Dynamite's Diary - 29th April 2022

I don't really know what to think of this. I'm so sure that it's gonna bite me in the ass later on, but I guess we'll have to wait and see.

Like March, April was not a good month for sorting out my bedroom. I've been busy meeting up with friends and (somewhat) busy with schoolwork. Besides, I blew most of my allowance on Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies. As well as eggs and bunnies for my dad to eat. Couldn't even buy his own. It seemed that all that bedroom stuff wouldn't even get brought up.

Until today. Boy, I did not expect things to take this turn.

So I was having another one of my milkshakes whilst out and about this morning. I had to give it an extra sniff first just in case someone tampered with it. I've been super wary of what I'm drinking ever since that April Fool's prank Dad played on me where he switched out my milkshake for chicken and tomato soup. I pretty much spewed that out everywhere when I took my first gulp. Right in front of everyone in the school canteen. Gemma and Lottie laughed their asses off the whole time. Don't get me wrong, I love chicken and tomato soup as much as the next person, but not in that context.

All of a sudden, I caught sight of a suspicious figure at the end on the street I was walking down. A figure that happened to be wearing several bandages and carrying a machete, all whilst wearing awkwardly high stilettos.

And I was just thinking "Oh no, not again". Yep, there was Kinsey and I just KNEW that she was going to try and take my head off again.

Good thing I was able to prepare myself in time. As soon as she caught wind of me, she ran up and leap at me with the sword pointed towards my face. I just moved out of the way and let her crash into the ground in the process.

She was super peeved when she got off the ground. "Goddammit, let me kill you!"

Well, why would I let her? I just kept fighting back. And I have to admit, I did a pretty good job of it. I even managed to grab her blade WITHOUT cutting myself and swing her off to the side.

That said, she was one hell of a determined maniac. She just kept getting up like nothing happened. And considering that she had a sword on her and I had no weapons for once, I was pretty sure that she would get a blow on me eventually. So I decided to reason with her.

"Look, I know you're still mad about what happened back in December. Sure. And some people have a hard time letting go on anything." I nearly winced when saying this, thinking about Dad and the issues he was struggling with last year in the process.

That's when I made the most insane deal I could offer. "Look, I'm trying to get my new bedroom sorted out and it's taking practically FOREVER. Um, maybe if I haven't got it sorted out by the end of the year, you can come for me then."

Look, I was under extreme pressure, wasn't I? Maybe if I wasn't having a sword waved in my face, I would have said something different?

Kinsey actually seemed surprised at first, and then grinned a little bit. Sure, it was kind of a sinister one, but also a genuinely interested one.

"Huh. That sounds kinda interesting. Let me guess, it's gonna be some weird goth freak drab, right?"

"It's gonna be super cool and you're gonna be SO ashamed of yourself when you get to see it." I bigged myself up quite a bit, though in reality I felt kinda awkward about the whole thing.

"And you said by the end of the year you'll get it done?"

"New Year's Eve to be exact. Exactly midnight. So is that a deal?"

Kinsey shrugged. "Hmph, sure thing. Whatever you say." And so she left me alone.

She did give me an extra death glare before leaving though, along with a creepy grin. "But if you fail, just remember..." She flicked the sword near me just to prove her point further.

Now thanks to that meeting, I've got more pressure on than before. I get my room sorted out before the end of the year, and Kinsey leaves me alone. I fail, and she has the right to take my head off.

Hey, on the bright side, it sure motivates me to get a move on. I'm thinking the fighting route would be a good way to get money for the room for starters, given the training I've got. Plus, maybe with all the practice, I'll have a way to defend myself should Kinsey win this little "bet" of ours...