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I'm trying to do a story! Tell me what y'all think of the first chapter/episode! :)
Episode #1 CHICKEN
"You have school in a few minutes, you boys need to tighten up!" Garret exclaimed, in their small blue and green kitchen, he stood by the toaster fixing his tie in the reflection, his wife; Elyse was putting away items she had been using to cook with, while their children; Dante, Eloyies and Wyatt sat, eating bowls of cereal and slices of bacon- Their oldest children Arrow and Tawny were gone already to school, both having fuller days then the others.
"Mommm, can I stay home today? I don't feel good" Eloyies complained, "Shut up!" Dante replied, he flung a spoon of soggy cereal and milk into his direction, clipping his ear with it, making their youngest brother laugh, while Eloyies brushed it off annoyed. "Dante! Don't tell your brother to shut up!" Elyse scolded him, making him pout and continue eating, "Shut up Eloyies, your not getting out of school unless your dying," She told him exasperated, "Your not dying are ya son?" Garret chuckled, from where he was finishing off his coffee now.
"No, but I feel sick," Eloyies muttered, "bUt I fEeL sIcK," Dante kicked him laughing, "Shut up!" Eloyies shouted making him quit laughing abruptly, "You shut up!" Dante yelled back, "Both of you be quiet and go to school!- Now Eloyies, if you were REALLY sick, I think I would know, I'm your mother after all," Elyse assured him kissing his forehead before Garret began ushering everyone out of the house.
"Well he's sick," Garret stated with a look of dismay, he and Elyse stood behind Eloyies staring down at him as he threw up in the toilet.
Elyse sighed crossing her arms over her peach dress, "What are we going to do?" She asked in frustration, "You keep going buddy," Garret said stepping out with his wife, sitting on their bed, his arm around her shoulder, while their son used their bedrooms bathroom.
"Chicken pox? REALLY," She exclaimed, "Well he was bound to get him, children do icky things with each other," Garret said, "But did he have to get them now? I don't want Wyatt getting sick, he's so little..." Elyse pondered it over biting her lip, "And we have that dinner to go to," Garret sighed. Garret had been invited on a company dinner with the boss and a couple of other employees to discuss work performance and possible salary raises, which they were both more than happy about, until now.
"What if we take Wyatt with us? He can be so quiet," Garret suggested wiggling his eyebrows, while Elyse stared at him, "Maybe I'll even get the raise just because of Wyatt being there? They'll feel sympathetic!" He sweetened the idea, "Okay, even if we did bring him, are we gonna leave two sick kids at home?" Elyse questioned him, just as she did, they saw Dante walk by their bedroom door, cradling a tv guide, whistling to himself.
They both did a double take, before Garret jumped up following him, he and Elyse came into the living room just as Dante was sitting down. "Son, son, um, how do YOU feel?" Garret asked rubbing his hands together like a villain. "Me? I feel fine, who's asking?" Dante questioned casually, "Good! Love it when our kids are healthy!" Garret shouted clapping his hands again, "How about a proposition, Hmm?" Garret suggested sliding on the couch next to Dante, eyeing him, "Um, aren't I a little young...?" He questioned, "What? No! Listen Dante, how would you like to take care of your brother for a couple of hours?" Garret asked, flashing him a hug grin, "like...I have permission to beat him now?!" Dante exclaimed standing up his fist in his palm, Garret yanked him right back down again.
"You'd only watch him for a little while, I'm gonna call Arrow to stay with you both the rest of the night, so it really won't be that long," Elyse assured, "Why not Tawny?" Garret feeling a little unnerved, "Tawny is with her "Foster friends"" Elyse tried to whisper and hint at the last part, "Mom, stop, I know what the forest friends are- Why doesn't she just stay there anyways?!" Dante questioned rolling his eyes, "Dante! Listen sport, we don't have time to argue," Garret said clapping a hand down on his shoulder before looking at his watch, "You'll watch Eloyise until Arrow gets here, and Wyatt is coming with us," He said hopping up, "But that's not fair-!" Dante began yelling out, "You'll be in charge," Elyse said stopping him, suddenly he calmed down, a wicked grin appearing on his face.
"Glad I can help" He responded.
"Yes mom I hear you, 7:30 or 8:00pm at the latest, I got ya," Arrow smoothly replied over the phone, Elyse held the phone in one hand fussing about the night while slipping a suit coat on her youngest son whom was bouncing in place talking about all the fancy desserts he was gonna try. "Hey, armpit!" Dante whispered a yell, he stood in the doorway of their bedroom, the lights from the hall behind him helping to cast his shadow, "What do you want?," Eloyies flared looking over his shoulder, "You better start talking nicer to me, I'm gonna be your~ babysitter" Dante replied nastily a grin on his face, "Has everyone gone crazy!?" Eloyies questioned sitting up, while Dante started to laugh, "Bye sweetie," Elyse said as she walked by, her purse over her shoulder now, she kissed Dante's cheek which he frowned at, "Mom! Stop!" Eloyies said bugging his eyes, "I have to leave, be good and get some rest," She said waving at him, before walking away, "B-but!" Eloyies stuttered, Garret walked by carrying Wyatt, "Bye boys, be good, if we get anymore issues out of you two- Your toast!" He half jokingly warned, "Dad please!" Eloyies tried to reason, while Dante shot him another wicked smile, "Bye!" Garret said walking away, Wyatt waved at him, as he was also whisked away.
