BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.

"Ugh! Five more minutes."

BEEP. BEEP. BEEE-

"Oh, shut up! Who set you up anyway?"

My hand flails about knocking down things in the pursue of finding my alarm clock. When I finally find the clock, I give it a hard tap. It stops its awful beep noises and I snuggle back comfortably into my pillow.

I hear the door to my room open after a few peaceful minutes and footsteps tiptoe in. I lift my head up groggily to see who when a loud high pitched screech blares in my ears.

"What the-"

THUD

"KYLE YOU STUPID MORON!!" I seethe from the floor.

My voice comes out muffled because of the blanket that I got tangled up in when I fell from the bed. His chuckles could be heard as he raced down the stairs in light thuds with what I guess was an airhorn.

Nobody. Nobody messes with Ellie early in the freaking morning.

Unless you got food. Then maybe you have a five percent chance at forgiveness.

I groan and untangle myself from the snuggly blanket I am trapped inside. Deciding to make myself presentable first, I walk into the bathroom. Finishing my business, I open the door with a little extra force than needed.

"And it goes - Oh! Oh! Oh! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!"

my head to the music and dance my way

three - and we danced

of high waisted black jeans and a long-sleeved white shirt

are you hiding? Where are you-

I strike a pose at my floor length mirror and give myself a once over. My eyes finally rest on my hair and I

a time. The heavenly aroma of pancakes fills up my senses. I smile knowing my Dad is at his kitchen

Papa bear. Got

I actually did." Dad

three pancakes on a plate, add lots of syrup and plop myself onto one of

sleep?" Cole lightly

me a toothy

it for me."

you to wake up. You would have missed dad's pancakes if you

pointing my fork at him. He eyes the fork for

to check if

kid-" I start but Dad cuts

Kyle do not do it

at Kyle who gapes at Dad in

something dad?" Cole nods

yes. I am leaving for a business trip tonight.” He starts. I open my mouth to interject but he shushes me. “Yes, I know it is Christmas, but I am so sorry pumpkin, it's really important. I will back on time to open presents. Hopefully." He ruffles

to ourselves since Mrs. Marty is going away to see her family?"

with ever since we were children and basically acted like a nanny to us when neither

grand-" The sound of the front

voice

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