Hey guys, I'm back with another update.
The story hasn't received a whole lot of traction so far, but I'm actually cool with it. Fics in the one shot format don't garner as much attention as those with long term plots. But I've really enjoyed writing this so far. And as always, I love any feedback you guys can give.
Please review! And enjoy!:)
The Sidekick- Nadine Johnson
I sometimes wonder how I ended up best friends with someone who couldn't be less like me.
Rhonda Lloyd is everything I'm not: fashionable, rich, upper class, and far more popular than I could ever hope to be. And yet she chose me to be her best friend when we were four years old. And that's the big reason why I stand by her. Even if we don't get agree on everything, she still sticks up for me. Rhonda is many things, but never once has she betrayed me.
But I don't believe she really understands me sometimes. I love wildlife, specifically insects and I really believe I want to make a career out of it. Bugs are just so cool! Who wouldn't want a tarantula for a pet? Or study the feeding habits of a praying mantis? Ever since I watched Steve Irwin as a little kid, I really felt that was my calling, and yet when I tell Rhonda my aspirations, she either scoffs at them or patronizes me like she doesn't believe anyone could possibly choose to do that for a living.
It goes beyond a preference for Michael Kors bags and designer shoes. Rhonda comes from a wealthy upperclass family that can provide her anything. I once heard her mom talk about having ancestors going back to the Revolutionary War. I don't have that luxury. My dad is white, and my mom is black. I'm the daughter of a mixed marriage. I've never experienced anything close to what they did, but they lived through the sixties and seventies in a state where that kind of thing wasn't even legal until the Supreme Court intervened. My mom never talks about it, but my dad will tell me stories sometimes of the names they were called, the threats they received…just because they were in love…because they dared to be in love. That in itself was defiance.
And yet, I can't hold it against my best friend. As much as she lives in her own little world, she's never treated me less because of who I look like. And I think on some level she supports what I want to do as well. She just can't think outside of her own reality sometimes.
Above everything else, my friendship to Rhonda doesn't define me, I am my own person with my own dreams and personality. As much as she dominates things sometimes, she can't take that away from me. I'm not a sidekick, and I promised myself after our big fight that I would never find myself in that position.
She's got my back and I got hers. And that's enough.
Right?
Nadine was another character that didn't get much screen time and has a bit of a limited window into her world. Throughout the series, her character was defined by her friendship to Rhonda and so that was the main focus of her inner dialogue. Still, I hoped I added a bit more dimension into her thoughts and beliefs. Or what could potentially be her thoughts and beliefs.
Also, I added a last name for her just because she's one of the few that doesn't have one.
Anyway, we'll be getting into some of the more prominent characters soon. So stay tuned!
~TheWasp
