Lying in puddles (revenge) by Harriett Alice Richardson

So yes he went nuts and was like why are you soaking wet so i said because it would stop him from working all the time, which it did eventually. But its good fun to lie in puddles after the rain as normally the stars are out and they are sharp bcos the air is clear or something (PS moon looks weird tonight, theres a weird star up to the left). Anyway one of the neighbours went to speak to my Dad one day to tell him that she seen Harriett lying in a puddle the other night, so Dad takes me to the doctors, he was like Harriett could you tell me why you lie in puddles, i was like because it stops Dad from doing work, he was like could you think of any other ways to get his attention, i was like weird question yes there probably millions of ways but i havent thought through everything ever as that would take forever plus this does work, so thats a bit stupid. Then he stares at me and i look back at him, were just looking at each other, then he types stuff up on the computer for a bit. He was like when do you do this, i was like once its stopped raining bcos when its raining that would just be stupid as you couldnt see the stars or anything. He says why not just lie on the ground, im like thats a waste of a good puddle plus it wouldnt get the new chair dirty. So anyway a few weeks later one of Dads friends is round. Hes an arty guy, he doesnt paint or anything, just buys art magazines and memorises the names of famous artists and paintings then thinks hes an arty person bcos of this. He also always wears a neck tie thing and cord jeans, he looks like one of those interiors guys you see on tv who gets paid about a million pound for putting a lamp on a table in a dining hall. He tries to tell me how to paint, but im like i wouldnt watch the olympics once then think i could coach a basketball team, but dad gave me a look so i went and put the kettle on. Anyway what was i saying yes so Dad was showing off his new chairs/sofa etc then he told him about the puddles, and the arty guy was like oh i have a dvd where a girl lies in a puddle, ill give you a loan of it. So Dad watched it then he made me watch it, but i only watched a little bit, i think it was one of those proper art films where you watch a guy just sitting on a chair for 45 minutes and a woman says a word like 'yellow' over and over again and its meant to change your life or something, but id rather just watch Harry Potter tbh Anyway the girl in this painting thinks she speaks to aliens or something, I think it was German or somehing, subtitles all through it. Dad says its about people who have went a bit mad, I mean proper mad not just angry. He said like when people strip off then run into the sea, I said i never hear about that and i didnt believe him, hes like the newspapers dont mention it bcos it could affect house price or something. Dad stopped working as much when he come home now, so I dont do that anymore. But the view is good on a clear night. Sometimes when i go for a bath ill turn the light off and just keep my clothes on to begin with, it feels weird, I dont know if youve ever tried it, but you should try it one time. But i only do this maybe once every few months. I thought about it for a while then got back to Dad saying im actually the complete opposite of mad, hes like why, i said bcos i was comparing me to the people he told me about who run into the sea, and i said for a start i dont run, i keep my clothes on, and i lie in freshwater, he was like yes that is a point. The chairs are comfy btw, i just liked annoying Dad xx

PS I mean the girl in the movie thinks she speaks to aliens, not th girl in the painting. I just reread what I wrote there xx