Trying To Talk With Annie

I have to be honest, I’m not looking forward to going out with my sister. I really don’t want to even see her, because I’m sure she doesn’t even want to talk to me, let alone spend some time together. But since mom seems so eager for me to go outside, and explore the city a little, I decide to give it a try, but also let her know that I think it will be impossible to go out with my sister - The chances of Annie accepting this idea are pretty much non existent… I’m surprised that mom still thinks I’m friends with my sister.

"I'll see if she wants to but I'm sure she will ignore me, if that's the case I will still go alone, just to see what it's like out there..." - I reply, showing low enthusiasm, but still the desire of going outside, because I do want to explore the city, and see what things I can do in these next couple of weeks.

"Oh, don't say that… Annie won't ignore, maybe she is just busy, but you two need to spend more time together" - mom says in a worried tone, because apparently she didn’t like my response. But because I know I can prove the fact that my sister hates me, I try to argue with my mother, even when it doesn’t sound like a good idea.

"I don't know what got to her for the last 10 years, but we don't get along anymore, like... at all... I don't know, I will ask her anyway" - I reply in light frustration, before I awkwardly step off the table, and walk upstairs to my sister’s bedroom. Mom encourages me with a smile, as I walk out of the kitchen, but not even that is able to motivate me for what I’m about to do - Dang it, mom really wants that Annie and I spend more time together… How doesn’t she learn already, we don’t get along anymore… I can tell that it’s never going to happen, but I still have to try it… So I guess it’s time for me to see if I die at the hands of my sister or not.

I walk upstairs, knock on Annie’s door, and no answer. She usually ignores me, and most of the time doesn’t even say anything until I tell her what I want. I still knock again, and I hear some sounds coming from her room - Hmm, maybe she just woke up so maybe I need to knock again. I try to knock again, but when I do, Annie responds with an angry grunt, and it seems like I have pissed her off without even saying anything.

“What do you want??” - Annie shouted in an annoyed tone, and I already know I’m going to make her even more mad, but I try to tell her what mom asked me to. I give her a quick response, but she doesn’t hear me, because apparently I’m not loud enough. I don’t want to scream back, so I instead decide to enter her room, but it is clearly the worst choice.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING, I TOLD YOU TO NEVER ENTER MY ROOM WITHOUT MY PERMISSION" - my sister yells instantly, as she throws a pillow at me at the same time. I’m shocked, not only because she got so angry right away, but because she has already stood up, and pushed me out of her bedroom. I don’t get time to react, and when I feel her kicking me out, she screams once again.

"GET OUT OF MY ROOM, I'M HALF NAKED!!" - Annie yells, not even two seconds after I stepped inside her room. Alright, fuck her… not like that… I mean, if she is going to act like a bitch then I shouldn’t even try - I think to myself in frustration, but I don’t give up. Even though she closed the door on me, and I’m probably going to cause her to scream again, I have to tell her that mom wants us to spend more time together, just to be done with it.

"So mom said that maybe we should go out to explore the city and visit popular places to familiarize with the city" - I say, trying to raise my voice a little, so Annie can finally hear me. She does listen, I think, I don’t even finish my sentence before I get a no for an answer from her. I understand why she wouldn’t like to spend time with me, I have accepted at this point, but she didn’t even hear what I had to say -- so just because she is being such a bitch, I’m going to try to annoy her.

"But why? - I ask in the most obnoxious voice I can make, like Annie levels of annoyance, which seems to work on her.

"Because I don't feel like going out, even less with a prick like you" - Annie quickly replies, and even gets me to laugh, because she is acting just like I expected. This is just what I hear every single day, and even though I’m tired of it, I do find it a bit amusing. But after so much yelling, mom seems to be worried about my attempt to talk to my sister, because she is now upstairs, right next to me, trying to convince my sister to go outside.

"I think it would be pretty good for you two to go out and explore… You don't want to stay bored in here, and if you don't go with your little brother he could get in problems" - mom tries her best to talk with my sister, and she is much better at doing it, but she gets no response from Annie. I know she can’t scream at mom, so I feel safe having her besides me, because Annie can’t hurt me when mom steps in. But as we don’t get an answer, I get a bit cocky, and I probably say the dumbest thing.

"Come on Annie" - I follow up mom’s comment, but a simple word triggers her immediately. I know that she hates when I call her Annie, because for some reason she hates her own name, but that’s why I did it, so I could get an answer from her -- and an answer was not all that I got back.

"I TOLD YOU TO NEVER CALL ME {ANNIE}... and I’d rather you to go out alone and get mugged or killed than me going out with YOU" - my sister screams again, and seems to be even stomping the floor, like she is fully enraged just because I called her by her name. I start to laugh, because this is just typical to see of her, but I quickly notice that my mom is getting really teary. I can tell she doesn’t like to hear my sister insult me this way, but I can’t even imagine what she must feel, or if she feels like my rocky relationship with my sister is somehow her fault -- I of course don’t want her thinking that, but I don’t know how to comfort her, so I can only joke around.

“See, she hates my guts” - I say to my mother playfully, hoping it could calm her down a little, but it only causes her to cry a bit. I awkwardly stand next to her, not knowing how to make her feel better, but I try to hug her, and that seems to work.

“It’s fine mom, I’ll be fine, it’s been like this for years now… I don’t need my sister to go out, I can take care of my own…” - I tell my mom, trying to be reassuring, but I think she is sadder for the way my sister treats me. I’m used to it by this point, but I know how shocking it can be for mom to witness Annie’s temperament first hand. But after I comfort my mother for a while, she hugs me back, and seems to change her attitude, to a somewhat more cheerful -- which is odd, but I’m glad to see.

“No… If she is going to act like this, then we are going out... just the two of us…” - mom says, with what sounds like a disdainful tone towards my sister, as she keeps staring at her bedroom door.

“What, really?? But what about Annie?” - I ask in confusion, but a bit of excitement, because apparently mom wants to go out with me, instead of forcing me to spend time with my sister - Thank god, this is much much better!

“Yes, she doesn’t want to go outside so she will have to stay home and deal with all the workers coming here… I’ll let her know what she has to do, but come on, don’t you want to go out?” - mom replies, and asks me with playfulness, which not only shows excitement to go out, but a bit of maliciousness, which I adore to see - Yea, this is a great way to take **** on Annie... This is for her being such a bitch.

“Come on, change clothes, we are going out…” - mom says in between giggles, as she probably knows how much my sister is going to suffer with all the service workers coming later. I bet she won’t even know how to talk to them, and I hope they make a mess of the house. But as I don’t even hesitate to nod to my mother’s idea, and run to my bedroom, I waste no time to change clothes. It only takes me two minutes to be ready to go out, and when I run downstairs to wait for mom, it seems like she is also ready to go out, so we walk out of the house together.

“Bye Annie... Good luck with the cable guys!” - I shout to my sister’s bedroom, as mom and I step outside, and share a laugh, before leaving my sister alone at the house. She now has to deal with all the things mom was supposed to do, while I can now enjoy some time with my mother, and explore more of this new city. But as we leave the house with excitement, I start to think about all the things I want to do, and how I could meet new people - I’m sure I won’t meet anyone when I hang out with mom, but I still want to see what this city is all about… I think it is known for having a lot of restaurants or something like that… I’m not sure, let’s see, what are we doing first?