a band of cousins
ready...set...go
I woke at dawn. I climbed out of bed. I had to be careful because Isaac took up more than half the bed and I didn't want to wake him.
I snuck downstairs. Since it was eight o'clock I decided to start breakfast. It is still kind of hard to make food but I figured out most of it. It also helps that we got new stuff and Papa built me some stuff.
I grabbed the pancake mix and poured some into a bowl. I poured in water and started mixing it. I had to press it against my stomach and the wall so that it wouldn't move while I mix it. I turned on the stove and put a pan on one of the burners. I poured some mix in it and got a spatula. I grabbed another pan and got the bacon ready. I started making that too. I flipped the pancake and turned the oven on a low heat. I put a plate in so that I could keep the pancakes warm. I watched the bacon and started some eggs. I scrambled a few as I squeezed some oranges. I made some homemade orange voice while making everything else. I opened the cupboard and pulled out twenty-two plates. I used the plastic ones because we didn't have enough regular plates. I set the table while still watching the food.
"Megan?" I looked up to see Isaac.
"Morning," I said. Isaac walked over and helped me bring things to the table. He grabbed the pancakes and the bacon. He ate one on the way over. I slapped his arm and told him not to eat it. I walked into the living room.
"Breakfast," I yelled. Everyone jumped. They started to slowly get up. I ran down the hall and knock on Nana and Papa's door. They told me they were coming.
I sat down in my spot and waited for everyone to sit down. Sydney and Dani went to the bathroom to get fixed up a little. I didn't care about what I looked like. I had my hair in a messy bun and absolutely no makeup on like usual.
Everyone sat down and started eating. They all said their thanks to me with their mouths full. Slowly everyone started leaving to get ready. Soon it was only me, Niall, and Isaac. I was slower because I only had one hand and the boys ate so much.
"So when everyone says that you love food, they weren't kidding," I said to Niall.
"I never kid about food," he said in a serious voice. I burst out laughing and he did too.
"What are we doing today?" Isaac asked me once Niall and I calmed down.
"Well I want to go get ice cream," I said.
"Already thinking about more food?" Isaac questioned with laughter in his voice.
"What else am I supposed to think about?" I asked him in a sarcastic tone. We laughed.
"We should bike there," I exclaimed. "Or skateboard. Or rollerblade. Or run. Or something physical," I went on.
"What if we have a race?" Isaac suggested.
"Okay. I call skateboarding," I yelled on my way up the stairs.
I quickly, with the help of the girls, changed into my pink bikini with black running shorts and a green shirt with pink 'surf'. I threw on my sneakers and ran back downstairs.
I found all the guys all ready and sitting on the couch. The sports channel was on. Isaac was sitting on the couch. I sat on the floor in front of him and held out a ponytail to him. He put my hair in a low side ponytail. My bangs fell into my face but I like them that way.
The girls all came downstairs. They were wearing clothes that ranged from running shorts and a cute tank top to leggings and a nice shirt. They all sat down on the floor or the couch where the guys made room.
"So...How does a race sound?" I asked. The guys all nodded excitedly and the girls looked a little unsure but nodded anyway.
"So everyone pick a way of transportation. The first person to the ice cream shop on main street wins."
"What do I win?" Isaac asked with a smirk.
"The winner," I said with emphasis, "gets free ice cream of any kind and gets to pick what we do next," I said. Everyone nodded.
I ran to the garage. I already told Nana and Papa what we were doing. They were visiting a friend today anyway so they didn't care what we did as long as we were safe. I grabbed my skateboard. I ran out to the driveway.
Everyone grabbed something. Isaac grabbed a skateboard. Stacy and Jake both grabbed bikes. Sydney, Dani, Harry, and Niall all grabbed some more bikes. Anna, Eric, Abbi, Quinn, Brianna, and Brady all grabbed rollerblades. Mara, Zayn, Taylor, and Liam grabbed scooters. Ellie and Louis grabbed skateboards but traded them in for scooter.
