A/N: Back with another chapter!
I do not own Jessie
Luke is horrible at playing the trumpet, nuff said.
But really, that isn't the whole story. Since it is Zuri's gotcha day I decided that even though this body would try and take over the attention I would control it. It couldn't be too hard.
So, as everyone was obsessing over Zuri in the living room, I was in the kitchen eating some fruit that Bertram gave me before he had to go clean the air. I swear my mom is insane sometimes, because really, clean the air.
But for some reason, the chili was all over the floor. Don't ask me why, I had gone to the bathroom and when I came back it was like that. I blame the elves. What am I saying, elves? There is no such thing.
I continue to eat my fruit as I hear someone come down the stairs.
"Chili! Five second rule!" Dad says as he bends down to get some.
"No! It's all dry and crusty!" mom says as she pulls dads hand away from his mouth. Dad thinks for a second before speaking again,
"Five minute rule?" he asks.
"No!" mom yells as she pushes his hand away again, "Morgan, I am really busy today and I need you to be a grown up." She says.
"Awe nuts." Dad says as he sits down on a stool and grabs a napkin. I giggle and he looks over at me. I bend my head down and take a bite of my peach slice.
"Bertram!" mom calls. Jeez, he works hard when they are home.
"Yes- oh! My chili! I just stepped away to sleep- sweep- vacuum my bedroom..." he said as he puts the pot in the upright position.
"That's funny; I noticed our vacuum sounded a lot like snoring." Mom says as Bertram looks away. She then looks at me and bends down beside my chair, which isn't near the chili catastrophe. "Hey you haven't seen you all day." She says as she pulls my hair away from my face.
I just take another bite of my fruit and don't look up. I can't get sucked into demanding attention, that isn't right to Zuri. I feel mom kiss my temple as she stands up.
"Love you." She says to me as she grabs her purse and turns to Bertram, "Clean this up, Zuri's gotcha day doesn't need a chili slip-in-slide." She says as she walks over the puddles with dad following.
"Oh! Can that be a thing?" dad asks. I giggle, why does he always say things like that?
"No! Just like the zip line from our terrace to the park, can't be a thing" mom says as she walks out of the room.
"She doesn't understand your vision sir." Bertram says to dad.
"I know, right." Dad says as he walks out. I hear them talking to Jessie as Emma and Luke walk into the room. When the elevator doors close Bertram starts to talk.
"I know you guys did this!" Bertram says to us.
"Why would we dump your chili? It would be a cruelty to roaches." Emma says to him. He rolls his eyes.
"I'm tired of you guys making me look bad in front of your parents! You make the messes, you clean them up." He says as he walks out of the room, leaving us to clean.
"Hey Destiny, want to do my share of the cleaning and I'll give you my piece of cake?" Luke asks me.
"Nuh uh." I say as I shake my head.
"Well you have to do some of it." Luke complains. I sigh and Emma gives me some paper towel and we all get to work.
When that part is done I'm the messiest of all of us, how does that work?
"Okay, now we just have to wash the floor... I volunteer Destiny." Luke says.
"Luke, she is three and looks like she just ate spaghetti without someone cutting it up. You clean the floor, I'll clean her." Emma says as she grabs my hand and start walking towards the stairs, muttering something about this being an adult job.
"Destiny, come on." Emma says as she wakes me up. After the bath (I did not have fun, I hate baths) Emma put me in my room, and since I was tired of having to act mature I had fallen asleep. Now she was waking me up! How dare she!
"Why?" I whine as she pulls me down the hall and into Ravi's room where mom and dad are in Mr. Kipling's tunnel thing.
"Changing dippers is totes gross." Emma says as she stands on Ravi's bed.
"And you can't play catch with a baby, you aren't very good at catch though... but you play a mean game of drop." Luke says to Ravi. I nod, not really knowing what was going on.
I zone out for a second, still trying to wake myself up and figure out what is going on when Emma and Luke hug the play structure. Confused, I hug Luke since he is the closest thing to me.
"Jessie" mom says Jessie looks so excited for a second before mom speaks again, "Where's Zuri?" she asks.
"Right!" Jessie says as she rushes out of the room. I stand there confused as everyone comes out of the play structure thing.
I don't say anything, but I really want to know what just happened. This is why I hate naps, I miss everything!
"Emma where was your sister? I hadn't seen her all day!" Mom says as she bends down in front of me and starts to smooth down my hair, "and why has her outfit changed?"
"Well..." Emma starts but Luke cuts her off.
"We were out of the terrace and she got dirty so Emma gave her a bath and then put her down for a nap." Luke explains. Thank god he doesn't mention the chili; I don't even know how it got on the floor!
"You got her to nap?" dad asks in astonishment as mom stands up again.
"It's easy! Just promise her she can choose her own outfit for tomorrow." Emma says with a shrug as she grabs my hand and leads me out of the room. Pshh that is not what happened. The bath made me tired.
"Happy gotcha day!" we all yell as we run down the stairs to where Zuri is standing with Bertram and Jessie,
"Today has been the best day ever!" Zuri says happily. Speak for yourself, I slept through half the thing, and I'm still tired!
"I think I can top that." Dad says after sharing a look with mom. He presses the open button on the elevator and a Zebra walks out. A Zebra!? Seriously!? I want a Zebra!
"A Zebra that can operate an elevator! I love it!" Zuri says as she hugs the zebra.
"Actually sweetie, there was a man in the lobby-" Zuri gives dad a look, "actually he's just a really smart zebra." Dad says.
"He's your zebra but he is going to be living at the central park zoo." Mom says as she bends down in front of Zuri to be face to face with her.
"So technically, it's his gotcha day too." Dad explains to Zuri. Zuri smiles a huge smile, I sit down on the couch out of the way, that zebra is looking at me like I'm food and I do not like it.
"Come on ZB, you can see your new home from here. Just don't look down; Mrs. Chesterfield might be in her bathing suit." Zuri explains to her pet as she leads it to the terrace.
I follow everyone out to it and look around. Why does it look like Africa?
"Now, you may be wondering why your terrace looks like..." Jessie starts but is cut off by mom.
"It reminds me exactly of Uganda!" mom says.
"I love it!" Zuri says as she jumps up and down.
"...except for this." Mom says as she holds up a fake zebra with a stick in its forehead. What is that...?
"It's a unicorn from where I'm from! It's a zebracorn!" Zuri says in excitement. I giggle as I walk back into the house and onto the couch. My throat is sore, what the...
I remember my first gotcha day when I was three, and Jen. I kept reminding mom and dad that it wasn't my birthday and that my birthday was in August, and they kept reminding me that it was gotcha day, not birthday.
"You okay?" Jessie asks me as she walks in and sits down beside me on the couch. I nod and rub my eyes again, "have a good nap?" she asks. I nod again and she frowns.
"Yeah." I say, trying to make her forget about me and go back to Zuri.
"Dest, what's wrong?" Jessie asks me.
"Notin!" I say as I shake my head which makes it pound, "Let go see Zuri." I say, trying to take her mind off it and the pain out of mine. We walk out the terrace where everyone is standing. I guess the day did turn out well and not a disaster as I thought it would.
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