Chloe Knight is a caregiver to younger brother and sister after her parents are murdered. Not long after the parents death Chloe's younger sister become seriously ill and is diagnosed with leukaemia. In a desperate attempt to get a job she meets Jai...
A couple minutes later, The intercom goes off and I can hear the dog barking.
"Aleysa?" I say.
The dog barks again and I look at Jai. "I have to check on her." I rise from the bed. "I will be right back." I run down the stairs. I stop in the middle of the hallway and I wait for the bark from the dog. When she barks again I follow the sound to the bedroom and I open the door to find Aleysa's face covered in chocolate.
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I walk over to the bed and I sit next to my sister. "Why didn't you answer when I called out?"
Aleysa looks at the ground. "My mouth was full." Aleysa looks at the dog. "Tess wanted me to give her some chocolate, but when I didn't she jumped on the table and knocked over the intercom." She turns towards me. "My mouth was full of chocolate then as well and I couldn't talk to you with my mouth full it's disgusting. I would have spat some chocolate and that's too good to waste."
I laugh. "I agree. Chocolate is good. Do you have any more left?"
She rubs her stomach. "It's all in here you're too late."
I pick up her hairbrush and start brushing her hair. "Who gave you the chocolate?"
"Veronica did before we left."
Jai runs into the room and he looks between Aleysa and I. "Is everything alright?"
"Yeah, she was eating chocolate and Tess wanted some."
Jai laughs and then moves over to his dog. "Roll over." Tess rolls over and he scratches her belly. "You can't eat chocolate, Tess. I will get you some of your own tomorrow, girl."
Tess licks his hand and he kisses the dog on the head.
He's going to make a great Dad someday.
I tie Aleysa's hair in a ponytail. "You need to wash your face before you go to bed."
Aleysa climbs out of bed and she makes her way to the ensuite bathroom. She turns on the tap.
I hear the tap turn off.
Aleysa walks back into the room and she climbs into bed.
I cover her up and kiss her head. "Goodnight, sis."
"Goodnight, I love you, Chloe."
I smile. "I love you, Aleysa. If you get sick tonight that's your fault for eating all the chocolate and not sharing it with us."
Jai walks over to Aleysa and hugs her. "Goodnight, Aleysa. Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite."
"Ouch, ouch," Aleysa yells.
Jai and I laugh.
Aleysa joins us as well.
The door to the bedroom opens and Nate walks into the room. "What's going on?"
