New Kid [Ty Simpkins]

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving rolled around and it was a bit of a relief. 

Maya got home on Wednesday night to see her siblings and grandparents already at home. She had been out since school ended with her friends and had only just gotten home.

"Hey!" Maya's grandparents happily greeted Maya when she got home.

"Hi, Grandma, hi, grandpa," Maya greeted them, with a smile on her face.

"How are you?" her grandmother asked.

"I'm good," she said.

"How's school?" her grandmother asked.

"Good."

"You all hungry?" Cole asked.

"Umm," Michael said, "I can eat."

Alex nodded in agreement.

Everyone was hungry except for Maya, who had already eaten with her friends.

"Where were you all day?" Charlie asked.

"I was with my friends," she said. 

"What did you do?" their grandmother asked Maya.

"Um, we went bowling," Maya said. "And we went to get dinner afterwards."

"Did you have fun?"

Maya nodded.

Maya didn't eat dinner with family but she sat with them and listened to their conversations.

After dinner, Maya went to her room and changed.

She had brought a change of clothes with her when she left school with her friends but she couldn't stand being in jeans for any longer.

Charlie came into the room just as Maya walked out of her bathroom.

"Are you sleep in here until you leave?" Maya asked.

Charlie shook her head.

"Where are you sleeping then?"

"Dad put the mattress in his office," Charlie said.

"Where are Alex and Michael sleeping in?"

"Living room."

"Oh."

"How long do you guys have the lease for this apartment?"

"Um, I think a year?" Maya said, uncertain. "Ask Mom and Dad. They know."

Charlie nodded.

Charlie stayed in Maya's room for a bit before going to Cole's office.

When Charlie left the room, Maya began editing a video for her YouTube channel. 

She's been working on the video all week, but she hasn't had the time to finish editing and upload the video for the weekend.

She was able to finish most of the video before she went to bed.

***

Maya woke up the following day on Thanksgiving. 

Alex was already awake when Charlie changed and went to the kitchen.

Alex was all sweaty and red. 

He opened the fridge and pulled out a bottle of water.

"Did you just come back home from a run?" Maya asked.

"Yeah," he nodded. "I would've gone to the gym, but..." he chugged the water and finishing it. 

He took a deep breath after finishing the bottle of water.