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

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

attires was effortlessly elevated because of her stature. Clad in some rather plain garments, Rita’s sophistication could only be appreciated by those with an

doorway, her silhouette 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

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 duck’s

was Vince’s biological daughter, after all, and that was a distinction that set her apart from Sadie. Vince’s scolding did not rattle her at all, but the same could not be said for Sadie. Unlike Rita, Sadie had to tread carefully in the family and

in contrast to Sadie who did not have such a privilege. Besides, Rita did not think that Vince would side with another man’s

have realized it yet, but that was one of