Angelica slid past the door into her house, rubbing her eyes as she did so. It was so early in the morning the birds weren't even up yet, which is most likely the reason why Chuckie was having a hernia over her mid-morning meeting. She yawned and slumped into the sofa in the living room, cocking her head onto a throw pillow. So much drama was going on in her life and it has only been a week! It was like life was throwing so much at her right now. "I must be getting payback for when I was a bratty toddler," She chuckled, closing her eyes.
"What?"
She cracked them open again to stare at her eight-year-old sister, who stood before her in a Princess Cynthia nightgown, with her gorgeous honey colored hair brushed out and down her back. Her eyes were sad and red, like she had been crying, and she was doing that annoying twiddling her fingers thing. Angelica sighed. "I wasn't talking to you, genius." She kept her voice low, so her parents couldn't hear. Kaylee's eyes watered.
Angelica gave her little sister a long, hard gaze. She hated, really hated this super sweet little girl. But if all she had to do was pretend to like the girl then she could manage that. She was perfect at pretending. Grinning, she whispered, "Hey Kaylee, would you like to try this drink I made up?"
The girl scrunched her eyebrows together. "Umm? Huh?"
The blonde teen raised her hands, making a cup with them. "I make it when I can't sleep. A coffee mug, filled with lukewarm milk, some spoons of honey, and some sugar. Guarantee it'll make ya drop into sleep like drugs." That probably wasn't an appropriate example, she winced, but she was spilling everything out in one huge bundle. Kaylee gave a weak grin and plopped into the sofa. "Sure, Angelica. Thanks."
Angelica only gave a half smile and hopped up, sliding into the kitchen, opening cabinets to take out a mug, jar of honey, and sugar, and the fridge for the milk. After she mixed the concoction, she waltzed into the living room, bowing a little as she held the mug above her head. "Here is the exclusive Angelica Knock-You-Out combo, madam." She drawled out in a fake French accent.
Kaylee giggled and accepted the drink, also bowing. "Why thank you madam, I shall partake of this drink." Then she pressed it to her lips and took a deep, delicious gulp. In a matter of minutes she downed half the mug, and fell asleep drooling, head lolled to the side of the couch. Angelica watched expressionless for a good minute, then gently scooped the chunky eight-year-old into her arms and hoisted her up the stairs. "Lets go to sleep, kiddo." She whispered so lightly she wasn't even sure she really said it.
She didn't notice the cracked door on the bottom floor, or the pair of smiling faces peering out from it.
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"Come oooon," Angelica moaned to her mirror, struggling with her short blonde hair to make it fit into a purple butterfly clip. Finally she heard the familiar snap, and even though her fingers stung, her task had been accomplished. "There!" Standing up, she twirled around in her outfit for the day, a violet baseball tee and a dark purple tennis skirt. She heard a gentle rap at her door, and bid the person to come in.
"Angelica?" It was Kaylee, who walked in wearing a baby blue jumper, with all her precious brown hair tied back with a giant blue square barrette. "I was wondering, could you take me to the park? I just feel like going somewhere…" Angelica smiled at her. "Sure kid. That's fine."
"Mind if I come?"
Susie was also standing at the door, with a soft smile on her face. Despite the actions of the early morning, she frowned, and stormed past the black teen. "If you're going, take that kid with you. There's no way I'm babysitting for two today."
Kaylee bit her lip.
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Ok, I think I'll keep updating. Sorry for the wait, forgot about it again.