After she said this, she started crying, I had hurt her feelings and she'd been feeling this way for a week. With mom and dad busy, she probably thought we were all ignoring her. If she was right about anything, it was because of me, mom and dad being too busy, then ignoring her, me. I was the reason for all of it. She definitely had her culprit.
I cringed knowing that someone else would share her views of me at the moment.
I bent down to look at her and wipe her tears "Hey, listen. You're right, so right. I promise I won't do it again and if I do, then I give you permission to throw mud in my face."
I grinned knowing that would get her, she had a weird fascination with dirt and mud.
When she was younger, no matter how any of us tried she'd always find her way back to the dirt or mud outside.
The worst were on her birthdays, formal and special occasions, especially when we had to stay clean.
It was a nightmare. Before her seventh birthday, there was no photo of her without a smudge or a lot of dirt on her somewhere.
These days she was a cute little princess, hosting tea parties and sipping tea. Didn't mean she didn't love dirt though. Her heart had been equally divided into the sparkly and cute, to the not so sparkly and cute.
She let out a cute little giggle, "I can? Mom and daddy wouldn't get mad?"
"Nope, cuz I'd be asking for it , by breaking my promise."
She lifted my hand and held out my pinkie finger as she looked at me with a little smile,
"Say, I promise if I ever hurt Emily's feelings again, she can throw lots of dirt in my face and I, Taylor have to bake her cupcakes." she said
"Hey now! I never said you could throw lots of mud on my face or anything about cupcakes."
"Say it." she laughed. "The cupcake bit too or I won't forgive you."
Her fascination with cupcakes was something I didn't understand. I mean kids liked sugar but jeez.
I rolled my eyes. "Emily can throw lots of mud on my face if I break my promise and I Taylor will bake her lots of cupcakes..."
She let out a loud yes, before pulling out her finger and linking it with mine.
I smirked while she laughed, "That will give her lots of cavities." I yelled in a witchy voice.
"Hey that wasn't part of the deal!" She was still laughing. It seems I was forgiven.
"Neither was the lots of mud bit." I say dryly
As she laughed harder.
"It made the promise more special." she said
I raised an eyebrow. "Throwing lots of mud in my face makes the promise more special?" I scoffed. "That's ridiculous. Begone!"
It made me happy to see her smiling, she had been hurting for a week and it seemed like no one noticed it or her for that matter. Not that it was anyone's fault but mine.
I had to get my head straight, there was more going on than me. Especially since the trails were over. Time to put on my big girl pants and be there for my family and sister. No more wallowing, atleast I hope not.
"You're no fun Taylor." She says after sticking her tongue out at me, she's backing away into her room with a smile on her face,
"Hey Taylor?"
"Yeah?" I replied.
"I love you, please don't be mean to me anymore." She had such a hopeful expression on her face.
It was a simple request. One that I hoped would be easy to keep. I knew for a fact that sometimes, things changed. I didn't want things to change or be the reason behind that change.
Big girl pants on, dramatic music played in my head. Okay that might me a bit overkill.
I let out a laugh at my own weirdness. I stand up from my crouched position, and looked down at Em.
I wanted our relationship to be different in a special way, wanted her to look up to me in the future, wanted to be her role model, as much as I was doing a piss poor job of it now.
I smiled at her and she gave me one of her own.
"I promise, Em. Pinky swear with mud and cupcakes."
A/N: So hi , just wanted to say thank you for giving this a chance again, I mean I'm really happy, yayy.
Double yay, I introduced a new character here.
Emily Fray, my girl Taylor's younger sister.
Who else can relate to always having a muddy younger sibling?
It would be great if you would vote and comment, I would really like to hear your thoughts on the story so far.
I mean, I know there isn't a lot yet, but baby steps...
Till the next update guys
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