Mel's World

Chapter 26

The sun peeked from behind the clouds to stream into my brothers room. Mikey woke up to get ready for his usual morning run. He went downstairs and out the kitchen door to stretch. Later on, he is running down the beach. BD  joins him with wind in his ears. They  enjoyed this  alone time together.

Our houses are now alive and noisy. I woke up to get ready for the day ahead of me. Nat brews some for them to drink. She mixes my hot chocolate to leave it on the island. We exchanged our greetings to each other. I took out a glass and the mugs.

George and mom start cooking breakfast at our stoves. I took out the remaining place settings to put them on the island. The team sets the kitchen table together. Mikey grabs a water bottle from our fridge. He went upstairs to take a shower. Later on, he greets everyone else while giving us our kisses in their respected areas.

Breakfast is promptly served at 8:00 am. Everyone dished out our food to eat. The team sat down in the assigned seats at the table. Mikey and I are on the couch using our coffee table for the food. We ate together like one big happy family. After eating we put all the dirty dishes in our sinks.

The group grabbed our stuff while exchanging goodbyes to each other. Later on, we locked the front doors. All of us went to the cars and trucks. Our driveways and houses are now left vacant. My family went to their missions.

George and I went to do some surveillance work. We have to take some notes. A conversation starts between us that morning. Everyone in this field of work knows that is very boring. Once we have enough notes drive off.

Meanwhile with Fiona now pulling into the school parking lot. They went into the building together. Ryan greets them with hugs and kisses. As the friends are now left in the hallway with classmates. Fiona prepares to head towards us.

They went to first period together. Everyone sat down in their seats. Attendance is taken by the teacher. Classwork is explained and handed out. Minutes after that they worked on it quietly together.

Announcement time came around that morning. Once it was finished everything around the school went back to normal. Bell rings to signal that class is over. They moved into the packed hallway. It was full of students and hot.

Passing time is a short five minute break between periods. They hang out by their lockers. Later on, they split up that morning. As for Mel went to her second and third periods classes. Ryan did the same thing across the courtyard.

Lunch time approaches quickly at 12:00 pm. Ryan waits in the long line to buy his food. As for Mel is sitting down at their table. Everyone else joins them. We ate together like one big happy family. They threw away their trash in the bins. We put all the dirty dishes in our sinks.

Afternoon classes start for that day. These classes are fourth , fifth, and sixth periods. Ryan and Mel head to science class. Everyone sat down in their seats. Class is about to begin. There's only two more hours of learning.

School bell rings for that evening. Dismissal time begins right now. They head to their lockers to put away their books and say goodbyes to each other. Everyone is all over the place. Within minutes after that Ryan went to the locker room for practice.

Our Bureau's driver picks her up from school. They drove straight to the bureau. Mel got our of the tinted SUV. A few minutes after that she walked into his office to say hi to him. She heads to Mike's desk with homework in her hand. Debbie looks at her with a wave.

A snack is already waiting for her at his desk. Mel start on her homework that afternoon. Seconds later Fiona arrives to walk straight for his office. Both of them greeted each other. My CI sits down in front of his desk.

Community service time begins now for that day. She saves it to the computer to shut it down. Witnin minutes she walks into the office to put away her homework and sit down on the couch. As for our girls hang out for a little while with Juan.

Later on, they exchanged their goodbyes to each other. As for Juan gave them kisses on their cheek. Homeward bound for them that afternoon. She pulls into the driveway at his house. Both of them get out of the car. Mel checks his mailbox which is full.

George greets them from the kitchen. As for Fiona puts down her keys. Minutes after that Mel did the same thing and her stuff just in her room. She took a quick bath to change. Five seconds later she's back in the kitchen.

They start cooking dinner at our stoves. I took out the place settings to put them on the island. Minutes after that the team sets our kitchen table. We hang out around the kitchen areas. The kitchens are smelling really good right now. Our meals in their final minutes on the stoves.

Dinner is promptly served at 6:00 pm. Everyone dished out our food to eat. The team sat down in the assigned seats around the table. Mikey and I are on the couch using our coffee table for the food. We ate together like one big happy family. After eating we put all the dirty dishes in our sinks.

We broke up into our usual boys vs girls groups. The girls cleared the tables and wiped down every surface with a rag. Daddy unpacks the dishwasher. As for Jakes washes the dishes to refill it with the wet one. Mikey and I took out the trash. Once we were finished came inside to wash our hands. The guys are getting ready our cooler with drinks and ice.

Everything is put back in it's regular places. All the kitchen lights are turned off. Later on, we head down to the beach. Bonfire time begins that night. We settled down in our spots. Drinks are passed around the circle.

Story time is in full swing. A long break is taken to get refills for our drinks. Jokes are also told during this time. Our laughs could be heard from both sides of the beach. The stars shone brightly over our heads as the fire crackled in front of us.

I walked back up the shore to our house. Upon my arrival I put my bottle in our sink. Leaving our kitchen light flipped on for the others. Seconds later I am in our room changing into my jammies and brush my teeth. I am in the living room again. Mikey always follows my cue. We changed rooms in our house.

Mikey is sitting next to me on the chaise. We are now cuddling with each other. Seconds later he begins reading the book to me. I took it from him to read my chapters. There's one more passing of the book to it's owner. It's rested on the table.

Our family came in dragging the cooler with them. The older members added their bottles to our sink. As for the younger ones threw away their juice boxes in the bins. I unpacked the cooler. Mikey threw away the bottles and dumps the ice. The team heads upstairs to get ready for bed.

Seconds later the team returns in our family room. All of them sat down on the couch or in it's surrounding area. Our t v set is turned on. Jakes chose a show from the box for them to watch. Both of us are off to side in the living room.

We stretch our legs after a while of sitting down. Everyone stood up to mention goodnights to each other. Mikey gave me the usual forehead kiss. The team did the same thing just with my cheeks. Seconds later we are watching the waves crash outside the window.

Mel went to sleep that night. We moved over to the couch. Roger is now cuddling with our big sister. As her head is perfectly nuzzled in his neck area. I am sitting between our coffee table and the couch on the ground. As for Nat joins me on the other side.

I am in our room now that night. Our kids texted to see how things are going with us. We know when something is wrong. Daddy isn't talking either. Let's slow down for a minute kids. Our Aunt's and Uncles will tell us. " No, they need our yes first," I told them.

Counting sunglasses time is finished for me. I fell asleep after putting down my phone. The team is still watching t v. Our t v set and family room lights are turned off. My family went upstairs to their separate bedrooms. Everyone esle joins Mel soon in dreamland that night.