Chapter 13
Dad.
Like always, I miss him every day. But now more because we are so many miles away from where he is buried and I can’t go and sit with him
We’ve all found our rooms and unpacked. Seth’s is the one next to mine and our bathroom is joined, and the others are spread out around the house with similar room layouts to mine, except my room and mom’s room are the only ones that have a balcony.
I walk out my room to the corridor when I get tackled by a small figure.
I look down to see Cory clinging to my legs, hiding himself behind them.
“Cory, what’s up?” I say placing a hand on his shoulder.
Just then before he can say anything, screaming comes from the corridor
“LEXI!” Yells four voices, sounding scared and bundle into me making me stumble backwards.
“Guys, what’s wrong?” I ask Tom, Joe, Jack, Lee and Cory who are all clinging to my legs looking scared.
“Chris., Chris said…” Cory starts and I frown.
“What did Chris say?”
“He told us there are…m–monsters in the closet of our rooms…” Joe whimpered.
I growl slightly and looked up in the direction they came from. Stupid Chris. Scaring the little kids, he’s such an idiot.
I crouch down to their level “It’s Ok. There are monsters.” I say trying to sooth them “Chris is winding you up.”
“You sure?” Tom whispers.
”
I look down at him and smile reassuringly “Yes. Positive” I say then smirk slightly “You wanna get him back?” I say and they all look at me.
I smile and stand back up “When I say, tackle him to the ground, Okay?” I say and they all nod smiling mischievously.
I smirk and head down the corridor to where they came from and they follow.
I push open a door to see Chris and Evan in there talking and laughing at what they obviously just did and I stand
with my arms crossed by the door frame with the kids out of sight staying behind the wall.
“Chris, come here a sec” I say smiling innocently
He eyes me suspiciously “Why?”
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I smile “I wanna show you something” I say unfolding my arms
He sighs and pushes himself up of his. Chris makes his way over towards ane, I smirk and the may buck and was he’s getting closer and glance at the boys “Now” I say and as quick as a flash they bundle so the room and jump onto Chris making him stumble backwards and topple onto the bod
I laugh and glare at Chris “That’s what you get for scaring little kids” 3 snap “You’re mean Chris mear I fee him as Evan cracks up laughing and Chris is being jumped on by the little ones.
“Okay…..okay…..sorry” Chris splutters out between laughter and being jumped on and trying to put them of
“Kids. I think you should try get to some sleep know. It’s been a long day!” Mom’s voice carries down the corridor an she comes up the stairs towards the room.
“Mom….help!” Chris whines struggling to get the five kids of him
I hear mom’s footsteps then she appears in the room and smirks shaking her head “What you do to the this t She sighs walking over to the bed and pulling Tom off first
“He scared them mom.” I say glaring at Chris
Mom shakes her head “Chris” She sighs and he just smirks standing up from the bed and from the Kid
“Right. Get to bed.” Mom says pointing to the door and they grumble and slowly walk out the door “ll come see you
in a bit”
“Lexi come too.” Tom pouts looking up at me
I smile and ruffle his hair “Course, go get your Pyjamas on.” I say and he grins and runs along to his room.
I turn and step out the room too when mom says “Oh, Lexi, can I talk to you a second please.” She says coming on
the room too.
I look at her raising an eyebrow, “I’ll be in my room, come in a bit” She says and turns walking down towards the big room at the end of the corridor.
I raise another eyebrow and glance back in the room to see Chris smirk.
“Oooh….what you done now Lex.” Evan smirks and I roll my eyes following mom. I haven’t done anything
I get to mom’s room and push open the double door leading into a big room, a king sized bed, balcony, doset, ensuite, TV, everything.
I see mom rummaging through some draws and go towards her.
“What’s up mom?” I ask curiously
She turns and smiles and me and motions me to come follow her and sit on her bed.
I do hesitantly and sit down–next to her, what is she doing?
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She brings a small wooden box onto her lap.
“Lexi…honey..” Mom starts “I know that you didn’t get to say goodbye to your dad, before we left this morning and I’m sorry that you didn’t, I should have given you guys some time to” She says turning to face me and I advert my eyes to the floor.
“But honey, I want you to always feel close to him no matter how far we are away from his ashes” She says her voice breaking slightly and I lift my gaze to her, I hate seeing mom upset.
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