"Angelica! Come on!"
Her anger was past boiling point. Susie really needed to learn to stay out of people's business. She turned around at the bottom of the stairs and slapped her palm on the banister, and one on her hips. "Susie, I don't need you. I don't need you lecturing me, and I really don't need the extra stress. I'm trying to like that bra--"
She saw Kaylee peeking out from behind Susie. Biting her lip, with watery eyes. She sighed. "That girl. And we had, I dunno," She waved her hands around. "A moment last night. We're working this out. So leave!" Her screech ricocheted off of the chandelier on the ceiling, and she turned on her heels to leave, quickly slipping on her purple daisy flip-flops. When she wrenched open the door, she nearly stormed into Chuckie, who stood there in complete surprise.
"Spit it out, Chuckie, I ain't got all day," The teen practically snarled, glancing over her shoulder, looking for Susie. She wanted to make an exit in fashion, but her bumbling friend was stalling that. "Tommy told me about your dilemma. Um," He scratched his head. "I actually came by to tell you sorry for chasing you with a mop last night, but this is a much better reason."
Angelica grabbed his wrist and they sped off down the street. "Great. Talk to me at the park."
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"And now, I have to deal with Kaylee, and Susie's little bitchy attitude!" Angelica had unwillingly burst into tears over her story, and was sobbing and snotting like crazy, but Chuckie just listened with his hands propped up under his chin. One thing she liked better about him, he was a better listener than her cousin. "Sorry for cussing," She added, sniffing, while he waved it off.
"Ange, I think you're right about one thing. Susie needs to back off a little, she really doesn't know what you're going through and you need to make decisions on your own. You can tell her I said that," he added, grinning, as Angelica smirked. "But you need to be nicer to Kaylee. As wrong as your parents were, she is your sister, and you gotta learn to live, or at least respect her." At this she rolled her eyes and stood, and Chuckie leaned back in his metal chair. "Give it some time, okay? Go sit down and really think about what to do."
She nodded and wiped her face clean of tears, then dove for the table and picked up his mint frappuchino. In one liquid move, she tossed it, splashing him all over with the morning refreshment. He jumped up, groaning. "Angelica! Come on! I just bought this!"
"It was tacky anyway, Charles, my dear," She fluttered her eyelashes and grinned. Then laughing, she sauntered her way down the cobblestone sidewalk.
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Kaylee walked silently next to Susie, who had grabbed her hand tight and took her all the way down to the park. When they stood right at the entranceway, they saw Angelica giggling and walking off while Chuckie was practically breathing fire at her back, wiping his stained shirt. Suddenly Kaylee felt the urge to be with her sister. She was right, Susie was starting to impose.
She snapped her hand away. "Sorry Susie, but maybe we can talk later? Bye!" With that she scampered towards her big sister, shouting her name as loud as possible, with her long hair flying after her. Susie just scowled. "That whole family is alike. Oh well, I'll just see her in a few days." She shrugged, put her hands in her pockets and walked away.
"Angelica! Wait!" Kaylee skidded to a stop next to her sister, throwing her arms around her itty bitty waist. Just then she was pushed backward, and faced the snarling face of the young teen. "Stop." The blonde held up one manicured finger. Then she said, "I'm going to show you exactly why I don't need or have a sister."
Kaylee was about to bite her lip, when she felt a sharp slap to the right of her face.
Chuckie gasped. "Angelica, no!"
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Angelica snaaaaped.