"Come down here, Kylie!" Mom shouts quite loudly.
"Coming!" I yell.
When I get there, Lauren sits opposite Mum at the kitchen counter. I sit beside Lauren as Mum begins to speak.
"I'm going on another business trip tomorrow morning to New York. I'll be gone for 2 months. I expect you girls to take care of yourselves. Understand?"
"Yes Mum," Lauren and I say in unison.
"Good. When I get back and see some of my money gone, or perhaps you're not home, don't expect me to be happy with you."
We both nod.
"I'm going to finish packing," Mum hugs Lauren, glares at me, and goes down the hall to her bedroom.
Lauren and I instantly lock eyes.
"O2l house?" She asks.
"O2l house," I repeat.
