Author's Note: I only planned to write one chapter for this but things change.
Glenn wasn't celebrating Father's Day this year. The last time he did was last year, the same day as his sister Emily's eighteenth birthday.
Flashback to last year; Glenn sat at the dinner table with his two of his sisters. Their parents and Emily were screaming at each other in the kitchen. Tawni, the second oldest, covered Glenn's ears as the shouting escalated.
After what seemed like forever, a door slammed. Glenn and his sisters exited the dining room. Emily stood completely still staring at the back door. "They're gone." Emily whispered. "Mom and Dad are gone."
Glenn tilted his head. "When will they be back." He asked, oblivious to the seriousness of the situation.
"I don't know!" Emily started crying.
Tawni placed a hand on Emily's shoulder. " Breathe. We can freak out later. "
Emily took a few shaky breaths. "I'm okay. "
The second youngest and the youngest daughter, Natasha moved around her sisters and opened the fridge. "Tasha, what are you doing?" Tawni asked.
"I'm looking at what food we have. You do realize that if Mom and Dad are gone, we have to make sure we don't indulge. "
Emily crouched next to her sister. " You don't have to worry. We have enough food."
"There's four of us and how much do you make? A minimum wage job won't get us far if we aren't smart about this." Natasha stood up and closed the fridge door. "Listen up, everybody! I need you to gather all the money we have. Spare no penny."
Glenn tugged at Natasha's sleeve. "Why?"
Natasha sighed. "Glenn, I'm going to be completely honest with you. Mom and Dad might not be coming back and we'll need to be able to take care of ourselves. "
Glenn still didn't understand but he figured he'd get it in the future and nodded.
A year later and their parents still weren't back. Tawni got a job at a gas station a few months ago. Natasha studied up on finance and was in charge of yard sales. Because of this, the kids didn't have to worry as much as before. Except now Glenn and Natasha were the only ones home. A cheap store-bought cake was in the fridge. Natasha was in her room, the door locking the rest of the world out. Glenn was reading the newspaper out loud.
Emily finished her shift. By the time she got home it was night. Glenn had switched to reading the magazines Emily left scattered in the living room.
Emily picked up her little brother. "Time for bed."
Glenn whined. "Buuuut iit's suuummer."
Emily sighed. " Fine. But you have to go to bed soon."
Glenn grinned and hugged Emily. Emily set him down. Before she walked away, Glenn stopped her. "Wait, I wanted to thank you."
" For what?" Emily was confused.
" For not getting rid of me."
"Why would I do that?"
"Because I'm adapted and with the whole mom and dad thing." Glenn gestured wildly with his hands.
"Glenn, sweetie, you mean adopted not adapted. And I'd never get rid of you. "
"Ohh." Glenn yawned. "I think I'll go to bed now."
