A Baker's Summer

Chapter V

The next day, Sarah, Mark, and I were planning on going to the shopping plaza so I fixed my hair to make it more reasonable. Sarah was in the bathroom showering and getting ready to leave.

"Sarah! Daphne! Hurry up already," Mark yelled from the living room. I came out of the girl's loft as Sarah came out of the bathroom.

"Has anyone seen my other tennis shoe?" dad asked, coming down from the upper loft.

"Sorry dad," I said, running to get my shoes on.

"Haven't seen it," Sarah said.

Dad went to ask Kim and Jessica but they also didn't know. That's when we heard another scream.

"CHISELLER," Kim screamed as it went running through its hole and he had dad's tennis shoe. Gunner started barking but Mark was able to calm him down this time.

"Great," dad whispered as he went to go get a different tennis shoe of a different color.

Why not just change both of them?

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At the plaza, Sarah and I were walking out of the dress shop with shopping bags.

"Where do you want to go, next sis?" I asked.

"Actually can I go to the sports store just to........see what they have?" she asked. I attempted to hand her money but she refused. "I've.......got some."

I allow her to go and am about to stand outside the sports store when I hear Kenneth and Mark talking.

"Are you serious?! I got in so much trouble because of the fireworks. I can't risk getting in anymore," Mark told him. I noticed that they were standing by a golf cart and it looked like Kenneth was trying to convince Mark to go for a ride with him.

"Come on Baker! For once, stop being such a wimp," Kenneth shouted.

"I'm not a wimp!" he protested.

"Then come on! It's not like you'll be the one driving."

Mark pauses before getting in a passenger seat.

"Fine. Just.........be careful, okay?" he asked. "Are you sure you know how to drive this thing?"

"Relax. Danial and Calvin taught me," he told him.

"I'm gonna regret----" All of a sudden, the golf cart went through the tennis gate and onto the field. I ran after the boys making sure they weren't hurt as I helped Mark and Kenneth out.

"Are you boys alright?" I asked Kenneth slightly.

"Daphne----" Mark started.

"I heard everything, Mark. Don't worry. I'll tell mom and dad you were pressured," I said but they had already heard me.

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3rd Person

The Bakers and Murtaugh's were left with a warning as long as they were able to control their kids.

"I'm guessing you're just going to talk to her?" Jimmy asked once one of the people that worked at the plaza had spoken to them.

"She's my daughter and how I discipline her is none of your business." dad says annoyed. We don't hear Jimmy's response but we do hear dad's angry one. "My kids are screwed up, not screw-ups."

"You and Kate are clearly not strict enough. Parenting isn't just about if your kids like you, Tom. If you knew that, your kids wouldn't be so immature," he said.

"The only reason they've been breaking these rules on this trip is that they're hanging out with your kids."

"Oh please. It wasn't my daughter who stole make-up or my daughter that practically blamed me in front of my kid," Jimmy said, rolling his eyes.