I started to wake up, as if it was from being lifted up. However, before I knew it, I noticed, that I'm in bed. I looked to see who was putting me into bed.

Dad? My eyes were not too visible. I presumed it was my dad.

Don't worry, mate. Go back to sleep. It's Uncle Bandit. I than heard Uncle Bandit's voice.

"You and Auntie had a safe drive to drop Auntie Brandy and Grandpa Mort?" I yawned.

"Yes, and they made it back to their homes safe." he answered. "Thank you for putting your cousins into bed."

"Your welcome. Do they have school tomorrow?"

"Yep..."

"Need me to drive them to school tomorrow, so you guys could rest?" I offered to help.

He chuckled lightly. "We're planning to ask in the morning, but yes. If you don't mind."

"Not at all... but I don't have a vehicle." I than realized.

"We'll discuss in the morning."

A yawn came out of me again. "Okay..."

"Get some rest, kid. Goodnight Andy." he rubbed my head, as tucked me in.

"Goodnight, Uncle Bandit..." I drifted back to sleep...


In the early hours of the next morning, I woke up with a tap on my toes. I than started to hear giggling voices that as it came from children. Slowly, I started to see Bluey and Bingo were next to my toes.

"Look, it's 'Pet Foot' is starting to wake up." Bluey's voice came.

"'Pet Foot' stand." Bingo's voice came out also.

Wasn't sure which foot, but I played along with my right foot. I lift my foot up and the girls giggled.

"'Pet Foot', that's 'up'. I said stand." Bluey stated, before I corrected the error. "Very good. Now, up." I than lift my foot up back where it was.

"Raaaahhhhhh!" Bingo shouted, as she jumped on my right leg. Felt a strain, but she was heavy for my foot that I attempt to left my foot up above the air.

Bluey and Bingo laughed, until a knock on the door.

"Ye-" Bluey stopped me from answering with a shush. She than jumped on bed and hid in my blankets. I scooted to my right, until Bingo went under the sheets as well.

"Don't tell them." Bluey told me.

I figured their intentions and agreed. "Come in."

A door opened to see Uncle Bandit and Auntie Chilli entering the room. "Good morning Andy."

"Good Morning." I spoke, as the giggles were heard.

"Andy, have you seen Bluey and Bingo?" Auntie Chilli asked me.

I looked around and pretend to play with them. "Uhhh... no I haven't seen them. They not in bed?"

Uncle Bandit notices a hill shaped on both sides of my bed. "Are those your pillows?"

"Ye... yeah. Body pillows." I as I stretched my arms out to them and pulled them close to me. The girls giggled, which probably blew the cover.

"Since when did you get these pillows?"

"Perhaps yesterday... I just had to burrow some couch pillows from the sofa last night." I tried to stall, but it was no good. Uncle Bandit pulled the blankets up and revealing the girls giggling and squealing in laughter.

"Alright, you two. You'll have a special drop off today." Auntie Chilli announced.

"Really?" the two jumped out of the bed.

"Your cousin, Andy will drop you off." she stated, which brings a surprise to me.

"Oh, Auntie, I don't have a car." I said. "I only just got my driver's license."

"Come with us, kid." Uncle Bandit than began to walk us downstairs and leading us to the front entry. When the door was opened, there was a tailgate truck by the mailbox.

"You guys got a new car?" I asked.

"Not for us, for you." Auntie Chilli answered.

Everyone gasped, even me. "Me?" I questioned.

"Your grandad, has been working on repairing his truck and decided to lend it to you."

Grateful, however, too shock and yet humble. "But it's Grandpa Mort's car. I would think that he would still want and/or give to someone else in the family."

"It'll be alright, mate. It's just in town vehicle for you to get around." Uncle Bandit added.

"Even though it's a awesome feeling to have a country vehicle like a tailgate to drive. However, I don't think I should be using it or owning especially from family." I explained. "What about Auntie Brandy?"

Auntie Chilli smiled warmly, out of thought that I was trying to be considerate. "We talked it over, the three of us. And decided to let you have it. If it would make you feel any better, perhaps you could take a trip up to Grandad's. That'll even it all out for you."

I looked back at the truck and think of the means to travel elsewhere, if I wanted to see more family members. I than digress. Auntie Chilli handed me the keys to the hand me down truck. It was a good feeling for me, since I often hear kids wanted to drive luxury and sport vehicles. The dream car I could wish upon is able to drive a tailgate truck, what I often hear in country songs.

