Dori knocked softly up on the attic's door. When she didn't hear Caitlin's feet on the floor she knocked an little louder. "Caitlin!" She called.
Caitlin had her head phones on her ears and the music blaring. She stared into the wall trying to bore holes in it. Suddenly from the corner of her eye she see the door to her bedroom lifting up and an smiling Dori walking up the stairs. She ripped off her headphones "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN HERE!" She screamed.
Dori looked shocked at Caitlin. She frowned "Caitlin you know we don't like screaming in this house."
"FUCK THIS HOUSE AND FUCK YOU!" With that Caitlin jumped up and stormed passed Dori and bounded down the stairs.
"Caitlin!! Come back here this instant." Dori said angrily as she followed her cousin down the stairs and through the house. "Caitlin Seeger I'm talking to you."
Caitlin didn't turn around are slowed down she just lifted her hand and gave Dori the finger. She finally came to the side door and jerked it opened and slammed it right in Dori's face as Dori tried to follow her out.
Dori was shocked and hurt by Caitlin's attitude. She should have been used to it by now but she was not. She opened the door and followed Caitlin outside and watched as her cousin went to the corral and got onto her horse Bandit and rode out to the openness. She shook her head and slowly walked down the stairs and to the correl. and saddled her own horse and took off after Caitlin.
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"Caitlin is going to get it now." Griffin smirked as he listened to the silence after the storm that just came through his house. *Shit I'm glad I'm not her. Mom and Dad hate cussing and screaming. I'm glad that I'm damn careful at what I say around them.*
He pulled the Mother of the Year flier out of his shirt pocket and read it once again. *Mom is gonna win hands down. With Caitlin helping it will be even better. Hmm the take with Caitlin is going to be the foster mother way. Yes this is going to be the best mother's day gift ever.*
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Caitlin stopped Bandit and looked back and saw with no surprise whatever Dori coming fast behind her. She sighed and rolled her eyes and waited for Dori to get to her.
Dori stopped beside Caitlin and said "Caitlin you and I need to talk. Now."
"What else is new?" Caitlin sighed deeply. She wanted to scream and cuss some more but she felt that she couldn't in front of Dori any more.
Dori got off her horse and waited for Caitlin to do the same. "Your behavior back there was unacceptable Caitlin." She began. "While you live under Jim and mine house you live by our rules. Two of those rules are; No screaming and No cussing."
"What about giving the finger?" Caitlin smirked.
"And no giving the finger. That falls under cussing." Dori looked sternly at Caitlin.
"What's the big deal anyway. You can't surive on the street if you don't do these things." Caitlin replied.
"You are not on the street any longer." Dori said.
"I wish I was. There are no rules of life; expect to stay alive anyway you can." Caitlin replied.
"I am glad that you are not on the street any longer." Dori put her hand on Caitlin's shoulder and said softly "I'm glad that you are with us. I'm glad that you are my new daughter."
With that word Caitlin jerked away from Dori and screamed "I'M NOT YOUR FUCKING DAUGHTER. I WILL NEVER BE! LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE DORI LOWE. WHO IN THE HELL NEEDS YOU!" with that Caitlin leaped onto Bandit's back and galloped away.
"CAITLIN!" Dori screamed after Caitlin. She was about to leap on her horse and chase Caitlin but she had and feeling deep inside to let this go for the time being. *I have to let Caitlin be by herself. She'll calm down sooner that way.*
