The Day I Kissed An Older Man

“Must you be so rude and harsh? I guess you can never expect nice words from a despicable person.” Sadie crossed her arms and glanced condescendingly at Rita. She could not stand how Rita treated the marriage to the Parrs as elevating her to a higher social class.

Rita chuckled. “Only a bumpkin like you would think that way.”

Sadie’s expression then changed abruptly, for she detested being called a country bumpkin, especially by Rita.

“Who are you calling a bumpkin?”

“I’m merely stating the truth. You are a country bumpkin, aren’t you? Your entire being screams ‘village girl”.”

school. The girls in school take cues from me all the time when choosing which clothes to buy. You’re the ‘ village girl’ here! Just look at how you dress! Who are

found herself growing calmer as she observed Sadie’s agitation. “Then those girls must be all bumpkins too. Only bumpkins would ask for

Clad in some rather plain garments, Rita’s sophistication

stoked Sadie’s jealousy even further. “If you say another word, I’ll tell Dad and let him decide who’s in the wrong here! I bet he won’t be happy to hear that you’re

she did that gave Sadie the impression that she was scared of Vince. Even if he scolded her, his

after all, and that was a distinction that set her apart from Sadie. Vince’s scolding did not rattle her at all, but the

not have such

not have realized it yet, but that was one of her pillars