Defeat set in as Eloyise heard the front door slam shut, he blinked a few times before focusing in on Dante. "I've waited forever for this moment," Dante told him as he stalked closer, "Noooooo!" Eloyies screamed.
Cruising down the street, Wyatt in the back still bouncing in his handmedown car seat, Elyse began to worry.
"I feel like we made the wrong decision," She filled the silence, "Honey, relax, it was bound to happen!" Garret tried to reassure her, "Our son getting sick, and getting stuck with our arguably worse son?" She asked turning to look at him, they sat in silence for a few seconds before Garret busted a response, "No, no no! I mean, Dante is due for a little more- you know, trust- and responsibility! How do we expect any of our kids to do better, if they know we don't trust them? Hmm?" Garret tried to rationalize everything, "Arrow has broken into a neighbors house to scramble eggs, Tawny has taken money from a tip jar-" Elyse began naming things off, "But she used it, to buy you a new hat," Garret chimed in, making Elyse stare at him once again, "You have to admit it was sweet..." He mumbled, making a turn.
"Eloyies resold library books, Wyatt tried to smuggle ducklings from the park, and Dante lit a essence stick and set off the fire alarm in a preschool!" Reminded him firmly, "Well, well, well..." Garret said trying to think of something to say, "Ah here we are!" He celebrated as he turned into the driveway.
"Now just try to relax, we won't worry about the boys, and we'll make a good impression, we'll have enough money to make things easier on ourselves, at the end of the day, I don't care what that clown and his cronies say" Garret said kissing his wife, she calmed down smooching back, turning herself so she could wrap her arms around his shoulders.
"I like chicken fingers," Wyatt said happily stopping his parents from going any further, "Right, lets go," Garret said, Elyse giggled before they both got out, taking Wyatt with them.
"Leave me alone!" Eloyies screamed, as he ram through the house, he already had his pyjamas on and no shoes, having been trying to rest, but Dante was relentless.
"Come on! Just eat it!" Dante called after him, "NO! You eat it!" Eloyies told him through pants,"You chicken!" Dante replied as he finally caught him in the kitchen, both on either side of the table eyeing each other, "That's why you have chicken pox! Cause your a chicken!" Dante mocked him, "Shut up!" Eloyies squeaked, as they both kept trying to inch around the table, keeping their eyes on each other.
In a sudden move Dante hopped up on the table startling Eloyies before dropping back down in front of him, cackling as he made him back up against the sink, "Now," He said his face getting serious, "Eat it," He told him, dangling a sardine with little chunks and dusting of peppermint on it, the smell of the sardine alone was enough to make some people sick, but it mixed with the freshness of mint was almost a an unbearable nose sting.
"No I'm not gonna!" Eloyies held his ground, quickly putting a hand over his mouth, "Then I'm gonna twist your arm!" Dante told him about to reach out, "You know what, if I'm such a chicken, and your so brave- why don't YOU eat it?" Eloyies suggested, making Dante get a dumbfounded look on his face, "Ye-Yeah, we'll see who the chicken is!" Eloyies went along with whatever he just did, "Your such an idiot, of course I can eat it!" Dante said putting his head back as he dangled the slimy thing over his open mouth, "Bet you can't eat the whole can," Eloyies suddenly spit out, Dante stopped, looking shocked but intrigued, while Eloyies folded his arms with a grin.
In the next moment Eloyies and Dante sat at the table now, the dim light on above them, the sardines in front of Dante, while Eloyies slowly rubbed calamine lotion on his arms. "I think eating them fast is the key..." Eloyies suggested, "Shut up, don't tell me what to do!" Dante yelled at him, with a mix of angry and nervousness to his voice, they stared at the slimy can, watching the sardines as they seemed to stare back up at them, making Eloyies already weak stomach, feel even more ill, and Dante to begin sweating a bit.
Dante grabbed a tail, lifting it up while Eloyies watched in shock, Dante began screaming before he dropped the first one into his mouth, it muffled him a bit as he began chewing through, the mix of dank fish and mint swirling on his tongue and through his nostrils, Eloyies frowning in disgust. Dante stood up, he grabbed Peanut butter, Pickle juice, Hot Sauce, Chocolate and Milk before plopping back down.
"What are you doing?" Eloyies asked frowning, "Well if I'm gonna do it, I gotta do it right!" Dante told him, before he scooted some over, "You gonna? Or are ya too chicken?" He questioned him again smugly, not wanting to be outdone, they halved the fishes, got their dipping sauces and began...
"Hello, this is my wife Elyse, Mr.Frank Jones" Garret introduced her to his boss shaking his bosses hand, before putting his hand on Elyses shoulder, while she smiled shaking his hand, "Nice to meet you," She said,
"And...Who is this?" His boss questioned looking down at Wyatt who smiled brightly up at him.
