Recess: Secret of Beginning

Chapter 15

"We're here, c'mon sleepy heads" Vito hollered as he slid open the car door.  The six group of friends begrudingly clambered out of the six seater van. "Was that really 6 hours? it felt shorter" Gretchen remarked as they stretched. "You were finishing all the winter break assignments Gretch, you were too busy to notice" Spinelli grumbled. She pulled her fluffy pokemon blanket closer to her as the wind passed by.

"Let's go help with the luggage" Mickey suggested feeling the need to do something after such a long car journey. "I'll help" Renee's voice chimed in as she appread from around the van. "That would be wonderful, thank you Renee" Mickey smiled as he made his way over to the boot. Renee stopped briefly debating wether to say something to Spinelli, who in response turned her head away and ignored her. The twin relucantly followed Mickey glancing back at Spinelli.

T.J rolled his eyes at the exchange. "C'mon Spin she didn't do anything wrong, you shouldn't be ignoring her" T.J pleaded. "It's not that easy to accept!" Spinelli argued. Ever since Spinelli found out about her twin, she's been having a hard time accepting the truth. She barely spoke to her parents until absolutly necessary and Renee was also getting the silent treatment.

Her friends were shocked to say the least when they found out the news but hadn't had any trouble accepting Renee. The problem was the awkward silences that endured when they tried to include Renee AND Spinelli in. "But Spinelli....she is your sister, maybe you should..." Gus tried to say but after getting a classic Spinelli glare he decided against continuing. "Let's go help Mickey with that luggage" Vince suggested knowing well they tried having this conversation over a hundred times with Spinelli and they couldn't get anywhere.

T.J noticed Spinelli wasn't following."Spin it's just helping with lugaggage" T.J coaxed. Spinelli looked up at him with pleading eyes."Nuh-uh not those eyes, I'll make sure you won't get Vince's infamous hot chocolate if you don't help" T.J teased."You can't do that!" Spinelli gasped but her eyes shined with laughter.

"Watch me, VIINNNCEEEE!!!!" T.J pretended to shout as he turned to walk away. "Okay I'll help!" Spinelli laughed as she caught up with him. "Was that so hard?" T.J teased. Spinelli jabbed him in the ribs with her elbow as she mumbled a "Shut up" at him in return earning a loud laugh.

"Hurry up you two it's freezing!" Gus whined. "Forget about the cold, I need hot chocolate!" Mickey gasped as he was already half way up to the house carrying majority of the luggage. The two laughed as they grabbed their luggage and followed.

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The house was pretty big,  made to look like a cosy wooden cabin with a garage on the very bottom and a wodden winded staircase leading to the first floor.  The front door was already opened for the teens when they got to the top and they happily shuffled into the warmth.

"Wow you guys are slow" Vito laughed as he poked his head into the hallway. "Your welcome for carrying your luggage" Spinelli taunted as she threw a bag at Vitto hitting him face first. "OW!" Vitto yelled as he stumbled back. The group burst into laughter. "MY NOSE!" Vitto's wails of despair could be heard throughout the whole house as he searched for some ice. This made the group laugh even harder.

"Ashley! you could've really hurt him!" Mrs Spinelli squeled as she appeared in the kitchen entrance. Spinelli's laughter immediatly died upon hearing her mother. Spinelli's mom was desperate to get her talking to the point she became irritated at the smallest things. "You should really think once in a while" Flo scolded before making her way over to check on Vito.

Spinelli gritted her teeth as she bit back her usual sarcastic comment. T.J gently placed his hand on her shoulder to calm her down. "Let's go into the living room" T.J suggested. The rest agreed and Spinelli lead them into the door on the right. The living room was spacious with a big stone fireplace and a built in flat screen TV.  It had cream walls and was well lit up. A big L leather couch stood aginst the wall with two matching armchairs against a long window.