Egg
This time, Brandy wakes up warm and comfy. She looked to her left and saw Bingo and Bluey sleeping beside her, then she checked her phone for the time, it reads "6:37 am".
"Well i don't think i can fall asleep again, time to start the day." Brandy said quietly, trying not to wake up her nieces.
She got out of bed and did some stretches.
"God my back, stopped doing stretches for a week and it feels like my back will give out, gotta do more exercise." She made a mental note of that.
She went to the bathroom, took a shower and brushed her teeth.
"I don't ever know if i will ever get used to this, it feels weird, weird of me living in my sisters house when she is... Resting. I- okay, snap out of it, you are here because you want to honor her and help the kids she loved, so get your act together and do what you, yourself, obliged to. They are making you feel so happy, so go and make them feel happy and loved."
After Brandy was done talking to herself, she went and searched in the kitchen, for what she can make for breakfast. Meanwhile Bluey woke up.
She was looking all over the room, trying to remember what happened yesterday. Then it clicked.
"Ohhh right... It was nice, i didn't cry, i was just sleeping, it felt so nice to sleep normally after so long... Why did auntie Brandy even let us? She's our aunt, not our mum, i like her, but it feels weird to see her everyday, because... Because..." Bluey stopped thinking and just let out a tear.
Bingo wakes up.
Both sisters look at eachother, not sure as to what to say.
"How did you sleep?" Asked bluey in an uncertain voice.
"Good, it felt nice, she just...I like her, but she just reminds me of mum."
"I know, but she just wants to take care of us, because..."
"Yes, i know, but everytime i look at auntie Brandy, i see mum."
The two sisters hugged eachother and then Bingo said.
"We have to try, uncle Stripe said that to me."
"What do you mean 'try' ?" Bluey asked being confused by what Bingo said.
"Try to live, try to talk, try to take care of yourself and most importantly, move on."
"It's hard..." Bluey looked at the floor.
"He did say it will be very hard, but we have to try, for our friends, ourselves and mum and dad." Bingo said trying to sound inspiring.
"Yes, yes we have to and we will."
The sisters gave eachother a nod.
"Let's go and find auntie then." Said Bluey.
The kids went and found Brandy in the kitchen, she was looking everywhere for anything to eat.
"Hi auntie." They both said.
"Hey girls, how did you both sleep?"
"I liked it, it felt very nice." Said Bingo, Bluey agreed with her sister.
"That's good, by the way, did you brush your teeth?"
"Oh right, we forgot to do that." Said Bluey to Bingo.
"Yes we did, remember, we have to try and take care of ourselves and that means brush your teeth and ummm... How else do we take care of ourselves?"
Bluey and Bingo thought about it while Brandy was looking at them.
"Eating, bathing, exercising, talking to people you care about, doing something you like and more." Brandy said.
"Yes all of that." Said Bingo.
The sisters went off to brush their teeth.
"That was interesting to say the least." Brandy thought to herself.
After Bluey and Bingo brush their teeth.
"Ok so, there is some bread which doesn't have any mold, a singular egg for some reason, cheese not moldy either, a banana and some peanut butter." Brandy laid out the options for the kids.
"Uhh... That's not a lot." Said Bluey.
"There could be even less, you have to be grateful for what you already have."
"Yes i know... But what will you eat? There isn't enough for all of us, right?"
"Well i am not really hungry in the mornings also you two haven't said what you want to eat, so who knows, maybe somehow there will be enough for me."
"Why aren't you hungry in the mornings? It's important that you eat breakfast."
"I don't know, i'm just not i suppose."
"Oh, well can i have peanut butter and banana sandwich?" Bingo asked.
"Coming right up! And what about you Bluey?"
"I don't know, i want for you to also eat." Said a worried Bluey.
Brandy proceeded to hold Bluey's hand and say.
"Don't worry about me Bluey, i have certainly went longer without eating, from my experience, this is a good amount of food."
"From your experience?"
"I went to university, rented out a small apartment where i was by myself, so the rent and bills made my money situation poor, so there wasn't a lot of money for food. I had to get creative with my food options, sometimes there wasn't even any food."
"So how did you eat?"
"I didn't. I waited until i recieved my paycheck.
"That seems..."
"Sad, but i did learn a lesson, be grateful for what you have because it can certainly be worse... A shame i only realised it years later..."
Brandy finished Bingos sandwiches.
"Here you go Bingo." Brandy gives her the sandwiches.
