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!"

bob my head to the music and dance my way into my room

we danced all night, to the

shimmy into a pair of high waisted black jeans and a long-sleeved white shirt with

you hiding? Where

my favourite white sneakers with black stripes at the sides and slip them on. I strike a pose at my floor length mirror and give myself a once over. My eyes finally rest on my hair and I sigh, grabbing the hairbrush.

aroma of pancakes fills up my senses. I smile knowing my

smells amazing Papa bear. Got a new

I actually did."

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

had good sleep?" Cole lightly punches my shoulder and

me a toothy

if a certain someone hadn't spoiled it for me." I glare at Kyle

wake up. You would have missed dad's pancakes

didn't have to blow a freaking airhorn on my face!" I say pointing my fork at him. He eyes the fork for a

to check if

start but Dad cuts me

of you. Kyle do not do it again and Ellie, your brother is

smirk at Kyle who

tell us something dad?"

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

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

as we call her, is our housekeeper. She has been with ever since we were children and basically acted like a nanny to us when neither dad

sound of the front door opening shifts

A voice rings from the

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