Bang.....bang.....bang....went the door to Christopher's room.
"Chris....get up!.....Mom said so." Yelled the whiniest voice, the half awake Chris has ever heard.
" Go away I'm up." Chris said although he knew he didn't sound that way. Chris sat up, rubbed his eyes, and slowly rolled out of bed. By the time he walked out his bedroom door, his sister was already bouncing down the stairs. He would have followed but his mind told him he was late so there was no point of walking down the stairs just to here a ' You march right back up those stairs mister and go get ready for school, that's right you missed breakfast again...and blah, blah, blah.' was what his mom might as well say next. To tired to hear any of it, Chris walked down the hall and entered the bathroom.
After showering, hair gelling, teeth brushing, and getting dress, (all in that order) Chris was finally ready to leave for school. As he grabbed his bag, Claire sped past yelling..
" Last one there is a rotten egg." or at least 'egg' was what her last word sounded like. Chris just grinned as he jogged to the bus stop. Chris was about to yell' rotten egg' to his now panting sister who was still a couple of step away but he stopped went he saw his body, Bill. Chris knew at his age playing rotten egg with an eight year old could and would ruin his reputation as a tough kid. It didn't matter if Claire was his sister or Bill was his friend, if it was anyone Bill would be the one to tell everyone' Chris gones soft'.
"Hey, what up?" Chris asked hoping Bill hadn't noticed he was panting. He didn't instead Bill Had a look that Chris knew all to well.
What are you hiding Billy boy? Chris knew Bill hated being called that which was why Chris decided a long time ago for that to be Bill nickname.
"Well... it's about a girl." Bill said ignoring Chris's comment.
" A girl?" Since when did Bill care about girls. As far as Chris knew he and Bill were still having fun going though the 'girls have cooties stage' true that were getting too old for it but it was still fun.
" Ya, you know the other species that inhabits our classroom. Anyway I heard from my sis that she is getting this new girl in her class and ...this girl sent a picture so the class would know what she looked like before she came and..."
" And ... what?" Chris was becoming more and more interested. He had never heard Bill talk like this. He was stuttering.
"Hey, I never said 'go' so no one wins Chris." Claire, who was at the timing listening to the two while she caught her breath choose the brief silence time to speak. Chris just gave a look to Bill saying he had no clue what his younger sibling was talking about.
"Did I hear you talking about a girl... ooooooo... Bills' got a crush, Bills' got a crush." Claire started chanting. Chris chucking and in between laugher spat...
"That's what I was gonna say but.. you beat ..me .. to it.. Claire." Chris was now holding his stomach in laughter at the site of Bill's face turn red. Next thing he knew Chris was on the ground as Bill had charged at him and was now on top of him.
" Shut up, what would you know." Bill said trying to sound mad but too happy he had knocked Chris down. The two rolled around on the ground for a few moments but Claire announced the bus was 'in sight' so that both called truces. And just in time to see the old lady who happened to live to the lawn that were wrestling on, come out with a bat in hand.
"Sorry, Mrs. Farley." Yelled Chris.
"Won't happen again Mrs. Farley." Yelled Bill.
"Good-bye Mrs. Farley." Yelled Claire as the all hopped into the bus.
"Chris....get up!.....Mom said so." Yelled the whiniest voice, the half awake Chris has ever heard.
" Go away I'm up." Chris said although he knew he didn't sound that way. Chris sat up, rubbed his eyes, and slowly rolled out of bed. By the time he walked out his bedroom door, his sister was already bouncing down the stairs. He would have followed but his mind told him he was late so there was no point of walking down the stairs just to here a ' You march right back up those stairs mister and go get ready for school, that's right you missed breakfast again...and blah, blah, blah.' was what his mom might as well say next. To tired to hear any of it, Chris walked down the hall and entered the bathroom.
After showering, hair gelling, teeth brushing, and getting dress, (all in that order) Chris was finally ready to leave for school. As he grabbed his bag, Claire sped past yelling..
" Last one there is a rotten egg." or at least 'egg' was what her last word sounded like. Chris just grinned as he jogged to the bus stop. Chris was about to yell' rotten egg' to his now panting sister who was still a couple of step away but he stopped went he saw his body, Bill. Chris knew at his age playing rotten egg with an eight year old could and would ruin his reputation as a tough kid. It didn't matter if Claire was his sister or Bill was his friend, if it was anyone Bill would be the one to tell everyone' Chris gones soft'.
"Hey, what up?" Chris asked hoping Bill hadn't noticed he was panting. He didn't instead Bill Had a look that Chris knew all to well.
What are you hiding Billy boy? Chris knew Bill hated being called that which was why Chris decided a long time ago for that to be Bill nickname.
"Well... it's about a girl." Bill said ignoring Chris's comment.
" A girl?" Since when did Bill care about girls. As far as Chris knew he and Bill were still having fun going though the 'girls have cooties stage' true that were getting too old for it but it was still fun.
" Ya, you know the other species that inhabits our classroom. Anyway I heard from my sis that she is getting this new girl in her class and ...this girl sent a picture so the class would know what she looked like before she came and..."
" And ... what?" Chris was becoming more and more interested. He had never heard Bill talk like this. He was stuttering.
"Hey, I never said 'go' so no one wins Chris." Claire, who was at the timing listening to the two while she caught her breath choose the brief silence time to speak. Chris just gave a look to Bill saying he had no clue what his younger sibling was talking about.
"Did I hear you talking about a girl... ooooooo... Bills' got a crush, Bills' got a crush." Claire started chanting. Chris chucking and in between laugher spat...
"That's what I was gonna say but.. you beat ..me .. to it.. Claire." Chris was now holding his stomach in laughter at the site of Bill's face turn red. Next thing he knew Chris was on the ground as Bill had charged at him and was now on top of him.
" Shut up, what would you know." Bill said trying to sound mad but too happy he had knocked Chris down. The two rolled around on the ground for a few moments but Claire announced the bus was 'in sight' so that both called truces. And just in time to see the old lady who happened to live to the lawn that were wrestling on, come out with a bat in hand.
"Sorry, Mrs. Farley." Yelled Chris.
"Won't happen again Mrs. Farley." Yelled Bill.
"Good-bye Mrs. Farley." Yelled Claire as the all hopped into the bus.