It was a weekday morning, each one preparing to go to school. Jason was ready, Thomas was finishing dressing and Toni was washing Rose's face. Toni could hear the same fight that every day.
-Leave me, it's my turn.- Maddie said
-No way, I need to finish. Beatrice said preventing her sister from entering the bathroom
-Me too. Also you have entered before now it's my turn.- Maddie said crossing her arms.
"I'm not done yet, go to another bathroom." Beatrice said rolling her eyes.
"Go you to another bathroom," said Maddie.
Every day the same thing, Maddie and Beatrice are the ones who fight the most, of course the rest of the Topaz have a fight from time to time, there are seven but Beatrice and Maddie argue about anything. Toni and Cheryl hate that they are like this all the time, looking for anything to throw at each other.
Right now they were fighting over the bathroom and even if they had three more bathrooms, they both want the same one.
-Girls, please.- Toni said from her bathroom, now she was sitting on the toilet with Rose on her feet, she was doing her braids.
-Mama, she drives me crazy.- Beatrice said
-Mama, she won't let me go to the bathroom.- Maddie said
The two entered their mothers' room and went directly to the bathroom where Toni was. Maddie and Beatrice started talking at the same time about who wanted the bathroom, if it must be one, if it was the other ... Toni sighed
-Girls… girls.- she said louder.- Maddie and Beatrice fell silent instantly.- Rose, go get your backpack, honey.- she said softly to the youngest, she ran to what her mother had told her . Toni put the comb down and turned with her arms crossed to look at her two daughters.
"We need to have this discussion every day," said Toni calmly.
-Yes, she always does the same ... - Beatrice said
"She does it on purpose, mama," said Maddie.
Again they started talking at once. -Girls.- Toni said seriously.- We have three more bathrooms, if one is busy you go to another and if you need something you ask the one inside. I am tired of saying the same thing to you every day.- Toni said coming out of the bathroom as they would continue so they would be late.
-It's your fault.- Beatrice said.- following her mother.
Maddie clenched her fists and groaned.
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"That blouse is mine," Beatrice said, entering Maddie's room and crossing her arms.
"It is?" Said Maddie, looking at her blouse.
"Yes, it is." Beatrice said clenching her jaw, she tried to contain myself
-And what? .- Maddie said without importance
-Give it back to me.- Beatrice said taking another step forward
-You won't wear it. What does it matter if I wear it? .- Maddie said
-I don't want you to spoil it. So give it to me.- Beatrice said holding her hands.
Cheryl was in her room getting ready and she could hear her daughters were already fighting over something again. She got up from the dressing table and went to see what had happened
-What's going on here? .- Cheryl said calmly
"Maddie has taken a blouse from me and she does not want to return it." Beatrice said crossing her arms and looking at her mother.
-It was in my room, mommy.- Maddie said
"False, surely she has taken it from my room," Beatrice said, uncovering her arms and clenching her fists.
-Beatrice, calm down. Did you take your sister's blouse? .- said Cheryl looking at Maddie
-No, it was in my room so I decided to put it on, but Bea has come to bother
-To bother.- Beatrice said a little louder.
Cheryl hated her daughters arguing, the two have character and sometimes bump into each other. But in recent months it seemed like they had started a war.
-Beatrice nothing happens because you share clothes with your sister and Maddie borrows what you are going to take.- said Cheryl looking into the eyes of the redheads
-I haven't caught her, mommy! .- Maddie said defending herself
-Okay, it doesn't matter how the blouse got here. Maddie. Are you going to take good care of it?.- Cheryl asked her daughter
-Yes mommy.
"And Beatrice you can share clothes with your sister," said Cheryl. Beatrice went to talk but her mother interrupted her.- Your mother and I share clothes and nothing happens. Please apologize.- Cheryl looked at her daughters, none wanted to say it.
-Really? .- She said this time more pissed off.
"Sorry," the two said quickly. God it's karma thought Cheryl
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Today it was Maddie's turn to put what she wants on television, she had decided to put the documentary Blackfish os about a whale in captivity. Maddie loves to watch documentaries of all kinds.
"We really have to see this." Beatrice said looking at her mothers. They were all sitting on the big sofa.
-Yes. It's up to Maddie to choose.- Toni said.
