Moving...a twin story-Part
4
by SamPast
Copyright © 1999
"Girls," called
Aunt Joan, "your parents just called, and they're coming over with dinner:
Raynor's."
"Raynor's? Yes!"
Jennifer said.
"I love their chicken
and corn fritters," Robin said. Joan knew this would excite the twins.
They had been down in the dumps ever since their spankings.
Around 6:00, Charlie and
Lisa came into the Levine's house. "We're here, and we've brought fried
chicken, yams, and corn fritters!" they called.
Charlie thought it was
strange that the girls did not come running to hug and kiss them. He went into
the kitchen. The girls got up from the couch, turned off the tv, and came into
the kitchen to wash their hands.
"Hi, Daddy, Hi,
Mommy!" they both said.
Charlie said, "What,
no kiss for me?" He grabbed both girls and pulled them close. "I
missed you two. It was a long hard day moving. I'm sure you had more fun than
we did."
Lisa helped Joan put the
food on the table. "Yeah, tell us about Adventureland. Did you have
fun?"
Jennifer looked at Robin.
Robin had told her that their uncle expected them to tell their parents what
happened. Robin looked over at her uncle. Surely, he didn't expect them to tell
their parents at dinner?
Robin said, "Yeah, it
was fun. We played lots of games and went on a lot of rides."
Jennifer said, "You
mean, Joseph and I went on a lot of rides. You were too scared, Robin."
"I wasn't scared of
all of them, Jenn. Just the ones that go really high up. I went on a lot."
Robin protested.
Charlie said, "I'm
sure you did, honey. So, did you win any prizes?"
Jennifer said, "Yeah,
just some stupid little things. I wanted this giant stuffed gorilla, but I
couldn't get the loop around the wire. Remember that game, Daddy?"
Her father answered,
"Yes, baby, you always try that one. Someday, you'll get it."
They ate the rest of the
meal in silence. Charlie knew something was up. When everyone had finished
eating, Joan and Jack started to clear away the plates. He turned to his
brother-in-law and said, "Charlie, why don't you go into the living room?
The girls have something they want to tell you."
Robin and Jennifer had
their dirty plates in hand. They froze when their uncle said that. Robin said,
"Uncle Jack!"
Jack said, "Come on,
girls, now's as good a time as any. Here, let me take those plates. Go
on!"
Charlie followed the twins
into the living room. He had known something was up. He sat on the couch and
waited. The twins looked at each other. No one said a word.
Finally, Charlie said,
"Well? What's going on?"
Robin said, "Um, well,
uh."
Her father said,
"Okay, what'd you do? You got a spanking, didn't you?"
Jennifer said,
"Daddy!"
Charlie said, "I could
pull down your pants and see if your bottom is pink or you could just tell
me."
"Daddy!" Jennifer
said again.
Then Robin blurted out,
"Well, basically, we didn't listen to Uncle Jack and we lost Joseph, and
he almost got hit by a train."
Charlie said,
"What?"
Jennifer turned to Robin
and said, "That's not exactly what happened, Robin, I think you left out a
few things."
Then Robin said,
"Well, then why don't you tell Daddy what happened, Ms. Smarty Wet
pants?"
Jennifer said,
"Robin!"
Charlie scolded,
"Robin, I don't want to hear that kind of talk from you."
Robin said, "Well, I
bet Jennifer doesn't tell you about all the accidents she had today! You'd
think she wanted to make in her pants!"
Jennifer started to cry.
Charlie stood Robin up and remarked, "Young lady, we are not home, so I
cannot send you to your room, but I can send you to the corner. Now go! I want
you to think about the way you just spoke to your sister. And you are very lucky
that I am not washing your mouth out with soap. Go!"
Robin stomped her foot and
went to sit in the corner. Just then, Lisa walked in with the baby. Steven was
happily sucking on his mother's breast.
"What's going
on?" Lisa said.
Charlie replied, "I
just put Robin in the corner for talking disrespectfully to her sister, and
Jennifer was just about to tell me what happened at the amusement park today.
It seems both girls might have gotten a spanking today."
Lisa said, "Really?
Maybe Robin needs her mouth washed out with soap! And girls, what was the last
thing your father said to you this morning when you left the apartment?"
Jennifer replied, "Um,
be good, and 'I' don't want to hear about any trouble from Aunt Joan and Uncle
Jack."
Robin shouted from the
corner, "Well, technically, you're not hearing about any trouble from Aunt
Joan or Uncle Jack." She seemed pleased with her joke.
Her father was less than
pleased. "Watch it, young lady," he scolded.
Then he turned back to
Jennifer, "Okay, out with it, now. Tell Mommy and me what happened at
Adventureland today."
Jennifer said, "Well,
Uncle Jack let me, Robin, and Joseph go to the arcade, but he told us to stay
together, and then Joseph ran off, and Robin and I couldn't find him, and then
I went to the bathroom, while Robin stayed by the skeeball game, and then, eventually,
Uncle Jack found him near the train."
Charlie said, "I
see."
Jenn continued, "But,
Daddy, it's not like we did it on purpose. I guess we should have gotten Uncle
Jack when we first lost Joseph. He got in trouble, too, because he left the
building by himself."
"Well, I'm glad Joseph
is okay, but I'm not concerned whether he got in trouble or not. I told you two
girls to behave yourselves. I'm very disappointed that your uncle had to
discipline you," Charlie said. "Man, am I tired!"
Jack had walked into the
living room and caught Charlie's last statement.
"Why don't you all
stay here overnight? You don't want to have to deal with finding sheets and
pillows amidst all your boxes. You can stay down in the basement- there's
a bed there. And the girls can stay down there or up in Jody's room," Jack
said.
Charlie said, "Oh,
well, I don't know, we don't want to put you guys to any more trouble."
Jack said, "Puh-leaze!
It's no trouble. I realize you only live a quarter mile from here now, but
you're completely exhausted. Come on."
Lisa and Charlie thanked
Jack and the two men shook hands.
Charlie said, "But the
girls will stay downstairs with us. I want to keep an eye on them."
(to be continued . . . )