"I'm like a flower about to bloom," Tess' MP3 player sang.
"What new pop sensation are we being subjected to this week?" Kate asked from the hallway.
"Kaylee-Anne-Marie," Tess answered as she tossed another shirt out of her closet and on to the floor.
"That has to be the stupidest name I have heard," Kate commented.
"I'm going to her concert on Saturday," Tess told her sister.
"Mom and Dad are letting you go?" Kate questioned.
"No, but that's never stopped you," Tess replied.
"I'd never thought I would see this day," Kate said."I'm so proud."
"Come in and close the door in case Mom comes home," Tess ordered.
Once she had closed the door, Kate asked, "So what's the plan?"
"That's where you come in," Tess explained. "The concert is on the other side of town so we have to take the bus from the mall."
"What does this have to do with me?" Kate questioned.
"We decided to say the mall is having a teen night, and I need you to tell Mom and Dad you heard about it too," Tess continued.
"That isn't out of character for me," Kate replied. "No problem."
"You're the best," Tess jumping up to give Kate a hug.
"Turn that whining off before I resort to violence," Kate told her.
Tess turned the music off at sat down next to her sister. "Truth or dare?" Tess asked.
"That game is stupid," Kate replied.
"Truth or dare?" Tess asked again.
"Truth," Kate told her.
"Have you ever done drugs if so what ones?" Tess questioned.
"You're dumb, but yes, once. And none of your business," Kate said.
"You have to answer. No, I don't," Kate said as she slammed Tess' door.
Across town, Meg waited outside the school with a few other students waiting for their rides. A short blond girl approached Meg and said, "Hi, Meg!"
"Hi, Jenna," Meg replied.
"Did you get an invitation to Kirsten's birthday party?" Jenna asked.
"Yeah," Meg answered.
"You aren't going are you?" Jenna questioned.
"I want to go," Meg told her.
"Oh well, I someone say that Kirsten only invited you because you're rich," Jenna stated.
"What?" Meg questioned.
"You're rich, and everyone knows rich kids give the best presents," Jenna explained.
Meg thought about this until she saw Carol pull into the parking lot. She quickly remembered to pull her brace out of her backpack and put it on before she got in the car.
"Are we rich?" Meg asked as Carol parked the car outside their house.
"Your father and I both have well paying jobs," Carol told her.
"But are we rich?" Meg asked again.
"Meg, why are you asking?" Carol questioned.
"Well, Jenna said the only reason Kirsten invited me to her birthday party was because I'm rich, and I would get Kirsten a good present," Meg replied.
"Could Jenna have been lying?" Carol asked as she opened her door.
"Maybe, I don't know," Meg answered taking of her seatbelt.
"Mom, phone!" Tess screamed from her room a few moments after Carol and Meg had entered the house.
Carol walked to the nearest phone and said, "Hello."
"Mrs. Ross, this Ms. Davis," the voice responded.
"We've been waiting to hear from you," Carol told her.
"Yes, I do have good news. You have been approved, and we will try to place Andrew with you as soon as possible," Ms. Davis said.
"Really? I mean that is wonderful," Carol replied.
"I'll be in contact with you," Ms. Davis told her before hanging up.
Carol immediately called Doug at work to tell him the news. He decided to leave an hour early to enjoy a celebratory dinner with his family.
"Yahoo, take-out Chinese food," Kate said when she noticed the white cartons on the table.
"Shut up, Kate," Tess told her twin as she set the table.
Kate shoved her, and Tess knocked over the sweet and sour chicken.
"Look it's all over now," Tess whined.
"Somebody call a wahmbulance," Kate said.
Tess glared at her but refused to let Kate know she was getting to her. Soon the rest of the family joined them.
"Why is there chicken all over the table?" Carol asked.
"Tess, couldn't wait until dinner to feed her fat…" Kate began to say.
"Hey, " Doug snapped.
Kate knew she'd better stop unless she wanted to spend her weekend scrubbing the floors.
