"Aren't you alittle too over dressed for a hospital visit?!", Dad said with his hand on his chin.
On hearing his words, my heart flinched a bit.
First of, I have no answer for the question he has just asked.
The reason for dressing in this way was all for Jimmy, but I naturally can't tell him that.
Just when I thought there was no dodging dad's questions and his unwavering gaze at me, Kareen's voice came up: "Perfect!"
As soon as she said this we all turned to her and saw that she held up her phone and it's camera was faced at me.
"How many pics did you say you needed again?", Kareen asked puzzled me.
"You know, for your time check diary!", She said.
"Time check...", I re-echoed subconsciously a bit confused.
Suddenly it hit me and I said immediately: "Yes! Yes, my time check diary.... As many as my dear sister can get me!"
After saying this, mom and dad looked at themselves confused.
Truely, the words 'time check diary' were made up by Kareen, but I had to play along with this life saving straw handed to me by my genius sister Kareen.
So I hurriedly added using the name as a guide: "the time check diary is a diary where I put some of my pictures from time to time."
After speaking, I looked at Kareen subconsciously, her expression was a bit ugly, like auaid something wrong.
Seeing this, I felt a bit confused.
"Really, I would love to see this diary of yours!", Dad said with a smile.
As soon as he said this, my heart skipped several bits.
Seeing the change in my facial expression, dad added: "What's wrong, is it wrong for Dad to have a look at his beautiful daughter time captured growth?"
"It's... It..", I stuttered subconsciously looking at Kareen for help.
"What's there to shutter about? Weren't you the one that said you just started it?", Kareen said with her palm open, gesturing "why" with her facial expression with a slight smile.
"Yes! Yes! I just started!", I said smiling unnaturally.
"Gosh!", Kareen said as she hit her forehead.
"Honey, please hurry, we running late. The earlier we go sooner we get back!", Mom cut in.
"Right!", Dad said drinking up the lemonade.
I too sat down and was about to take a bite of the bread when I saw Kareen who was done eating, smiling mischievously and looking at me.
The bread got stuck mid air, just before my mouth.
I stopped, closed my mouth and began to stare at it.
"What's wrong?", Dad asked as he collected some tablets from mom, seemingly drugs.
"Yeah Katie, what's wrong?", Kareen asked still having her smile on.
Is this girl posessed?
I thought we just ended this prank fued.
"Nothing, I just lost my appetite that's all!", I said putting the bread down about to drink the lemonade when I saw Kareen spoon in her empty cup as she turned it around smiling.
I immediately pushed the cup backwards with an ugly expression.
Mom suddenly began to laugh and so did Kareen.
"Mom why are you laughing?", Kareen said laughing.
"I remembered something funny!", Mom said as she continued laughing.
"You girls are something!", Dad said smiling as he stood up and walked out.
"You girls hurry up! I'm in the car.", He added and stepped out.
I stood up and followed.
About to walk out the door when mom held my hand and said in a calm voice: "sweetie, come have your meal. Kareen told me about your little games. I told her I wouldn't let you go unpunished for what you've done, so she said she has a plan to help me punish you. Starving you indirectly. So everything that happened just now was an act. I initially agreed, but couldn't play through it."
After speaking she turned to Kareen, "Hence forth there should be no more pranks in this house!", She said firmly.
"For Dad, I didn't tell him that you were the cause of his stomach upset, so you need not apologise so you don't arouse anything.", Mom added.
Hearing this, a huge stone fell off my heart.
Thank God!
I have been thinking of this for a while now, how do I face dad. But seeing him being all cheerful, I could conclude that mom hasn't told him yet.
Mom hasn't told him yet did not mean she wasn't going to, so I was still a bit scared, but hearing this now, I am naturally happy.
"So pack up, you'll eat on the way!", Mom said and stepped out.
As soon as she stepped out, I turned to Kareen and said gratefully: "thank you sis!"
The hatred I had for her had become love in an instant.
"Anytime big sis, now hurry, you escaped Dad's bad book once, you may not be so lucky next time.", She said and stepped out.
After she left, I hurriedly rushed to the table to clean up when I heard someone running into the kitchen.
"Who's there!", I said aloud.
"Kareen!", I called.
That's impossible, Kareen just left.
There's no one else in the house except me.
Thinking of this I ignored and continued cleaning, thinking my mind was just playing tricks on me.
"Katie!", A voice called faintly from the kitchen.
Hearing this, I got scared.
"Who's there?!" I said picking up a bread knife from the table as I walked towards the kitchen with the knife in front of me.
Walking closer, the lights in the kitchen went off, further increasing my fear.
Standing at the door I could see a short figure on white standing close to the window.
"Who are you?!", I asked.
"I am scared!", The faint voice spoke.
My heart tightened some more, beating abnormally.
I walked in gently and then turned on the light.
"Mommmmmm!!!!!", I screamed.
To be continued.....
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