The next morning I woke up to Krys pinching my nose. I glared at her, but she just grabbed my arm and pulled me up into a sitting position. I sighed.
�What�d you wake up for??� I asked
�Moms on the phone with someone and she�s crying,� Krys whispered to me. I looked up at her questioningly. �I don�t know who she�s talking to, but she�s crying pretty good,� She looked at the alarm clock.
�What time is it?� I asked
�6:35,� Krys answered, I got up,
�c�mon, let�s go and see what�s up,� I said �We should be getting up anyway, we gotta get ready for school, among other things,�
�Alright,� she answered. I pulled on the jeans I was wearing yesterday before we left the room. By the time we got downstairs, my mom was sitting at our big kitchen table with her head in her hands. She must have not heard us come down because she was whispering
�Damn you Jake, Why won�t you help?� over and over again. Krys and I looked at each other, �what�s she talking about?� we asked each other with our eyes.
�Mom,� Krys whispered
�What are you doing up so early??� She asked us
�It�s 6:40 mom,� I answered �We always get up this early,�
�Why were you crying?� Krys questioned, I looked into my mom�s eyes. Remembering what happened yesterday. Both, Krys and I could easily tell that she had been crying. Her face was tear-stained, her eyes were still red, and she was a little stuffy.
�I wasn�t crying,� My mom said firmly. We didn�t question it any further.
�You wanna shower first while I eat??� I asked Krys
�Yeah,� she answered �I�ll call you when I�m finished,� Krys ran up the stairs to the bathroom, and I went to the cupboard to get a bowl. I looked to where my bowl usually sat, but it wasn�t there. I looked up to the top shelf, and sure enough the all the bowls were sitting there, too far up for my 5�1 frame to reach. Jason must have done the dishes yesterday.
�JASON!!� I yelled at him. When he failed to answer me I walked up the stairs and to his and Natalie�s room. I looked at Jason�s bed and sure enough he was still asleep, tangled in his blankets. I smiled before I ran and jumped on him.
�Jaaason,� I said in a sing song voice �time to wake up!�
The only response I got was a groan. I hit him lightly in the cheek, this time he rolled over, sending me crashing into the wall. I climbed over him and off the bed. Standing over him I looked around the room, I spotted a glass of water on Nat�s night table. Smiling evilly I grabbed the water and poured some on him.
�Jason,� I sang in the same voice as before �Time to get up,� Once again he didn�t respond, so I poured the whole glass on him. That got a good response. He sat up straight and turned to glare at me, as soon as Jason seen who I was he yelled
�KENNIE!!! YOU BETTER START RUNNING!!� Taking his advice I bolted out of the room and down the stairs.
When I got back to the kitchen my mom was once again on the phone. When I seen this I stopped abruptly. She sounded like she was upset, only this time she wasn�t crying. Jason wasn�t that far behind me, but had time to stop before he knocked me over. I walked over to the cupboard and looked at Jason.
�Can you please get me my bowl??� I asked, He just looked at me
�Why should I?� He asked
�Because you put it up there,� I pointed out
�No, I didn�t,� He replied smugly
�Your the only one tall enough to put it up there,�
�Yeah, Your right I did put it up there,�
�Then get it for me,�
�You poured water on me,�
�Yeah, AFTER I tried hitting you cheeks and jumping on you,�
�What the hell are you two arguing about now?� Nat said as she came down the stairs and stood beside me at the cupboard looking up
�Jase, can you get me a bowl?� Nat asked Jason, Jason reached up and got her a bowl. I glared at him.
�How come you got her a bowl?� I asked
�You poured water on me,� He simply answered
�KENNIE, SHOWERS FREE!!� I heard Krys yell, I ran up the stairs before Jason had the chance to.
When I got out of the shower I went straight to Krys� and my bedroom and pulled the curtains that separated out halves of the room closed. I grabbed my clothes from the makeshift closet. All the while mumbling under my breath about Krys getting the good side of the room. Her�s had an actual closet, and the built in shelves. I got dressed and went to my dresser, and brushed my hair before putting it up into a messy looking bun. I put on a little bit of make up and went back down stairs. Looking in the cupboard I saw my bowl, still at the very top shelf. Krys, Jason and I were the only people in the kitchen. I glared at Jason and turned back to the cupboard. Grabbing the biggest coffee mug we had, I poured some cereal and milk in it. Before going to sit down I grabbed a spoon, as I was sitting Jason got up and went to the cupboard, grabbing my bowl and putting down on the bottom shelf were it usually sat.
�Dick,� I mumbled under my breath as he went up the stairs and Nat came down. She was dressed and her hair was wrapped up in a towel. I was half way through my cup of cereal when I heard the shower go on. I got up and went to the kitchen sink, turning on the water full blast. It wasn�t even running for three seconds when Jason yelled
�KENNIE!!� I turned back to look at my sisters who were laughing and took a bow. �KENNIE!!� Jason yelled again before I laughed and turned the water off. I finished my cereal and put the mug in the sink. At that moment I heard the shower go off. I ran up the stairs and when I seen Jason I asked
�Have a nice shower??� Before going to the bedroom.