"I'm Wyatt, Hi Mr.Clown," He said sticking his hand up, "Mr. What?" Frank stammered, "Hahaha kids have such imaginations, and big mouths, huh?" Garret quickly tried to laugh it off before covering Wyatts face,
"Why is he here?" Frank questioned frowning, while What rocked on his hills looking around, "He's just here because-" Elyse began answering, but Frank cut her off, "I wasn't asking you. Now Mr.Schaffer I told you this was business dinner, not a babysitting service," Frank told him with irritation, Elyse watched her husband while she tried to bite her tongue, firmly holding her sons shoulders. "I understand sir, it's just he had to come with us, we didn't have anyone else to watch him- he's a good boy, you won't even notice he's here!" Garret assured him, Frank stared at all of them, before scoffing, he guided them to the round table in the center of the restaurant, sitting down with the other employees.
"What a Ray of sunshine, huh?" Elyse whispered in Garrets ear as they sat down, He gave her a little shrug and helpless look, before turning to his boss, trying to jump in as they began having conversation.
"Mom, I want a dessert," Wyatt whispered, "We haven't even ordered yet honey, just wait," Elyse whispered back, "But mom, " Wyatt begged watching another group having dessert, "I wast ice cream," He mumbled, "Stop it," She whispered back, making Wyatt scrunch his face, "Ice cream, I want ice cream," He began getting louder, causing a few people to glance over, "Ice cream! I want some," He whined again.
"Excuse me? 'Elyse' Can you control your child? This is important," Frank scolded her, "Sorry," She mouthed at him, nudging Garrets side as soon as Frank wasn't looking at them, "What do you want me to do?" He whispered, "I don't know, maybe bot let your wife be talked down to?" She said back rolling her eyes at Frank, "I wasn't ice-" Wyatt began saying, before Elyse stuffed a napkin in his mouth, "Hush!" She told him firmly, "You will get NOTHING if you keep saying that," She got in his face warning him, making his eyes widen with fear, "Got it?" She questioned, making him nod slowly.
Frank called the Waiter over, and in a few minutes they all ordered their meals, and were back to talking about company expansion.
"Suffer for a little longer, you hear that? I could be on the good payroll!" Garret quietly celebrated with Elyse, "Okay, okay..." She sighed, "Mom, mom, mom, can I have juice with dinner?" Wyatt questioned as he swung hid feet under the table, "Yes, if you be quiet," She told him, "Yes please- can you both?" Frank said staring at them, "He was just asking a question," Elyse tried to hide her irritation, "Ah, and if only he was at home, where I wouldn't be able to hear it," Frank replied, both sharing a glare, "Okay! Um Mr.Jones, please don't let it bother you, Wyatt is done for the night, I assure you," Garret tried to chuckle his way out, "Hmm," Frank hummed taking a sip of water, Garret trying to do the same, "Dad, if Mr.Jones is a clown, shouldn't everyone else be part of the circus too?" Wyatt suddenly asked, Garret cheeks bugging his eyes at his son who smiled back.
"Mr.Schaffer?" Frank questioned, while Garret coughed beating his chest, "What did I say about kids? and their imagination, HUH?" Garret frantically tried to excuse him, "But dad I didn't imagine-" Wyatt began saying before Elyse stuffed some of the garlic bread in his mouth, Elyse and Frank sharing a strained irritated smirk.
"This could not be going any worse..." Garret whispered mostly to himself.
"Hello? Eloyies? What's shaken lil bro?" Arrow said over the phone, "Hi," Eloyies groaned back, "Still not feeling well-" Arrow began saying before hearing vomit over the other end, making him shudder and pull the phone away from hid ear briefly, "I'll take that as a yes," Arrow chuckled after shuddering. "That wasn't me, it was Dante," Eloyies told him, as he tried to recline on the couch, "Pox?" Arrow asked, "Not exactly- We ate a bunch of sardines, and stuff that DEFINITELY doesn't go on them, and well..." Eloyies trailed, Arrow laughed over the phone, "Sweet, that sounds gruesome," He said, "It was! But now we're both sick...When are you coming over?" Eloyies questioned, making Arrow tense a bit.
"About that..." He said, Arrow stood inside a diner about to close, he was using the phone in there while the chef was cleaning up, Tawny sat at one of the booths, her boots resting on the dingy checkered tiles, while outside a little ways down the road, the car they had been riding in was hit up against a streetlight poll.
"We might be a while, what time is it?" Arrow asked, "Its 7:45, your suppose to be here at 8 at the latest!" Eloyies reminded him with a bit of scolding, "Yes, I remember that time fondly, but unfortunately I'll be a little late," Arrow said with a cheesy smile, "Huh? Why?" Eloyies questioned, "Cause he's an idiot!" Tawny yelled over the phone, "We're an idiot, you were in when it happened," Arrow whispered back, "I wasn't driving the car!" She reminded him, "Even so...ANYWAYS Eloyies if they call, or show up before I do, just say...I got stuck in traffic, and if they seem REALLY mad, just say I had a near death experience" Arrow told him carefully, "But Arrow-" Eloyies tried to keep him on the line, "I got to go, byee!" Arrow responded hanging up.
"So now what?" Tawny asked sighing, "Oh? You want my ideas now?" Arrow questioned with smarmy tone, "You two need to figure somewhere to say, we're closing," The Chef told them roughly, "Alright, anyways could we borrow a couple of hundreds before we make our exit?" Arrow tried, with a glare the two were sent out, now walking back to the car with a busted up front end.
