Seth and I sat on the bottom step eating ice cream and waiting for the cab. We exchanged small talk for a few minutes but soon gave up as we realized it was going was playing with Peter with a few toys that were scattered across the lawn and being obnoxiously loud and Zoe was inside, doing who knows what.

"Your dad's been putting cameras all over the house, you know," Seth told me.

"He's weird, I know, don't need to tell me that," I looked over to the street and spotted a car pulling up in front of the house. "Taxi's here!" I yell.

Everyone gathered at the top of the steps to say goodbye, Julie holding Tyler in her arms.

"I'm gonna miss you!" She says as she pulls Zoe into a hug. She then bends down to hug Lulu.

"I'm gonna miss you too," Lulu mumbles, Julie kisses her head.

"I'll be back in forty-eight hours, okay?" She says as she hugs Seth and kisses his cheek. She hugs Peter. "Love you too," She whispers to him. She then pulls me into a hug and whispers, so only I can hear: "Good luck, take care of them will you," She steps back down the step and turns around. "Oh and kids," She starts as Zoe pops a bubble of her gum, she has earbuds in so I have no clue how she can hear what's going on, unless she's not got music on, but then it seems kind of pointless. "Remember, whatever Lieutenant Wolfe asks you to do, do it."

"Mom chill, we're gonna be fine," Zoe states with her hand on her hip. Julie kisses Tyler on his temple and follows Dad to the car.

"You okay?" I ask Seth.

"Yeah," He replies. Julie hands Tyler to Helga, who immediately starts crying.

"I take baby," I hear her say. Julie climbs in the car and Dad closes her door. She blows them a kiss and we wave to her, then the car pulls away from the curb. Lulu waves again, then we go inside.


Now don't get me wrong, I love food, especially chocolate pudding and Nutella. But, however, I wasn't a fan of out-of-date-by-3-months food. I guess they've been living off cereal, water and take-out.

Note to self: remember to go food shopping, or tell Dad to.

Okay, so there's no food, now what?

"What are you doing?" How the hell does he walk so quietly? It's like he just appeared out of thin air. It was Seth, if you were wondering.

"Looking for food, but you don't seem to have anything still edible that won't make me ill."

"I know, I guess Mom hasn't been shopping in awhile."

"Guess not."

A silence settled upon us and it was so awkward I swear I could hear crickets chirping, might have just been in my head though.

Man, I'm already going insane.

"So, um, I, uh, I like your... hat?" I eventually speak, not being able to bear it anymore.

"Thanks, I guess. I like yours?"

"Seth, I'm not wearing a hat."

"I totally knew that," He scratched the back of his head, avoiding my eyes and keeping his head down. I laughed at him, rolling me eyes at him being as socially awkward as me.

"Well, I guess I'll see you later."


I hear my dad run down the stairs at the sound of Lulu's violent videogame, can't say I wouldn't do the same if I was in his position. Seth is being weird and creeping around the house, Peter is stood in the fish tank with a bowl of cereal throwing it everywhere, I don't even know how he got up there let alone with a bowl of cereal, Helga is making something for Tyler on the stove, which is really unsafe seeing that she could drop him at any given moment, and Zoe, as far as I know, is wandering around the house like Seth, but being less creepy and more loud.

After talking to Helga, Dad directs his attention to something outside. I see something moving and grin. I spot Seth and grab his wrist, dragging him to an open window in the upstairs hall.

"What?" He asks me.

"Just watch. It'll be funny." Dad tackles the guy to the floor and sirens immediately start going off. We crack up even more when Zoe comes out and tells my dad the guy he tackled is her boyfriend.

Shane, Zoe's boyfriend, is made to do push ups while Seth and I just die of laughter. Dad then points Zoe inside and once we hear thumping getting closer to the steps we run into our rooms.

After a brief argument and Zoe's locked inside her room a door opens.

"You too." Dad says. "Lights out."

"Bite me." So I'm guessing that was Seth, then he closes the door.

I change into my pyjamas and dive under the covers, after brushing my teeth, to get a good nights sleep. I'm gonna need it.