Journal Entry 18

The day was beautiful and sunny. The picnic area in the southwest corner of the Spurs Fort seemed like the place to sit. At first, it was just Hemy and me. We weren’t discussing anything in particular, just a lot of girl talk. Over the next hour, our small intimate chat grew into a full-fledged gang meeting. It wasn’t a scheduled meeting or even a planned gathering. It just happened. I don’t even know how the topic was started but people started talking about Kate’s drinking problem.

I don’t know when Kate appeared on the scene or even how long she had been standing there listening to us discuss her drinking habits and other faults but she was not happy. We were all caught off guard. Poor Kate, she must have felt as if we were all ganging up on her. That was not our intention. At least the meeting didn’t start out that way. I admit the conversation did get a little out of hand. I feel bad for what Kate probably heard, most likely did hear. People were mean with their criticisms.

Kate shoved people aside and stumbled up on the table. She had a bottle of Gin in her hand. Kate was pissed, angry and hurt. She started yelling at us, stopping occasionally to drink from her bottle. I won’t mention everything that she said. Most of it was vulgar. Kate pointed out a few other people’s shortcomings. She was brutal but the reprimand was deserved. Kate’s rant ended as Joshua arrived on the scene. He pulled his sister off the table and demanded the rest of us disperse. I waited for everyone to leave. Joshua sent me away. He wanted to talk to his sister alone.