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When they reached the car, Brooke climbed in and saw that her 17-year-old sister, Melissa, was sitting in the front seat. When Joseph and Chrissy got there, they climbed in as well. Instead of turning on the car to leave, Joseph turned to Brooke.
"What was that all about?" He asked.
"Nothing." Brooke said quickly, holding back tears.
"Come on." He prompted.
"I said nothing!" She shouted. Joseph sighed and started the car.
"Fine." He said as they pulled out. It wasn't long before they pulled into the parking lot of the middle school, where their 12-year-old brother, Tyler, was waiting. He was the one of the only people still waiting for their ride. When he saw his siblings, he ran to the car and got into the back seat with Chrissy and Brooke.
"You're 15 minutes late!" He said with annoyance in his voice. "Where were you?"
"Ask Brooke." Joseph said quietly. Brooke ignored him, and they soon pulled out. They drove in silence all the way home. When they pulled into the driveway, Brooke was the first one out of the car. She ran inside before the others were even out of the car. The remaining siblings looked at one another in confusion, then went inside.
When they went in the door, Lucy came over. She gave each of the four children a hug, and then turned to Joseph.
"Do you know what's up with Brooke?" She asked. "She ran straight to her and Melissa's room when she came in." Joseph shook his head.
"Not a clue." He said. All of the other kids shook their heads when Lucy looked to question them. Joseph shifted uncomfortably as his mother came back to him.
"What do you know that you're not telling me, Joe?" She asked sternly. There aren't many things that intimidate a 16-year-old boy, but Lucy Kinkirk was definitely one of them.
"Um-Um" He stuttered, not knowing what to say.
"Spit it out." Lucy told him.
"She might need to talk to you about something. That's all." He said. Lucy nodded her head.
"Fine." She said with exasperation. "I'll go and find her. The four of you need to get started with your homework. The kids said nothing as they scattered, and Lucy started up the stairs.
When she reached Brooke and Melissa's room, she knocked on the door. There was no answer. She opened it up and saw Brooke sitting on her bed with a fearful look on her face. Lucy walked over and sat down on Melissa's bed across from Brooke.
"What's going on?" She asked. Brooke sighed and looked at the floor. She stood up and walked over to her binder. She took out the horrible test and took it to her mother silently. Lucy studied it then got a pen and signed it.
"So?" Brooke asked nervously.
"Well, I'm disappointed." Lucy said. "But we'll chat about what'll be done about this with your father when he gets home." Brooke nodded silently and Lucy left.
'Great!' She thought to herself. 'Nothing like a chat with dad.' She walked over to her desk and sat down. She pulled out her binder, and with a sigh, began her homework.
'This is going to be a long day.'
When they reached the car, Brooke climbed in and saw that her 17-year-old sister, Melissa, was sitting in the front seat. When Joseph and Chrissy got there, they climbed in as well. Instead of turning on the car to leave, Joseph turned to Brooke.
"What was that all about?" He asked.
"Nothing." Brooke said quickly, holding back tears.
"Come on." He prompted.
"I said nothing!" She shouted. Joseph sighed and started the car.
"Fine." He said as they pulled out. It wasn't long before they pulled into the parking lot of the middle school, where their 12-year-old brother, Tyler, was waiting. He was the one of the only people still waiting for their ride. When he saw his siblings, he ran to the car and got into the back seat with Chrissy and Brooke.
"You're 15 minutes late!" He said with annoyance in his voice. "Where were you?"
"Ask Brooke." Joseph said quietly. Brooke ignored him, and they soon pulled out. They drove in silence all the way home. When they pulled into the driveway, Brooke was the first one out of the car. She ran inside before the others were even out of the car. The remaining siblings looked at one another in confusion, then went inside.
When they went in the door, Lucy came over. She gave each of the four children a hug, and then turned to Joseph.
"Do you know what's up with Brooke?" She asked. "She ran straight to her and Melissa's room when she came in." Joseph shook his head.
"Not a clue." He said. All of the other kids shook their heads when Lucy looked to question them. Joseph shifted uncomfortably as his mother came back to him.
"What do you know that you're not telling me, Joe?" She asked sternly. There aren't many things that intimidate a 16-year-old boy, but Lucy Kinkirk was definitely one of them.
"Um-Um" He stuttered, not knowing what to say.
"Spit it out." Lucy told him.
"She might need to talk to you about something. That's all." He said. Lucy nodded her head.
"Fine." She said with exasperation. "I'll go and find her. The four of you need to get started with your homework. The kids said nothing as they scattered, and Lucy started up the stairs.
When she reached Brooke and Melissa's room, she knocked on the door. There was no answer. She opened it up and saw Brooke sitting on her bed with a fearful look on her face. Lucy walked over and sat down on Melissa's bed across from Brooke.
"What's going on?" She asked. Brooke sighed and looked at the floor. She stood up and walked over to her binder. She took out the horrible test and took it to her mother silently. Lucy studied it then got a pen and signed it.
"So?" Brooke asked nervously.
"Well, I'm disappointed." Lucy said. "But we'll chat about what'll be done about this with your father when he gets home." Brooke nodded silently and Lucy left.
'Great!' She thought to herself. 'Nothing like a chat with dad.' She walked over to her desk and sat down. She pulled out her binder, and with a sigh, began her homework.
'This is going to be a long day.'