"Very well... I'll just need you to drop off Bingo and Bluey to school. I'll provide you the address for their schools." Auntie Chilli provided me the street address for their schools, so I wouldn't get lost. I was able to log it down on my phone to put up directions. Just in about a few minutes, the cousins were ready for school. I gave their parents a hand of transferring the cousins' car seats into my new vehicle.


After taking care of their booster seats, they were pretty much ready for school. They were able to say their goodbyes to their parents, before I bid my goodbyes.

"Be careful and drive safe, Andy." Auntie Chilli called out to me.

"I will." I rolled down my window and called back out to them.

"Enjoy your truck." Uncle Bandit exclaimed.

"Bye Mum! Bye Dad!" Bluey and Bingo said their goodbyes, as I slowly pull from the driveway.

"Have a good day at school kids!" their parents replied back. And before I know it, I was starting to drive on the road to drop off Bingo at her school.

As I was driving and maintaining safety, as a driver; I never knew the place I had came to visit hasn't changed a bit. Although, being on the right hand side of the vehicle with the wheel feels a bit silly to me. Despite of this, I digress.

"Was this Grandad's car?" Bluey asked.

I nodded. "Yes, Bluey. I'm actually planning to make a visit to see him and thank him."

"Do you know how to get there?"

"I do. Your mother gave me the directions to the place, so it won't be a problem." I than looked at the tank to see the gas is full. "Do you girls have any ideas for a song to listen?"

"We have one!" Bingo exclaimed. "We sing, every time Mum does 'Mummy Drop-Off'."

"Alright."

The cousins took a moment and started to sing, as I continued to drive...

2 little men in a flying saucer, Flew round the world one day. They looked left and right but they didn't like the sight, So one man flew away...

1 little man in a flying saucer, Flew round the world one day. They looked left and right but they didn't like the sight, So one man flew away...

3 little men in a flying saucer, Flew round the world one day. They looked left and right but they didn't like the sight, So one man flew away...

"Three little men?" I questioned.

"Yeah." Bluey answered.

"Would you normally start from a higher number?"

"It's how we always sing it." Bingo told me.

"I see." I than heard a ding that I'm close to Bingo's school. "I guess we're closing in." I was able to pull into a parking spot, be able to unstrap the cousins and walked towards the entrance of what the cousins called "Kindy". Bingo was able to help me, where I sign her into school and got little acquittance with her teacher, Mrs. Retriever. Bluey was able to say her goodbyes to Bingo, as I was able to give her a hug and she hurries over to one of her friends to play.

Afterwards, Bluey and I were back on the road to drop her off. The drive time was short, because they're not too far away from each other. "We're close to your school, any plans?"

"No, not really." Bluey answered. "Andy, what are you planning to do?"

"Well, I was going to drive to visit Grandad, to thank him for the truck and come back in time to pick you girls up." I answered.

"Do you and your brother do anything like Bingo and I do?"

It was a sore subject to tell her. Basically, I attempt to keep it short to the point I could change topic or find something, before arriving to her school. "Very little... he only came back to the army, we did stuff minimal together. Besides, him, I never had any other siblings."

"Oh... is it hard?"

"Hard for what?" I asked.

"That you remember that you're only adopted?"

I simply shrugged. "Well... I basically almost forget that I was adopted, but I hardly remember much of childhood life than I used to."

"I'm sorry." she became saddened.

"Well, like your Uncle Rad has said to me, 'me and my adopted parents did much as possible to maintain little left of my childhood, before going into adulthood.'" I recalled. "For right now... it feels like you and Bingo are my siblings, even though we're cousins."

She smiled from the thought of it. We than arrived at her school. The school was more open space and appeared as if it was first or second grade range. However, there was no grade range. I was able to have a meet up with Bluey's teacher, Calypso. From there afterwards, I was able to say my goodbyes to Bluey, before she joined her friends.

I than informed Uncle Bandit and Auntie Chilli that the cousins were in school. A dang came, as I was about to start up my truck. They asked of my plans, and than I told him I was going to swing by Grandpa Mort, before I head back to pick up the cousins. Just like parents would say to their kids, when they're being told they're going somewhere... "Drive safe and see you after pickup. Love you!"

The message that I replied back was "I love you too and thank you!" From there, I turned on the radio and started a long drive to Grandpa Mort's place to visit him.