I woke up to the phone ringing.
"Hello?" I said with my face in the pillow.
"Come here Rose. Its time for breakfast." I was too tired to recognize the voice. I knew here was. That was all I needed to know. I looked at the clock and it was 7:52 am.
"Is this a type of abuse? It's not even 8 o'clock." I replied as I was getting up. The voice started to laugh. It was Two-bit.
"Just get over here. There's a Mickey Mouse marathon today and they're doing a double feature at the Dingo tonight."
"Okay, give me a half hour. Maybe less."
"Okay. See you then." I got up and gotten dressed. I was about to leave but I remember that black knife Two-bit adore. Dally had it when he died I'm guessing. I grabbed it and put it in my pocket with my wallet. 20 minutes past and I was already there. I smelt eggs and bacon cooking. I walked in and the gang said hello to me like if it was on command. Darry and Soda was in the kitchen while Pony was reading on the sofa. Two-bit sat in front of the TV with a beer. And Steve, well, who knows where Steve is. I sat next to Two-bit and pulled the knife out. He didn't notice till I poked him. He just stared at it and I nodded to let him know it was okay to take it. He looked like he was gonna cry. He clench it tight and held it to his chest. I put my hand on his back and rubbed it as I put my head on his shoulder. I got up and went to the kitchen to see Darry and Soda. Darry was setting up the table and Soda was cooking. I noticed green dye on his hand. Looks like we are having green eggs for breakfast. When Soda was done cooking, everyone went to the table. I eventually found Steve who was covered in grease. We all sat down at the table and started to eat. No one said a word. I was between Soda and Steve. I decided to be the first to speak. "Steve. This is a napkin. You use it to clean up your messes." I said jokingly as I handed him a napkin. He shook his head but said thank you as he took it. Once everyone finished the eggs and bacon, Darry brought out the chocolate cake. Everyone had two, maybe three slices as I had one. It was a Saturday, Steve had the shift and DX and Darry had work. They left shortly after breakfast. Two-bit went back to watching Mickey and Pony sat in the same spot, reading the same book. I helped Soda clean up and do some chores around the house. Their house was mess and it was the monthly cleaning. We started in the kitchen, he would wash the dishes and I'll dry it and put them away. Once that was done, I would disinfect the counter as he mopped the floor. Next we moved to the living room. All of the books weren't on the bookshelf. They were piled next to it. I took everything off the bookshelf and dusted it. I put the books on the shelf in height order, I would put it by color but there wasn't enough of the same color to organize. Pony went back into the room and started his school work he has missed. I went to the sofa to fix the knitted quilt that was on the back of it. Soda was dusting just about everything else. I started to vacuumed, especially around the sleeping drunk, Two-bit. Soda finished be before me, so he went to the bathroom to wash the toilet, sink, and shower area. Once the living room was cleaned, I did laundry. Folded everything, even the boy's underwear. It was only around ten till 12 when we finished everything. Soda and I has deiced to get something to eat since it was close to lunch. We yelled at to let Pony know where we are then we left.