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From: TracyFan4Ever Sent: 4/11/2006 8:02 PM
******Monday, July 9, 2068, Tracy Island, approximately 6:30 p.m.******
Callie was in the kitchen of her apartment, working on her dinner, homemade spaghetti and meatballs. "Mmm...just these ingredients make this look good already."
Making dinner helped her think about what she planned to do for her birthday. "Boy, I can't wait to go home and see Mom, Dad, Joe, and Bri. Do some fishing, shopping... ah, I wish my birthday had fallen at the beginning of football season, not about two weeks before it."
Kat decided not to take the lift down to the first floor. Instead, she took the stairs from the balcony and crossed the patio to Callie's French doors. Taking a deep breath, she knocked sharply on the door frame, then stood back, arms folded, waiting.
Slightly startled by the sound of the knock, she put down her utensils and cleaned her hands. "I'll be right there." After washing her hands, she walked up to the door. She opened it and saw Kat. "Hi, Kat," she said with a smile. "Please, won't you come in? I'm starting dinner."
"Thank you," Kat said coolly, her face looking composed but unsmiling. She stepped inside and turned to face Callie. "I would like to speak to you."
"Sure, Kat," Callie said, slightly surprised by her friend's tone of voice. "Is something wrong?"
"Yes, there is." Kat took another deep breath to try and keep herself under control. "I understand that John is going to Thunderbird Five next month, so that you can spend your birthday with your family."
"That...is true. I was originally scheduled to go next month, but John and I switched next month and September so I can be at home for my birthday. Why?" Callie looked at Kat with some suspicion.
Kat could no longer keep the sarcasm from her voice. "I suppose you went to him and just happened to mention your birthday, knowing that he would be generous and offer to switch."
Her eyes widening with shock, Callie said, "What the heck are you talking about? I didn't tell John anything about my birthday. He told me first."
"I don't believe you. I can't think of anyone else who could have told him," Kat retorted angrily. She paused then, before Callie could respond, she asked, "Do you realize what you've done?"
Callie shook her head, frowning. She put her hands on her hips. "No... I don't! Suppose you tell me just what it is you think I've done!"
"Are you aware that John has admitted to having feelings for me? That we are trying to forge a relationship?" Kat asked angrily. "We were planning on spending a lot of quality time together next month, getting to know one another better." She threw her hands in the air. "But now that's all ruined, thanks to you!"
Her own anger fuming, Callie said, "Me!? How dare you accuse me of trying to break you up! John and his father did this so I can get the opportunity to visit my family back home. You and I both know how tight we are with our families! I haven't seen them since just before I left to join IR!" Trying to fight tears, she snapped at Kat. "So you have to postpone spending your quality time together for a whole month? Big deal! If it's really that important to you, I'll ask John to switch the rotation back to what it was. Now get out of here!"
Kat took a deep breath again. "I am leaving. I shall be waiting to hear that the rota has been returned to the original schedule." She turned and, without another word, stalked out the door to the patio.
Trying to cast what just happened out of her mind, Callie went back into the kitchen and attempted to finish her spaghetti and meatballs. However, the argument had made her lose her appetite. "Ugh... I'm not hungry anymore!" she said angrily. "Now what am I going to do?"
She shook her head and left the kitchen. She went into her bedroom and lay on the bed as she stared at the ceiling. "I'll talk to John tomorrow. Hopefully I can get things back to the way they were."
Kat jogged quickly up the stairs back to her own apartment. She had done what she set out to do, confronted Callie and stood up for herself and her rights. Still, there was a butterfly in the pit of her stomach that wouldn't go away, and a thought niggling at the back of her mind that perhaps she had overstepped her bounds.
"No," she told herself as she entered her sitting room. "I was perfectly justified in what I said. Now to wait and hear that things are back to the way they should be."
******By Tikatu and TracyFan4Ever.******
98% pure evil...and loving every minute of it.
 
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