"Thanks auntie Brandy."
"You're welcome Bingo" Brandy gave her a smile"
"I have been thinking a lot, since that day, it's the only thing i have really done."
"Oh Bluey... I would say that 'It's not something a kid should do' but i won't. I understand why you are, i have been there more than once, it's just important you don't overdo it."
Bluey looked around for a few seconds, then said.
"There is a lot we don't know about you."
"Oh yes, there certainly isn't. My life has been... Intresting to say the least."
"Well can we know more about it?"
"Well a lot of it has grown up topics." Bluey looked saddend. "But i can tell you the first time i cooked an egg, if you would like that."
"Yes."
"Ok, come here Bluey." Brandy leads Bluey to the stove.
"So i was hungry one day and both of my parents had to go somewhere, i don't exactly remember where, but that doesn't matter, what matters is i was alone."
"Alone?! How?!"
"Well i was 9 or 10 i think. And it wasn't the first time, so my parents trusted me not to do anything stupid"
"Oh."
"Yeah so as i said i was hungry and decided i was smart enough to cook an egg, since i've seen my mother always do it. So i stood her on the steps so i can be high enough." Brandy puts the steps next to the stove and nudges Bluey to get on it.
"So then i took the pan." Brandy says to Bluey to take the pan "And i placed it on the stove" Bluey places it on the stove. "Then i turned it on by holding it and turning it left." Bluey does it and the stove turns on.
"So i took an egg from the fridge" Bluey grabs an egg. "Oh and i took the oil. Here is a tip Bluey, pans like these which are not 'non-stick' and, or have scratches will make the egg stick to the pan, not being able to pick it up, so we need to put some oil to prevent that from happening."
Bluey takes the oil. "We don't need a lot, just a bit." Bluey pours a bit of oil in the pan. "Good, then i spread it out by turing the pan" Bluey does it. "And i cracked the egg and put it in the pan."
Bluey looks at Brandy with uncertainty. "I'm not sure if i can do it, i'm on;y seven." She said.
"I believe in you, just crack it a bit and open it over the pan." Brandy said trying to encourage Bluey.
Bluey focuses and does it.
"Great job Bluey!"
Bluey gave her a shy smile.
"So then i remembered i need to season it, so i took out the pepper and salt"
Bluey takes both of them out.
"And i seasoned the egg with a pinch of salt."
Bluey takes a small pinch and drops it on the egg. "Go around the egg so all of it get seasoned." Bluey does that. "Now the pepper, i took it and shaked the pepper on the egg." Bluey does it and seasons the egg with pepper. "Now i put the lid on the pan and waited."
"How long are we supposed to wait?"
"Well... I actually don't remember how long i waited, i just go off by feeling now. Let's just wait for a bit and when the other side is golden brown that's when we flip it."
They waited, until Brandy said.
"I think we should check if it's golden brown. Hold the spatula, put it under the egg."
"Like that?" Bluey asked.
"Yes, that's right. Now lift it a bit."
Bluey lifts it and the egg is golden brown.
"I guess your feeling was right." Bluey said jokingly.
"That's what happens after awhile when you start cooking. So now i put the spatula fully under egg, held it up and flipped it." Bluey flips the egg. "Then i put the lid back again and waited."
"I think it's done." Bluey said.
"I think so too."
The pair checked if the egg was cooked and it was.
"So then i took out a plate and put the egg on it."
Bluey does what Brandy said she did.
"And that's how i cooked an egg."
"Wow, how did you manage to do all of this when you were young?"
"Well... Who cooked an egg now?"
Bluey thought for a few seconds before saying.
"I did... I cooked an egg!" Bluey said being proud of herself.
"Who showed you how to cook it?"
"You did. Ohhhhhhm, your mum showed you how to cook an egg, but then it wasn't your first time cooking an egg?"
"It was my first time cooking it alone."
"Oh, yeah... Thanks auntie Brandy for teaching me how to cook an egg."
"No problem, now go and eat it, it will taste so good knowing that you cooked it."
Bluey put some ketchup and took a bite.
"This is amazing! Bingo do you want a bite?"
"Sure!"
Bingo tasted the egg.
"It's amazing! You will be the best chef in the whole world!"
"Thanks Bingo!"
Brandy smiled at both of them. She then took the last slice of bread and put some cheese on it.
They three ate their breakfast with a smile on their faces. Brandy was proud of herself for being able to teach them something.