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A suspish guy had messaged my sis
Hey, everyone. How have you all been? Today we’ve been subjected to another ‘vlog in the park’. In reality it was more like a procession of Lydia carrying a steady cam, a little fluffy mic strapped to her chest. Kitty was armed with a ring light . Mommy and Jane were in charge of the small projectors (the reason why Merry still hadn’t replaced her hot -all-the-time-and-not-in-a-nice-way iPhone) by the way. Mam made her carry the cloth. Her face was blank for two whole hours (Mary’s i mean, mom’s been jolly as ever) Mary was also sighing from time to time and throwing glances at a leather backpack where her e- reader was. I get it. I wish I could reach for mine too. At least my job was easy. All i had to do was to make sure that ‘the shoot’ goes according to Lidea’s handwritten plan. I turned my head to Mary, shooting her a quick sympathetic look. I really didn’t want to be scolded publicly like on the liner a month ago. She nodded slowly, fussing with her hair . Of course Lidia had chosen that exact moment to look at her ‘subjects’. I can’t bring myself to call a person who said things like ‘Jane, take me to the party it’ll be good for the soshmids’ or ‘Lizzy, you are the smarty pants so help to plan a budget Marry, you can carry my outfit’ as a sister. At least Kitty has been getting the better half of the pie. She’s so cheerful about all that. And shavers kitty with staff like : amazing shot! don’t filter!’ or ‘The filter’s dope! Try another one! that depends on Lidia’s mood. So, back to the story. There was something odd about the pictures today. Like sexy odd. Lidia’s floral skirt was barely hiding the underwear. Mom was of course delighted and watched L with glowing eyes. I bet you 10 bucks she wanted to be a teen in that skirt again. She wore a short jumper exposing her belly too. And with every pose it was only more clear. She was highlighting those specific parts of her body. What’s going on? Tbh I’m not sure that Lidia to quote my mom and dad ‘just goes through a phase’. Even if she does. The internet is forever. She might not get into college or find a job because of her insta dealings. And dad couldn’t give a single fuck. He is either on a trip. if it even is a trip. sounds like a horrible mistress trope to me. if he’s in the country he’;s sitting in the office like the beast. Only without the fur. Still, I caught and cornered him today after lunch. And he just said ‘ Well, you know how Lidia is. And there’s no going past your mother.’ After that he got paper. So what? Does that mean we’re all supposed to just give up on her? Are the polo results more important? What kind of a dad is he? I'm not surprised that the messenger guy is a vampire. lidia definitely has enough free time to meet one. and she is young enough to let one bite her. Well, they are both far from ideal, to be fair. I went to my dad’s study after we came back from the shoot (nobody’s buying the word ‘walk’ anymore, are they. But there he sat at his intimidatingly tall and big desk, nose deep in papers. Their eyes barely met my own. I told him about everything. How the messages were different from the usual ‘love you, my angel’ or eggplant emojis. Or straight up requests for the blowjobs. (At least the insta officials had shut those down. God! Lidia’s only sixteen. Have the modern guys no shame?) Aniway, there was that @darksea guy (nusty name), who had asked her to grab coffee at the nearest Starbucks. I know what you’ll all write. Liz, stop being such an overprotective biatch. I can't, ok? He offered to take her to school after Lids said yes. And of course asked for more. So he suggested going to a mixer at his school. Thankfully, this is where the comments end ( at least my sister has some idea of internet safety. We were right to make her sit through the course last year. I’m still worried though. He looks much older than her. Closer to my age but not quite. I’d say the early thirties. His profile says that he’s a real estate agent (mom would be over the moon) and a real famous one at that. He was the chief designer of the Pamberly Project. Dad was really impressed by the outcome and he is not a flatterer. So what could a middle aged famous designer possibly want from a school girl snap star. I shudder to think.