Quietly shutting the front door, she walked out of the foyer and into the living room. The blonde took off her book bag and dropped it next to the couch. "Mom? Are you home?" she shouted lightly. Silence was the reply. "Guess not," she mumbled. Running a hand through her hair, she shuffled into the kitchen.
With a quick mental check on what she was craving for, the girl opened up the pantry and pulled out a box of Lucky Charms. Lifting up the tabs, she grabbed a handful of the cereal.
"Paige?" a male voice called followed by the sound of a door closing.
"In the kitchen!" she answered. Slipping a few bits of the breakfast treat into her mouth, she hopped onto one of the counters.
A tall, curly haired blonde guy entered with a smile and teased, "Hey, those are my Lucky Charms."
"Uh, no they're not." Paige raised an eyebrow, "You ate your box-ful a few days ago. Aside from that, why are you home early? Mom said something about you having a late shift at the coffee shop tonight when she dropped me off at school this morning."
A hesitant, "I quit" filled the room.
"Mom and Dad are so going to kill you, Dylan." Putting the rest of her handful into her mouth, she closed the box and placed it next her. She chewed.
"I know," her brother threw out. "I couldn't take it anymore. My boss is just a complete control freak and he had it in for me. Why? I don't know, but he did. I was two seconds from going all 'King Kong' on him."
Letting Dylan's babble sink in, Paige took off her glasses and wiped the lens with the hem of her top. "So, what are going to do? The 'rents haven't been so easy on you since you dropped out of Calgary. They'll literally rip you to shreds when you tell them that you quit the job." Satisfied with her clear lens, she slipped her thin framed glasses back on.
"That's why you and I are going to keep quiet about this. I'm going to pretend that I'm still working till I actually find another opening at a different place."
Getting off the counter and onto her feet, the younger sibling began to head to her room. "I'm just going to take a leap and say that the plan you have there, is so not going to work. After all, Dad always goes there on his break, which is conveniently enough, on your shift. Oh, and you better leave since Mom should be home by now. She's not, but I'm sure she will be."
Dylan cursed under his breath.
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"You think I could sleep over the night of the party?" Hazel asked. She looked at Alex, "I don't think I'd want to go home after it."
The dark haired girl nodded, "Sure, but you're definitely helping out on cleaning the aftermath of the event."
Hazel made a face of disgust, but nodded reluctantly.
"I'll help out, too." Jimmy shrugged, "Don't want you getting into trouble or whatever. We wouldn't be able to have anymore parties if you do, you know?"
Alex shrugged, "I wouldn't get into trouble. Like I said, my parents don't care… about anything."
Jimmy smirked, "Cool."
Nodding, the raven haired girl mumbled a soft 'Yeah'. Her eyes stung from the tears that were threatening to come. Sunglasses still on, she stood up quickly, "I'm going to go get something from my room. I'll be right back."
"Hey, get me a soda while you're doing that!" Spinner yelled out, splashing water at Manny.
Alex rolled her eyes as she went inside, tears falling.
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Been awhile… thought I'd update. Lol.
