Happy first chapter of 2022!


The last few days of August were blazing by. School was much sooner than one might think. Daisy was at the mall, shopping for back-to-school clothes with Mum, when she ran into that nice Joey and his daughter. "Oh, hello!" Mum gushed when she saw the two. She was very happy to see Joey.

"Salut, Cath," said Joey, extending a hand to shake.

"Oh, I hope you're doing well," said Mum. "I keep feeling like we scared you off after what happened in November."

"Eh bien, c'était stressant, mais ce n'était pas ta faute." (Well, it was stressful, but it wasn't your fault.) Joey shrugged. "Hé, on va regarder des films ensemble demain après-midi. Voulez-vous nous joindre?" (Hey, we're going to watch some movies together tomorrow. Would you like to join us?)

"Why, of course," said Mum. Daisy nodded as well.


The next day at one o'clock, Daisy and her mum got into the car and went over to Joey's house. Joey had put out popcorn and juice to enjoy, and his cat was laying on the couch, having a nap.

"Veux-tu choisir le premier film?" Joey offered Daisy. (Do you want to choose the first movie?)

Daisy looked at the selection of movies. "That one," she said, pointing to a cute-looking movie. Joey put it on, and they sat down to watch together.


Once the movie was over, it was Joey's daughter's turn to choose the movie. Daisy saw Mum get a text from Momma about how her errands were going. "Mum, we're not running errands."

"I know," said Mum. "I told Momma that because she and Joey don't like each other."

Daisy cocked her head. She was confused. However, she was soon distracted when the movie started.

Halfway through the movie, Mum, Joey, and Joey's daughter burst out laughing at something the person in the movie said. Daisy couldn't figure out for the life of her why they thought it was so funny. Where was the humour in a man saying he likes to get paid?


There was still time for one more movie, and Joey was letting Mum choose one. "Mum, why doesn't Momma like Joey?"

Mum sighed. "Oh, there was a misunderstanding way back when between your sister and Katrina, and I guess Momma is taking that out of Joey."

Daisy sat on that for a moment. Okay, so Joey's daughter's name was Katrina; she kept forgetting it. Okay, so Sissy and Katrina had a fight, and Momma was mad at Joey because of it? Why wasn't she mad at Katrina? She shook her head and looked up to watch the movie.


When the movie was over, Mum corralled Daisy to the door to get her shoes on. "Really, thank you for having us," said Mum to Joey. "I really appreciate it. I've gotta go pick up some takeaway dinner before I head home. Say bye-bye, Daisy."

"Bye," said Daisy, following Mum to the car. She hoped she would get takeout from Rogueport Ribs; they made really good French fries.