Two updates in one, isn't that nice.
Cat lay in bed clutching the edge of her blanket; she had barely slept, being excited for her best friend's birthday. When her alarm went off she jumped off the bed and hurried to get ready.
At Jade's party, she rushed to the backyard, where the party was mainly being held. Jade, who had kept a look out for her, immediately saw her and rushed off to greet her. Cat hugged her excited. "Happy birthday, Jade!" she exclaimed happily and pulled back to hand Jade a wrapped package.
"Thanks," Jade said, with a smile on her face, and took the present.
They walked off to the table where the presents were and placed it in the middle of the table, wondering what it was and telling herself to be patient. She grabbed Cat's hand and dragged her to the jumper. The girls bounced happily. "Look, look!" Cat said and did a cart-wheel.
Jade watched as Cat tumbled around, then she took her turn and showed the redhead what she could do. As they happily played around the bouncy house, they giggled and enjoyed each other company's.
Until Jade was struck on the face. She fell down, landing first on her butt then back, her head bouncing on the inflated contraption. It happened so fast that for a quick moment she was frozen. Then her hand flew to her face to gently press where it was already burning red. Cat rushed to her side as she sat up. The boy who had hit Jade, on accident, started to laugh, not sorry at all. Jade was angry, and looked it, but she was also holding back tears. Cat looked up at the little boy, she was angry too. She understood accidents happened, but now the boy was being mean. "Hey," she said, her tone lacking her usual friendliness. "You should apologize."
The boy started jumping in place, teasingly. "Why? It was funny," he replied, a smile on his face.
"Because you hit her," Cat said, her little face scrunched.
"She was in my way," the boy said and started to jump away.
Cat, still frowning, turned to her friend, who still had her hand pressed against her face and was now frowning at the floor of the bouncy house. In the back of her mind, it struck Cat how quiet Jade was being. Cat turned back to the boy and stood up. She walked over to him and demanded, "Apologize."
"No," the boy refused.
Cat, who disliked and didn't result to physical confrontation, pushed the boy hard enough to make him fall. He bounced just as Jade had.
Angry, he turned and said, "Hey!"
"Sorry, you were in my way," she said sarcastically, and stuck her tongue out at him, before walking away.
When she reached Jade, the girl looked up at her with a smile on her face. Cat smiled at seeing Jade's smile return and that she was feeling better. As Jade got up, Cat turned around and narrowed her eyes at the boy, just to make sure the boy would not bother them again. The boy's shoulders shrunked minutely and stomped out of the bouncy house. Jade smiled, proud of Cat, and grabbed her hands so they could resume their bouncing.
