I woke up to a loud noise. An alarm. BEEP BEEP BEEP. I groaned and threw my hand across my bed stand and shut my alarm off. I sighed and rubbed my face. Laying there in bed I realized how much sleep my body needed. I buried my face in my pillow, then froze. The pillow smelt of my flower body spray and frut shampoo. Now that I thought about it… alarms didn't exist in the west. My bed was heavy with its comforters. I looked up. I was in my ROOM. MY room. In MY house! I leapt out of bed, throwing the covers off my bed.
"SETH?" I yelled, racing down the hall to his room. His door flung open and the light behind me flooded in and stung Seth in the face.
"AWW!" He groaned and pulled the pillow over his head, "It's Saturday!" came his annoyed voice under the pillow. I jumped, propelling myself through the air and on top of his bed.
"OH SETH!" I yelled, yanking the pillow off his head, and giving him a sloppy kiss. "I'm back! Don't worry I'm back!" The commotion I was making had attracted the attention of Jeb, the dog. "JEB!" I called out running out of the room and my bare feet pounding down the hallway. "Come ere boy!" Jeb was sitting calmly at the foot of the stairs. I flung myself off the top step and flew down the entire flight. I landed and flung my arms around the big old German Sheppard. I heard the dog give am umpf from his throat and it's old heart beating hard wondering why I had suddenly flung myself down the stairs and wrapped around him. My alarm would go off at eight in the morning on Saturday's so Mom and Dad would still be working. No matter! I ran into the kitchen and pulled out peppered turkey, sharp cheddar cheese, a grab-n-go yogurt, and threw a burrito in the microwave. I poured some cranberry juice into a glass and made my sandwich. I turned the barrito over and set it in again. Seth came down finding me licking the knife and cleaning up.
"Good morning Seth! You're burrito is in the microwave. Orange Juice or Cranberry?" I looked up when he didn't answer. He was in his boxers his red night shirt half tucked in and hanging off one shoulder. His hair was a mess on top of his head and his eyes squinted against light from the kitchen. No shoes either. I smiled. He looked like that every morning. "Love ya! I'm gonna go take a shower, and I'm going shopping after so if ya need anything start a list!" I grabbed my sandwich and went out the kitchen with another kiss to Seth on the check.
"Lysh?" Seth said, I stopped at the stairs and turned, the sandwich in my mouth. "You… feel'in ok?"
"I feel better then ever! Thanks for asking!" I said cheerfully. I pranced up the stairs and finished off my sandwich. I took a long hot shower and scrubbed hard trying to get the dirt from my dream off. Or was it a dream? No matter. I was home. After my shower, I got dressed and came back downstairs tying my hair into a tight bun and throwing my purse over my shoulder. Seth was sitting at the table. Just sitting there. Starring at me. "Hey!" I said, "Got a list?" Seth set his fingers on a strip of paper on the table and pushed it forward, his eyes never moving from me. I picked it up and read down it. It was ridiculous stuff. And most of it selfishly for himself and things that he should have bought for himself. I smiled and stuffed the list in my purse. "I don't know when I'll be back. But I'll have my cell phone on me if you need me. What are you doing today?"
"Nothing. Can't go anywhere. Grounded form the car remember?" Seth said slowly, eyeing me.
"Oh, well I can take you where you need to go." I said. I looked at him, ready for him to answer. His eyes turned to slits, mentally questioning me.
"The movies." He said, "With some pals of mine. Can you pick them up to?"
"Sure!"
"And money. I need money to go. I'm fresh out." He said. I reached in my purse and pulled out some money.
"Some extra for pop and popcorn." I said handing it over. "I leave in five minutes. Need any longer just holler." I turned on my heel leaving Seth puzzled and confused. I laughed to myself. I was soon parked outside one of Seth's friends house, waiting for him to come out. Seth by the door with two other friends.
"What's up with your sister man?" one asked.
"I dunno. She slopped all over me this morning. Thought I'd be grossed out for life. She made me breakfast, and let me have the last of her cereal. She gave me money and driving us anywhere I want cause I'm grounded. I've been testing her all moring to find out what would make her blow! She's taking my entire Christmas list shopping!"
"she on something?" the second one asked.
