The day kendalls father walked out was the day kendall had to grow up in the span of five minutes. Kendall had to be strong for his mom and his baby sister. In the end 12 year old kendall had to act like he was an adult for his six year old sister but he didn't mind. It had been two days since their father left and the only thing that changed was his mother now lived in her room. Kendall cooked three tims a day he did the dishes he helped get katie ready for bed. He did everything that his mom was suppose to do. Sighing sadly he looked around the room. Katie was asleep on the couch where he could keep an eye on her the dishes were done the counters were wiped and his mothers tray had been brought to her not that she would have eaten anything anyway. Kendall collapsed in a chair and slowly started to drift off when a sweet innocent voice jolted him awake.
"kenny?"
"yes katie?" kendall sat up and opened his arms allowing katie to come and sit on his lap.
"whens dad coming home?" kendall sighed and buried his head in her hair.
"I don't know katie."
"do you love me kenny?"
"of course katie! Why wouldn't I?"
"well daddy doesn't and neither does mommy so i-i thinked you don't like me neither." kendall sighed and held katie closer to him.
"I love you forever katie no matter where you are i will always love you." katie smiled into kendalls chest and wrapped her arms tighter around him. The two sat like this for awhile before kendall stood up lifting katie in his arms."you missy, need some sleep."
"i'm not tired kenny!" however despite this katie let out a massive yawn.
"yes you are katie-kat now come on lets get your pjs out of the dryer. Ok?"
"kay!" katie cried happily loving it when she got to wear her special footy fleece pajamas. Kendall chuckled and carried katie to the laundry room. He looked unhappily at all of the clothes that still needed washing he was so going to need james help he better put call james on his to-do list. Kendall set katie down and pulled out her pajamas.
"here you go katie go get changed and pick out a story while i get these clothes out of the dryer alright?"
"KAY!" katie laughed and ran out of the laundry room holding her pajamas high above her head. Kendall watched he go then quickly emptied the dryer throwing the clothes in the clean pile for later. Next he grabbed the soaking wet clothes and threw them into the dryer. A 12 year old should not have to do this. He was just finishing putting in a new load of dirty clothes when katie came racing back into the room wearing her the buttons on the back undone."KENNY MY BUTTONS I CAN"T REACH MY BUTTONS!" kendall chuckled and set katie on top of the dryer."you think my undone buttons are funny? Stop laughing i'm gonna die!"
"katie your not going to die.i will just do them up for you." kendall snapped all buttons together before turning katie back around to face him."ok its time for teeth." katie giggled and jumped on kendall throwing her arms around his neck. Kendall grabbed her thighs and placed one hand on her back. He was 12 he should not have to do this.a couple of minutes later Kendall and katie were lying down on their bunk beds Kendall had the top and katie got the bottom. However whenever story time came around kendall would lie beside katie and make sure she could see all the pictures it was the one thing the two always did even before he left and these days it seemed to be the only thing that remained the same.