"How are we gonna even fix that?" Tawny questioned, "We aren't, listen, when you don't have money or a good way out, what do you do?" Arrow asked her, "Tell the truth and get help?" She suggested, "No ugh, who's been rotting your brain? You lie, you keep lying till everything is fixed, no one wants the truth, they want LIES, lies to make everyone feel better" Arrow exclaimed, Tawny blinked at him unsure of what to do,while Arrow stopped, a hand on his chin as he looked at the car, he then looked at her. "Can you cry on command?" He questioned.
"No honey, no, you aren't allowed to use knifes, not at home or here," Elyse said taking the knife from Wyatt's small hands, as he was trying to cut into his chicken fingers, "But I wanna!" Wyatt cried, "Honestly," Frank groaned, making people look over again.
"What? He's a kid-" Elyse began trying to explain, but was once again cut off, "Its a wonder how the little monster even got to THAT age, you have no parenting skills what so ever," Frank complained again, with a sigh Elyse was once again ready to bite her tongue, by this time Garret spoke up.
"You know what 'Mr.Jones' I understand this is a business dinner, and I know Wyatt wasn't invited, but, my wife and my son are PEOPLE, and I don't appreciate you calling them anything else!" Garret told him, "Schaffer-" Frank tried to butt in, "No, My wife is the best mom-" Garret began saying before Elyse stopped him quietly, "Don't oversell it," She whispered, "My wife is DOING her best at being a mom, and she doesn't need your rude critique! If I have to endure you being angry with me to keep my job then so be it, but I won't tolerate that with my family!" Garret told him, "Go tiger," Elyse praised him, while Wyatt munched his crispy chicken.
Frank eyed him for a while before standing up, "Goodnight Mr.Schaffer," He said, Garret nodded before getting up, he pulled his wife's chair back, he grabbed her hand, while she held Wyatt, the three of them leaving out.
"Do you think your still hired?" Elyse whispered, "Lets pray," Garret said back.
"I think I heard the car pull up," Eloyies said as he sat with his back against the bathroom door, a old grocery sack by him, in case he felt sick. "Mom and Dad are home?" Dante questioned, from where he sat next to the toilet, "Yeah," Eloyies informed him, "Oh no," Dante responded with worry, "Oh no is right! All we did was throw up fish, Arrow didn't even get here!" Eloyies said, "He told me to cover for him," He said, "Yeah you got to!" Dante agreed before opening the bathroom door, hitting Eloyies in the head on his way out.
"OW!" Eloyies exaggerated looking up at him, Dante chuckled shoving him again making him jump up, "That's a added bonus" He said, Eloyies rolled his eyes at him, "Come on, lets go," He said going to meet their parents who were discussing the dinner on their way in, while Wyatt was finishing an ice cream cone, they had brought him on their way back.
"Hi Mom!" Eloyies said smiling, "Hi dear-" Elyse began saying, she paused staring at him and Dante side by side, "Why are you smiling?" She asked skeptically, "What do you mean?" Eloyies asked, "Your sick, and you've been with Dante all day," Elyse said folding her arms looking at them.
"Oh uh, I'm not happy, I have some bad news to tell you," Eloyies said trying to sadden his expression, "Super sad- I almost cried," Dante tried to help sell it, which only made them more skeptical.
"Arrow had a near death experience!" Eloyies quickly spoke up, "He what!?" Elyse almost screamed dropping her purse, "What's a death experience?" Wyatt questioned, "Go wipe your face son," Garrett told him, making him shrug and hop away.
"You better not be lying to me! This is serious!" Elyse yelled, her heart pounding, "Yeah, Mom, would we lie to you?" Dante frowned, "He was on the phone, there was blood everywhere, they said, if he's lucky they'll be able to put his arm back on, and we can all see him in the morning-" Eloyies barely got it out when Arrow and Tawny entered the house.
"Oh great! Your home!" Arrow exclaimed holding Tawny helping her walk in, while she had mascara tears coming down her face, "We were in a horrible accident- But don't worry! We're okay now, cause we have the love and understanding from our family," Arrow tried to smooth it over, as patted Tawny on the head, who Sid fake sniffles.
"Ah huh, and how's your arm?" Garret asked twisting, "Ow ow! Dad what the heck!?" Arrow questioned trying to get away, Garret let him go while Elyse glared at them. "Your brother just finished telling us how your arm was being sewn back on!" She told him, "Yikes...Uh," Arrow muttered, "Your busted Mister! Lets see the car," Elyse told him. "I'm sorry Arrow," Eloyies whispered as they followed their parents out, "Its okay, its a learning experience, we'll communicate our stories next time," Arrow nodded at him.
"ARROW SCHAFFER!" Elyse and Garret screamed seeing the car, "You might wanna rethink your priorities, and first be thankful your CHILDREN are okay," Arrow whispered putting his hand on his mother and fathers shoulder while they stared at the car.
They turned around abruptly, making Arrow back off standing in lone with his siblings, "You are all in trouble," Garret told them sternly, "But I didn't!-" Eloyies began complaining, "Your all in trouble! Go to your rooms, goodnight!" Elyse yelled. They all went back into the house, while Elyse and Garret stared at the car again.
"Wish you had of got the promotion now?" She asked, they stared for a while longer before Garret sighed, "Yes," He admitted, before they put their arms around each other, going back inside.
