Link Larkin Junior hurried down the steps. He was the spitting image of
his father. Link had seen pictures of his father's 16 year old self, and
he looked exactly like him.
Link bumped into his nineteen year old sister, Tabitha. She was home from college, again. The college was only an hour away.
"Watch out rat." She sneered.
"Screw you Tab." He said grabbing his jacket.
Link walked into the kitchen. His father was sitting at the table with the paper, and his mother Tracy was cooking breakfast.
"Morning." She got a plate for him and started filling it.
"Sorry mom. Got to run. I'm supposed to meet Mac in about five minutes." Link looked at his watch.
"A date?" asked his father.
"No dad, stop being stupid." Link rolled his eyes.
"Hey little bro." Link's other sister Tara came in and put her arm around his neck.
"Tara? What are you doing home?" His second oldest sister was married, and had moved to Indiana.
"Boy your stupid." Tara rolled her eyes, "Remember this week is the week we meet with Uncle Seaweed and Aunt Penny's family."
"That's this week?" Link shrugged his shoulders. "When is Tanya coming home? And can Mac come with us?" He gave a begging look toward his mom.
"Yeah. Mac can come. Tanya's oldest wants to stay with a friend. Tell Mackey not to worry about it. Tanya will be home this afternoon. Now you better go." Tracy pointed to the clock.
"Damn, I'll talk to you later. See you this afternoon!" Link grabbed his book bag threw it over his shoulder and went out.
"Poor kid, he doesn't even know when he is in love." Tara shook her head.
"He'll realize it soon enough. I mean, look at us? Tracy and I are high school sweet hearts and we haven't been in a fight yet. Same with Uncle Seaweed and Aunt Penny." He put his arm around Tracy and kissed her. "I better get going to work. Love you." Tracy turned around and kissed him and Link gave Tara a kiss on the cheek.
"Bye Daddy." Then Link went out the door.
Link ran to the curb where he found Mac waiting there impatiently tapping her toe. She was a heavier girl and she had long black hair that slightly curled. Mac always flat ironed it though. She had black glasses that showed her artsy side. Her real name was McClarin; her mom wanted a Biblical name, her father wanted it with a twist. So they figured in Claire with an Irish twist. Mac was the best singer in the school, although some people always degraded her because of her size.
"Link Adam Larkin Junior! I thought I told you to be here 10 minutes ago!" she said glaring at him and holding her hand out for a taxi.
"Hey don't blame me! I just found out this is that week of the month where we go see Uncle Seaweed and Aunt Penny's family on the other side of Maryland." He paused to get into the cab. "I was wondering if you wanted to come." He asked slightly nervous.
Mac's heart skipped. Link always thought she was beautiful "Yeah definitely. When do we leave?" Mackey stared out the window because she was blushing.
"Tomorrow afternoon. We're going to be taking the Am." Link smiled a little.
"Do I need to pay for it?" she asked still staring out the window.
"No, no. We have it all covered. Turns out Tanya's oldest wants to stay with her friend this week. So we had an extra ticket." The taxi driver stopped and they split the fair.
"Why do we go here all the time again?" asked Mac looking at the old run down mall.
"No clue, we need to find a new hangout, that's all I know." They walked in and started roaming through the stores.
"I suppose I should get a new outfit for this week." Said Mac as they walked into a store.
"Why? It's just my family and my Aunt and Uncles."
"Because I can Mr. Larkin." She winked and grabbed some cargos and a shirt.
Mac went in and tried them on. She came out with a smile. She bought them and they walked to the cafeteria.
"This is going to be fun right?" Mac asked. She bought them each a soda and some nachos.
"Hell yeah! With my cousins there to show us around. One is our age and the other is a bit older. It's always been a blast." Link grabbed his soda and sipped it.
"Well, I better get home and start packing." Mac grabbed her soda and stood up.
"We'll pick you up tomorrow around. say 3:00?"
"Yeah sounds great. See you then."
Link bumped into his nineteen year old sister, Tabitha. She was home from college, again. The college was only an hour away.
"Watch out rat." She sneered.
"Screw you Tab." He said grabbing his jacket.
Link walked into the kitchen. His father was sitting at the table with the paper, and his mother Tracy was cooking breakfast.
"Morning." She got a plate for him and started filling it.
"Sorry mom. Got to run. I'm supposed to meet Mac in about five minutes." Link looked at his watch.
"A date?" asked his father.
"No dad, stop being stupid." Link rolled his eyes.
"Hey little bro." Link's other sister Tara came in and put her arm around his neck.
"Tara? What are you doing home?" His second oldest sister was married, and had moved to Indiana.
"Boy your stupid." Tara rolled her eyes, "Remember this week is the week we meet with Uncle Seaweed and Aunt Penny's family."
"That's this week?" Link shrugged his shoulders. "When is Tanya coming home? And can Mac come with us?" He gave a begging look toward his mom.
"Yeah. Mac can come. Tanya's oldest wants to stay with a friend. Tell Mackey not to worry about it. Tanya will be home this afternoon. Now you better go." Tracy pointed to the clock.
"Damn, I'll talk to you later. See you this afternoon!" Link grabbed his book bag threw it over his shoulder and went out.
"Poor kid, he doesn't even know when he is in love." Tara shook her head.
"He'll realize it soon enough. I mean, look at us? Tracy and I are high school sweet hearts and we haven't been in a fight yet. Same with Uncle Seaweed and Aunt Penny." He put his arm around Tracy and kissed her. "I better get going to work. Love you." Tracy turned around and kissed him and Link gave Tara a kiss on the cheek.
"Bye Daddy." Then Link went out the door.
Link ran to the curb where he found Mac waiting there impatiently tapping her toe. She was a heavier girl and she had long black hair that slightly curled. Mac always flat ironed it though. She had black glasses that showed her artsy side. Her real name was McClarin; her mom wanted a Biblical name, her father wanted it with a twist. So they figured in Claire with an Irish twist. Mac was the best singer in the school, although some people always degraded her because of her size.
"Link Adam Larkin Junior! I thought I told you to be here 10 minutes ago!" she said glaring at him and holding her hand out for a taxi.
"Hey don't blame me! I just found out this is that week of the month where we go see Uncle Seaweed and Aunt Penny's family on the other side of Maryland." He paused to get into the cab. "I was wondering if you wanted to come." He asked slightly nervous.
Mac's heart skipped. Link always thought she was beautiful "Yeah definitely. When do we leave?" Mackey stared out the window because she was blushing.
"Tomorrow afternoon. We're going to be taking the Am." Link smiled a little.
"Do I need to pay for it?" she asked still staring out the window.
"No, no. We have it all covered. Turns out Tanya's oldest wants to stay with her friend this week. So we had an extra ticket." The taxi driver stopped and they split the fair.
"Why do we go here all the time again?" asked Mac looking at the old run down mall.
"No clue, we need to find a new hangout, that's all I know." They walked in and started roaming through the stores.
"I suppose I should get a new outfit for this week." Said Mac as they walked into a store.
"Why? It's just my family and my Aunt and Uncles."
"Because I can Mr. Larkin." She winked and grabbed some cargos and a shirt.
Mac went in and tried them on. She came out with a smile. She bought them and they walked to the cafeteria.
"This is going to be fun right?" Mac asked. She bought them each a soda and some nachos.
"Hell yeah! With my cousins there to show us around. One is our age and the other is a bit older. It's always been a blast." Link grabbed his soda and sipped it.
"Well, I better get home and start packing." Mac grabbed her soda and stood up.
"We'll pick you up tomorrow around. say 3:00?"
"Yeah sounds great. See you then."