Aww family bonding moment, lovey dovey stuff rainbows and unicorns. Okay im being stupid again, 6 in the morn people and we have to leave at ten. UGGH! Anyways enjoy.
In the morning I wake up and hear pots and pans clattering, water running and then a cabinet door closing. I slip out of bed and make sure my brothers are still asleep before I open the door. I head downstairs and walk across the carpet and peer into the kitchen and see Gale. I walk in and stand at the island. He has his back to me. He goes to the refrigerator and gets the carton of milk. He walks over to the cabinet and grabs a cup. He walks back and stands at the stove where a pan sits on the burner but it's not on.
He looks at the carton, then at the pan. He stares for a while, "whatcha thinking about" I ask and he jumps. "When did you get in here" he asks. "a while ago" I say and go to the cabinet and grab a cup. I hold it out and he pours milk into it. "So why were you staring at the pan" I ask and take a sip. He chuckles, "I was thinking about what would happen if I put milk in a pan then turned the stove on" he says rolling his eyes at the thought. I laugh and take another sip. "it would probably turn into some type of egg or cheese I don't know" I say, he laughs, "that's what I was thinking" he says. He pours himself a cup of milk and takes a big gulp.
"so you wanna talk about why you were so upset yesterday" he asks me. I probably shouldn't tell him, but why not, he's practically my step dad. "Well. Beck and I got in some trouble" I say. "what did you do" he asks. "we…had sex" I say and he chokes on his milk. "what" he says. "twice" I add. "no wonder your mom was so pissed" he says. "yeah, and I have to apologize to her, I said some things that I shouldn't have and I really hurt her feelings" I say and lean up against the counter.
"hmm, well this is getting sad so, do you want to help me make breakfast" he asks and I nod. I drink the rest of my milk and help him. I stir the pancake batter and make large pancakes, then smaller ones when he says that it's taking to long. He prepares white mushy pot of grains he said is called grits. He puts in a small square of butter then stirs it up. "you know what goes good with grits" he asks, "what" I say as I'm mixing. "fish" he says and puts another pot on the stove and fills it with oil. He seasons up fish in a bag then puts them in the boiling oil to fry. He takes out a carton of eggs, a big bowl and a whisk. We crack the eggs, season them and put a little milk in it, "milk makes it fluff up" he says.
He gives me the whisk and makes me stir. "bacon" I say as I'm stirring. "out of bacon" he says. "sauage" I say. "ha ha I can make that work" he says getting a pack of sausages out of the fridge ad cutting it open. He puts them on a cutting board, "they're already cooked but we're going to make this and the eggs into an omelet" he says. "do you usually make breakfast" I ask. "no, we usually just eat cereal or something quick" he says quickly slicing the meat into thin circles. I nod then look at the egg, "done" i say. "alright go ahead and pour it in" he says. I look at the pan, the butter has melted. I put a little of the egg in and gale comes over and puts in a few sausages then gets to work on flipping and folding it when it's cooked.
I tend to the fish, taking the finished ones out and putting them on a plate with napkins on it. I add new ones in it then turn off the grits so they don't burn. "get out nine plates" gale tells me and I do, along with cups and utensils. We make the plates, giving everyone a certain amount to do with their age and weight. Gale and dad get a lot since they are well built and muscled, mom gets a lot because she likes a lot. The boys get medium and I get a bit more than them. Rhema gets the same amount as Archer and Petal gets half of that and her other half goes to Theta who has much more than daddy and gale since she's pregnant.
I put the plates on the table and set the cups down next to them and the forks, spoons and butter knives. I get flash cards, take a marker and write down everyone's name and put it with their plate. Gale and I head upstairs to wake everyone up.
I wake up my parents, "gale and I prepared breakfast for everyone" I say to them. Dad kisses my head then kisses mom's cheek and leaves out. "mom" I say. she looks at me. I throw my arms around her, "I'm so sorry mom. Im sorry for what I did, for what I said, im sorry for calling you a slut it shouldn't have ever crossed my mind. I shouldn't just blurt stuff out because I'm upset. I don't want you to be mad at me anymore. I wont cause anymore problems. You can punish me and I wont get mad, ground me, I don't care just don't be mad anymore" I cry. She hugs me back. I'm not mad" she says and kisses my head. "you're not" I ask. She smiles and shakes her head. I hug her again. "I love you mom", "I love you too honey" she says, "you're still in trouble though" she whispers. "I don't care, as long as you're not mad".
She lifts my head and wipes my tears. She puts her arm around me and we go downstairs. I have her sit in her chair, then I sit in my own. We all eat silently. Gale and I are complimented on our cooking skills.
Afterwards everyone takes turns in the bathrooms to wash up. We thank gale and his family for letting us stay for the night and we head to the train station. We board the train and head home.
When we get back to district twelve it's about 3 in the afternoon and I'm tired again. I head to my room and unpack then unclothe and take a nap in my bra and underwear. It gets too hot and I kick my blankets off. I hear a gasp and open my eyes. It's my parents. I grab the blanket and cover my body, "dad, please, privacy" I complain with my eyes squinted. Mom walk over and pulls my bra strap upwards, "where did you get black underwear from" she asks.
My eyes widen, I hadn't realized I was wearing them. "I bought them" I say. "why" she asks pulling me out of my bed to look. "beck said that since I wasn't a virgin then I should start wearing black underwear" I say, a little more alert. I just got my parents mad all over again. "uggh! Celine change out of these, you aren't allowed to wear them, and your grounded for two months" she says and walks out of my room with my father behind her. I go to the door and close it.
Great! Now im in more trouble. I go to my dresser and remove my black underwear and put on my green ones. I climb back into bed and sleep. Hours later I feel someone shaking me. I get up and see dad with a tray carrying a plate of food and a bottle of water. "thanks" I say. he sits on my bed, "Celine we need to talk again" he says. "about my black underwear" I ask quietly. He nods, "any specific reason you bought them" he asks me. "beck suggested it and I wanted to wear them for him" I say. "why do you want to impress him so badly, don't you think you've done that already. He would want to be with you if he didn't think you were beautiful" he says.
"but beautiful and sexy are two different things" I say. "so you're trying to look sexy for him" he says. I nod shyly. He huffs a breath, "Celine, get rid of the black underwear please. I don't want to have one more discussion about beck and about what happened do you understand" he says and I nod. He gets up and walks out. Absolutely fed up with me he actually ends up slamming my door shut.