5 days before New Year's Eve

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"Damn it!" Voice echoed through pool room inside of Cerulean Gym. "Ok. Who left chairs in middle of doors?!"

I cringed hearing it all way to aquarium. I wasn't responsible anything, but I still expected someone to storm down the hallway. Christmas passed and workers managed to clean all mess left from Christmas party. I was grateful that I didn't have to see it. I spent my Christmas in Hoenn with my dear friend May and her family and I did it only because I couldn't stand by and watch as my sisters turned gym into disco. Sometimes I wanted to run away from home just like I did seven years ago. I shook my head, frowning at my thoughts, and I went to check on rest of my Pokemon.

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"Misty!" Another yell came as I went through paper work one hour later. It seemed like yelling is only way of communication today.

"What?!" I yelled back.

"Drag your lazy ass to pool room!" I recognised voice of Lily. "Now!" Yelling slowly started to turn into screaming.

Keep calm. Keep calm. I abandoned papers and I dashed through hallway that lead to gym. As I entered pool room, I thought that I'll have heart attack. "What the hell?!" I yelled. Place was mess! "What have you done?!"

"We are making preparations for party." Violet replied as my eyes fell on her. She tied her blue hair and she was in working clothes. As I looked better, all three sisters were dressed like that, only difference was color of their hair. It was strangest sight that I ever saw.

I blinked. "What? What party? Place isn't even clean from your previous party and you plan to held another!"

"Well duh. New Year is in five days and we are holding party for New Year's Eve." Daisy replied.

My eyes widened. No, not again. "Are you out of your minds?! Why did you called workers to clean everything out when you planned to held another party?"

"We can't have same decorations! That would be unprofessional." Lily replied.

I put both hands over my face. "I'm calling back workers and I leave rest to you, I don't wanna have anything with this party."

"Party breaker." Violet spat. "But don't think that you'll get out of this one Misty. You are Sensational Sister. You been avoiding your duties for too long."

"And what duties would that be?" I raised my eyebrow. "Look cheap and pout for camera?"

They were left speechless and I used it as opportunity to escape away from them.

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I walked through city without destination. I passed park and I saw family's having nice time. Guilt washed over me like cold shower. My sisters were impossibly annoying, but they were my sisters, they were only family I had. I dug through pocket to find my phone and I went on search for number. I dialled and waited.

"Hello. Misty Waterflower on the phone." I said. "I still have few jobs for workers at the gym." I had feeling that I'm gonna regret my kindness.