intervened.
“Fine.
I accept your apology, Carly. Just don’t do it again.” She said as she blew a
strand of her curly blond hair off of her face.
“Now
you know what happens next. It’s your turn to apologize, Cathy.” Her father
patiently said waiting.
“Apologize
for what? I didn’t even do anything!” She wailed.
“You
could apologize to your sister and me for running off. We ran all the way down
this beach to come get you. Believe me, it was a tough jog. I’m not in good
enough shape to be doing this anymore.” He sat down in the sand in front of his
two girls to face them.
Cathy
shrugged as she looked away. She saw the seagulls flying high above in the sky.
She counted them one by one as they flew up higher and higher away from her.
The way that they circled around her as she laid down in the sand helped her
get away from the seriousness of her life. She didn’t want to think about
apologizing to Carly. She didn’t feel as though she had did anything wrong. As
the sun glazed down on her, she could feel her entire body sweating.
She
looked over at Carly, who looked merely like her twin sister but younger. It
might have been the fact that they were dressed exactly alike. They each had on
light blue jean shorts and a pink frilly tank top to match. Underneath they had
matching pink whole piece suits. Ever since Carly had been born, her mother had
made it a priority to always have them wear matching outfits. When Cathy was
younger, she didn’t see a problem with it. She and Carly had always seemed to
draw attention from on-lookers who thought that they were just “so cute.” When
she got to be a little older she found herself getting annoyed with the
constant matching.
She
wanted to have her own identity. When she had asked her mom why she had always
dressed them alike, she had told Cathy that she had always wanted a sister and
had told her how lucky she was to have a sister who would love her the rest of
her life. She had dropped the subject after that since she felt guilty
upsetting her mom, kind of like how she felt right now with her dad.
Looking
at Carly sitting right next to her she noticed that the similarities didn’t
just stop with attire. Both girls had blond curly hair, fair skin and cool blue
eyes to match. Her little sister even had painted her nails hot pink to match
hers. Her little toenails glistened in the sun as the glitter danced in the
light. Carly had made a specific effort to become her mini-me. She started
feeling terrible about the way that she had treated her. After all, she was her
only sister; she didn’t need another enemy, especially not inside of the
family. She scooted closer to her sister and wrapped her arm around her.
“I’m
sorry, Carly. You didn’t deserve to have me yell at you like that. It was just
a strawberry, I can get another one, but I can’t get another Carly. I don’t
want you to hate me. I love you.” She pulled both of her arms around her sister
and held her. Carly’s arms were squished underneath her arms. After a few
seconds, she could feel Carly pulling away. Cathy stared down at the sand upset
that her sister didn’t accept her apology. Then she felt Carly’s arms wrapped
around her back and smiled.
“It’s
okay, Sissy. I forgive you. I love you too.” She tightened her grip around
Cathy and held her as tightly as she could.
“Daddy
is very proud of you, girls. You did a good job of apologizing to each other.
Now always remember to love each other like sisters were meant to. It’s
important to forgive anyone who has done something wrong to you, no matter what
they did. You don’t want to live your life with regrets.” He pulled both of his
girls into a massive hug, when Cathy suddenly tugged away.
“Daddy,
I’m sorry I ran away. I know it was wrong. I won’t do it again.” She looked at
him with earnest eyes. “Next time I will talk about my problem instead of
running away.” She moved closer into her father to feel
“Fine.
I accept your apology, Carly. Just don’t do it again.” She said as she blew a
strand of her curly blond hair off of her face.
“Now
you know what happens next. It’s your turn to apologize, Cathy.” Her father
patiently said waiting.
“Apologize
for what? I didn’t even do anything!” She wailed.
“You
could apologize to your sister and me for running off. We ran all the way down
this beach to come get you. Believe me, it was a tough jog. I’m not in good
enough shape to be doing this anymore.” He sat down in the sand in front of his
two girls to face them.
Cathy
shrugged as she looked away. She saw the seagulls flying high above in the sky.
She counted them one by one as they flew up higher and higher away from her.
The way that they circled around her as she laid down in the sand helped her
get away from the seriousness of her life. She didn’t want to think about
apologizing to Carly. She didn’t feel as though she had did anything wrong. As
the sun glazed down on her, she could feel her entire body sweating.
She
looked over at Carly, who looked merely like her twin sister but younger. It
might have been the fact that they were dressed exactly alike. They each had on
light blue jean shorts and a pink frilly tank top to match. Underneath they had
matching pink whole piece suits. Ever since Carly had been born, her mother had
made it a priority to always have them wear matching outfits. When Cathy was
younger, she didn’t see a problem with it. She and Carly had always seemed to
draw attention from on-lookers who thought that they were just “so cute.” When
she got to be a little older she found herself getting annoyed with the
constant matching.
She
wanted to have her own identity. When she had asked her mom why she had always
dressed them alike, she had told Cathy that she had always wanted a sister and
had told her how lucky she was to have a sister who would love her the rest of
her life. She had dropped the subject after that since she felt guilty
upsetting her mom, kind of like how she felt right now with her dad.
Looking
at Carly sitting right next to her she noticed that the similarities didn’t
just stop with attire. Both girls had blond curly hair, fair skin and cool blue
eyes to match. Her little sister even had painted her nails hot pink to match
hers. Her little toenails glistened in the sun as the glitter danced in the
light. Carly had made a specific effort to become her mini-me. She started
feeling terrible about the way that she had treated her. After all, she was her
only sister; she didn’t need another enemy, especially not inside of the
family. She scooted closer to her sister and wrapped her arm around her.
“I’m
sorry, Carly. You didn’t deserve to have me yell at you like that. It was just
a strawberry, I can get another one, but I can’t get another Carly. I don’t
want you to hate me. I love you.” She pulled both of her arms around her sister
and held her. Carly’s arms were squished underneath her arms. After a few
seconds, she could feel Carly pulling away. Cathy stared down at the sand upset
that her sister didn’t accept her apology. Then she felt Carly’s arms wrapped
around her back and smiled.
“It’s
okay, Sissy. I forgive you. I love you too.” She tightened her grip around
Cathy and held her as tightly as she could.
“Daddy
is very proud of you, girls. You did a good job of apologizing to each other.
Now always remember to love each other like sisters were meant to. It’s
important to forgive anyone who has done something wrong to you, no matter what
they did. You don’t want to live your life with regrets.” He pulled both of his
girls into a massive hug, when Cathy suddenly tugged away.
“Daddy,
I’m sorry I ran away. I know it was wrong. I won’t do it again.” She looked at
him with earnest eyes. “Next time I will talk about my problem instead of
running away.” She moved closer into her father to feel
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