Our faith will silence the doubt

Kaili looked at the TV screen bored. Her parents had come to visit for the weekend. They hardly did, and when they did they always interrogated her. Have you been taking your medicine, Have you been able to remember anything, how’s school, what kind of friends do you have, what kind of music do they listen to, do you still like pop music, do you still hate rock and metal, how are your grades. It was question after question for about two hours. Kaili was getting sick of it. And her mom would always get mad and yell at her when she answered the questions in a very sarcastic way. Her dad tried to help, but her mom clearly wore the pants in the relationship. She couldn’t remember.
Kaili yawned and looked at the door as the doorbell rang. “Oh they’re here, Kaili, go fix your makeup, quick!” Mrs. Pennington made her way to the door and stared at Kaili when she didn’t move. “Now!” Kaili rolled her eyes as she walked to her room. Her mom had invited some of her friends over. Kaili barely talked to them, business people were just…well, boring. Total snobby ass rich bitches, with snobby ass rich kids. Her mom hardly invited people over, so this had to be important. She looked at herself in the mirror. “Hey Kaili, you look totally fake today, as always.” The white dress just wasn’t her. Yeah it had a cool black outline, a black bow above her belly button, and a wavy whatever, it was cool, for someone like Angie. But not for her. “Then what is your style Kaili?” What was it? She wasn’t sure. She reapplied her lipstick and fixed her hair. She looked at herself once more, “It’s like I’m in someone else’s body.” “Kaili!” She rolled her eyes as she walked out of her room.
Mrs. Pennington smiled, “Ah there she is Mr. and Mrs. Sumpter. I would like you to meet my lovely daughter, Kaili.” Kaili kissed the Sumpter’s cheeks and bowed, “It’s a pleasure meeting you two.” Mrs. Sumpter smiled slightly, “It’s a pleasure Kaili, I um, like your hair color.” Mrs. Pennington froze. How could she have forgotten about that!? “Thanks! It’s pastel pink. I can dye your hair if you want.” Mrs. Pennington felt her heart stop. She was going to kill Kaili when this was over. “Oh I’m not so sure about that. I don’t think it would look good on me.” “Are you kidding me!? I know you’ll look stunning.” Mrs. Sumpter blushed, “Well thank you dear. I’ll think about it.” “Well don’t think too much, I have to go back to school on Monday.” Mrs. Pennington chuckled, “As I was saying…Kaili this lovely couple are Mr. and Mrs. Sumpter. They are co-workers of ours. They are from England. They are very high ranked people, and are becoming good friends of ours.” Kaili grinned, “Well I like them, they aren’t like all your other snobby friends.” Mrs. Pennington stared at her daughter. Mrs. Sumpter chuckled, “You’re right dear. I’m afraid a lot of people let wealth and fame get to their heads.” “You got that right.” Kaili gasped as she looked at Mr. Sumpter’s chest. “Is that a batman tie hidden underneath your suit!?” Mr. Sumpter smiled, “Why yes it is.” “That looks wicked cool!” She pulled his tie out and looked at it, it was a black tie with an image of batman in black and white. “My son got it for me.” “Cool! What’s his name?” “Valentin.” Kaili whistled, “Wow, that’s one cool name.” They were interrupted by the doorbell. “That must be him.”
Kaili was greeted by a pair of sunglasses. Valentin was about six feet tall, he was thin, but Kaili knew that underneath that terra cotta red sweater vest was probably a six pack. He had broad shoulders with a round edgy face. He had pale pink full lips and a semi long thin yet narrow nose. Underneath the sweater vest was a white dress shirt. He had a chestnut brown cardigan that clung to his body which showed the bit of muscles he had. His jet black dress pants went well with his dark brown, almost black shoes. Kaili had to admit this guy had style. And he was very handsome. Valentin smirked at her, “Hello pretty lady.” Kaili suddenly frowned, and the charm was broken. This guy was clearly full of himself. “Hey.” He kissed her hand and bowed, “I’m Valentin Sumpter. And who might you be?” “Kaili Pennington. It’s a pleasure meeting you.” “The pleasure is all mine.” Kaili smiled and turned around, “Who’s ready to eat?” She sighed as she walked into the kitchen, this was going to be a long boring night.

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