Beatrice protested a little lowered her breath and when the documentary started and everyone was silent.
"Boring ..." Beatrice said aloud for all to hear.
Toni threw her head back and took a deep breath. Cheryl raised her head that was resting on Toni's shoulder, sat up a little more to see Beatrice, she snorted loudly.
-God, how heavy you are. It's my day!.- Maddie said frustrated, paused the documentary and leaned to look at her sister
"Sorry for having style," Beatrice said smiling. Before Maddie answered it, Cheryl intervened.
- Beatrice, stop.- she said seriously.- Everyone has their day and nobody bothers you in your day so please do the same
-Because I put things that can be seen, not a documentary ... .- Beatrice said
-You are insufferable.- Maddie said crossing her arms. Jason who was next to her put his arm around her
-Beatrice! .- said Cheryl more pissed off looking at her daughter, then she looked at Toni, she had a pissed off face and she was frowning. They communicated with the look
"Two weeks without choosing anything, miss." Cheryl said, she didn't like doing this
-But-but, mommy.- Beatrice said
-Better, you don't say anything.- Cheryl said.- Honey, put it back.- she said to Maddie with a calm voice. Beatrice folded her arms and they began to watch the documentary this time without interruption.
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Toni was preparing lunch for her children, she had already finished preparing Rose. Now she did everything faster because Cheryl and her team worked from home since they were renovating the firm with the money from the exhibition.
The screams of her two daughters began to be heard, again arguing about the bathroom. Cheryl and her team stopped what they were doing and looked up at the ceiling, even Rose got a little scared and went to hug her mommy.
"It´s okay, sweetheart," said Cheryl, picking up Rose. She looked at her wife and Toni shot her a look as if she had it under control.
-Girls.- she scream from the kitchen, they should have heard it. Toni released all the air it contained and left what she was doing, it was very difficult for Toni to lose her nerve and really get angry but when it happened ... it was better to be prepared.
"It's over, get down right now," Toni yelled from the stairs. Maddie and Beatrice instantly stopped arguing and went down the stairs a bit until they reached the landing.
-You got me tired, I will not tolerate more fights, you hear me. You've scared your little sister.- Maddie and Beatrice looked at each other and looked at the ground.- Seriously we have to be like this every damn day, you have three more bathrooms, I would have liked to have everything you have when I was little and even that's how you keep on going on and on, until I don't get mad you don't stop.- Toni said pissed looking at her two daughters in the eyes.- You want me to make you take turns, with that you'll stop because I do.- Toni said seriously crossing our arms.- we have to get to these extremes.
-No ..- Maddie said
-Well, stop at once, but we can't always be like that. What happens when your brothers grow up you will also argue with them.- Toni said. She did not like to scold her children’s but sometimes it was the only option for them to stop.
-Sorry, mama.- Beatrice said looking at her mother and then at her sister.- It won't happen again.
-You'd better, you have to set an example for your siblings.- Toni said softening the tone of voice.- And you're already apologizing to Rose. Beatrice and Maddie apologized to Rose and ended those morning discussions.
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At school
"Maddie, Can we talk?" Beatrice said to her sister. Maddie nodded and followed her. At school they hardly ever saw each other and even less talked.
-What's up? .- Maddie said
"I want to talk about this morning," Beatrice said clasping her hands.
"Okay," Maddie said looking into her sister's eyes, there was a silence between the two.
-Look, we can't go on like this. Not after what happened this morning.- Beatrice said
-I agree, but you get very ... heavy when I want to go to the bathroom or for anything else.- Maddie said
-I know. And it will change, I promise.- Beatrice said, Maddie looked strange at her sister they were never like that together. -You are my little sister, and I know that we argue a lot and that we don't have much in common but ... I think that if we try hard, the two of us may improve.- Beatrice said calmly, she wanted her sister to accept it.
Maddie smiled "I'd love to, I know you have to maintain your reputation here, but it would be nice to do things together ..., sister," Maddie said, giving a little punch to Beatrice's arm. They both smiled and laughed.
"Come here." Beatrice said opening her arms. Maddie accepted it and they held each other until the bell rang.
From that moment on, they stopped arguing so much, and started doing things together. Cheryl and Toni were quite surprised, but it has been an important change that has brought them closer together.