Family Reunion at the Beach
(A Twin Story)
By SamPast
Copyright © 1999
The summer the twins turned
14, the family decided to jointly rent a cabana at the beach. The whole family,
that is. The Clementes, the Levines, and the Stevens.
Robin and Jennifer went
shopping for new bathing suits. In the store, Robin was busy trying on a
beautiful one piece rainbow bathing suit, while Jennifer was examining the
bikinis.
"Oooh, I like this
one!" Jennifer exclaimed, as she held up a piece of fabric.
"There's nothing
there, Jennifer," Robin said, "and besides, Daddy would never let you
wear that."
"I know," said
Jennifer, "but I think I'll try it on anyway."
She tried it on and decided
to buy it even though her parents would die if they saw her in it. Robin didn't
understand the point in spending $25.00 on something that you couldn't even
wear, but Jennifer did it anyway.
When the girls got home,
Robin modeled the bathing suit she bought, for her parents. Then Charlie wanted
to see the one Jennifer bought. She lied and said she didn't get one, but then
Charlie saw the bag and made her show it.
He said, "Oh, no! You
take that right back to the store. You're too young to wear something like
that!" Jennifer said she would take it back, but she didn't.
That Saturday, all the
families went to the beach. The men took the boys swimming at the pool, while
the women and the girls hung out in front of the cabana. The little ones played
in the sand.
Then Jennifer said to her
mother, "Mom, can I go down by the ocean?"
Her mother thought it over,
but decided Jennifer was too young to go down by the water by herself.
"I promise I won't go
in the water; I'll just lay on the beach."
Lisa said, "You can do
that here."
But Aunt Joan rescued her,
"I'll go down with you. I'll take Jody and Robin and Tabitha, too."
She looked at Lisa. "And you and Samantha can stay here with the little
ones. Then when the men come back, you can meet us. We'll be the ones under the
bright pink umbrella.." And with that, she laughed and they were off.
When they got down to the
water's edge, Jodi said, "Mommy, will you take me into the water?"
Everyone decided to go in, except Jennifer.
"I'm just going to
sunbathe a little."
Aunt Joan said, "Well,
you should at least take off your t-shirt and shorts." So, as soon as they
were out of sight, Jennifer did just that. And what she had on underneath, was
the bikini that she was supposed to return to the store, but didn't.
About a half hour later,
Jennifer opened her eyes. It felt like someone was staring at her. Her father
was standing over her with a mean expression on his face. He was not happy.
"You were told to
return this, uh, bathing suit." Charlie threw Jennifer her t-shirt and
waited until she put it on. "Now, young lady, you will go back to the
cabana and stay there. And starting tomorrow, you will be punished."
Jennifer threw on her
shorts, and gathered up her book, and her stuff, and slowly walked back to the
cabana.
Jennifer sat on a beach
chair in front of the cabana reading her book. She was all alone; the entire
family was down by the ocean. But she didn't care, because as soon as she got
back to the cabana, she took off her t-shirt and shorts, and laid down on the
beach chair in her bikini.
"Not one of Daddy's
smartest moves" she thought to herself.
After awhile, a boy, about
her age, walked by with a young girl and bunch of his friends. He stopped, and
said hello to Jennifer. "Hey!" she said. They started talking.
"I'm Brian. My friends
and I were just going to get something to eat. Want to come along?"
Jennifer thought about it
for a moment, and then said, "Sure!" She put her book away and locked
up the cabana. She went with the boy and his friends. They went to the snack
stand, and Brian bought her a hamburger with fries. Usually she didn't eat such
greasy food, but she was hungry, and didn't want to be rude. Plus, she didn't
have any money of her own with her.
After eating, the kids went
to the playground. It was practically empty, so they just fooled around on the
swings and the merry go round ride. Then Brian and Jennifer went on the swings.
He leaned over and said,
"I like you. Would you mind if I kissed you?"
So he did. And Jennifer was
in love. The rest of the afternoon, they talked and joked, and held hands, and
kissed. It was fun. And Jennifer almost forgot that she was punished and wasn't
supposed to be there.
A little later, Brian and
his friends decided to go swimming. Jennifer went back to the cabana and got
her shorts, and her towel. She had her t-shirt with her, but she hadn't worn
it.
"Ha!" she
thought. "If Daddy only knew I've been parading around in nothing but this
bikini all day, he'd have a shit fit." And she laughed to herself.
The kids went swimming.
