A BAKER'S DOZEN | CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN¹

Chapter 3

[ Movie 1- Cheaper by the Dozen ]

[ Chapter Three ]

I DROVE IN MY CAR by myself because had Lorraine opted to ride with Charlie in the mornings and me after school. I saw Charlie drive in the other direction of the parking lot as I continued to drive straight. Fortunately, Charlie and I parked our cars right in front of one another making me smile.

"Moo!" I heard a guy exclaim once I got out of my car and saw my siblings look at him briefly before they walked away

"I guess he's the funniest guy in the herd." The blonde girl next to him commented to the guy as she stared at Charlie's retreating figure 

"Excuse me, can you help me?" I asked the guy as I walked towards his group with a wide smile, holding my bag tightly

"Sure, what do you need?" He asked me as he stood up and he was a lot taller than I was but I didn't care 

"Don't you ever talk to my siblings like that again, because I swear, I will hit you or have my other siblings prank you. Let me tell, they're vicious. Oh, and send the message to your friends." I whispered to him quietly as I looked up at him

He stared down at me before scoffing making me glare at him and stomp on his foot. I walked away from his and his group as I did nothing before lowering my bag. As I rounded his car, I let my bag filled with books smack it causing the alarm to set off.

"Sorry, my bad." I sarcastically apologized to the guy before continuing to walk away and rushed after my siblings  

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"Gail--Gail, Deke, and Rocky are playing with you, you know them. They're you're younger siblings, trust me, mines did it to me. You need to be firm with them, scold them if you have to." I told my friend Gail over the phone as I cooked dinner

"Sarah, dishwasher!" I yelled for Sarah as I heard the dishwasher beep before turning around to face the island where my homework laid

"I'll try to come by when I have free time. We'll plan some pranks for them, don't worry. I don't know when though, Mom just left for New York for her book and Dad is busy planning strategies." I said to Gail as I highlighted some notes with a yellow marker before turning to face the dinner

"All right. No, I gotta go. I gotta go." I spoke to Gail before hanging up on her, sighing tiredly and leaned against the counter

"Jamie, Nigel hit Kim with a dart, and I assume he will be punished." I heard Jessica say out of nowhere making me jump as I spun around

"Jessica, get Dad to punish Nigel. Jake, stop it right there, grab me a bandaid, will you?" I asked my brother as I walked around the island and lifted Kim onto a chair