Feb 24, 2021
Episode #1 CHICKEN
"You have school in a few minutes, you boys need to tighten up!" Garret exclaimed, in their small blue and green kitchen, he stood by the toaster fixing his tie in the reflection, his wife; Elyse was putting away items she had been using to cook with, while their children; Dante, Eloyies and Wyatt sat, eating bowls of cereal and slices of bacon- Their oldest children Arrow and Tawny were gone already to school, both having fuller days then the others.
"Mommm, can I stay home today? I don't feel good" Eloyies complained, "Shut up!" Dante replied, he flung a spoon of soggy cereal and milk into his direction, clipping his ear with it, making their youngest brother laugh, while Eloyies brushed it off annoyed. "Dante! Don't tell your brother to shut up!" Elyse scolded him, making him pout and continue eating, "Shut up Eloyies, your not getting out of school unless your dying," She told him exasperated, "Your not dying are ya son?" Garret chuckled, from where he was finishing off his coffee now.
"No, but I feel sick," Eloyies muttered, "bUt I fEeL sIcK," Dante kicked him laughing, "Shut up!" Eloyies shouted making him quit laughing abruptly, "You shut up!" Dante yelled back, "Both of you be quiet and go to school!- Now Eloyies, if you were REALLY sick, I think I would know, I'm your mother after all," Elyse assured him kissing his forehead before Garret began ushering everyone out of the house.
"Well he's sick," Garret stated with a look of dismay, he and Elyse stood behind Eloyies staring down at him as he threw up in the toilet.
Elyse sighed crossing her arms over her peach dress, "What are we going to do?" She asked in frustration, "You keep going buddy," Garret said stepping out with his wife, sitting on their bed, his arm around her shoulder, while their son used their bedrooms bathroom.
"Chicken pox? REALLY," She exclaimed, "Well he was bound to get him, children do icky things with each other," Garret said, "But did he have to get them now? I don't want Wyatt getting sick, he's so little..." Elyse pondered it over biting her lip, "And we have that dinner to go to," Garret sighed. Garret had been invited on a company dinner with the boss and a couple of other employees to discuss work performance and possible salary raises, which they were both more than happy about, until now.
"What if we take Wyatt with us? He can be so quiet," Garret suggested wiggling his eyebrows, while Elyse stared at him, "Maybe I'll even get the raise just because of Wyatt being there? They'll feel sympathetic!" He sweetened the idea, "Okay, even if we did bring him, are we gonna leave two sick kids at home?" Elyse questioned him, just as she did, they saw Dante walk by their bedroom door, cradling a tv guide, whistling to himself.
They both did a double take, before Garret jumped up following him, he and Elyse came into the living room just as Dante was sitting down. "Son, son, um, how do YOU feel?" Garret asked rubbing his hands together like a villain. "Me? I feel fine, who's asking?" Dante questioned casually, "Good! Love it when our kids are healthy!" Garret shouted clapping his hands again, "How about a proposition, Hmm?" Garret suggested sliding on the couch next to Dante, eyeing him, "Um, aren't I a little young...?" He questioned, "What? No! Listen Dante, how would you like to take care of your brother for a couple of hours?" Garret asked, flashing him a hug grin, "like...I have permission to beat him now?!" Dante exclaimed standing up his fist in his palm, Garret yanked him right back down again.
"You'd only watch him for a little while, I'm gonna call Arrow to stay with you both the rest of the night, so it really won't be that long," Elyse assured, "Why not Tawny?" Garret feeling a little unnerved, "Tawny is with her "Foster friends"" Elyse tried to whisper and hint at the last part, "Mom, stop, I know what the forest friends are- Why doesn't she just stay there anyways?!" Dante questioned rolling his eyes, "Dante! Listen sport, we don't have time to argue," Garret said clapping a hand down on his shoulder before looking at his watch, "You'll watch Eloyise until Arrow gets here, and Wyatt is coming with us," He said hopping up, "But that's not fair-!" Dante began yelling out, "You'll be in charge," Elyse said stopping him, suddenly he calmed down, a wicked grin appearing on his face.
"Glad I can help" He responded.
"Yes mom I hear you, 7:30 or 8:00pm at the latest, I got ya," Arrow smoothly replied over the phone, Elyse held the phone in one hand fussing about the night while slipping a suit coat on her youngest son whom was bouncing in place talking about all the fancy desserts he was gonna try. "Hey, armpit!" Dante whispered a yell, he stood in the doorway of their bedroom, the lights from the hall behind him helping to cast his shadow, "What do you want?," Eloyies flared looking over his shoulder, "You better start talking nicer to me, I'm gonna be your~ babysitter" Dante replied nastily a grin on his face, "Has everyone gone crazy!?" Eloyies questioned sitting up, while Dante started to laugh, "Bye sweetie," Elyse said as she walked by, her purse over her shoulder now, she kissed Dante's cheek which he frowned at, "Mom! Stop!" Eloyies said bugging his eyes, "I have to leave, be good and get some rest," She said waving at him, before walking away, "B-but!" Eloyies stuttered, Garret walked by carrying Wyatt, "Bye boys, be good, if we get anymore issues out of you two- Your toast!" He half jokingly warned, "Dad please!" Eloyies tried to reason, while Dante shot him another wicked smile, "Bye!" Garret said walking away, Wyatt waved at him, as he was also whisked away.
Defeat set in as Eloyise heard the front door slam shut, he blinked a few times before focusing in on Dante. "I've waited forever for this moment," Dante told him as he stalked closer, "Noooooo!" Eloyies screamed.
