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”.”

just say?!” Sadie seethed. “You don’t know anything! I’m the most fashionable person in 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 you

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

was effortlessly elevated because of her stature. Clad in some rather plain garments, Rita’s sophistication could only be

Dad and let him decide who’s in the wrong here! I bet he won’t

Rita being reprimanded by Vince. Rita was speechless, wondering what it was she did that gave Sadie the impression that she was scared of Vince. Even if he scolded her, his words would be nothing more than water off a

not rattle her at all, but the same

wanted in contrast to Sadie who did not have such a privilege. Besides,

have realized it yet, but that