💫She's Different💫

Bella Refuses

"What happened?" I asked seriously, I knew the girls wouldn't just come up to me and ask to talk for no reason.
"Morgan said that we should play a game called Knights and Princesses." Kylie started.
"In the game you're supposed to kiss the princesses hand and say m'lady. Bella's Knight was Isaiah."
"I don't like him so I told him to go away and then he popped my personal bubble and kept coming closer so I pushed him away and came to get you."
"Bella, it's good that you came to get me. Now, let's have a little conversation about personal space okay. So we don't have to have another problem like this one." I took the girls to a more secluded area with the permission of their parents and we all sat in a little circle.
"So, let's just chat okay. How far is your personal bubble?" The girls spread out their arms and I smiled.
"That's right, now why do we have a personal bubble?"
"Because, everyone is supposed to have their own space because people can't touch certain places."
"That's right Jana. Now, what if I break your personal bubble to give you a hug?"
"That isn't bad, and also because you asked for permission."
"Mhm, what of someone breaks your personal bubble to touch you in a different way. What do we do?"
"Tell an adult." The girls said.
"Like today." Bella said.
"Yeah, that was very smart of you girls. Some people don't tell an adult at all and that isn't good because if you don't tell someone it could go on."
"My Mama told me that Ms.Benson."
"Mommy, what about Isaiah?"
"He'll be dealt with."
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Walking Chase (Bella's Perspective)
"Lucy?"
"Hm?"
"What's the difference between girls and women?"
"What's the difference?"
"Yeah, because Mommy's a woman and your a woman too! And I heard from the fifth graders that you guys are really different! They never told me how though."
"I think your Mommy should be telling you that kind of stuff."
"But she said soon! I don't know what soon means."
"Soon means soon my love."
"Ew, Chase did a number 2."
"Go and pick it up."
"Lucy..."
"Bella..... come on it's your dog. If you want a dog you have to know how to take care of it."
"Yes Lucy." I closed my eyes as I picked it up. I tied the bag slowly and put it in the garbage.
"Ew, ew, and double ew! He's a puppy why does it have to be so big." I took some hand sanitizer and we went to Starbucks where Lucy got me a snack.
"Thank you Lucy!" We started to walk back to my house and stuff.
"You know Bella, you really make my day sometimes. You and Noah."
"How?"
"By just being so funny and lovable." She opened the door and I stopped for a moment.
"You have a key Mr.Tucker?"
"Liv gave me one. Lucy." They shook hands and I sat down at the dining table quietly.
"Honestly, I got it from here. Noah has practice? I could go pick him up." He insisted.
"Bella?"
"Yeah?"
"Be good for Tucker, make me really happy okay?"
"I will!" I gave her a hug and went back to the dining room as she left.
"So.. what do you like to do?" He asked while sitting next to me in the dining room.
"I like watching tv, and playing."
"Making crafts?" I nodded.
"How about we go make crafts? Would that be okay with you?"
"Yeah, that'd be okay I guess. The crafts are in my room though, at my little corner. I can't bring them down here because it gets a bit messy." I looked down at the little bead on the floor.
"Is it okay if I come in your room? Or do you want to watch tv instead?" Chase came over to me jumping.
"This is the Chase Liv has been talking about?" I nodded and picked him up.
"Cute dog."
"Handsome dog." I cuddled him and started walking.
"We can go to my room now." I went up the stairs to my bedroom quickly. I felt kind of scared to be alone with Tucker but he was my Mom's boyfriend and she said he is very nice.
"These stairs are tiring."
"Not to me, but here is my room Mr.Tucker." He sat on the floor smiling.
"What craft do you want to make?"
"Hmm, wanna make a sculpture? There's clay."
"I'd love to make a sculpture with you." I giggled and took out the clay.
"What do you want to make Mr.Tucker?"
"Just call me Tucker Bella."
"Okay! I'm going to make a Chase."
"How about I just make a Bella?"
"Me?! That would be hard, because my hair is curly. Well, it's straight now but when I get it wet it'll get curly all over again."
"Oh really? That's cool."
"I guess, but let me get the clay!" I took the different colors and spread them out for him to see. He took brown and white and started to make my skin tone. I copied him so I could make Chase's skin tone also.
"So how's school?" I shrugged as I heard noise.
"Bella?!" My mom came in the room to see us doing our craft.
"Hi mommy." I went and gave her a hug.
"Thanks Tucker, you didn't have to." She gave me a kiss on the forehead like she always does.
"Don't mention it. How about we go out for dinner?"
"Bella?" I shook my head.
"Let's ask Noah. Noah?!"
"Yeah?"
"Want to go out for dinner?"
"Yeah, I'm hungry." I sighed and went to go get my jacket.
"Why the huffing and puffing Bella?"
"I wanna finish my sculpture."
"You can do it later my love." She raised her eyebrow. I crossed my arms and stood there.
"I don't wanna go."
"You can't stay here by yourself." I sat down on the floor and watched as Mommy got ready.
"Bella, put on your jacket."
"I'm staying here with my pretty sculpture."
"5."
"I'm not going."
"Bella, we can do them later."
"No. Bye-bye." I closed the door and locked it.
"Bella, if you don't open this door this instant."
"No."
"Bella Danielle Frazier-Benson, open this door this instant! You're in big trouble!" I went into my closet and sat in there as my mother opened the door.
"Get out of the closet! Don't make me pull you out."
"No, I'm staying here with my sculptures so hahaha."
"Bella there's no reason for you to be acting like this. Just because you don't want to go out for dinner doesn't mean you have to act up and ruin it for everyone else. You're too old for this young lady."
"I'm not getting out of here." She opened the door angrily and she had my jacket in her hand.
"Get your butt up now and let's get ready to go. You've held us up long enough."
"I said no."