Cruising down the street, Wyatt in the back still bouncing in his handmedown car seat, Elyse began to worry.
"I feel like we made the wrong decision," She filled the silence, "Honey, relax, it was bound to happen!" Garret tried to reassure her, "Our son getting sick, and getting stuck with our arguably worse son?" She asked turning to look at him, they sat in silence for a few seconds before Garret busted a response, "No, no no! I mean, Dante is due for a little more- you know, trust- and responsibility! How do we expect any of our kids to do better, if they know we don't trust them? Hmm?" Garret tried to rationalize everything, "Arrow has broken into a neighbors house to scramble eggs, Tawny has taken money from a tip jar-" Elyse began naming things off, "But she used it, to buy you a new hat," Garret chimed in, making Elyse stare at him once again, "You have to admit it was sweet..." He mumbled, making a turn.
"Eloyies resold library books, Wyatt tried to smuggle ducklings from the park, and Dante lit a essence stick and set off the fire alarm in a preschool!" Reminded him firmly, "Well, well, well..." Garret said trying to think of something to say, "Ah here we are!" He celebrated as he turned into the driveway.
"Now just try to relax, we won't worry about the boys, and we'll make a good impression, we'll have enough money to make things easier on ourselves, at the end of the day, I don't care what that clown and his cronies say" Garret said kissing his wife, she calmed down smooching back, turning herself so she could wrap her arms around his shoulders.
"I like chicken fingers," Wyatt said happily stopping his parents from going any further, "Right, lets go," Garret said, Elyse giggled before they both got out, taking Wyatt with them.
"Leave me alone!" Eloyies screamed, as he ram through the house, he already had his pyjamas on and no shoes, having been trying to rest, but Dante was relentless.
"Come on! Just eat it!" Dante called after him, "NO! You eat it!" Eloyies told him through pants,"You chicken!" Dante replied as he finally caught him in the kitchen, both on either side of the table eyeing each other, "That's why you have chicken pox! Cause your a chicken!" Dante mocked him, "Shut up!" Eloyies squeaked, as they both kept trying to inch around the table, keeping their eyes on each other.
In a sudden move Dante hopped up on the table startling Eloyies before dropping back down in front of him, cackling as he made him back up against the sink, "Now," He said his face getting serious, "Eat it," He told him, dangling a sardine with little chunks and dusting of peppermint on it, the smell of the sardine alone was enough to make some people sick, but it mixed with the freshness of mint was almost a an unbearable nose sting.
"No I'm not gonna!" Eloyies held his ground, quickly putting a hand over his mouth, "Then I'm gonna twist your arm!" Dante told him about to reach out, "You know what, if I'm such a chicken, and your so brave- why don't YOU eat it?" Eloyies suggested, making Dante get a dumbfounded look on his face, "Ye-Yeah, we'll see who the chicken is!" Eloyies went along with whatever he just did, "Your such an idiot, of course I can eat it!" Dante said putting his head back as he dangled the slimy thing over his open mouth, "Bet you can't eat the whole can," Eloyies suddenly spit out, Dante stopped, looking shocked but intrigued, while Eloyies folded his arms with a grin.
In the next moment Eloyies and Dante sat at the table now, the dim light on above them, the sardines in front of Dante, while Eloyies slowly rubbed calamine lotion on his arms. "I think eating them fast is the key..." Eloyies suggested, "Shut up, don't tell me what to do!" Dante yelled at him, with a mix of angry and nervousness to his voice, they stared at the slimy can, watching the sardines as they seemed to stare back up at them, making Eloyies already weak stomach, feel even more ill, and Dante to begin sweating a bit.
Dante grabbed a tail, lifting it up while Eloyies watched in shock, Dante began screaming before he dropped the first one into his mouth, it muffled him a bit as he began chewing through, the mix of dank fish and mint swirling on his tongue and through his nostrils, Eloyies frowning in disgust. Dante stood up, he grabbed Peanut butter, Pickle juice, Hot Sauce, Chocolate and Milk before plopping back down.
"What are you doing?" Eloyies asked frowning, "Well if I'm gonna do it, I gotta do it right!" Dante told him, before he scooted some over, "You gonna? Or are ya too chicken?" He questioned him again smugly, not wanting to be outdone, they halved the fishes, got their dipping sauces and began...
"Hello, this is my wife Elyse, Mr.Frank Jones" Garret introduced her to his boss shaking his bosses hand, before putting his hand on Elyses shoulder, while she smiled shaking his hand, "Nice to meet you," She said,
"And...Who is this?" His boss questioned looking down at Wyatt who smiled brightly up at him.
"I'm Wyatt, Hi Mr.Clown," He said sticking his hand up, "Mr. What?" Frank stammered, "Hahaha kids have such imaginations, and big mouths, huh?" Garret quickly tried to laugh it off before covering Wyatts face,
"Why is he here?" Frank questioned frowning, while What rocked on his hills looking around, "He's just here because-" Elyse began answering, but Frank cut her off, "I wasn't asking you. Now Mr.Schaffer I told you this was business dinner, not a babysitting service," Frank told him with irritation, Elyse watched her husband while she tried to bite her tongue, firmly holding her sons shoulders. "I understand sir, it's just he had to come with us, we didn't have anyone else to watch him- he's a good boy, you won't even notice he's here!" Garret assured him, Frank stared at all of them, before scoffing, he guided them to the round table in the center of the restaurant, sitting down with the other employees.