We positioned ourselves at the end of the driveway. We explained the way. The easiest way was to go to the right and follow the road and go down main street. It isn't the only way though.
"Ready...set...go," I said.
I took off down the road to the left. I saw Isaac follow me. I raced down the road and jumped the curb onto the sidewalk. I took a right and raced down the hill. Isaac whizzed past me. I pushed my skateboard to go faster. I took a quick left that almost left me without a skateboard. I got the board under control and hopped another curb. Isaac must have gone another way because I didn't see him. I raced down main street. I passed a lot of people that I know. A few gave me high fives as I passed. A few still looked at me with disgust. I zoomed to the ice cream shop. I stopped at the doors and gave a whoop because I won. Isaac came up less than three seconds after me.
"Ha I beat you," I said out of breath.
"I let you win," he countered.
"Yeah right. I totally won," I yelled jumping up and down. Isaac smirked at me. We opened the door and went inside. Everyone was already sitting in the big booth. My jaw dropped. How did they beat us?
"Hey guys," Sydney said.
"What took you so long?" Everyone said at the same time.
"Cheaters," I muttered.
"Who was the first one here?" Isaac questioned them.
"Uhh...," everyone looked at each other.
"Next time you might want to figure that out and park in the back," he said with a smile. Everyone laughed.
"You guys totally have to pay for both of us now," I said. Everyone sighed and let us order. I ordered the biggest one there was. It was an extra large blizzard.
"You're not really going to eat all of it, are you?" Brianna said glancing at my stomach. I covered it up in mock embarrassment.
"Are you calling me fat?" I said in a mock serious voice.
"Of course fatty," she said poking my stomach.
"Well in that case I'll have two," I said laughing before I could get it out. I ended up eating most of mine and almost half of Isaac's. Isaac finished the rest of mine and his. Guys have an endless stomach. Everyone says I am just like then because I eat so much too.
I snuck downstairs. Since it was eight o'clock I decided to start breakfast. It is still kind of hard to make food but I figured out most of it. It also helps that we got new stuff and Papa built me some stuff.
I grabbed the pancake mix and poured some into a bowl. I poured in water and started mixing it. I had to press it against my stomach and the wall so that it wouldn't move while I mix it. I turned on the stove and put a pan on one of the burners. I poured some mix in it and got a spatula. I grabbed another pan and got the bacon ready. I started making that too. I flipped the pancake and turned the oven on a low heat. I put a plate in so that I could keep the pancakes warm. I watched the bacon and started some eggs. I scrambled a few as I squeezed some oranges. I made some homemade orange voice while making everything else. I opened the cupboard and pulled out twenty-two plates. I used the plastic ones because we didn't have enough regular plates. I set the table while still watching the food.
"Megan?" I looked up to see Isaac.
"Morning," I said. Isaac walked over and helped me bring things to the table. He grabbed the pancakes and the bacon. He ate one on the way over. I slapped his arm and told him not to eat it. I walked into the living room.
"Breakfast," I yelled. Everyone jumped. They started to slowly get up. I ran down the hall and knock on Nana and Papa's door. They told me they were coming.
I sat down in my spot and waited for everyone to sit down. Sydney and Dani went to the bathroom to get fixed up a little. I didn't care about what I looked like. I had my hair in a messy bun and absolutely no makeup on like usual.
Everyone sat down and started eating. They all said their thanks to me with their mouths full. Slowly everyone started leaving to get ready. Soon it was only me, Niall, and Isaac. I was slower because I only had one hand and the boys ate so much.
"So when everyone says that you love food, they weren't kidding," I said to Niall.
"I never kid about food," he said in a serious voice. I burst out laughing and he did too.
"What are we doing today?" Isaac asked me once Niall and I calmed down.
"Well I want to go get ice cream," I said.
"Already thinking about more food?" Isaac questioned with laughter in his voice.
