3.2 The Doggy

Her name was LuLu and she was a Yorkshire Terrier. She was an adorable little fluffy dog. She was very playful and I loved playing with her.

She also loved being brushed. For some reason she would almost purr when i stroked her with the doggy brush i had bought for 9.99 simoleons at the store.

Some day i will find her a mate and have puppies with her. I wanted to experience the joy of giving birth to puppies, more than i wanted to experience the birth of a child. It's not that i hated children, i just didn't care for them. Sure i wanted a cute little girl someday that i could dress up, make play dates for and bake cakes for. But the birthing part was not what i was looking forward to. Plus with all the work i had set before me with horses and dogs and cats, as well as i wanted to sing my way to happiness and fortune, i didn't really have time for a kid. Well, at least i'm not there yet. I still have time to prepare for my adult years. I was learning how to play guitar and i had signed up for singing classes as after school activity. My teacher said i was getting good, i just needed more practice. So i practiced every day, in the shower, on my way to school and when i go to bed i sing a little song for my princess LuLu. She sleeps in a doggy bed in my room.

Last night was my mom's birthday. She turned 60! She's getting so old. Soon she'll have to retire, but she just wants to keep working until she is Super Star Athlete. I get it. I wouldn't want to stop trying to reach my goal either. She didn't want a big party so we just celebrated us five and LuLu.

She was quite beautiful for her age. She wore elderhood graciously on her shoulders and finally let her hair down.

She didn't want a cane to support her. Instead she headed straight to work to play football. I had to admit I admire her for being so strong. She has survived two fathers of her children and her parents deaths and she's still going on strong.

About six months later Aidan called me, saying he had something he wanted to show me. That night i sneaked out of my room and hurried to his house. Turns out Wilhemina was pregnant!
"You have to tell mom," i said. "She deserves to know she's gonna have a grandchild. Maybe then she will accept you again."
He shook his head. "No, it's too late for that. And i don't think she will accept the baby either. You see, Wilhemina and I are both werewolves, and so the baby will be one too. No, our mother has set one thing straight: she does not want anything to do with me or my family. No matter how many children i may produce."
When i left i was very sad on his behalf. How could mom be so short sighted? She had abandoned one of her children. What kind of mother does that?!

Third Person Pov

One night, while everyone was relaxing in the living room, the doorbell rang suddenly. Elle hurried out to greet the guest that was lurking outside the windows. Beatrice sneaked behind Elle's back to see who it was. And in came - Javon Quick! Elle's estranged boyfriend. 

Apparently he had been away at military camp for a year and had now returned to take back Elle as his girlfriend. As they walked in, Bea hid behind the wall in the other room so she could hear what they said. She heard them kiss and then Javon said:
"God i've missed you Elle. This last year has really shown me how much you mean to me. Would you by any chance even think about getting back together with me?" Yuck! Bea couldn't believe how cheesy he sounded.
"Of course i would," Elle said, much to Bea's disapproval. "In fact." There were some tumult in the room and then she heard a gasp. "Omg! Yes yes yes! Of course i will!"

I need to get out of here, Beatrice thought to herself. "Come on LuLu! We're going for a walk!" The little dog jumped happily over to her and she put on the leash. They walked right past Elle and Javon hugging. Yuck! She thought. He is really gross. I don't get what she sees in him. She should just have stayed away from him and waited until she found someone better. I will definitely never fall for a loser like Javon. That's for sure!

As she walked out of the driveway from her house, Bea thought of what it would be like to date a guy, kiss and even sleep with a guy. Did she actually want to try it? All she really cared about was animals and her singing. She knew she could get far in the singing business if she had the right agent. Now is the time to practice! she thought. And she started singing in a low voice mostly to herself, but also to her pup. As she walked by the park while singing a happy tune, she didn't notice the police car pull up behind her.
"Stop right there miss!" Bea looked over her shoulder. Behind her stood a very mean looking police woman. "You're out past your curfew. You're coming with me." Bea hung her head low and followed the police woman to the car, picked up LuLu and sat in the back of the police car. Now she had really done it. She had been so focused on walking LuLu and singing that she had forgotten about the time.
"You're lucky i found you, you know," the police lady was trying to make small talk. "It isn't safe out here for you youngsters in the middle of the night. Anything could happen." She looked at Bea in the mirror while driving. "You would be surprised at how many freaks lives in this town. And i'm not talking about the supernatural. I'm talking about perverts that would do anything to get their hands on a young lady like yourself."
Stop talking! Stop talking! God i hate the police!
The police woman kept making small talk with Bea until they reached their goal. "Here we are. Now if you just take your little pup, i'll walk you to the door."
They got out of the car and Bea put LuLu on the sidewalk with her leash still attached to the collar. They walked up to the door and as she was about to open it, Elle came running towards her.
"Ma'am i'm glad i caught you out of bed. Your daughter..." The police woman started, but got cut short by Elle.
"I'm not her mother," she said with disapproval in every syllable. "I'm her sister. Her mother is upstairs in bed and doesn't know she has been missing. Thank god. She would have been out of her mind with worry if she did." She turned to Beatrice. "Go inside. I'll have a little talk with the police woman and then i'll deal with you." Bea turned to walk inside with LuLu by her side. After a few minutes, Elle joined her in the hallway. "What the hell do you think you are doing outside at this time of night?" She said in an accusing tone. "You better march up to bed straight away. I'll give LuLu her food and put her to sleep."
"I hate you!" Bea exclaimed. "Why are you always so mean to me? You used to be cool and all that, but now you are just a mean old woman!"

As Bea turned to walk up the stairs, Javon appeared from the other room. "That was so hot babe!" he grabbed hold of Elle and kissed her right in front of Bea, much to her displeasure.

I guess they are really going to get married, Beatrice thought to herself as she laid in bed ten minutes later.
There was a knock on the door. "Come in," Bea called sleepily from her bed.
The door opened and in came Elle with LuLu in her arms. "I just wanted to put her to bed." She said, walking over and placing her in the dog bed. When she stood in the door opening ready to leave, she turned and looked at Beatrice. "Bea, it's not that i hate you, or at all despise you, but you have to grow up sometime. You're fourteen now. You have to start acting more adult. I'm just trying to help you."
"By grounding me? You think that will help me? You're sick!"
She looked down at her feet, sighed and closed the door as she left.

Beatrice's Pov

After a few days I decided i'd better own up to my responsibility. I started repairing and cleaning various objects in our house.

 And it didn't go unnoticed my Elle and my mom. After a week they decided to let me off the hook with a warning that if it happened again i would be grounded until i graduate. Yikes!

Things kind of went back to normal after that. LuLu had found a new joy though: waking me up in the morning by jumping into my bed barking like mad. When i woke up she would just sit there looking at me so innocently. It was cute but still annoying, especially in the weekends when i wanted to sleep in.

"Have  you seen LuLu?" I asked my mom one night when i couldn't find her anywhere. 

"No i haven't. It's strange how quiet it is now, isn't it." She walked into the kitchen to start on dinner when she said in a low voice: "It's quite nice, it is."

Annoyed i went through the entire house calling out for her. When there was no response i decided to go get some dinner. She had to appear sometime. As i sat down to eat i heard her whining. Where the hell was she? Was she hurt? There it was again. Oh god, it was coming from outside! 

She was looking in through the window. Elle had probably locked the back door again. God damn her.
I hurriedly opened the door and went out to get her. She was freezing cold and wet from the rain.

I brought her in to dry her and then i fed her some dog biscuits. She loved those little treats. She was my best friend in the whole world. When I was sad she would listen and when I was happy she would brighten my day even more. I couldn't wish for a better companion.