Cereal Offender
The ride back home was a silent one as the Loud girls moped about their appalling behavior at the grocery store, that ended with them and Lincoln getting kicked out of the store. Each of the girls felt sudden waves of guilt after they just prevented their only brother from getting what he wanted due to their jealous and bad-tempered natures.
"Why do we have to do this to him all the time?" Luna thought bitterly.
It all started when Lincoln decided to do the big grocery shopping trip for their mother to save money out of the grocery budget to get himself a new cereal he coveted.
Luna recalled grabbing the Zombie bran out of her brother's hand because she thought her little sisters deserved getting treats more than him. It wasn't really her nature to be mean spirited but somehow her more bad tempered sisters caused her to become vicious just like them and she always regretted her actions deeply.
'What's wrong with us, 'the second eldest Leni wondered sadly. "Every time Lincoln wants something special we bully him out of it."
"Why can't my children ever behave themselves? Your father and I try our best to make you act like civilized human beings but you always blow it," she ranted. "You girls should be acting ladylike and not beating up each other all the time."
"But mom I didn't misbehave while I was there," Lori protested.
"You're the oldest, you should have been watching your siblings more closely and let Bobby concentrate on doing his job," Rita responded.
"We're sorry Mom," Lori answered.
A few minutes later, Rita stopped the van in front of the house. Go inside kids, I'm going to Pricemart to buy the groceries," she asked them, still showing disappointment.
After Lincoln stepped out of the van he dragged his feet towards the front door. The sisters decided to stay outside for a while to converse on the front porch.
After Lincoln stepped inside the house, the sisters talked among themselves.
"He looks so sad," Leni said
"Yeah dude why do we always take things away from him just because we can't control our jealousy," Lynn said.
"Because we think we deserve things first because we're girls and that Lincoln should just deal and wait his turn," said Luan.
"We're horrible sisters," Lana lamented.
"Let's go inside," Lori said sadly.
They decided to just hang out in the living room and noticed Lincoln laying on the couch moping.
"Lincoln," Lori began
He sat up straight and said angrily, "What are you all going to do now, claim all of my furniture and clothes for yourselves then take over my room and put me out in the yard? Because that's the only thing left for you bullies to do."
"Don't be ridicu…" Lynn started
He rose from the sofa with a look of intense anger.
"SHUT UP! I'M SICK AND TIRED OF GETTING BATTERED AND BULLIED BY ALL OF YOU. NEARLY EVERY WEEK I HAVE TO SUFFER WITH YOUR MEDDLING, GETTING THINGS TAKEN AWAY FROM ME AND GANGING UP ON ME OVER EVERY PETTY THING. CAN'T I HAVE ONE THING WITHOUT YOU GETTING JEALOUS ABOUT IT? I GOT ONE PAPER CUT AND I GOT NEEDLES STUCK IN ME AND GOT WRAPPPED UP IN BANDAGES AND MY TEMPERATURE TAKEN. YOU THINK JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE GIRLS I SHOULD JUST TAKE YOUR ABUSE. YOU'RE ALL A BUNCH OF ATTENTION HOGS AND I HATE YOU," he screamed, then ran upstairs. The slam of his bedroom door made his sisters flinch.
"We deserve that," Luna said after ten seconds passed.
"I think I know what to do, but I have to call Bobby after work," Lori told her sisters.
Meanwhile Lincoln was sobbing quietly into his pillow. He stopped crying after a few minutes, then sniffled. He found some tissue to wipe his eyes, then a sudden rage came over him. He pulled out the drawers of his dresser and tossed the contents of each and every one all over the bedroom while screaming, "I HATE THEM," over and over. Once every drawer was empty, Lincoln sat on the bed breathing heavily, then started crying quietly for a few seconds.
Later, the girls gathered in Lori/Leni's room. Lori rang Bobby's cell phone number.
"I have a favor to ask you Bobby, did the store receive any more supplies of Zombie bran cereal', Lori asked her boyfriend.
"Yes they did," he admitted, "Why do you ask?"
"Because I'd like to buy a box for Lincoln but since our family is banned from the store could you do me a favor? Go back and buy it. I'll give you back the four dollars."
"All right babe," he replied, then hung up.
For the rest of the day. Lincoln only came out his bedroom once to use the bathroom. His mother had to serve him dinner in his room because he refused to look at his sisters.
Lincoln turned his face to the wall when Rita asked him if he was now okay. Rita sighed then left the tray on his dresser.
Next morning…..
Lincoln was eating the same old tired cereal while he sat on the sofa. The same advertisement for Zombie Bran was airing at that moment. Suddenly, his sisters came through the front door, pretending to be zombies and approaching him.
Lincoln replied he didn't want to be bothered, then suddenly they stopped then Lori showed him a box of Zombie bran with a smile on her face
Suddenly, Lincoln brightened up, threw the cereal he was eating in his face and started laughing and joking around with his sisters in the living room.
"How did you get the box of Zombie Bran?' Lincoln inquired, "We are banned from the store," after they were taking a rest from all the horseplay.
"Yesterday, Lori asked Bobby to go back after work and buy it," Lola admitted.
"Apart from your crazy tempers you're not bad sisters after all," Lincoln said.
"I just want to say I'm sorry for calling you attention hogs," he added.
"Lincoln please don't apologize. We deserved it," Leni said.
"I promise I won't take away something you want so badly again," Luna told her brother.
"We should be the ones apologizing," Lori said, then all of the sisters said simultaneously,
"We're sorry Lincoln."