…Chapter 2- The Arrival of the Thing…
“It’s me!” Jess shouted in her most childish and annoying voice.
“It’s her!” Seb complained with just as much enthusiasm.
“Hey Jess.” I say.
“Hi! I’m 10 now Mr, now will you show me your diploma?” Jessie asked.
“Uh, try again when your 102 squirt.” Seb said.
“Okay! Where’s my room?”
“It’s…” Seb began.
“Don’t say a word.” I told him.
“You ruin my fun Blondie.”
“Oh, well. Jess, you’re sleeping on the lounge.”
“What lounge?” she asked.
“The one that Sebhasn’t gone to pick up yet.” I reply.
“God, you forget to pick up the furniture and you get daggers thrown at you.”
“Seb!” I yell.
“I know, I know, I’m going!” He said, getting up off the floor.
Seb began to walk out the door.
“Hey wait a second; I thought that the little terror wasn’t coming until tomorrow.” Seb said.
“It’s little annoyance, get it right Mr!” Jessie shouted.
“Fine! I thought that the ‘Little Annoyance’ wasn’t coming until tomorrow.” Seb said.
“You’re right Seb. Jess, why are you here today?” I ask her.
“Because I love hanging with you guys so much, I thought that it would be great for me to come a day early, isn’t that the bestest?”
“No.” Seb said bluntly.
“Seb, furniture! Now!” I yelled.
“Yeah, yeah, I’m going.”
Seb again walked out the door and Nicole came into the room, complaining as usual.
“This is so unfair!” She shouted.
“What is it this time Nicole?”
“You and Seb get a huge room to share with each other, and I get stuck with Keira in a tiny as room.”
“Well you could always sleep in the garage…” I say.
“You have been spending way too much time with Seb.”
We all began to unpack the stuff that we had with us. After that Keira started lunch and Seb came back with the furniture piled high in his black ute.
“Goody! Lunch time!” Seb shouted, entering the kitchen at speed.
“Not for you Seb. You’ve got furniture to unload.” I say.
“All by myself!” He shouted.
“Yeah.”
“God, you’re such a slave driver.”
“I’ll help you Mr!” Jessie shouted.
“Like I said, all by myself!”
“Yeah, enjoy.” I say.
By 7pm most of the furniture was unpacked, and Seb had collapsed on the lounge. Nicole was still complaining about the sleeping arrangements and Jess was watching turtles. Keira had gone to try out the shower.
“Wake up Mr! Turtles are on!”
“Go away!” Seb shouted restlessly.
“Seb!”
“Sorry. Hey, who’s in the shower?”
“Keira.” I answer.
“Perfect!”
Seb went into the kitchen and started playing with the taps. Keira’s screams came from the bathroom. We all laughed, as sad as it was. We heard the water turn off in the bathroom. Seb quickly came back into the room and jumped onto the lounge, pretending to be asleep. Keira came running down the hall and into the lounge room. She was draped in a towel and had water dripping from her short red hair.
“There is something wrong with that shower!” She complained.
“What are you talking about?” I ask her.
“The water kept changing from hot to cold, and I know that you three wouldn’t play with the taps and Seb is asleep.”
“No he’s not. Mr just…” Jessie began.
“Jess, Seb’s asleep.” I say, cutting her off quickly.
“I’ll take a look at it later.” Nicole said.
“Nicole, no offence, but you aren’t exactly the best when it comes to home improvements.” Keira says.
“She has a point Nic. I mean, you’ve never even changed a light bulb before.” I pointed out.
“That may be true, but I’ve had that many showers before that only I could tell if there is something wrong with it.” She answered.
“Whatever. I’m going to go get dressed.”
As soon as we were sure that Keira had gone into the bedroom we burst out laughing. Seb almost fell off the lounge in doing so.
It began to get late and Jess had gone to bed, so we sat in the kitchen and talked about what subject we had picked as a major.
“Well Keira what did you pick?” I asked her.
“Political Science. It will definitely help me, you guys know that I want to be involved in law.” She answered.
“What about you Nicole?”
“Drama.” She answered sheepishly.
“Aren’t you enough of a drama queen already?” Seb asked.
“Shut up Seb! I’m going to be an actress and there is nothing that you and your smartass comments can do about it.”
“Yeah, but there’s something that talent agents can do.” He said.
“Like I said, shut up.” Replied Nicole.
“How bout you Blondie? What did you pick?”
“I chose Philosophy, I want to be a journalist.” I answer.
“Awesome. You know, I am the only one that picked a relatively well known subject.” He said.
“And what would that be Seb?” I ask.
“Biology.”
“Biology? You? That’s a laugh.” Nicole said.
“At least I know I have a chance of getting somewhere Nicole.”
“Where is biology going to take you Seb?” Keira asked.
“Well I wanna be a doctor and biology will help me with that…” he began.
“Wow Seb, that just makes me… never mind.” I say, trying to hide the fact that I loved him.
“Well I think it’s time I go to bed, cause I’m meeting up with Troy before class tomorrow. Oh, Keira, the bed closest to the wardrobe is mine.” Nicole said.
“Ok. Night Nicole.” Keira and I say in unison.
“Seb, can you drive Jessie to school tomorrow?” I ask.
“Why me?” he complained.
“Because you don’t have to be at class until eleven.”
“Fine, but I’m only doing this for you Blondie.” He said.
“Ok, thanks.”
“Well, I think it’s time I go to bed too. Night guys.” Keira said as she got up and left the room.
“Goodnight Keira.”
“Come on Blondie, let’s go to bed.” Seb said.
Seb and I walked hand in hand up the hall and into our bedroom. Things got awkward. I didn’t want Seb to see me naked and I don’t think he wanted me to see him naked either.
“Um, we might have a tiny problem Blondie.” Seb stated nervously.
“Why?” I asked him, I also nervous.
“Cause I like to sleep naked and well, um…” He began.
“Yeah, this could be very awkward.” I say.
“Tell you what, I’ll leave my boxers on and you go into the bathroom and get changed into your pj’s. Ok?”
“Alright.”
We both changed and got into bed. I felt Seb’s arm come around my waist. He held me close to him and asked if I was ok with him holding me. Of course I answered. We fell asleep, but that peace didn’t last for very long.
“Hayley I had a bad dream can I sleep with you, please, please, please?” Jessie asked.
“No!” Seb yelled.
“Seb! Get in Jess.” I say.
The three of us laid in the bed together. Jessie started to toss and turn and kick. A loud thud hit the floor. I turned on the lamp and found Seb on the carpet with an unimpressed look on his face.
“That’s it!” Seb yelled.
“Hey shut up in there!” Nicole screamed.
“Please!” Keira added kindly.
Seb got up and walked out of the room.
“Where are you going?” I ask.
“To sleep on the lounge.”
I went back to sleep, not that I got much sleep though as Jessie had kicked me all night.
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