Escaping Polygamy ~Muke

(7)

Okay, the media is a better idea of Luke's immediate family. Blue is ages.
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It was Sunday now. Sunday's were worshiping day. Our whole family gathers at the usual place, a large building on the outskirts of town, and pray to the 'man on the tower'.

The house was chaotic with mom trying to gather all the kids into their good clothes. Brooklyn was running around practically naked, the others laughing at her.

"Has anyone seen Chase?" My mother stresses. She was in a nice, but old, flower blue dress with flat heeled shoes with her hair framing her face. She was a pretty woman in all, and I wondered why she married my father. She could have left earlier to save herself and all of us.

Everyone looks between each other in answer to her question, but all of them shrug. Just in that moment, the door opens revealing a very muddy boy, also named as Chase. My mother gasped as her eyes landed on the dirty clothes that my little brother wore.

"Chase Jay Hemmings!" She screeches. She finally just lets out a exasperated sigh, looking at Calum, "Cal, honey, will you please give your little brother a quick shower and get him cleaned up. Set out some Sunday clothes as well."

"Yes, mother," Calum complies, grabbing Chase's hand and dragging him to the bathroom.

"Luke, go around and see if everyone's ready. We're leaving as soon as I get Brook and Chase ready," my mother tells me politely as she tries to get Brooklyn's clothes on the little girl. I nod, fixing my tie one last time before heading down the hall.

The first door I went to was shared by Chase, Matthew, and Skylar. I open the door to see Matt and Sky wrestling it out between each other. I clear my throat causing the two to spring apart. I chuckle at their nervousness, "Mom says we're leaving soon, so be ready."

"Okay, Luke," the two chirped, going back to hitting each other. I shake my head, closing the door behind me as I leave to check the next room.

Ashley and Alyssa room was next. The door was already cracked open so I just nudge softly to see the two doing their hair. Ashley was braiding Alyssa's blonde locks while Alyssa continued to brush her sister's.

"Uh, we're leaving soon. Almost ready?" I ask awkwardly at the door. I sorta imagined the walls to be pink and filled with sparkles, but evidently it was as plain as Calum and I's.

"Mmkay, Lukey. We'll be there in a min," Ashley hums, not even looking toward my direction. I nod even though they weren't paying attention, and left.

Then it was Jacob and Nick's room. My brothers and I weren't as close as we should be. Jacob was one of the boys in our family that admired our father by every step, and Nick, well, he was born to be a follower, making him to be great  under our father's control. Let's just say we've had many brawls of what to believe or not, but it doesn't mean we don't love each other. They were my brothers either way.

"We're leaving soon," I point out, peaking my head through the door to see Jacob, nose deep in a book, and Nick was on the floor, sprawled out on the floor, just staring at the ceiling. Neither of them bother to look to me, instead just barely nodding. I sigh, turning back to the hall. It sucked that my family was so stubborn.

As I continue to think of my lost brothers, a little naked boy runs past me in the hall. I laugh to myself, seeing Calum chasing after Chase, who obviously just got out of the shower.

"Chase, come on. We don't have time to fool around," Calum yells impatiently, stopping in the middle of the hall to catch his breathe.