‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・
2006 ・ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵
Beck didn’t want this. She never wanted this. A new “dad” and a new “family” when her father had been in the ground for less than a year. Sure, she wanted her mom to be happy again, but this was too fast. Her mom had been too eager to leave the home where she and her brother had grown up.
“Where do you want me to put Tufei?” Devin asked, holding the pet carrier, inside of which was her pet dachshund.
“Put him down inside by the front door. I’ll let him out when I get inside.” She instructed while digging through her pouch of lip smackers, deciding which flavour she wanted to use. Tabitha, the daughter of the man her mom married, made a snarky comment and then went inside. Beck rolled her eyes and applied her chosen lip balm, entering the house to let her pet out of his carrier. The small dog danced excitedly when Beck knelt down in front of him and yipped when the latch on the carrier was lifted. He ran towards Beck and she scratched his ears.
“Bex, come help with the rest of the boxes.” Devin instructed, walking past his sister.
“Tufei, zuò xià.” The dog obeyed the command, sitting down at Beck’s feet. “Děng yī xià.” She added, making sure he wouldn’t follow her back outside when she rejoined her brother.
“I’m assuming this one’s yours.” He commented, holding a book covered in butterfly doodles. When she was packing, she’d decided that writing her name on boxes was boring and took a different approach to labelling her items.
“Maybe it’s yours and I just took the liberty of labelling it for you.” She chirped back, taking the box from him.
“Ha ha. Do you know which room you want?” He asked her, putting his hands in his pockets.
“That one.” She answered, pointing to the room with the big window, visible from the driveway. “Tufei loves sunbathing and the window in that room is perfect for that.”
As soon as she said that, Tabitha said something to her dad before taking off running into the house. It took Beck about five seconds to realize what she was doing and she handed her box back to her brother before taking off into the house behind the other girl.
This girl and her father had intruded into Beck’s life and she was not about to let her take another thing away. She got closer to the door, but unfortunately, so did Tabitha, confirming that they were after the same thing. Neither let up, even as they approached the door, and eventually they collided inside of the door frame.
“Seriously?” Beck complained, trying to force her way past her and into the room.
This wasn’t just about the room. It was about Beck regaining a small shred of control over her life. She had no control over who her mom married or when it happened. She pleaded with her mom to not force them to sell their house but she had no control over that either. She felt that the least she was owed was control over where she slept in this new hellscape.
‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・ ʚїɞ ・ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵
@Madilfill - Tabitha
Beck's dog commands
zuò xià = sit
Děng yī xià = stay