Chapter one: Brothers
Ruthie lay in a chair with her eyes closed, the sun resting on her body calmly. She felt her skin heating up. It was the end of summer and school would be starting soon, no more relaxing, no more swimming, no more sleeping in late, and no more fun. Once school started so did the responsibilities, the rules, and the homework. Ruthie would be in tenth grade now she was so excited. Last year she was a freshman, a baby this year she was older, and more mature.
Ruthie lifted her head up slightly rolling her sunglasses down her nose so she could see around her. Nobody was outside; Sam and David were inside playing video games with their friends. Lucy and Kevin were at their house; they weren't coming over just yet, they would be here n a bit for the barbecue; Mom was at the grocery store, and Dad was at the church. Ruthie had the yard to herself, yet she felt like she was being watched. She looked up again, and caught a glance of a boy. She shifted herself to the right and locked eyes with a cute boy about sixteen. She smiled and he waved at her. She felt her cheeks flushed. She was about to wave back when she heard David.
"Now! Attack!" David screamed. Ruthie felt a rush of cold water, as she screeched.
"GO! GO! GO!" Sam cried laughing. The four boys surrounded Ruthie pumping their guns as fast as they could, spraying her with water.
"Stop it!" Ruthie screamed. "I'm going to kill you guys"
"RUN!" Sam yelled. Ruthie ran towards them shrieking at them. Ruthie couldn't see, she kept wiping the water from her eyes but as she did she felt herself trip and lose her balance. Ruthie tumbled to the ground.
"Oww," Ruthie stopped screaming and sighed. She rubbed her eyes wiping away the water. She looked down she had tripped on the hose and she was covered in mud. "Sam, David!" She mumbled angrily. Ruthie stopped and smiled as a brilliant idea came to her.
"Ruthie are you okay?" Sam asked coming over.
"Yeah I'm fine," She said getting up, but as she did she pulled the hose out and sprayed him all over.
"AHHH!" Sam shrieked, as he slipped on his but.
"RUN AWAY!" David screamed.
"That's what you get!" Ruthie screamed spraying the hose everywhere. Just then the back gate opened. "You little brats--"
"What's going on?" Annie asked. Ruthie stopped dead; she dropped the hose looking at her mom. Sam was on the ground covered in mud. David was hiding behind the chair Ruthie had been sitting at her white towels at his feet in mud. Alex and Chris their friends were holding their water guns at Ruthie.
"Mom it's not what it looks like!" Ruthie started.
"Ruthie you know I don't like you playing with the hose you could hurt them, and what were you calling them when I came in? I think the word was brats?" Annie said. Ruthie rolled her eyes at that part.
"I was sitting out here minding my own business when they come out and spray me! I ran after them and tripped so I got mad and sprayed them with the hose!" Ruthie said. "I wasn't doing anything they just came out here to bug me!"
"Ruthie your in charge and they are just little boys you didn't have to spray them with the hose. Now go change cause we have to set-up for the barbecue, Boys why don't you help me with the groceries."
"Ok Mrs. Camden" Alex and Chris said in unison smiling at her.
"Yes mom!" David said.
"Okay mommy" Sam sighed.
"Are Erica and Lindsey coming tonight?" Annie asked Ruthie as she headed inside. Erica and Lindsey were Ruthie's best friends since 1st grade. Ruthie nodded.
"Yeah" She called back as she headed inside. Ruthie went through the kitchen to the front stairs As Lucy and Kevin came in. "Don't say anything, don't even ask!" Ruthie warned Lucy.
"Okay," Lucy said giggling. Ruthie sighed and ran upstairs glaring at Lucy.
"What was that about?" Asked Kevin.
"Oh Sam and David probably did that," Lucy and Kevin met Annie in the kitchen "hey guys, say hi Savannah"
"Hello," Savannah cooed from her stroller.
"Hey," David said.
"Hello," Sam said.
"Can we go play video games again?" Alex asked.
"Can we mom?" David whined.
"Only if you leave Ruthie alone," She said staring at them.
"We will," They bolted out of the room.
"First clean up," Annie yelled at them. A few seconds later, they heard them sigh as they trudged upstairs. "Boys," Annie rolled her eyes.
Ruthie came out of the shower rubbing her hair with a towel she stood in front of her mirror and turned on the blow dryer as she started blow drying her hair she felt herself getting madder and madder at Sam and David.
"They never get in trouble! They're only little boys! They didn't mean too!" Ruthie mimicked her mom. The phone rang and Ruthie picked it up.
"Hello?" Ruthie answered still blow-drying her hair.
"Hello?" Erica screamed.
"Oh hey sorry, I'm blow drying my hair long story tell you later! What's up?" Ruthie yelled, turning off the blow dryer.
"The barbecues tonight right?" Erica asked. Ruthie could hear her chewing gum; she always had gum in her mouth.
"Yup, and tomorrow were going to the mall to buy new clothes for school right?" Ruthie asked.
"Yup, I'll call Lindsey to remind her" Erica said and hung up. Ruthie hung up and finished getting ready.