Brian's sister was in the shallow end, so Brian figured he didn't have to watch
her so closely. She was ten, after all, and a very good swimmer. He was in
charge of her for the day. His parents had stayed by the cabana. He hadn't seen
them since noon. He was fourteen and a half and very responsible, and he often
watched his sister.
Brian and Jennifer were
swimming and laughing and fooling around when all of a sudden there was a
commotion. Someone screamed, and the lifeguard dove in. A young girl had hit
her head under water and was now sinking. They pulled her out.
Oh my god! It was Brian's
sister. As soon as he saw his sister not breathing by the side of the pool, he
freaked out. He jumped out of the pool and went to her side. They were already
doing CPR and mouth to mouth on her. Brian started flipping out.
He yelled to one of his
friends, "Run, and tell my parents. Cabana 37, blue!" The friend ran
off. Jennifer came and stood beside him and held his hand. She was so scared
for him. They got the girl breathing and said they were going to take her to
the infirmary, which was near the snack stand. Jennifer and Brian followed.
They were dripping wet, but they didn't even seem to notice.
Meanwhile, the family
decided they'd had enough down by the ocean. They went back to the cabana.
"That's funny,"
said Samantha, "it's all locked up."
"Yeah," Charlie
mused, "where's Jennifer? She should be here."
"Oh, she probably went
to the bathroom," Robin commented.
Her father said,
"Well, I'm going to look for her, and she had better be at the
bathroom."
As Charlie was walking by
the pool, he saw a group of people talking and yelling and pointing.
"What's going
on?" he asked.
This woman answered,
"Oh, they just pulled a young girl out of the pool. She hit her head under
water. And they can't seem to find her parents."
With that, Charlie ran to
the infirmary. He ran in and looked wildly around. He saw Jennifer standing off
to the corner of the room. He went up to her, looked at her carefully, and put
his arms around her.
"Are you all
right?" he asked her.
She nodded her head.
"It's my friend's sister. She bumped her head underwater. She's
unconscious, but they say she's going to be okay. They haven't been able to
locate their parents."
Charlie pulled her aside,
and looked at her sternly. "I can't believe you're still walking around in
this outfit. Where are your clothes?"
Jennifer told him, in all
the confusion, she left her towel and her t-shirt down by the pool. He told her
to go get them. "We'll talk about you swimming without an adult watching
you, later!"
Jennifer went to get her
things. While there, she ran into her sister, who had come looking for her,
too.
"Oh, there you are,
Jennifer, Daddy's been looking for you."
"I know, she said,
"he found me."
And then Jennifer told
Robin what happened. Robin went back to the cabana to tell her mother the
story. Meanwhile, Charlie was talking to Brian. He was flipping out because
they still could not find his parents. Evidently, they took a walk on the beach
and were not back yet. Beach security wanted to talk to them about leaving a
ten and fourteen year old alone at the beach and letting them swim
unsupervised.
Charlie managed to calm
Brian down, as Jennifer came back in, wearing her t-shirt and shorts. Charlie
told Jennifer it was time to go get showered and cleaned up. They were going to
have a family dinner, of Zorn's chicken.
Jennifer said, "No,
I'm sorry, Daddy, I can't leave Brian." She went over and held his hand.
Charlie was taken aback but said nothing. Then Jennifer went back over to
Charlie and said, "Please, Daddy, I know I'm in big trouble, but he needs
me now. I have to stay with him. He's all alone here, and his sister is hurt.
They don't know where his parents are. I promise I'll do what you say later,
but right now I need to be with him."
Charlie looked at Brian,
and then at his sister, and back at Jennifer. He could tell she really cared
about this boy, and although he thought she was too young to have a boyfriend,
he relented.
"Okay, you can stay
for a little while, but then we will have a long talk."
Jennifer nodded her head
and Charlie went back to the cabana to shower and dress.
After about an hour, Lisa
fixed up a plate for Jennifer and asked Robin to bring it to her sister.
"What about one for her friend?" she asked. So Lisa fixed another
plate, and Robin and her cousin, Joseph, brought them to the infirmary.
They walked in. Jennifer
had just left the room to use the bathroom. Brian heard footsteps and looked
up. "Oh, when did you have time to get dressed?"
Robin looked confused and
then realized that Brian thought she was Jennifer. "I'm not Jennifer. I'm
Robin, her sister."
Just then, Jennifer walked
back into the room. She said, "Oh, well, now you know, there isn't just
one of me."
Brian walked over to her
and said, "There could only be one of you." And he kissed her.
Robin was shocked, but she
smiled, and said to Brian, "So, do you have a brother?"
