IMPORTANT: I think I only have one other chapter in JJ's P.O.V. Tell me how you like it or if you want them in Emily's, Eli's or Rosa's or anyone else and I'll do more.
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P.S. Let's pretend there was an American Girl Doll named Annabelle in 1993. JJ recieved it for her 8th birthday, along with the outfits, closet and bed.
April 19th, 1993.
Easter Sunday.
JJ's P.O.V.
I wake up really early this morning and before i can decide to go back to sleep, I remember that Easter Bunny came last night.
I jump out of bed and run downstairs where Mommy and Daddy are.
"Morning Momma."
"Good morning sweetheart. Did you well?"
"Yes." Then I look around the kitchen. "Momma? Did the Easter Bunny come last night?"
"I don't know." Mommy says. "Why don't you go look in the living room and see if he left you anything."
"Ok!" I skip out to the living room and see a basket. It's pink and purple and I see a soccer ball in it.
"Mom, look! A soccer ball!"
"Wow, I guess the Easter Bunny did know just what to bring, huh?"
"Yeah! But, what about the Easter eggs?"
"Well, the Easter Bunny left me a note that says he left you Easter eggs around the house to find."
My eyes light up. "Really? Can I look right now?"
"Yes, take your basket and go on." I grab my basket and go into the kitchen. I'm really excited, but I still remember to walk instead of running. In the dining room I find a pink and green egg and in the kitchen I find a purple egg and a blue egg with red spots.
In the living room, I sweep my eyes over the room. I see three red eggs, two blue, five green, a gold egg and a silveregg. The gold and silver eggs always have money in them.
Soon I am finished with my Easter egg hunt. i count my eggs and money. I have 8 dollars and 15 eggs in total!
My daddy makes me some eggs with bacon and then I go upstairs to put my pretty yellow sundress on.
Upstairs.
"Mommy, will you take my braids down so I can have super curly hair, please?" I ask Momma. Last night after I washed my hair, Emmy French braided it. She says I have natural curly hair, but with the braids my hair will be twice as curly.
"Sure baby. Go sit on my bed and let me finish putting my makeup on. Then, I'll take them down. Ok?"
"Ok." I go to her room and sit on her bed. My baby doll Annabelle is laying on her bed. Anna has blue eyes and blonde hair. Emily showed me how to braid her hair so it will be curly too.
"Mom, can I bring Anna to church?"
"Yes, but you can only bring the outfit she is wearing. Nothing else." Momma tells me.
"Yes, ma'am." I go to my room and open Anna's closet. She has all kinds of dresses, like the red and green one for Christmas, the turkey outfit for Thanksgiving, and the pink and yellow dresses for Easter. I pick out the tellow dress to match mine and then put her sandles on.
"Are you ready to take your braids down?" Mom asks me.
"Yes." Mommy takes the braids down and them sprays my hair with hairspray so it will stay extra curly. Next, she puts a yellow headband in my hair and then tells me to sit down downstairs.
"Mama, can I call Emily to tell her Happy Easter?"
"Sure, but you won't be able to talk to her long because we'll have to leave for church."
"Ok, can I just tell her Happy Easter and ask her to come over after church?" I ask.
"Yes, you may do that."
I skip downstairs and find Daddy in the kitchen. I ask him to call Emmy and then sit down at the table to talk to her.
At Emily's House. General P.O.V.
Over at Emily's house she is just finishing up on getting ready when her phone rings. She smiles when she sees JJ's name on the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Emmy! Happy Easter!" JJ says.
"Happy Easter, Jen. What are you up too?"
"I'm wait in' on Momma to finish getting ready for church." JJ replies. "Guess what!"
"What?"
"The Easter Bunny came last night! He even hide the eggs around the house for me to find!"
"Did he? What else did he bring you?"
"A soccer ball!" There's a pause where Emily can Sandy talking to JJ. "Emmy are you gonna come over after church?"
"I'm not sure what my mom has planned, but if I can get away then I'll come over. I can't promise anything though, ok?"
JJ sighs and then says, "Ok. Mom says it's time to go."
"All right, bug. I'll talk to you later. Love you."
A couple of hours later. After church. JJ's P.O.V.
After church the Jareau family gathers at Sandy and Michael's house for Easter lunch and the traditional Easter Egg Hunt.
"Ok guys, go sit in the kitchen with Aunt Amber and Aunt Maria." Sandy tells me and the younger kids.
After all the eggs are hid mommy comes back in and tells me that when can start the hunt.
(This part kind of goes on without JJ's knowledge.)
"This is stupid. I don't understand why I had to come." Madeleine mumbles. Although she was ungrounded for what happened almost a year ago, she's still in trouble. Not able to go to any extracurricular activities except her gymnastics practice.
"Madeliene Christina, you know exactly why you're here. This is a family event that you have been going to for your entire life. Now stop being a brat and stop trying to ruin this for your cousins and aunts and uncles."
Madeleine just rolls her eyes. "I'm eighteen, and I don't have to listen to you if I don't want to." She smarts off.
"Well, how about we test our your being 'eighteen and not having to listen to us' after you move out, get a job, buy an apartment, and pay your own bills, huh?" Jack asks.
That statement makes Madeleine go quiet as she just fold her arms and huffs.
"That's what I thought. As long as your in you live with your mom and I, you will obey our rules. You got yourself into this mess and now you just have to deal with the consequences." Jack said.
"Fine. Whatever." With that Madeleine gets up and goes inside the house.
(Back to JJ's P.O.V.)
After the Easter Egg Hunt is over, the adults say we need to eat some lunch before can open our eggs. Mommy gives me some turkey, mash potatoes and gravy and some corn.
It doesn't take long for me to get done eating and I go over in the grass where 'Lena and Brea are opening their eggs.
"Did you guys get any of the gold or silver eggs?" I ask my cousins.
"No, I didn't, but 'Len got a silver egg and a gold egg." Breanna says.
We open all of our eggs and make one big pile with the candy. We have M&M's, skittles, twizzlers, and snickers bars.
"I'll give you all of my M&Ms for your snickers." Elena says to Breanna.
"Ok, here." Brea takes all of the M&M's and then gives Elena all of her snickers bars.
"Can I have some of you skittles for some of my twizzlers?" I ask.
"Yes. Here." We trade the candy.
"JJ, come here for a sec." My mom calls from the house.
I go inside and take the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hey, bug. I'm just leaving lunch with my mom. Do you still want me to come over?" Emily asks.
"Yes, please." Yay! Emily's going to spend Easter with me! I'm so happy because that means she was able to get away from her mom.
"All right, I'm be over in five minutes."
"Ok, bye!" I say and then I hand the phone back to mommy. Then I sit down and watch the clock. When five minutes are up, Emily knocks at the door.
"Hi, Emmy! Come on, let's go to the backyard and you can have some of my candy."
"Ok, let's go."
"Wait! I wanna piggy back ride." Emily bends down and I climb on her back. She goes to the backyard and over to Elena and Breanna who are guarding my pile of candy.
Here it is. I know I said ten reviews, but oh well.
IMPORTANT: I need middle names for the names Alexandrea, Maddison, and Jeremiah. I will give credit to those that I use in the next chapter as well as the A/N chapter
What did you think? Are Jack and Amber being too hard on Madeleine or would you be the same way?
Did any of you readers out there do something similar to JJ? Where you got with family members around your age and traded candy? Or did you keep all to yourself?
Please review guys! I really would like more than one. Things like 'good story' 'liked it' or 'hated it' or anything else would be fine!
Please let me know of my mistakes but don't go all out and say that my story is ride like a certain reader did. (I deleted those reviews from the A/N and chapter 16)