Glad you guys enjoyed day one! Here's day two.
'On the second day of Bonesmas, my writer friend gave to me two older siblings.
Michael Vincent watches the TV screen in front of him, the game controller in his hands moving side-to-side. He was in last place and was determined to beat his cousin in this race. Christine squeals and yells at him when her character slips on the banana he drops and Michael has to laugh. With that mistake, he was able to take the lead and win the race.
"No fair!" Christine argues. "You made me slip!"
"Want a do-over?" Michael offers. "No tricks this time. Promise."
"You promise? Like really, truly promise?" Christine knew his tricks and wasn't falling for them again.
"Promise," Michael insists.
"Okay."
They race again, and Michael keeps his promise of no tricks. In the middle of it, Christine's little brother comes into the playroom and dumps a bin of legos onto the floor.
"Hank, no!" Christine scolds, pausing their nearly finished race and rushing to her brother. "You're not allowed to play with these." she pries the lego from Hank's hand and he starts to cry.
"Make him stop before your dad comes in here!" Michael says.
"What do I do?" Christine asks, scared, looking between her brother, Michael and the door, waiting for any signs of adult presence.
"Um," Michael searches for a distraction to stop Hank from crying. He spies the extra game controller lying next to the system. "Here! Here, Hank, play with this. Let's race!" He guides the toddler over in front of the TV and hands him the controller. Cristine follows and picks up her controller, curious about her cousin's plan. "Ready?" Michael asks and a second later, the race resumes.
"He's too little, he can't do it!" Christine says.
"Shh," Michael hisses. "Wow, Hank! You're doing great. Look at you go!" On the screen, only two players are racing: Michael and Christine. Hank's controller is not only turned off but not connected to a character. But to him, it looks as though he's playing with the big kids.
It takes Christine another few moments to realize, but once she does, she's glad for her cousin and his quick thinking.
"I winnin'! Look, 'Teen! I winnin'," Hank happily cheers, looking to see if his sister is watching.
"I see!" Christine says. "You're gonna beat me."
"You're beefing me too!" Michael Vincent interjects. "No fair!"
Hank crows with laughter, happy to be playing with the big kids. They race a few more times, even letting Hank actually control a character once. Hand over hand, Michael helps Hank race his sister, showing him how to drop traps and make his sister lose, which Hank loves. Christine loses the race, but is happy to let her brother win; she'll beat him someday.
Unbeknownst to the kids, Angela was standing in the crack of the playroom door, watching the kids play. 'He's going to make a great big brother' she thinks to herself, turning to leave before they notice her.