"What else am I supposed to think about?" I asked him in a sarcastic tone. We laughed.
"We should bike there," I exclaimed. "Or skateboard. Or rollerblade. Or run. Or something physical," I went on.
"What if we have a race?" Isaac suggested.
"Okay. I call skateboarding," I yelled on my way up the stairs.
I quickly, with the help of the girls, changed into my pink bikini with black running shorts and a green shirt with pink 'surf'. I threw on my sneakers and ran back downstairs.
I found all the guys all ready and sitting on the couch. The sports channel was on. Isaac was sitting on the couch. I sat on the floor in front of him and held out a ponytail to him. He put my hair in a low side ponytail. My bangs fell into my face but I like them that way.
The girls all came downstairs. They were wearing clothes that ranged from running shorts and a cute tank top to leggings and a nice shirt. They all sat down on the floor or the couch where the guys made room.
"So...How does a race sound?" I asked. The guys all nodded excitedly and the girls looked a little unsure but nodded anyway.
"So everyone pick a way of transportation. The first person to the ice cream shop on main street wins."
"What do I win?" Isaac asked with a smirk.
"The winner," I said with emphasis, "gets free ice cream of any kind and gets to pick what we do next," I said. Everyone nodded.
I ran to the garage. I already told Nana and Papa what we were doing. They were visiting a friend today anyway so they didn't care what we did as long as we were safe. I grabbed my skateboard. I ran out to the driveway.
Everyone grabbed something. Isaac grabbed a skateboard. Stacy and Jake both grabbed bikes. Sydney, Dani, Harry, and Niall all grabbed some more bikes. Anna, Eric, Abbi, Quinn, Brianna, and Brady all grabbed rollerblades. Mara, Zayn, Taylor, and Liam grabbed scooters. Ellie and Louis grabbed skateboards but traded them in for scooter.
We positioned ourselves at the end of the driveway. We explained the way. The easiest way was to go to the right and follow the road and go down main street. It isn't the only way though.
"Ready...set...go," I said.
I took off down the road to the left. I saw Isaac follow me. I raced down the road and jumped the curb onto the sidewalk. I took a right and raced down the hill. Isaac whizzed past me. I pushed my skateboard to go faster. I took a quick left that almost left me without a skateboard. I got the board under control and hopped another curb. Isaac must have gone another way because I didn't see him. I raced down main street. I passed a lot of people that I know. A few gave me high fives as I passed. A few still looked at me with disgust. I zoomed to the ice cream shop. I stopped at the doors and gave a whoop because I won. Isaac came up less than three seconds after me.
"Ha I beat you," I said out of breath.
"I let you win," he countered.
"Yeah right. I totally won," I yelled jumping up and down. Isaac smirked at me. We opened the door and went inside. Everyone was already sitting in the big booth. My jaw dropped. How did they beat us?
"Hey guys," Sydney said.
"What took you so long?" Everyone said at the same time.
"Cheaters," I muttered.
"Who was the first one here?" Isaac questioned them.
"Uhh...," everyone looked at each other.
"Next time you might want to figure that out and park in the back," he said with a smile. Everyone laughed.
"You guys totally have to pay for both of us now," I said. Everyone sighed and let us order. I ordered the biggest one there was. It was an extra large blizzard.
"You're not really going to eat all of it, are you?" Brianna said glancing at my stomach. I covered it up in mock embarrassment.
"Are you calling me fat?" I said in a mock serious voice.
"Of course fatty," she said poking my stomach.
"Well in that case I'll have two," I said laughing before I could get it out. I ended up eating most of mine and almost half of Isaac's. Isaac finished the rest of mine and his. Guys have an endless stomach. Everyone says I am just like then because I eat so much too.
Notes
Megan's Skateboarding Outfit: http://www.polyvore.com/megans_skateboarding_outfit/set?id=84706880Other's Outfits: http://www.polyvore.com/girls_activewear/set?id=85027285
Hope you guys like it!
7/25/13