Chapter.4.
The day got worse much worse. First dad had to take nick to the hospital to get his nose checked; second mum invited the neighbours for dinner, and was now in the kitchen cooking Italian for them thirdly they would be here in ten minutes. So i have escaped to my room and my nice bed which i spent the last half an hour bloody making, mum had a real knack for forgetting which box the sheets were in. My room had shaped up quite nicely if i do say so myself. My bed was done and all my clothes were sorted and in the wardrobe and all my posters were up, 90% of them were off bands and poetry quotes, and my shelves were full of my books and photos. I had put my string of fairy lights around a cork bored with more pictures of friends over the country on it so my room was pretty much done! It was amazing what somebody could do in an hour. There was a knock on my door and mum poked her head around it.
"Hae hun" she said leaning against the door frame "Lucy and Orlando are about to arrive and your dads home so why dont you put something nice on ae" she smiled
I rolled my eyes "Sure mum"
"Great" she left the room and shut my door. I hoped up of my bed and walked over to my wardrobe. A good thing about mum is that her putting on something nice is chucking anything that doesn't have stains or holes in it so i was sweet to wear anything i want. I pulled out a pair of jean shorts and my ACDC tee-shirt and my hair i left to hang lose down my back. I dont wear makeup it's not natural so i leave my skin to breathe without suffocating it in an inch of foundation, I'm lucky i have clear skin with a few freckles across my nose and cheeks.
I glanced in the mirror. It was good enough. Let's hope i dont humiliate myself anymore in front of these people tonight. I went and knocked on Nick's door, his bedroom was down the hall and around the corner.
"Come in" he said. I went in, his room wasn't as finished as mine was but nearly done. He was sitting on his bed with his music playing reading a magazine.
"How's the nose?" i asked sitting cross legged on the end of his bed.
"You tell me" he moved the magazine from in front of his face to reveal a nose that had a gauze overtop of it and purple bruises escaping the sides of it. I giggled and covered my mouth to stop full blown laughter escaping my lips.
"Is it that bad?" Nick moaned "I've been too scared to look in the mirror" he admitted gingerly touching his face.
I patted his knee "Its fine big bro" he sighed. "Hae has Lavender said anything to you since we arrived?" i asked.
"No why would she? She hasn't even said anything to mum" he said with a frown "Mum said to just give it a while and see if she adjusts"
I nodded; our sister's shyness was bad. It got to a point one year that she wouldn't leave the house or she would cry if someone looked at her. Mum homeschooled her but the doctor she sees said to sent her to school this year because it was a tiny one and it was all boys so there would be no girls to harass her....but there were boys and boys are pricks. "I'll go see her...i was meant to help her unpack anyway" i said getting up of the bed. I got to the door and turned "Mum invited people for tea by the way" i said grinning at Nicks pissed of expression before leaving the room.
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"Lavender can i come in?" i asked at her door which was slightly open.
"Yes" was the silent answer
I went in her room was dark purple and was the same as mine but she had a TV and DVD in her room. And there were big windows looking out at the forest.
Lavender was sitting on the floor going through a small box which was filled with sea shells and random stones. My sister was very pretty i have no idea why she's so shy most girls go green with envy when they see her out with mum and dad, she has long brown wavy hair with natural blond streaks through it. My family was quite tanned but her skin was pale with rosy cheeks, she had the most amazing emerald green eyes which she got from dad and was blessed with being tall and graceful not short petite and clumsy like me. Sometimes it felt like i was the big sibling not the youngest nick and Lavender were twins oddly they looked nothing alike. They were both 17 and I'm only 15.
"You okay?" i asked putting my hands in my pockets,
She looked up at me and gave me a small smile "Yes" she said again
"Do ya want some help unpacking?" i asked
"No"
I looked around she had finished her room more than me or nick and had even put photo frames on the walls. I looked back at her she was setting up her shell and stuff on a shelf.
"Hae our new neighbours are here for tea in about" i glanced at my non existence watch "15 minutes"
"Oh" was all she said then she turned to face me "Will you help me find something to wear?" she asked
"Sure" i smiled.
In the end we decided on a sun dress that was white and had a little bow in the middle of a band that went around her waist and then the dress flowed in a flow of blues and white halfway down to her knees.
"Wow you scrub up good sis" i commented smiling "Makes me look terrible"
She smiled "Thanks" she left her hair out and turned and followed me out to the lounge were mum was still frantically cooking.
