Chapter Two
"Alice, hurry up. You'll be late!" Alice came running down the stairs in a red and white waitress dress.
"Sorry Mom. Love you, bye." Alice, now seventeen, jumped into her powder blue '66 convertible mustang. She was on her way to work at Mai-Ling's Chinese Restaurant. She turned up her radio to maximum, and sped off.
Drake looked out the window when he heard the loud music. He saw Alice driving off in a hurry. He went back to doing the dishes like he was told, when his little sister Megan, Walked into the kitchen.
"Mom wants your car keys." Megan held out he hand expectantly. Drake threw down the plate he was washing, nearly breaking it.
"Why? Isn't it enough I'm on house arrest?" She backed up, then looked at how upset her brother was. He pulled off the gloves he was wearing, and untied Josh's apron, also on accessory he was wearing.
"I'm sorry, but mom said." He gave her the keys and she wrapped her arms around his waist.
"Thanks Megs." He said as he returned the gesture.
"This doesn't mean you're prank free. I just don't want Josh driving me to soccer practice. I hate is music." Drake laughed and let go of her. They walked into the living room where the rest of the family was watching Josh and his dad play the new videos games that Grammy had brought with her.
"Mom, why do you need my keys?" Audrey sat up straight and closed her magazine. Audrey was trying to keep herself calm for this conversation. She loved her son, and hated punishing him, but she had to.
Last week Drake had come home at two in the morning, because he had gone to a college party he wasn't allowed to be at. Audrey had screamed at him for two hours because he came in smelling like smoke and beer. Walter finally had to take her away to calm her down.
"Drake, sweetheart, you know why. I don't want you leaving this house without someone responsible in the car with you. Besides, it's your winter break and school doesn't' start for another week."
"But you'll give me back the keys then right?" He sat on the coffee table in front of her. His eyes were pleading.
"Maybe, but you're not leaving this house until school starts again, even if I have to call Sheri to come over and watch you. Go finish the dishes so you can start on the bath rooms." Drake got up and walked into the kitchen, but Megan stopped him in the doorway.
"Mommy, can I dry? I miss it when you and me used to do it." She gave a sweet smile to her mother.
"Sure honey." Megan grabbed Drake's hand and disappeared in to the kitchen.
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