The Other Sister

Breakfast at Drizzela's

I was on the couch asleep, I let Lucy sleep in with Drizzela. I heard the door open, I jumped up, it was Ela.

"Where's my daughter?" she asks.

"In the bedroom with Drizzela." I sigh, as I sit up from the couch. "Probably asleep."

"Ok… is mother here?"

"Porridge and lemonade." mother calls from the kitchen.

Ela and I ran into the kitchen, mother was stirring a pot over the stove. Mother handed me a bowl and a glass, "Porridge and lemonade, for Seraphina." Turning to Ela, as mother handed Ela a plate and a cup, "Scrambled egg whites and coffee, for Ela." "And toast with marmalade spread and decaf, for Drizzela." mother smiles at Drizzela as she hands her a plate and a cup and then mother smiles at Lucy, as mother's comes back towards the stove.

I checked my phone and grumbled, "I'm gonna murder her."

Lucy grabbed the bowl, "Who, Aunt Sera?"

Jacinda coughed, "It doesn't matter, it isn't nice to murder anyone!"

Drizzela put Iris in mother's arms and said, "Lemme get my shovel."

Mother frowned, "Drizzela! Seraphina!"

"Yes?" I smirk.

"I did not raise the two of you to be murderers."

"To be fair, Aunt Drizzela won't be committing the murder, Aunt Sera would." Lucy explains. "Plus, I think Aunt Sera is only kidding."

I smirked, "It was a test…"

"Did I passed?" Lucy asks.

"You reacted the way your supposed to… but Drizzela's my partner in crime." "She'll hide the body and evidence with me."

Drizzela chuckles. "We probably would be sitting in the same jail cell calling Ela or Ana to bail us out."

"I wouldn't call either one of them." I admit.

"Why not?" Drizzela whines. Then she realized, "Oh yeah, you're right, if we call them they might tell mother… but who will bail us out?"

"I could call Robyn or Alice…" I state.

"You'd rather have your niece bail you out than me, your mother, finding out?!"

"Well yeah." I admit.

Drizzela smiled, "Give me my kid."

Mother hands Iris to Drizzela, "Here. Hey Ana."

"I thought I'd find you here." Ana smiles. "So what's for breakfast?"

Mother glares at Anastasia making Ana gulp, "Ok ok… got any cereal?"

"Special K™ in the cupboard. Have 1% milk in the fridge." Drizzela instructs as she feeds her daughter milk from the bottle.

Ana wasted no time in making her breakfast, while mother served Lucy her sweet potato breakfast bowl. "Got any prunes?" mother asks.

Drizzela frowned, "Do I look like someone who keeps prunes in the house?"

"Top shelf of the fridge?" mother opens the fridge and pulls out a jar of prunes and puts it on the counter. "Yes yes, you do."

We ate breakfast together as a family, that morning. The laughter, the sassy come backs from Lucy, and finally the apologies from all of us. It was like we did… only we added a couple of new faces. The Tremaines.