"What a Ray of sunshine, huh?" Elyse whispered in Garrets ear as they sat down, He gave her a little shrug and helpless look, before turning to his boss, trying to jump in as they began having conversation.
"Mom, I want a dessert," Wyatt whispered, "We haven't even ordered yet honey, just wait," Elyse whispered back, "But mom, " Wyatt begged watching another group having dessert, "I wast ice cream," He mumbled, "Stop it," She whispered back, making Wyatt scrunch his face, "Ice cream, I want ice cream," He began getting louder, causing a few people to glance over, "Ice cream! I want some," He whined again.
"Excuse me? 'Elyse' Can you control your child? This is important," Frank scolded her, "Sorry," She mouthed at him, nudging Garrets side as soon as Frank wasn't looking at them, "What do you want me to do?" He whispered, "I don't know, maybe bot let your wife be talked down to?" She said back rolling her eyes at Frank, "I wasn't ice-" Wyatt began saying, before Elyse stuffed a napkin in his mouth, "Hush!" She told him firmly, "You will get NOTHING if you keep saying that," She got in his face warning him, making his eyes widen with fear, "Got it?" She questioned, making him nod slowly.
Frank called the Waiter over, and in a few minutes they all ordered their meals, and were back to talking about company expansion.
"Suffer for a little longer, you hear that? I could be on the good payroll!" Garret quietly celebrated with Elyse, "Okay, okay..." She sighed, "Mom, mom, mom, can I have juice with dinner?" Wyatt questioned as he swung hid feet under the table, "Yes, if you be quiet," She told him, "Yes please- can you both?" Frank said staring at them, "He was just asking a question," Elyse tried to hide her irritation, "Ah, and if only he was at home, where I wouldn't be able to hear it," Frank replied, both sharing a glare, "Okay! Um Mr.Jones, please don't let it bother you, Wyatt is done for the night, I assure you," Garret tried to chuckle his way out, "Hmm," Frank hummed taking a sip of water, Garret trying to do the same, "Dad, if Mr.Jones is a clown, shouldn't everyone else be part of the circus too?" Wyatt suddenly asked, Garret cheeks bugging his eyes at his son who smiled back.
"Mr.Schaffer?" Frank questioned, while Garret coughed beating his chest, "What did I say about kids? and their imagination, HUH?" Garret frantically tried to excuse him, "But dad I didn't imagine-" Wyatt began saying before Elyse stuffed some of the garlic bread in his mouth, Elyse and Frank sharing a strained irritated smirk.
"This could not be going any worse..." Garret whispered mostly to himself.
"Hello? Eloyies? What's shaken lil bro?" Arrow said over the phone, "Hi," Eloyies groaned back, "Still not feeling well-" Arrow began saying before hearing vomit over the other end, making him shudder and pull the phone away from hid ear briefly, "I'll take that as a yes," Arrow chuckled after shuddering. "That wasn't me, it was Dante," Eloyies told him, as he tried to recline on the couch, "Pox?" Arrow asked, "Not exactly- We ate a bunch of sardines, and stuff that DEFINITELY doesn't go on them, and well..." Eloyies trailed, Arrow laughed over the phone, "Sweet, that sounds gruesome," He said, "It was! But now we're both sick...When are you coming over?" Eloyies questioned, making Arrow tense a bit.
"About that..." He said, Arrow stood inside a diner about to close, he was using the phone in there while the chef was cleaning up, Tawny sat at one of the booths, her boots resting on the dingy checkered tiles, while outside a little ways down the road, the car they had been riding in was hit up against a streetlight poll.
"We might be a while, what time is it?" Arrow asked, "Its 7:45, your suppose to be here at 8 at the latest!" Eloyies reminded him with a bit of scolding, "Yes, I remember that time fondly, but unfortunately I'll be a little late," Arrow said with a cheesy smile, "Huh? Why?" Eloyies questioned, "Cause he's an idiot!" Tawny yelled over the phone, "We're an idiot, you were in when it happened," Arrow whispered back, "I wasn't driving the car!" She reminded him, "Even so...ANYWAYS Eloyies if they call, or show up before I do, just say...I got stuck in traffic, and if they seem REALLY mad, just say I had a near death experience" Arrow told him carefully, "But Arrow-" Eloyies tried to keep him on the line, "I got to go, byee!" Arrow responded hanging up.
"So now what?" Tawny asked sighing, "Oh? You want my ideas now?" Arrow questioned with smarmy tone, "You two need to figure somewhere to say, we're closing," The Chef told them roughly, "Alright, anyways could we borrow a couple of hundreds before we make our exit?" Arrow tried, with a glare the two were sent out, now walking back to the car with a busted up front end.
"How are we gonna even fix that?" Tawny questioned, "We aren't, listen, when you don't have money or a good way out, what do you do?" Arrow asked her, "Tell the truth and get help?" She suggested, "No ugh, who's been rotting your brain? You lie, you keep lying till everything is fixed, no one wants the truth, they want LIES, lies to make everyone feel better" Arrow exclaimed, Tawny blinked at him unsure of what to do,while Arrow stopped, a hand on his chin as he looked at the car, he then looked at her. "Can you cry on command?" He questioned.
