   "Pink what exactly do you and your friends do when you "hang out" ?" Yellow demanded as she put air quotes on hang out.

   "We watch movies and stuff.." she smiles to herself, this is what Amethyst had told her to say if asked what they did at her house. White smiled putting her hand on Pink's hand.
   "Do we know any of these little friends of yours Starlight?" She inquired brushing her thumb on the back of Pink's hand.
   "I don't know...I think you've only met Pearl." Pink reasoned and her mom pulled her hand back and ate some of her soup as graceful as ever.

"Well Starlight I don't really want you hanging out with them until I've properly been introduced to them." White reasoned and pink scowled.
   "What? Why?!" She demanded darkly and White looked up sharply at her daughter's tone.
   "Watch your tone young lady, you know exactly why I must check out these teenagers, I must know if any are a bad influence on you." She sternly explained taking another bite of soup. Pink slammed her hands on the table standing up with a jolt as her chair tipped over and banged against the floor.

  "That's BULLSHIT I should be able to make my own friends!" She growled and White slowly stood. Her face a mask of calm she looked her youngest in the eye.
  "Sit down right now." She sternly ordered in a calm voice and Pink glared at her with such anger.
   "I am not a baby! I don't need you to treat me like I am!" She snapped and her mother grabbed her face in her hand, looking sternly into her eyes.

   "Go to your room this instant." With a growl and a low
   "Whatever" Pink yanked herself from her mother's hold then stalked from the room. White, only when she was sure Pink was upstairs by the rather loud slam of her baby's bedroom door, did she let her mask slip and she scowled.

   "Oh my goodness I don't think I've ever seen Pink so defensive." Blue whispered softly and Yellow scowled tightly.
   "I told you this would happen mother, Pink's so young and impressionable, she is the equivalent to a sponge she just soaks up whatever emotions are around her." She interjected. White glared at her oldest tiredly before she threw her napkin down and started from the room.

She gave her youngest some time to cool off before she ventured upstairs to her bedroom. She knocked on the door and stepped back.
  "Go away!" Pink grumbled from inside and White sighed turning the doorknob and gently pushing open the door. "Ugh I'm fourteen not three! Can't any of you just respect me for one damn second." White briskly crossed the room and lifted her daughter from the bed.

  "This attitude stops right now." She whispered firmly as she grasped Pink by the shoulders. "If I hear you swear or this horrid attitude once more then I will bring you over my knee little girl." She warned and Pink scowled.
   "I'm not a baby mom! I can pick my own friends! I promise weren't doing anything bad! Can't you just trust me?" She whispered softly her voice didn't hold any malice. It was soft and pleading.

White sighed heavily as she brought her baby into her arms. Pink would always be her baby, no matter what.

  "I'm giving you one chance Starlight, one. If you continue to swear and have this attitude or if you ever break curfew then I will be picking you up from school everyday and you will come straight home. Am I understood?" She questioned seriously and Pink sniffed.

  "I understand." She muttered dejectedly. White kissed her forehead and pulled her close once more.
  "Baby I know you just want a little freedom, but I'm trying to keep my little Starlight safe." She whispered her hold tightening slightly as she brushed her hand through her baby's hair.

  "Mom?" Pink asked when the hug went on a little longer than what was comfortable. With a sigh White pulled away, kissing her forehead once more.
   "Goodnight baby I love you so much." With that she left the room quietly shutting the door after herself.

Pink's phone beeped and she grinned at the text from Greg.

You coming tonight?

She quickly sent a reply as she opened her bedroom window after stuffing her bed.

On my way now 😉

To be continued....