Here's chapter three.. hope you like it.
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Ruthie and Simon sat in their seperate rooms with the door open.
"So, what do you think about this housekeeper?" Simon asked. Ruthie looked in the room. She couldn't see her brother, and he couldn't see her, but they were both comforted by each other's presence.
"I don't think we need her," Ruthie replied. She had been reading, and dog-eared her book before putting it on her desk. "What about you?"
"I agree with you. Mom and dad are doing great, and we help, just not enough," Simon explained.
"What can we do?" Ruthie asked, excitedly.
"We can try to be as helpful as possible to mom and then maybe she won't think we need this housekeeper," Simon replied. Ruthie liked this idea. Her eyes lit up.
"Yeah!" Ruthie exclaimed. She went into her brother's room and hugged him. He secretly loved it when she did this, knowing that he was loved, but always acted macho and tough.
"Quit doin' that!" Simon exclaimed.
"Sorry, I am just really happy with you," Ruthie replied, her curly locks in her face. He smiled.
"Now, we have to put our plan into action," Simon said. Ruthie gave a sly smile.
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Lucy and Mary sat in their room, throwing the basketball around. Suddenly, Simon and Ruthie come in and bounce down beside their sisters.
"You've got to help us!" Ruthie said.
"With what?" Mary asked.
"We've got a plan," Simon replied.
"Oh yeah? What kind of plan?" Lucy asked.
"We're gonna show mom and dad that we don't need no housekeeper cause' we can help em' around the house and with the twins. We're just gonna help!" Ruthie replied. Mary and Lucy gave Simon a look.
"What she means, is that we're going to try and convince mom and dad that we don't need a housekeeper. We can help them. What do you think?" Simon asked.
"I think that that is a great idea! I really don't want a housekeeper," Mary replied.
"A housekeeper will tie mom and dad up with pleasing her, I could use a little extra freedom," Lucy said.
"You don't need extra freedom," Mary replied.
"Still, this housekeeper could work to our advantage. You know she's not going to give a," Lucy began, and then Mary gave her a look. "Care about what we do," Lucy finished.
"Lucy," Mary said.
"What?" Lucy asked.
"You don't need extra freedom. They've been letting you be yourself and do what you want anyway, lately," Mary replied.
"No they haven't," Lucy answered. Mary rolled her eyes.
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Ruthie and Simon sat in their seperate rooms with the door open.
"So, what do you think about this housekeeper?" Simon asked. Ruthie looked in the room. She couldn't see her brother, and he couldn't see her, but they were both comforted by each other's presence.
"I don't think we need her," Ruthie replied. She had been reading, and dog-eared her book before putting it on her desk. "What about you?"
"I agree with you. Mom and dad are doing great, and we help, just not enough," Simon explained.
"What can we do?" Ruthie asked, excitedly.
"We can try to be as helpful as possible to mom and then maybe she won't think we need this housekeeper," Simon replied. Ruthie liked this idea. Her eyes lit up.
"Yeah!" Ruthie exclaimed. She went into her brother's room and hugged him. He secretly loved it when she did this, knowing that he was loved, but always acted macho and tough.
"Quit doin' that!" Simon exclaimed.
"Sorry, I am just really happy with you," Ruthie replied, her curly locks in her face. He smiled.
"Now, we have to put our plan into action," Simon said. Ruthie gave a sly smile.
**
Lucy and Mary sat in their room, throwing the basketball around. Suddenly, Simon and Ruthie come in and bounce down beside their sisters.
"You've got to help us!" Ruthie said.
"With what?" Mary asked.
"We've got a plan," Simon replied.
"Oh yeah? What kind of plan?" Lucy asked.
"We're gonna show mom and dad that we don't need no housekeeper cause' we can help em' around the house and with the twins. We're just gonna help!" Ruthie replied. Mary and Lucy gave Simon a look.
"What she means, is that we're going to try and convince mom and dad that we don't need a housekeeper. We can help them. What do you think?" Simon asked.
"I think that that is a great idea! I really don't want a housekeeper," Mary replied.
"A housekeeper will tie mom and dad up with pleasing her, I could use a little extra freedom," Lucy said.
"You don't need extra freedom," Mary replied.
"Still, this housekeeper could work to our advantage. You know she's not going to give a," Lucy began, and then Mary gave her a look. "Care about what we do," Lucy finished.
"Lucy," Mary said.
"What?" Lucy asked.
"You don't need extra freedom. They've been letting you be yourself and do what you want anyway, lately," Mary replied.
"No they haven't," Lucy answered. Mary rolled her eyes.