Status: Finished
Locked Away
Whoa
I must have fallen asleep, because I woke up the next morning, aching all over and feeling like I had a bad hangover. The dim blue light streaming through the window pierced my head and reminded me about yesterday. I groaned and got out of the bed. There was no use in feeling sorry for myself and being a sloth all day.
I followed the sound of cereal being poured into bowls.
"G'morning, Emily," I said with a yawn.
She looked up like she was peering over sunglasses.
"Morning," she said stiffly.
"That's a cute shirt," I remarked politely, trying to make conversation with my niece.
"Thanks. It's new," she replied coolly.
Emily slid the bowl of Frosted Flakes to me. She poured a glass of orange juice and buttered toast and then gave them both to me.
"Thanks."
"Mmmhmm."
"Anything wrong?" I asked.
"Nope."
I decided to just be quiet and eat while I waited for Angela to get out of the bathroom. There was an awkward silence hanging over Emily and me as we ate. I silently prayed for Lisa to hurry.
My prayers were answered. Angela emerged from the bathroom with curled hair and a navy dress, smelling of Navy perfume and lotion.
"Hey Mommy!" Emily exclaimed. She ran to her mother for a kiss.
"Morning, Lisa," Angela said in a sharp tone.
"Morning."
I looked down at my spoon and saw the reflection of Angela looking suspiciously at me. I ignored it and kept eating.
"Lisa, I get home around 5:30. Emily gets home at 3:15 and I usually have a babysitter for her, but could you be the babysitter instead?" Angela said in a rush.
"Sure. I wanted to do some shopping today but I'll be home in time to meet her at the bus stop," I answered.
"Okay."
Angela poured herself a cup of coffee and nibbled at her toast.
"Coffee?" she offered to me.
"Um...sure."
I waited for the mug to be handed to me and then gulped it down. I wanted out of here very quickly.
"Gotta go. Bye Emily. Bye Lisa," Angela said, kissing Emily and then kissing me.
"Bye," Emily and I said in unison.
When Angela shut the door behind her, Emily told me goodbye, grabbed her backpack, and left too.
"Wait a second..." I said.
There was a problem.
"It's Saturday."
I followed the sound of cereal being poured into bowls.
"G'morning, Emily," I said with a yawn.
She looked up like she was peering over sunglasses.
"Morning," she said stiffly.
"That's a cute shirt," I remarked politely, trying to make conversation with my niece.
"Thanks. It's new," she replied coolly.
Emily slid the bowl of Frosted Flakes to me. She poured a glass of orange juice and buttered toast and then gave them both to me.
"Thanks."
"Mmmhmm."
"Anything wrong?" I asked.
"Nope."
I decided to just be quiet and eat while I waited for Angela to get out of the bathroom. There was an awkward silence hanging over Emily and me as we ate. I silently prayed for Lisa to hurry.
My prayers were answered. Angela emerged from the bathroom with curled hair and a navy dress, smelling of Navy perfume and lotion.
"Hey Mommy!" Emily exclaimed. She ran to her mother for a kiss.
"Morning, Lisa," Angela said in a sharp tone.
"Morning."
I looked down at my spoon and saw the reflection of Angela looking suspiciously at me. I ignored it and kept eating.
"Lisa, I get home around 5:30. Emily gets home at 3:15 and I usually have a babysitter for her, but could you be the babysitter instead?" Angela said in a rush.
"Sure. I wanted to do some shopping today but I'll be home in time to meet her at the bus stop," I answered.
"Okay."
Angela poured herself a cup of coffee and nibbled at her toast.
"Coffee?" she offered to me.
"Um...sure."
I waited for the mug to be handed to me and then gulped it down. I wanted out of here very quickly.
"Gotta go. Bye Emily. Bye Lisa," Angela said, kissing Emily and then kissing me.
"Bye," Emily and I said in unison.
When Angela shut the door behind her, Emily told me goodbye, grabbed her backpack, and left too.
"Wait a second..." I said.
There was a problem.
"It's Saturday."