They all laughed. They
introduced Brian and Joseph. Then Brian and Jennifer ate the chicken and they
talked for awhile. Jennifer went to ask the nurse if she could use the shower.
Robin brought her duffel bag with a clean towel and her clothes.
When she came out, Brian's
parents were there. They came back from their walk and a million people told
them what happened. They had, apparently, walked so far down the beach that
they stopped for a few drinks and something to eat. They had no idea. They were
grateful that their children were all right. Still, Brian felt a little guilty
because he hadn't been watching his sister as well as he should have.
That night, Jennifer was
sick. The hamburger and fries had taken its toll on her and she was vomiting
most of the evening. Charlie told her that her punishment could wait until the
morning. He sent her to bed with some pepto bismol and a cold compress for her
head.
She was sick all day
Sunday. By Sunday evening, Jennifer was starting to feel a bit better. Charlie
and Lisa went upstairs to have a talk with Jennifer.
"What were you
thinking, Jenn?" Charlie asked.
"I don't know, Daddy.
I guess I wasn't thinking," she replied.
"First of all, which
thing are you talking about?" he asked.
"Um," she said.
"You mean, about eating the greasy food?" she asked.
"That is not the issue
here," Lisa commented. "What your father was talking about was going
off with this boy you barely knew. Not only were you already in trouble, but
you went off without leaving a note, you went swimming without an adult,
and" Lisa began.
Charlie interrupted,
"And let's not forget how you willingly disobeyed me by keeping that
bikini in the first place. I'm afraid you are going to be punished, Jennifer
Lynn."
"Yes, sir," Jenn
replied.
Lisa got up and kissed
Jennifer on the forehead. "We love you, sweetheart. And I know it's
difficult sometimes to make the right choices. But that's what Daddy and I are
here to help you do. Maybe one day, you'll be able to make them on your
own."
Jennifer watched as her
mother walked to the door and out. Then Lisa closed the door behind her and
went downstairs.
Charlie said, "Well,
let's get this over with. Come here!"
Jennifer went and stood in
front of her father. He pulled down her sweatpants and her panties, and let
them fall to her ankles. Then he told her to lean over and put her hands on the
edge of the bed.
Charlie pulled off his belt
and folded it over a few times. Then he swung and hit Jennifer's poor bottom.
He did this a dozen times, until her bottom was bright red and she was
hysterically crying. Then he told her it was all over. She didn't even bother
pulling up her pants. She knew it would hurt too much.
Jennifer just crashed on
her bed. Charlie came over and kissed her cheek.
"You know I love you,
honey. I only punish you to help you learn right from wrong."
"I know, Daddy,"
Jennifer sobbed.
He left her then, and she
cried into her pillow. She still was not feeling well, and this punishment did
not help matters any.
On Monday Charlie let her
stay home from summer school. They had had a long talk after she had been
punished. In addition to her spanking, Jennifer was grounded for the next two
weeks. No friends, no phone calls, no fun. She had to stay in her room. She
couldn't even watch tv.
She sneaked in phone calls
to Brian whenever she could. Charlie and Lisa had told her that she was too
young to date, so Jennifer and Brian decided they would wait for each other
until she was sixteen, and could really date. But until then, they would hang
out and do everything together.
They hung out a lot after
Jennifer's punishment was over. They did everything together, went everywhere,
and were always on the phone. Brian's family moved to Bellmore in the middle of
the summer and Jennifer and Brian were psyched. Bellmore was right next to Merrick,
and they could ride their bikes to each other's houses. Also, they would be
going to the same school in September.
One day, Robin and Jennifer
were walking to summer school. It wasn't really summer school. It was a summer
program, at their school, but it was fun, and a little academic. Their parents
had thought it would keep them busy and out of trouble. Of course, Jennifer was
never out of trouble for too long, anyway. Jennifer told Robin, "I'm
meeting Brian for lunch today. He's riding his bike over, and we'll probably go
for pizza. Oh, and also, don't wait for me after school because I have to go
help Mrs. Fox. I've been promising to help her with the scenery for the play
all week." Robin nodded and said she would see Jennifer at home later that
day.
At lunch time, Jennifer met
Brian as planned, and they went to Baskin Robbins. Neither of them felt like
eating any real food anyway. They were sitting there talking and holding hands,
when Brian said, "Let's do something daring. Why don't you cut the rest of
the day and go somewhere with me?"
Brian didn't go to summer
school. He was a straight "A" student, and his parents thought he
could use the summer off. Jennifer looked at him incredulously, "What? Are
you crazy?"
Brian said no, he wasn't crazy,
he just wanted to do something fun, with her. Jennifer thought about it.
