forced her to stop when her legs gave out and she fell head first into the
sand. The tiny grains burned her entire body like a fire in the forest. For the
longest time she couldn’t get up, until she used all her willpower to stand up.
She felt dizzy and sat back down. She saw her father approaching in the
distance with Carly secured on his left side. She had her arms wrapped around
her neck, the same way that Cathy used to hold on to him when she was that age.
She couldn’t help but feel a twinge of jealousy as she stared at both of them.
She had always been a daddy’s girl, she didn’t like that Carly was taking her
place.
Things
were so much better when Carly was younger and couldn’t talk, she thought to
herself. When Carly was a baby, they never fought and Cathy had still had her
father’s full attention. Now that Carly was older, she wanted to be just like
her older sister, which annoyed Cathy until no end. She didn’t want a toddler
cramping her style or taking her place. Cathy was used to being the favorite.
She didn’t appreciate Carly taking over. As her father and sister came within
walking distance to her, she realized she had lost her energy to get away and
just covered her face into her knees as she sank in the sand in shame.
“Cathy!
You can’t go running down the beach like that. Daddy couldn’t see you. Someone
could have taken you. You know that you’re not supposed to go off alone.” Her
father knelt down to her level and brought her face up to look at his. “Please
don’t ever do that again. You almost gave me a heart attack.”
“I
know Daddy. But I was really sad. Carly ate my strawberry and you were just
defending her. You like her better than me!” She said crying.
“Now
you’re just being silly.” He set down Carly next to Cathy so he could look at
both of his girls. “I love you both the same. You both know that. And running
away isn’t the solution. It doesn’t solve anything, it just makes matters
worse. If we have a problem, we sit down and talk about it. Now why don’t you
both apologize to each other?”
The
girls looked at each other, shook their heads to mean “no” and crossed their
arms across their chest, turning their faces away from each other in protest.
“Come
on girls. You are sisters. Sisters are the best friends that you can ask for.
You’re meant to be lifelong friends. Nobody will ever have your back like your
sister,” He stated with reason. “You girls have to be there for each other. One
day I won’t be here and you two will have to take care of each other.”
“If
she’s supposed to have my back, why did she eat my last strawberry?” Cathy
pointed out. “Best friends don’t do that!”
“Yeah,
Daddy! Cathy blamed me too!” Carly chimed in.
“Be
quiet Carly! Nobody asked you! It’s all your fault anyways. None of this would
have happened if you hadn’t eaten my strawberry! Then you go and act all
innocent like you didn’t know, when lord knows that you did!” Her blue eyes
turned fiery as she continued on with the argument. “I can’t believe you
Carly…I”
“Girls,
STOP!” He waved his hands in the air grabbing their attention. “Now this pains
me as a father to see you two fight like this! Let’s apologize to each other
now and stop this fighting. The sun is out, it’s a beautiful day at the beach,
but all of the fighting is ruining it. Carly, say you’re sorry for eating
Cathy’s strawberry.”
“Okay
Daddy, I am sorry I ate the strawberry.” She said with apologetic eyes.
“No,
don’t tell me. Tell your sister. It doesn’t do any good to apologize to me.”
“Cathy,
I am sorry I ate your strawberry.” She said as she turned and faced her sister.
“Good.
It was your fault the day got ruined anyways! But thanks.” She crossed her arms
again and looked away.
“Alright,
alright. Cathy, stop being stubborn. Accept your sister’s apology. You can see
she is being sincere.” Her father said as he
sand. The tiny grains burned her entire body like a fire in the forest. For the
longest time she couldn’t get up, until she used all her willpower to stand up.
She felt dizzy and sat back down. She saw her father approaching in the
distance with Carly secured on his left side. She had her arms wrapped around
her neck, the same way that Cathy used to hold on to him when she was that age.
She couldn’t help but feel a twinge of jealousy as she stared at both of them.
She had always been a daddy’s girl, she didn’t like that Carly was taking her
place.
Things
were so much better when Carly was younger and couldn’t talk, she thought to
herself. When Carly was a baby, they never fought and Cathy had still had her
father’s full attention. Now that Carly was older, she wanted to be just like
her older sister, which annoyed Cathy until no end. She didn’t want a toddler
cramping her style or taking her place. Cathy was used to being the favorite.
She didn’t appreciate Carly taking over. As her father and sister came within
walking distance to her, she realized she had lost her energy to get away and
just covered her face into her knees as she sank in the sand in shame.
“Cathy!
You can’t go running down the beach like that. Daddy couldn’t see you. Someone
could have taken you. You know that you’re not supposed to go off alone.” Her
father knelt down to her level and brought her face up to look at his. “Please
don’t ever do that again. You almost gave me a heart attack.”
“I
know Daddy. But I was really sad. Carly ate my strawberry and you were just
defending her. You like her better than me!” She said crying.
“Now
you’re just being silly.” He set down Carly next to Cathy so he could look at
both of his girls. “I love you both the same. You both know that. And running
away isn’t the solution. It doesn’t solve anything, it just makes matters
worse. If we have a problem, we sit down and talk about it. Now why don’t you
both apologize to each other?”
The
girls looked at each other, shook their heads to mean “no” and crossed their
arms across their chest, turning their faces away from each other in protest.
“Come
on girls. You are sisters. Sisters are the best friends that you can ask for.
You’re meant to be lifelong friends. Nobody will ever have your back like your
sister,” He stated with reason. “You girls have to be there for each other. One
day I won’t be here and you two will have to take care of each other.”
“If
she’s supposed to have my back, why did she eat my last strawberry?” Cathy
pointed out. “Best friends don’t do that!”
“Yeah,
Daddy! Cathy blamed me too!” Carly chimed in.
“Be
quiet Carly! Nobody asked you! It’s all your fault anyways. None of this would
have happened if you hadn’t eaten my strawberry! Then you go and act all
innocent like you didn’t know, when lord knows that you did!” Her blue eyes
turned fiery as she continued on with the argument. “I can’t believe you
Carly…I”
“Girls,
STOP!” He waved his hands in the air grabbing their attention. “Now this pains
me as a father to see you two fight like this! Let’s apologize to each other
now and stop this fighting. The sun is out, it’s a beautiful day at the beach,
but all of the fighting is ruining it. Carly, say you’re sorry for eating
Cathy’s strawberry.”
“Okay
Daddy, I am sorry I ate the strawberry.” She said with apologetic eyes.
“No,
don’t tell me. Tell your sister. It doesn’t do any good to apologize to me.”
“Cathy,
I am sorry I ate your strawberry.” She said as she turned and faced her sister.
“Good.
It was your fault the day got ruined anyways! But thanks.” She crossed her arms
again and looked away.
“Alright,
alright. Cathy, stop being stubborn. Accept your sister’s apology. You can see
she is being sincere.” Her father said as he
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