"No honey, no, you aren't allowed to use knifes, not at home or here," Elyse said taking the knife from Wyatt's small hands, as he was trying to cut into his chicken fingers, "But I wanna!" Wyatt cried, "Honestly," Frank groaned, making people look over again.
"What? He's a kid-" Elyse began trying to explain, but was once again cut off, "Its a wonder how the little monster even got to THAT age, you have no parenting skills what so ever," Frank complained again, with a sigh Elyse was once again ready to bite her tongue, by this time Garret spoke up.
"You know what 'Mr.Jones' I understand this is a business dinner, and I know Wyatt wasn't invited, but, my wife and my son are PEOPLE, and I don't appreciate you calling them anything else!" Garret told him, "Schaffer-" Frank tried to butt in, "No, My wife is the best mom-" Garret began saying before Elyse stopped him quietly, "Don't oversell it," She whispered, "My wife is DOING her best at being a mom, and she doesn't need your rude critique! If I have to endure you being angry with me to keep my job then so be it, but I won't tolerate that with my family!" Garret told him, "Go tiger," Elyse praised him, while Wyatt munched his crispy chicken.
Frank eyed him for a while before standing up, "Goodnight Mr.Schaffer," He said, Garret nodded before getting up, he pulled his wife's chair back, he grabbed her hand, while she held Wyatt, the three of them leaving out.
"Do you think your still hired?" Elyse whispered, "Lets pray," Garret said back.
"I think I heard the car pull up," Eloyies said as he sat with his back against the bathroom door, a old grocery sack by him, in case he felt sick. "Mom and Dad are home?" Dante questioned, from where he sat next to the toilet, "Yeah," Eloyies informed him, "Oh no," Dante responded with worry, "Oh no is right! All we did was throw up fish, Arrow didn't even get here!" Eloyies said, "He told me to cover for him," He said, "Yeah you got to!" Dante agreed before opening the bathroom door, hitting Eloyies in the head on his way out.
"OW!" Eloyies exaggerated looking up at him, Dante chuckled shoving him again making him jump up, "That's a added bonus" He said, Eloyies rolled his eyes at him, "Come on, lets go," He said going to meet their parents who were discussing the dinner on their way in, while Wyatt was finishing an ice cream cone, they had brought him on their way back.
"Hi Mom!" Eloyies said smiling, "Hi dear-" Elyse began saying, she paused staring at him and Dante side by side, "Why are you smiling?" She asked skeptically, "What do you mean?" Eloyies asked, "Your sick, and you've been with Dante all day," Elyse said folding her arms looking at them.
"Oh uh, I'm not happy, I have some bad news to tell you," Eloyies said trying to sadden his expression, "Super sad- I almost cried," Dante tried to help sell it, which only made them more skeptical.
"Arrow had a near death experience!" Eloyies quickly spoke up, "He what!?" Elyse almost screamed dropping her purse, "What's a death experience?" Wyatt questioned, "Go wipe your face son," Garrett told him, making him shrug and hop away.
"You better not be lying to me! This is serious!" Elyse yelled, her heart pounding, "Yeah, Mom, would we lie to you?" Dante frowned, "He was on the phone, there was blood everywhere, they said, if he's lucky they'll be able to put his arm back on, and we can all see him in the morning-" Eloyies barely got it out when Arrow and Tawny entered the house.
"Oh great! Your home!" Arrow exclaimed holding Tawny helping her walk in, while she had mascara tears coming down her face, "We were in a horrible accident- But don't worry! We're okay now, cause we have the love and understanding from our family," Arrow tried to smooth it over, as patted Tawny on the head, who Sid fake sniffles.
"Ah huh, and how's your arm?" Garret asked twisting, "Ow ow! Dad what the heck!?" Arrow questioned trying to get away, Garret let him go while Elyse glared at them. "Your brother just finished telling us how your arm was being sewn back on!" She told him, "Yikes...Uh," Arrow muttered, "Your busted Mister! Lets see the car," Elyse told him. "I'm sorry Arrow," Eloyies whispered as they followed their parents out, "Its okay, its a learning experience, we'll communicate our stories next time," Arrow nodded at him.
"ARROW SCHAFFER!" Elyse and Garret screamed seeing the car, "You might wanna rethink your priorities, and first be thankful your CHILDREN are okay," Arrow whispered putting his hand on his mother and fathers shoulder while they stared at the car.
They turned around abruptly, making Arrow back off standing in lone with his siblings, "You are all in trouble," Garret told them sternly, "But I didn't!-" Eloyies began complaining, "Your all in trouble! Go to your rooms, goodnight!" Elyse yelled. They all went back into the house, while Elyse and Garret stared at the car again.
"Wish you had of got the promotion now?" She asked, they stared for a while longer before Garret sighed, "Yes," He admitted, before they put their arms around each other, going back inside.
Feb 24, 2021
Comments
KZHNDD ALL THE CHARACTERS ARE SO FUNNY AND THIS STORY IS MWAH
Arrow is just
'its a learning experience'
The dynamic is just right and isn't overdone
this story is just so nice
Me @ frank
On a short note cant wait to see more its so good
Arrow is just
'its a learning experience'The dynamic is just right and isn't overdone
this story is just so nice Me @ frank
On a short note cant wait to see more its so good
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