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After awaking and getting ready, Quinn went down to breakfast.
She met Daria as she went down the stairs. “Hi, Daria,” she said.
“Hi, Quinn.”
She saw her mother in the kitchen. It being the weekend she didn’t go to work at the usual early hours. “Morning, Mom.”
“Morning, Quinn. Do you have any plans for the summer?”
‘Of course.’ “Some plans,” Quinn said.
“Meaning lots of shopping.”
‘Of course, what else would I be planning?’ Quinn thought. She hoped that this wasn’t leading where she thought it was going to lead.
Her Mom continued staring.
Quinn gave in. “Yes, I’ll be doing a lot of shopping,” she said.
“But you need money for shopping. You should not have quit that job at Governor’s Park,” her Mom said.
‘But I did pay back the credit card bill for those shoes,’ Quinn thought. She was sure that her Mom was going to ask her to find another job to pay for her summer shopping.
“You need to get another job. I’m giving you today to find something that you like, or I’ll find something for you,” Helen said.
‘Please, not something like Daria had last summer!’ Quinn thought. Something else was up though. “Mo-om! I can’t get a job in a day!”
“All I’m asking is, that you get the application forms today; what do you say?”
‘That makes sense,’ Quinn thought. “Oh, I can do that.”
“Good.”
“Straight after breakfast.”
“Of course.”
Half an hour later, Quinn arrived at Sandi Griffin’s house, where her friends were meeting to plan their summer.
She walked up to the front door and knocked. “It was quickly opened by one of Sandi’s brothers. “Hi, Sam,” Quinn said.
“Hi, Quinn,” Sam Griffin said. “Tiffany and Stacy are already up in Sandi’s room. It doesn’t seem like the events of the last couple of months have really happened.”
Quinn was confused by the last statement. “What do you mean?” she asked. ‘Something’s up.’
“None of her friends came around here whilst she was having that rather long bout of Laryngitis,” Sam said looking at Quinn in the eyes.
Quinn knew what he was getting at. “I was here a lot after she broke her leg and gained weight.” She looked him in the eyes. “That is something which wouldn’t have happened if two younger brothers hadn’t been fighting over a toy.”
Sam looked down. “You don’t need to rub that in! I was irresponsible. I have been trying to be more responsible,” he said. “Which is more than I could say for Chris,” he continued under his breath.
Quinn was taken aback. It seemed that Sam was maturing. “That’s good,” she finally said.
“Anyway, I was saying that you weren’t here whilst she had laryngitis,” Sam said, getting back to his original point.
“I had a job. I didn’t have time to come around.”
“That’s not a good excuse!”
Quinn gave in and explained to Sam about the credit card bill and her resultant job at Governor’s Park. She also mentioned that she had made a friend there, but she didn’t identify Lindy by name.
“I guess so,” Sam said unconvinced.
“Are you going to let me in or not?” Quinn asked.
“Sure,” Sam said, stepping aside.
( Something else nagged at Quinn. )
She met Daria as she went down the stairs. “Hi, Daria,” she said.
“Hi, Quinn.”
She saw her mother in the kitchen. It being the weekend she didn’t go to work at the usual early hours. “Morning, Mom.”
“Morning, Quinn. Do you have any plans for the summer?”
‘Of course.’ “Some plans,” Quinn said.
“Meaning lots of shopping.”
‘Of course, what else would I be planning?’ Quinn thought. She hoped that this wasn’t leading where she thought it was going to lead.
Her Mom continued staring.
Quinn gave in. “Yes, I’ll be doing a lot of shopping,” she said.
“But you need money for shopping. You should not have quit that job at Governor’s Park,” her Mom said.
‘But I did pay back the credit card bill for those shoes,’ Quinn thought. She was sure that her Mom was going to ask her to find another job to pay for her summer shopping.
“You need to get another job. I’m giving you today to find something that you like, or I’ll find something for you,” Helen said.
‘Please, not something like Daria had last summer!’ Quinn thought. Something else was up though. “Mo-om! I can’t get a job in a day!”
“All I’m asking is, that you get the application forms today; what do you say?”
‘That makes sense,’ Quinn thought. “Oh, I can do that.”
“Good.”
“Straight after breakfast.”
“Of course.”
Half an hour later, Quinn arrived at Sandi Griffin’s house, where her friends were meeting to plan their summer.
She walked up to the front door and knocked. “It was quickly opened by one of Sandi’s brothers. “Hi, Sam,” Quinn said.
“Hi, Quinn,” Sam Griffin said. “Tiffany and Stacy are already up in Sandi’s room. It doesn’t seem like the events of the last couple of months have really happened.”
Quinn was confused by the last statement. “What do you mean?” she asked. ‘Something’s up.’
“None of her friends came around here whilst she was having that rather long bout of Laryngitis,” Sam said looking at Quinn in the eyes.
Quinn knew what he was getting at. “I was here a lot after she broke her leg and gained weight.” She looked him in the eyes. “That is something which wouldn’t have happened if two younger brothers hadn’t been fighting over a toy.”
Sam looked down. “You don’t need to rub that in! I was irresponsible. I have been trying to be more responsible,” he said. “Which is more than I could say for Chris,” he continued under his breath.
Quinn was taken aback. It seemed that Sam was maturing. “That’s good,” she finally said.
“Anyway, I was saying that you weren’t here whilst she had laryngitis,” Sam said, getting back to his original point.
“I had a job. I didn’t have time to come around.”
“That’s not a good excuse!”
Quinn gave in and explained to Sam about the credit card bill and her resultant job at Governor’s Park. She also mentioned that she had made a friend there, but she didn’t identify Lindy by name.
“I guess so,” Sam said unconvinced.
“Are you going to let me in or not?” Quinn asked.
“Sure,” Sam said, stepping aside.
( Something else nagged at Quinn. )
