Julie and Dakota spent the rest of the day talking and laughing. Julie was Dakota’s closest friend in town. She had met many others, but mainly made time for Julie. Julie just understood her mind more than anyone else ever could.
Dakota: My parents were so angry with me.. I was only a teenager, I didn’t understand what the big deal was. Now I understand..I was their only child. Their only child didn’t want to carry on their precious family business. Clearly the money meant more to them…
Julie: Gosh Dakota, I’m so sorry.
Dakota: They called me worthless, a disappointment.
Julie: ..
Dakota: Things like, “She was a dumbass anyways. She doesn’t have what it takes. She will never amount to anything.” Oh and my favorite, “We can always adopt.”
I just wasn’t good enough.
Julie and Dakota start getting coffee together every Wednesday. They just kept getting closer and closer, and eventually gave each other the title “best friend.”
Instead of their regular coffee Wednesdays being the only time they see each other, Dakota began to see if she was available in her times of need.
Dakota: Thanks for hanging with me today, been feeling a bit lonely.
Julie: Of course! What’s troubling you? And…why’d you choose this bar?
Dakota: Discounts, my friend! Discounts…and so much has happened in the last week, I can’t stop thinking about what my parents said to me..
After a long day of work and trying to make new friends, Dakota heads to sleep on her uncomfortable cot once again. Satisfied with the people she had met that day, she will surely have pleasant dreams.
Dakota meets Julie Greene!
I can’t believe she already broke the dang sink.
Mmmm, Dakota can’t afford a shower yet. So naturally, she gets quite smelly until she’s able to find a place to clean herself up. She took one whiff of her own odor, and now she’s sadly eating another bowl of garden salad.
Dakota: New job is going well. I think it’s time to celebrate.
Most people get bothered by the rain, but Dakota frolics in it.
Dakota eats garden salad all day, everyday.
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