"We're only having nice conversations this evening," Doug told them.
Kate rolled her eyes and attacked an egg roll.
"I got an A on my spelling test," Meg announced.
"That's great, sweetheart," Carol told her.
"So when is Andrew coming?" Tess asked.
"Hopefully Monday," Doug replied.
"Where is he going to sleep?" Tess questioned.
"Any new suggestions?" Carol asked the girls.
Tess and Meg shrugged, but Kate suggested they relocate Tess to the garage. After dinner, Tess went to call her friends, Meg was attacking an alien planet on the computer, and Kate was coming up with a plan.
"I volunteer to give up my room," Kate announced later that evening.
Doug and Carol looked at her with surprise and suspicion. They had been trying for days to get two of their daughters to move into together.
"If I get to move to the basement," Kate continued.
"I don't know about that," Carol said.
"Think about. It's perfect. See Tess and Meg's rooms are girly colors so you'd have to paint the walls eventually," Kate told them. "My room is green. You wouldn't have to pick up a paintbrush for years."
"What is so attractive about the basement?" Doug questioned.
"I'd have more privacy," Kate replied.
"Until laundry day," Carol told her.
"I think of the laundry room as a plus," Kate said. "I wouldn't have to carry my dirty clothes very far."
"Kate, it's late. We'll talk to over and let you know tomorrow," Carol responded.
Kate took the hint and walked part way up the stairs before creeping back down to listen to their conversation.
"So what do you think?" Doug asked after he heard Kate go upstairs.
"Not going to happen," Carol answered.
"Come on at least she offered. We have been trying to come up with a solution and moving or adding on is not going to happen in the near future," he said.
"I have a bad feeling about this," she told him, "but I'll give in as a temporary measure."
Thanks for all the encouragement and ideas. I will say I usually throw in a little craziness in the most unexpected places. But that's all you're getting out of me. Muhaha! I'm really happy with this story which is more than I can say about some of my other stories. Hope to read your reviews soon!
"What new pop sensation are we being subjected to this week?" Kate asked from the hallway.
"Kaylee-Anne-Marie," Tess answered as she tossed another shirt out of her closet and on to the floor.
"That has to be the stupidest name I have heard," Kate commented.
"I'm going to her concert on Saturday," Tess told her sister.
"Mom and Dad are letting you go?" Kate questioned.
"No, but that's never stopped you," Tess replied.
"I'd never thought I would see this day," Kate said."I'm so proud."
"Come in and close the door in case Mom comes home," Tess ordered.
Once she had closed the door, Kate asked, "So what's the plan?"
"That's where you come in," Tess explained. "The concert is on the other side of town so we have to take the bus from the mall."
"What does this have to do with me?" Kate questioned.
"We decided to say the mall is having a teen night, and I need you to tell Mom and Dad you heard about it too," Tess continued.
"That isn't out of character for me," Kate replied. "No problem."
"You're the best," Tess jumping up to give Kate a hug.
"Turn that whining off before I resort to violence," Kate told her.
Tess turned the music off at sat down next to her sister. "Truth or dare?" Tess asked.
"That game is stupid," Kate replied.
"Truth or dare?" Tess asked again.
"Truth," Kate told her.
"Have you ever done drugs if so what ones?" Tess questioned.
"You're dumb, but yes, once. And none of your business," Kate said.
"You have to answer. No, I don't," Kate said as she slammed Tess' door.
Across town, Meg waited outside the school with a few other students waiting for their rides. A short blond girl approached Meg and said, "Hi, Meg!"
"Hi, Jenna," Meg replied.
"Did you get an invitation to Kirsten's birthday party?" Jenna asked.
"Yeah," Meg answered.
"You aren't going are you?" Jenna questioned.
"I want to go," Meg told her.
"Oh well, I someone say that Kirsten only invited you because you're rich," Jenna stated.
"What?" Meg questioned.
