New Moon

Sibling Rivalry ~Sara

Sara: Elm! I'm home!

It was 3. I managed to keep my promise and come home an hour early. The whole house was quiet as I walked in and looked around.

Sara: Elm?

No lights, no music, no mess in the kitchen.

Sara: His car is still here.

After putting my bag down, I looked through the glass sliding doors and went to the backyard to find Elm in the same spot he was in hours ago, completely oblivious to the fact that I was home. I stood next to him and saw the sticky notes, highlighters, markers, pens and pencils that had taken over the table. I put my hand on his shoulder and shook him a little which made him jump.

Elm: Sara?! Don't scare me like that!

Sara: Sorry, what are you doing anyway?

Elm: Research.

Sara: Research? On what?

Elm: How wrong humans are.

Sara: You say that like you aren't human.

Elm: Might as well not be, they're just so oblivious to the world around them.

Sara: You can be too.

Elm: Not as much as them.

Sara: So, what do you got planned?

Elm: Planned?

Sara: Well I'm home early.

Elm: Right right, maybe some video games, movies?

Sara: Sounds good to me.

Elm: So you go shower, get comfy and out of those horrible clothes, and I'll clean up here and get everything set up.

Sara: On it.

I walk inside while Elm starts to pick up the stationary. I finish showering and change into comfy pajamas and walk out of my room with a pillow and blanket in hand just as Elm finishes getting the snacks ready.

Elm: Looks like your all set.

Sara: Why don't you go shower and I can get the living room ready.

Elm: But I still have to order the pizza.

Sara: We can order the pizza later, go shower.

Elm: Fine.

By the time he's back from his shower, I've moved the coffee table to the side and put all the snacks on it and covered the living room with blankets and pillows, the Mario Kart main menu is on the tv and I'm holding both controllers turning them on.

Elm: Ooooh you wanna get your butt beat early in the night so you can sulk with movies, I get it.

Sara: Excuse me?

Elm: Don't worry I won't rub the first place trophy in your face, too much.

Sara: OH IT'S ON!

My brother and I get very competitive when it comes to video games, and I wasn't about to let him get away with talking like that. He joined me in the living room and I handed him a controller. We started to pick a race and our characters. By 3:30 we were on our last lap but I kept falling off the stupid bridge over and over again.

Sara: THIS THING IS RIGGED!

Elm: NO YOU JUST SUCK!

The race was over and Elm indeed came in first. He stood up and did his victory dance.

Elm: HA! FIRST PLACE!

Sara: NO FAIR YOU CHEATED!

Elm: NO I'M JUST THAT-

We both stop and become silent. The only thing you can hear is the music coming from the tv.
We both slowly looked at each other and only one word comes to mind.........

Shit.