Defiant Duo
[At Melody's house…]
"Melody, could you call the twins down here for a second?" requested her mother.
"Sure mom. *she heads into her twins' room* Mom wants you two downstairs," replied Melody.
"No way!" answered Jing-A-Ling.
"I stay here," added Ting-A-Ling.
"Don't do this to me, you two. Mom wants you two downstairs now get going or you'll make mom angry," urged Melody.
"Not moving," said Ting-A-Ling.
"Me either," replied Jing-A-Ling.
"Melody, what's taking so long?" called her mother.
"They won't come down, mom," answered Melody.
"Well why not?" asked her mother.
"I'll find out right now," replied Melody.
"We not taking orders from either of you. We do things our way," said Jing-A-Ling firmly.
"Yeah you both bossy on us," added Ting-A-Ling.
"What? We are not bossy. We're trying to take care of you both," protested Melody.
"Are too," argued Jing-A-Ling and Ting-A-Ling together.
"Are not!" replied Melody.
"Alright, enough. What is going on here?" asked her mother.
"They apparently thing we're being bossy to them but I can't figure out why," answered Melody.
"We don't get as much fun as you both do," said Jing-A-Ling.
"It's for your own safety, girls. If I let you two have as much fun as Melody, one or both of you could get seriously hurt. Melody is smart enough to know at least some of the dangers of living. She's willing to take care of both of you while I'm at work. You two need to stop this silly game and come down stairs. I had no reason to punish either of you. It was just a small question to ask about what you two would like to do over the upcoming weekend but I guess I may have to reconsider that, based on your behavior today," said her mother sternly.
"Don't take our fun away, we be good, promise," said Jing-A-Ling.
"We not bad anymore from here on," finished Ting-A-Ling.
"You two must understand that this isn't the first time both of you acted this way and that it might affect my decision. You two will have to prove yourselves to make my decision tip back in your favor," warned her mother sternly.
"Are you feeling okay, mom? You've been working a lot this week. Wouldn't letting these two have fun take some stress off you, even for just a little bit? Sure these two aren't the most well-behaved ponies but it's clear they've learned their lesson," suggested Melody.
"I have been working a lot lately, Melody. Almost non-stop for the past few days and really haven't had much time at home or sleep. As you know, working at a hospital is a very stressful job. There really aren't many breaks or days off, given that a patient could come in at any time. It's heart wrenching to think that while you may be saving the lives of your patient, you can't even spend time with your own family or really take care of them," agreed her mother.
"We'll all try to make your life less stressful, mom. Especially since you're the only parent we have since you never married, right twins?" agreed Melody.
"Right," agreed Jing-A-Ling and Ting-A-Ling together.
"I must be off to work and let me remind you all how much I love you all," said her mother. *They all hug before she heads out* [Later that night…]
"Night you two. It's been quite a day for all of us," said Melody tucking her siblings into bed.
"Nighty night," replied Ting-A-Ling and Jing-A-Ling together.
"We sorry we caused so much trouble today," said Jing-A-Ling.
"I think you causing trouble allowed mom to realize how overworked she was and gave her the opportunity to speak her mind. After all, one shouldn't ever have feelings held up inside. You two also got to speak your minds and I think we can all rest easy now," assured Melody. *The doorbell rings*
"Where have you been, Melody? We haven't seen you all day," asked Bright Eyes.
"My family and I had quite the day learning all about letting one's feelings out," explained Melody.
