Close to Me

Chapter 1: Prologue

It was a school morning and Shaun Coleman was still asleep, but not for long as his mother whose name is Evelyn had opened the door and at first, she tried to wake him up gently by lightly shaking him by the shoulder after opening his bedroom curtains.

Evelyn: hey sweetheart, it's time to get up, you've got school today.

Shaun grumbled as his face was buried in his pillow and he didn't move once.

Evelyn: come on Shaun, you're going to be late for school.

Shaun mumbled something while his face was still in his pillow yet his mother could make out what he said.

Shaun: I don't want to get up, I'm staying here.

Evelyn: now you know that's not an option sweetie, now please get up.

Shaun grumbled again.

Evelyn: okay then, you leave me no choice.

Evelyn walked over to his bedroom door that was still open and she folded her arms as she looked at her second oldest son who wasn't moving a muscle as she whispered to herself.

Evelyn: 3, 2, 1.

And then she looked out into the hallway and she called out to her two youngest kids named Sydney and Jack.

Evelyn: Syd, Jackie come and wake up your brother.

Having hearing the rapid oncoming footsteps of his younger brother and sister, he braced himself as he then heard them shout and they started hitting him with their pillows.

Sydney and Jack: WAKE UP SHAUN !!!!!! WAKE UP !!!!!!

Still not a peep from Shaun as he wrapped himself in a blanket cocoon.

Evelyn rolled her eyes and huffed.

Evelyn: alright then, have it your way sweetie.

Evelyn then called out to Shaun's older brother whose name is James.

Evelyn: Jamie, come and wake Shaun up, he doesn't want to get up.

James replied from the bathroom as he finished brushing his teeth.

James: okay mum.

Shaun heard his brother's footsteps get louder and louder and then he heard them stop.

Shaun thought to himself "oh bollocks"

Then, as Evelyn started walking downstairs to get breakfast started, she heard from upstairs a thud and Shaun said something.

Shaun: OW ! Did you just hit me with an elbow drop ?

James: hahahaha ! Yeah, and it was from your window as well hahahahaha ! Now come on, get up, we've got school mate.

Shaun: I'm going to kick your teeth in.

Then Evelyn intervened from downstairs in the kitchen by raising her voice loud enough so that her two oldest sons could hear.

Evelyn: get up Shaun, come on.

Shaun: (sigh) okay fine, I'm up.

Evelyn: now go and brush your teeth and then come down and have breakfast before you and Jamie leave for high school.

Shaun: yes mum.

Evelyn smiled and shook her head as she thought to herself "I love my kids so much".

Meanwhile, Shaun had finished brushing his teeth and he got changed into some jeans and hi top canvas shoes and one of his favourite shirts and a beanie hat.