"I don't know. Whatever it is, I should put some more if it in her drink or something." Seth chuckled. They all loaded in the car and dropped them off at the movies. I waved goodbye to Seth and took off. The entire day was spent pampering myself, and treating myself to anything and everthing I could think of. I bought the things on Seth's list I knew Mom and Dad wouldn't get mad over. I went to a fancy restaurant and ordered the most complicated thing on the menu. I hooked up some friends and we went to a dollar movie and hung out of one of their houses. We played some old board games and talked about school with popcorn and snacks. My cell rang. It was Seth. He had to be picked up. I said goodbye to my fiends and left. I picked Seth up and we drove home. The parents would be home in about two hours, which I spent the time cleaning up the house. I was in my room folding laundry when I heard the door open.
"Kids?" Dad called. I smiled and raced downstairs. I hugged them both and gave them a kiss.
"Glad you're home! How was your day? Did you drive safely?" I said.
"Mom!" Seth yelled from upstairs, "Elisha's on something!" I scoffed.
"What?" My mom yelled back.
"Elisha's is high on something!"
"Kids down here now!" Dad called. Seth came at a slow trudge.
"Seth, we heard you were at the moves today. I thought you were grounded from the car?" Mom said.
'I was! I never drove! Elisha drove me!" Seth said. My parents looked at me surprised.
"Well that was nice." Dad said.
"Yes. That was." mom added.
"Are you going to do something about it?" Seth asked crossing his arms.
"Do what?"
"test her for drugs! She gone loopy! This morning she made me breakfast. She gave me money for the movies, She picked up all my friends, and took my Christmas list shopping. She even dropped out of a friends party to pick me up! And when we came home, she cleaned the kitchen and living room and folding MY laundry!" Seth's voice was croaking, and he threw his hands up on his last statement.
"Honey?" Dad turned to me. I looked at him. I hesitated.
"Oh, don't worry, you're laundry is on your bed. Mom's too." I said.
"See!" Seth said as if to prove a point, "She's cracked or something!"
"You gave her your Christmas list?" Dad said, then turned to me, "Did you buy anything off it?"
"Yes." I said, "but not all of it."
"SETH!" mom said firmly, "You're CHRSITMAS list for normal shopping?" Seth frowned.
"No, no, mom." I interrupted, "I asked for him for a list. And he gave one to me. Not his fault at all." Seth slumped to the stairs.
"This is getting creepy. Now my younger sister is taking the blame! VOLUNTARILY!" I rolled my eyes.
"I just felt like I had a lot to make up for is all. I already started dinner mom. And I cleaned up the garage for you dad. Any homework I had was finished and threw away any IOU's you guys owed me, so don't worry about those."
"Anything else you want to tell us?" Mom asked, crossing her arms.
"Um… yeah. I washed the dog, ordered that mechanic for dad to fix the other car. He should be in by Monday. I took care of the bill. I called in for work and asked for a day off for family time. I mowed the lawn for Seth, cause he was still moping about the house. I dusted the furniture, and made sure the mail was brought in. I have tea and coffee in the kitchen, so you guys can relax for the rest of the day. I stopped by the store and bought the groceries and bought today's paper for you dad. It's on the kitchen counter. Anything else you'd like?"
"Ah…I… I don't think so…" Dad sputtered.
"Thank you sweets." Mom said, "Are you tired after all that? Want to take a nap?"
"Naw. Feel like I could go on like this for days."
"Well don't." Seth said darkly, "It's creepy."
"You should be happy." I said.
"I wish I was. And at first I was too. But now that you've done all my chores, cept take out the trash, I got boared. So stop it." Seth said.
"Oh… forgot that. I'll do that in a minute. I baked some cookies for the neighbors."
"Ok… I'm officially considering anything she says as a lie. I can't take any more of it." Seth said crossing her arms. Suddenly… my head spun. I lost my balance and shut my eyes tight. Seth caught before hitting the floor, but went down with me.
"Elisha!" My mom cried out. My head spun… hurt. My body began to feel pain… I hadn't worked THAT hard…. had I? Of coarse not. So why did I suddenly fall over like that!
"Seth take her to her room." Dad said, "I'll call the doctor." I was scared. What the heck happened? Seth grunted and slipped out from under me. He picked me up and took my upstairs… more like carried me. I could hardly stand. I soon found the blankets of my bad pulled up around my shoulders as my vision went black. My mom came in with some Advil and a heating pad. As I blacked out… I heard Seth say "told you something was wrong with her." Then that was it. I blacked out. I lost the feeling in my whole body… and then lost consciousness.