It's best not to mess with your sister any more. And for once, your mom was right in keeping your 'nose' out of other peoples' business! You snicker as you leave the room with Taylor's petite nose.
With great power comes great responsibility. And now you have to always be vigilant so that you don't cause an accident by touching something to cause a swap.
Heading out to the kitchen, you open the fridge and get a snack. Your Mom, Sheila, was watching her favorite soap opera in the other room. You could hear the cheesy theatrics from the kitchen.
After finishing a healthy, frugal snack of a few cookies and a soda pop, you look around for something to put over your hands. Spotting a pair of gloves in a drawer, you pull them over your hands, which would allow you to touch other people without swapping accidentally.
You walk out of the room and check on your mom.
"Hey mom how's the soap?"
"Mom???" you yell to snap your mom out of being mesmerized at the program.
"Oh, hi Sean. What are you doing wearing your Dad's gloves?" She turns to face you and raises an eyebrow.
"Uh, I was going to do some yardwork?" You stutter and secretly curse yourself for volunteering for chores.
"Wow, that's nice of you, Sean." Your mom said, her feeling of suspicion about you wearing gloves that she couldn't quite remember wearing off. "Your father is in the backyard."
"Oh, and don't bother him, he's--" Your mom darts her eyes around fearfully. "--making you another gift! Yeah, it's a little belated but you know your father! Always the inventor of stuff! Ha ha..." She fakes a few laughs and ushers you out the door.
"Like what?" You ask inquisitavely, before your mom answers curtly , "Just don't go near the cellar. I mean it, Sean." She says and slams the door in your face.
Huh. That was weird. You think to yourself. But if your Dad is making something for you, you want a sneak peek at what he's going to make!
Or you could just do some yardwork and struggle through the hot summer day painfully. Not a difficult choice there. But if Dad sees you spying on him, he'll be mad AND you would have lied to your mom about the "yardwork". What you do?
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