"You're rich, and everyone knows rich kids give the best presents," Jenna explained.
Meg thought about this until she saw Carol pull into the parking lot. She quickly remembered to pull her brace out of her backpack and put it on before she got in the car.
"Are we rich?" Meg asked as Carol parked the car outside their house.
"Your father and I both have well paying jobs," Carol told her.
"But are we rich?" Meg asked again.
"Meg, why are you asking?" Carol questioned.
"Well, Jenna said the only reason Kirsten invited me to her birthday party was because I'm rich, and I would get Kirsten a good present," Meg replied.
"Could Jenna have been lying?" Carol asked as she opened her door.
"Maybe, I don't know," Meg answered taking of her seatbelt.
"Mom, phone!" Tess screamed from her room a few moments after Carol and Meg had entered the house.
Carol walked to the nearest phone and said, "Hello."
"Mrs. Ross, this Ms. Davis," the voice responded.
"We've been waiting to hear from you," Carol told her.
"Yes, I do have good news. You have been approved, and we will try to place Andrew with you as soon as possible," Ms. Davis said.
"Really? I mean that is wonderful," Carol replied.
"I'll be in contact with you," Ms. Davis told her before hanging up.
Carol immediately called Doug at work to tell him the news. He decided to leave an hour early to enjoy a celebratory dinner with his family.
"Yahoo, take-out Chinese food," Kate said when she noticed the white cartons on the table.
"Shut up, Kate," Tess told her twin as she set the table.
Kate shoved her, and Tess knocked over the sweet and sour chicken.
"Look it's all over now," Tess whined.
"Somebody call a wahmbulance," Kate said.
Tess glared at her but refused to let Kate know she was getting to her. Soon the rest of the family joined them.
"Why is there chicken all over the table?" Carol asked.
"Tess, couldn't wait until dinner to feed her fat…" Kate began to say.
"Hey, " Doug snapped.
Kate knew she'd better stop unless she wanted to spend her weekend scrubbing the floors.
"We're only having nice conversations this evening," Doug told them.
Kate rolled her eyes and attacked an egg roll.
"I got an A on my spelling test," Meg announced.
"That's great, sweetheart," Carol told her.
"So when is Andrew coming?" Tess asked.
"Hopefully Monday," Doug replied.
"Where is he going to sleep?" Tess questioned.
"Any new suggestions?" Carol asked the girls.
Tess and Meg shrugged, but Kate suggested they relocate Tess to the garage. After dinner, Tess went to call her friends, Meg was attacking an alien planet on the computer, and Kate was coming up with a plan.
"I volunteer to give up my room," Kate announced later that evening.
Doug and Carol looked at her with surprise and suspicion. They had been trying for days to get two of their daughters to move into together.
"If I get to move to the basement," Kate continued.
"I don't know about that," Carol said.
"Think about. It's perfect. See Tess and Meg's rooms are girly colors so you'd have to paint the walls eventually," Kate told them. "My room is green. You wouldn't have to pick up a paintbrush for years."
"What is so attractive about the basement?" Doug questioned.
"I'd have more privacy," Kate replied.
"Until laundry day," Carol told her.
"I think of the laundry room as a plus," Kate said. "I wouldn't have to carry my dirty clothes very far."
"Kate, it's late. We'll talk to over and let you know tomorrow," Carol responded.
Kate took the hint and walked part way up the stairs before creeping back down to listen to their conversation.
"So what do you think?" Doug asked after he heard Kate go upstairs.
"Not going to happen," Carol answered.
"Come on at least she offered. We have been trying to come up with a solution and moving or adding on is not going to happen in the near future," he said.
"I have a bad feeling about this," she told him, "but I'll give in as a temporary measure."
Thanks for all the encouragement and ideas. I will say I usually throw in a little craziness in the most unexpected places. But that's all you're getting out of me. Muhaha! I'm really happy with this story which is more than I can say about some of my other stories. Hope to read your reviews soon!