Mel's World

Chapter 38: Voting

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

Our houses are now alive and noisy. I woke up the next morning to get ready for work. Roo brews some coffee for them to drinks. He mixes my hot chocolate to leave it on the island. Both of us greeted each other. I took out a glass and the mugs.

George and mom start cooking breakfast at our stoves. I took out the place settings to put them on the island. The team sets the kitchen tables together. Mikey grabs a water bottle from our fridge then heads upstairs. He took a quick shower to get ready for work. Later on, he returns to greet everyone while giving us our kisses in the 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 sitting 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 went to the cars and trucks. Our driveways and houses are now left vacant. Everyone went to either school or work.

Meanwhile with Fiona pulling into the school's parking lot. They went into the building together. As for Ryan greets them with hugs and kisses. She prepares to leave the school that morning. Both of them are left talking in the hallway.

Ryan and Mel went to their first period class. Everyone sat in their desks. Attendance is taken by the teacher. Minutes after that they explain it to pass it out to the class. They worked on it quietly together.

Announcements time came around for that day. Once it finished everything went back to normal around the school. Bell rings to signal that class is now over. Everyone spills into the hallways. It is vey full and hot.

Passing time is a short five minute break. They hang out in the hallway while exchanging their book. Mel went to her second and third period classes. She is sitting at her desks. As for Ryan is across the courtyard doing the same thing.

Lunch time is quickly approaching at 12:00 pm. He waits in the line to buy his food. Mel is sitting at their table. Everyone else joins them. They threw away their trash in the bin. After eating we put all the dirty dishes in our sinks.

Afternoon classes start for the day. These classes are fourth, fifth, and sixth periods. Ryan and Mel head to their science class. Everyone sat down in their seats. Class is about to start. There's only two more hours of learning.The school bell rings. Dismissal time begins now. They put away their books in their lockers and exchanged goodbyes to each other. Everyone is all over place. Ryan went to the locker room.

Our Bureau's driver picks up Mel from school. Both of them drove to the headquarters. Mel walks into the building. She went to Juan's office to put down her stuff and say hi to him. Within minutes that is at the desk. Debbie waves at her friend.

Snack delivery service leaves one for her. Mel starts doing her homework. Seconds later Fiona arrives to the Bureau. Both of them greeted each other. My CI sat across from him.Community service time begins now. Mel works on it for an hour or two. She saves it on the computer then turns if off. Within seconds Mel is Juan's office again to put back her homework and sit down on the couch. They hang out with him a little longer.

Later on, they exchanged goodbyes to each other. Juan gave the girls kisses on their kisses. Homeward bound for them that afternoon. Fiona parks in his driveway. Both of them get out of the car. Mel checks his mailbox. They went to the front door.

Fiona opens the front door for time go inside. As for George greeted them from the kitchen. Seconds later Fiona puts down her keys. Mel did the same thing with the mail and her stuff. She took a quick bath to change.

They began to cook dinner at our stoves. I took out the place settings to put them on the island. The team sets our kitchen tables together. We hang out around the kitchen areas. 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 kitchen tables. Mikey and I are sitting on the couch using our coffee 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 and girls group. Our girls and sisters cleared the tables. I wiped every surface down with a rag. Daddy unpacks the dishwasher. Within minutes after that I washed the dishes to refill it with the wet ones. The guys 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 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 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 left the lights on for the others and put my bottle in the sink. I went upstairs to our room to change into my jammies and brush my teeth. 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 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 down on the table.

Within minutes after that the team came in dragging the cooler with them. The older members put their bottles in 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 that night. All of them sat down on the couch or in it's surrounding areas. Our t v sets are turned on. Daddy picks out a show for them to watch. We are watching the waves crash.

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. I am just thinking about something else.

Mel went upstairs to bed. The pair of us head to the couch. Roger is cuddling with our big sister. I am sitting on the ground between our couch and the coffee table. As for Nat joins me on the opposite. His fingers are running through my hair.

I went straight to our room. Minutes after that I played the guitar for a few seconds on our bed. The guitar is back on the wall. Pedro is in my arms. Counting sunglasses times begins that night. A few minutes after that I am sleeping.

Over at George's place they are talking to each other in the kitchen. Soon our group is having another round of drinks. A few more t v shows are watched. The t v sets and family room lights are turned off. As for the team heads to their own rooms. Nat walks into ours to joins her dolphin. Everyone else joins Mel soon in dreamland that night.