just an average love story

chapter 1 summer is over

    I looked up at the blazing sun, its like a million degrees out and our back yard is shriveled up. The plants and grass are dead, literally. We have a pool too but it needs to be cleaned. It's my job to clean up the dog crap and the pool. Being the oldest sybling isn't always fun and neither is having 3 dogs but all you can have is a turtle. I want a dog bit my 3 younger siblings already got a dog, they are triplets and are annoying as hell, they whine when I don't play with them and cry when I do play with them. We have a little pond that frogs and koi live in but nothing else. Sometimes I let my turtle go in the pond because I don't want the chlorine to kill it. School starts in two days and trust me, summer being over isn't always the best. Being a teenager and being 13 going into grade 9 is not fun. I wasn't kicked out of 6th grade although I like to think that because i was too smart but really it was beacsue I was getting really good grades and the principal moved me up yo grade 7.

I walked into our house and our 3 shitzus named chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry  followed me. They follow me a lot its as if they are saying, go clean up our crap so we can shit some more it is in our name. I had to name them because the triplets turned 3 and didn't know good names So I got the pleasure of naming the 3 beasts.

"Honey, do you have your school stuff ready do you need to go shopping or anything?" My mom called. My mom works at an orthodontist and is always on my heels about my teeth, she can't just leave me alone and let me take care of myself. I can't count how many times she comes in while I'm in the shower to make sure I'm doing my hair right, line privacy please I'm 13 not 3!

"Mom I'm good!" I yelled back

"Maggie come help me put the kids to sleep!" my dad said. My dad is a doctor and he is always on my heels about waiting properly, he says that if I keep eating the way I'm eating I won't be skinny anymore, I can't count how many times I've taken out a treat or something "unhealthy" and he's grabbed it out of my hands and replaced it with fruit. This is why you keep a secret stash of candy in your closet.

"Coming!" I yelled and ran upstairs. We have a 3 story house but it's a good size for 4 children. I walked into the bedroom and my sister (the other two are boys) ran into my arms,

"Magg, me tiwerd" she yawned

"Well let's go to sleep" I said pulling the covers over her

"Sing, sing, pwease?" She begged

The kids like my singing and so do the teachers, I've been told many times to be a singer when I grow up but with stage fright and not wanting to be famous I don't think that's going to happen.

Go to sleep, go to sleep,
And I'll see you in the morning
Go to sleep, go to sleep,
Rise and shine in the morning,
Rest those tired eyes, dream of
Good not bad, sleep forever in
Peace, sleep forever in
Peace.

That's a song I made up when I was 7, mom says that I have a natural talent for singing but I think that its a horible song and I'll never sing it to anyone but the kids. I turned out the light and closed the blind and shut the door quietly behind me, I never said I was bad with children I just said that I hate them. No offense children. Dad looked at me,

"Did you get them asleep already?" He asked his nose still stuck in the news paper

"Dad I've told you you have to sing and they drift off" I said

"Oh honey you know I don't sing" he laughed

"Whatever. Where's mom?" I asked

"Volleyball" he replied

I ran upstairs and into my room. I have an hour to myself before I go to sleep, I know I have those parents who are like, you can only stay up till 10, you can't have this because your too young. Ya it gets quite annoying.

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I felt my face getting more and more wet and when I opened my eyes I saw Strawberry licking my face, I pushed her off me and looked at the clock 9:30, my dad should be awake. I stepped into my slippers and ran down the stairs. I smelled fresh brewed coffee. I've always loved the smell of coffee. I don't like strong coffee like my dad but I do like coffee more than I lien tea. I grabbed the box of pop tarts and got out a glass plate, not to self don't put paper plates in the microwave,

•••flashback••••

I put my pop tarts in the microwave and set the timer to 30 seconds. I pressed start. Then I smelt something, it smelt like something was burning or the oven was doing the weird thing it always does. I looked at the microwave and inside was flames, I stopped the microwave and grabbed the estingwisher from under the sink and opened the microwave and put out the fire. Note to self, don't use paper plates.

••end of flashback ••

I was home alone that day. Mom and dad never found out, I'm a pretty good lyer but that's not a talent to be proud of, I mean only lying for yourself is bad, but lying for someone else to make them feel good isnt bad, is it? The microwave beeped and I took out my pop tarts. I slammed the microwave and took a big bite of my pop tart, big mistake. Hot! The chocolate filling is burning off my tounge and cheeks, I quickly swallowed it and put my head under the tap and getting a big gulp of water, note to self don't do that again. I giggled you learn from your mistakes. My alone time ended way too soon when mom came out of her bedroom and poured herself some already made coffee. The triplets sleep till like 10 so they will be waking up soon. Mom looked at me and said,

"Dads at work and I have work today, I'll give you 50 dollars to babysit the kids all day"

"Sure mom but your not working late are you?" I asked

"No but dad is, I'll pick up some food on the way OK, I'll stop at Starbucks and get you a cotton candy frappé, ok" she said

"Yes! Thank you!" I said hugging my mom

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I finished layering the kids in sunscreen and then opened the door and they ram outside. I followed and so did Chocolate, vannila, and Strawberry. The kids were begging me to go in the pool so I brought them upstairs and dressed the kids. Ahhhhhh so much work. I put the water wings on all of them because they can't swim and it would suck if one of them drowned because I forgot the water wings. I made the kids wait on the couch while I changed. I walked down stairs and all the kids ran to me, babysitting 3 kids is a bit difficult they all swarm around you like a swarm of bees. They all ran outside and they ran up the stairs onto the pool Deck. I layed out a towel and watched as the kids jumped into the pool, I put my earplugs in and turned on my music, I left one earplug out just in case one of them yelled. I layed on the towel and watched the kids, this is going to be a long day, is 50$ worth it?