"Okay, what the hell! I'll do it. But I have to go back at 3:00. I
promised one of the teachers I'd help out."
And then the two of them
went off. They walked in and out of the stores on Merrick Ave. They went
downtown and saw the movie theater. "Let's see a movie," Brian said.
It was a matinee and there were a million kids, but they didn't care, at least
they were together. They ate popcorn and candy, and held hands, and laughed,
and kissed a little, and had a really good time.
When they left the theater,
Brian looked at his watch. It was 2:45. "Do you really want to go back? he
asked Jennifer.
She said, "No, not
really." So they walked around, in and out of the stores, until they
decided they were hungry. They had never really had any real food. They decided
to go to the pizza place near Foodtown.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Fox called
the Clemente house and asked Lisa if Jennifer forgot her promise and went home.
Lisa stated that she was not there, and asked Robin. Robin got on the phone and
told Mrs. Fox that she was sure Jennifer would be there because she had
remembered that morning. Robin hung up the phone.
An hour later, when still
no Jennifer, Lisa got worried and called all of Jennifer's friends. No one had
seen her, and no one was home at Brian's house. She called the school and found
out that no one had seen Jennifer since before lunch. She hadn't even showed up
to her afternoon classes or to Mrs. Fox after school. Lisa was worried. She
called Charlie at work.
"No, honey, I haven't
seen her or heard from her. She'll show up." But Charlie was worried, too.
A little later, a boy who
worked at Foodtown came rushing into Charlie's office. "Hey, boss, I just
saw your daughter in the pizza place." Everyone at the store knew about
Jennifer's disappearance. It was all Charlie could think about all afternoon.
"Are you sure?"
Charlie asked the boy.
"Yeah," he said.
"She just went in with a boy."
Charlie called over his shoulder
to no one in particular, "I'll be back in a little while." He rushed
over to the pizza place.
Meanwhile, Jennifer and
Brian were feeding each other pizza and laughing when suddenly Brian was
distracted.
"Uh, oh" he said,
"I think the party's over."
"What do you
mean?" Jennifer asked, and she turned around and looked up into her
father's face. Now, she did not know that her father knew she cut school and
had been missing, so she tried to lie her way out of the situation.
"Oh, hi, Dad, what are
you doing here?"
Charlie took a quarter out
of his pocket and handed it to Brian, "Go, call my wife and let her know
that Jennifer is all right."
Brian walked away. Jennifer
said, "Oh, I guess I should have called Mommy and told her I wasn't coming
right home after I helped Mrs. Fox. I'm sorry."
"So am I,"
Charlie said, "Let's go."
He grabbed her by the arm
and started to pull her out of the restaurant. "Daddy, what are you doing?
I have to wait for Brian."
Jennifer still didn't know
how much trouble she was in. Charlie said, "Let's go!"
Jennifer asked, "But
why?"
Charlie answered her,
"Well, unless you want me to pull your pants down right here in this
restaurant, you'd better come with me now."
Just then, Brian came back
in and said to Charlie, "Your wife told me to ask you to call her when you
got a chance." Then he turned to Jennifer, "Um, I'll call you later.
Bye!"
Brian left. He knew how
much trouble Jennifer was in because Robin told him that they knew she cut
school and they had been really worried about her. Brian felt really bad, but
there was not much he could do about it now. He got on his bike and rode home.
Charlie looked at Jennifer. Then they left the pizza place, together.
Charlie brought Jennifer
into his office and locked the door. He also covered up the two windows so no
one could bother them. Jennifer got scared. She knew he only did that, when he
was going to yell at someone or punish her.
Charlie scolded her for
cutting school and breaking her promise to Mrs. Fox. Jennifer felt really bad.
She knew she shouldn't have skipped out, but she did have so much fun. But now
she was in big trouble again.
Jennifer gasped as she saw
Charlie take his belt off. He was going to punish her right there in his
office.
"Daddy, no! I'm sorry,
Daddy."
Charlie said, "Not as
sorry as you're going to be."
Jennifer cried. Charlie
pulled down Jennifer's jeans, so that she was just standing there in her shirt
and panties. He raised the belt and it sailed across her backside several
times. Jennifer did not want to yell out; she didn't want everyone in the
supermarket to know what was going on.
After 5 smacks with the
belt, she started to sob. Charlie knew that she had had enough. He put his belt
back on. He watched as Jennifer pulled up her pants. It really hurt pulling
them up over her sore butt. Lisa came for her soon after and sent her to her
room. It was back to square one.
The end.