Mel's World

Chapter 36: United Way

The sun peeked from behind the clouds into his room. Mikey woke up the next morning to get ready for his usual morning run. He went downstairs and out the kitchen door to stretch. Later on, he ran down the beach. Our dog joins him waiting for his usual pet. They enjoyed this alone time together.

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

George and mom are cooking  breakfast at our stoves.  I took out the  remaining places settings to put them on the island. The team sets the kitchen table together. Mikey grabs a water bottle from our fridge then heads upstairs. He took a shower to get ready. Later on, he returns greeting everyone 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 in their assigned seats at the tables. Mikey and I are on the couch using our coffee table for the food. We ate together like one big happy family. Soon after eating we put all the dirty dishes in our sinks.

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

Meanwhile with Fiona put into the school's parking lot. They walked into the building. Ryan greeted them with hugs and kisses. As for Fiona prepares to leave that morning. The friends are talking by their lockers.

The pair of them head to first period together. Everyone sat down in the desks. Attendance is taken that morning. Seconds later the teacher passed out the classwork and explained it. The class works on it quietly together.

Announcements time came around that morning. Once it is finished everything went back to normal around the school. Bell rings to signal that class is finished. Everyone spills into the hallway. It's full of students and hot.

Passing time is a short five minute break. They hang out by their lockers and get the books that they need for the next classes. Mel went to second and third periods. She is sitting down in her desk. As for Ryan is across the courtyard doing the same thing.

Lunch time approaches at 12:00 pm. Ryan is waiting in the line to buy his food. As for Mel is sitting down at their table. Everyone else in our group joins them. They threw away their trash in the bins. After eating 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 their science class together. Everyone sat in their desks that afternoon. Class is about to start for them. There's only two more hours of learning.

Moments after that the bell rings. Dismissal time begins right now. They are putting away their books and say their goodbyes to each other. Everyone is all over the place. Ryan heads to the locker room for practice.

The Bureau's driver picks up Mel from school. Both of them drove to our headquarters. Mel walks into the building and went to Juan's office. Both of them exchanged greetings. She drops off her bag taking out her homework. Debbie waves to her from across the bull pen.

Snack delivery service drops one for her to eat. Mel starts on her homework that afternoon. Seconds later Fiona went to his office. Both of them greeted each other. She sat in front of his desk.

Community service time begins for her. Mel work on it for an hour or two. She saves it on the computer and shuts it down. Within minutes she walks into Juan's office again to sit down on the couch and put away her homework. They hang out with him a little while longer.

Later on, they exchanged their goodbyes to each other. Juan gave them kisses. They walked out to the car. Homeward bound for them that afternoon. Fiona parks in the driveway. Seconds alter the car is locked now. Mel checks his mailbox.

George greets them from the kitchen. My CI puts her keys down. Seconds after that Mel did the same thing with the mail and her school stuff. Mel took a quick bath to change. She is back in the kitchen with them.

They begin cooking dinner at the stoves. I took out the place settings to put them on the island. As for the team sets the kitchen tables together. The kitchens are smelling really good right now. Our meals are 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 in their assigned seats at the tables. Mikey and I sat 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 in our usual boys v s girls groups. My girls and sisters cleared the tables. I wiped down all the surfaces with a rag. Daddy unpacked the dishwasher. Minutes after that I washed the dishes to refill it with the wet ones. 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 to the beach. Bonfire time begins for that night. We settled down in our spots. Drinks are passed around the circle.

Storytime is in full swing now. A long break is taken to get refills for our drinks. Jokes are always also told during this time. Our laughs are heard at each end 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 turned on the lights for the others and put my bottle in the sink. I went upstairs to change into my jammies and brush my teeth. Seconds later I am relaxing. Mikey follows my cue. We changed rooms in our house.

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

Our family came in dragging the cooler with them. The older members add their bottles to our sinks. 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.

The team returns to our family room. All of them sat on the couch or in it's surrounding areas. Nat chose the show for them to watch. We are just thinking about stuff. I have my head on his shoulder.

We stretch our leg 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 exact thing just with my cheeks. Both of us are listening from the chaise.

Mel went upstairs to her bed. Both of us head over to the couch. Roger is cuddling with our big sister. I am sitting on the ground between our couch and the coffee table. Seconds later Nat does the same thing on the opposite side. I wrote for a few minutes . Soon after that they are put back on the desk. Pedro is already in my arms. Counting sunglasses time begins for me. Within minutes I am fast asleep.

Meanwhile in the family room where they are still watching t v. The team took another round of drinks. Laughing is dying down right now. Our t v sets and family room lights are turned off. They head upstairs to their own bedroom. Nat walks into our shared one to join her dolphin. Everyone else joins Mel soon in dreamland that night.