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Post by Prof Grace Marks on Jul 9, 2006 18:10:08 GMT
"Girty," she asked, "WHY ARE YOU BEING LIKE THIS? Yes, what Bog did was unforgiveable but he needs us! You are just as important to him as I am. I hope you know that?"
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Post by Girty Hubbles on Jul 9, 2006 18:17:28 GMT
Girty spun around at to face Grace.
"Me?" she gestured towards herself. "Why I'm I acting like this? Well i do not know." She then started to pretend to stroke her chin.
"Could it be the fact that i was left by myself." she noticed Grace was going to come back at that so continued. Her voice was getting louder.
"I know you did not mean it, but you still did. Did you come looking for me? NO! Then Bog comes and starts acting up, being as patronizing as ever. He may not do it to you but he does to me, because I'm poor little Girty who falls over and forgets things. Girty who does not have many friends, so lets make her feel like an idiot."
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Post by Prof Grace Marks on Jul 9, 2006 18:28:35 GMT
Grace looked at Girty, mouth slightly open. She did not know how to respond. "Girt," she sighed. "I'm sorry. I wanted to but we got lost and..." she sighed again, "our behaviour was inexcusable. And don't think like that, that we like to pick on you because you're younger or anything. It really was never the intention." She looked at Girty, forlorn.
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Post by Girty Hubbles on Jul 9, 2006 18:34:04 GMT
Girty turned around to look at Grace her eyes were full of tears. She tried to wipe them away and look at her.
"I'm sorry I'm just so angry i want to...i'm just so angry!"
She fell onto the floor hit the earth with her clenched fist.
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Post by Prof Grace Marks on Jul 9, 2006 18:42:25 GMT
Grace looked at Girty, on the floor. She knelt next to her and said with a dead pan face, "It's alright to be angry. But ... are you sure that you are angry at the right person and for the right reason?"
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Post by Girty Hubbles on Jul 9, 2006 18:46:14 GMT
"What the hell do you mean?" Girty's face was like thunder, her voice was a low growl. She pushed grace out of the way and stood up heading back towards the lake.
When she reached the shore she looked back at Grace, the pain of guilt was there again. The fact that she had done bad and she coudl nto for the life of her work out why.
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Post by Prof Grace Marks on Jul 9, 2006 18:58:10 GMT
Grace watched Girty walk away and called, "I don't know! Maybe you're angry at Bog but not because we left you? Maybe you're angry at Bog because you want to punish him but for something else that he's done?" As she spoke she walked towards Girty and when she had done she was right next to her. "Might it not be possible that you may be confused?"
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Post by Girty Hubbles on Jul 9, 2006 19:03:25 GMT
Girty turned around to look at Grace.
"What are you trying to say? How could I be confused?" Girty ran her hand through her hair and looked out over the lake.
"I do not understand this is the first time in my life i have ever had an outburst like this. And your trying to make it sound like i hate Bog for something else or i have conflicting emotions"
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Post by Prof Grace Marks on Jul 9, 2006 19:20:29 GMT
Grace frowned and sighed. "I'm sorry," she said, dropping her head, "I didn't mean to imply that- I'm sorry!" She didn't know why she said what she had she but at the time it seemed to make as much sense as the sun rising every morning and setting in every evening.
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Post by Girty Hubbles on Jul 9, 2006 19:27:07 GMT
Girty noticed that her sharp re-marks back to Grace had upset her.
"Look i did not mean to have a go. It is a very good point but simply because you love Bog does not mean that every one else in the world does as well." Girty looked at Grace and sighed.
"I think all the anger in my life had built up and for some reason i have had an explosion of confidence and anger and poor Henry and yourself got caught up in it."
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Post by Prof Grace Marks on Jul 9, 2006 21:44:44 GMT
Grace didn't know how to respond to that. Sure, she did love Bog, but not at the expense of her friendship with Girty. There was nothing she could say, though she wish with all her heart that she could. So she just stood next to Girty, looking over the cool, dark waters of the lake.
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Post by Girty Hubbles on Jul 10, 2006 11:44:27 GMT
Blinking slow Girty stood in silence for a long time, the wind blew her hair and dried out her lips.
"How is Bog? I did not mean to hurt him, the stone was meant for the lake not his face."
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Post by Prof Grace Marks on Jul 10, 2006 14:34:22 GMT
Grace smiled at her shoes at Girty's comment. "He'll survive," was all she said. She enjoyed being at the lake. But could not help but feel slightly uncomfortable.
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Post by Girty Hubbles on Jul 10, 2006 16:48:52 GMT
Girty looked at Grace and the way she was acting. Girty sighed and turned away and start to walk along the shore. She picked up a stick and then walked back towards Grace. In the dirt at her feet she started to write.
'Sorry'
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Post by Prof Grace Marks on Jul 10, 2006 18:22:06 GMT
Grace smiled at the writing on the floor. She nodded in acknowledgement.
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