“It was school. This is Kara. Kara, that’s my sister Jalen.”
“Hi, Kara,” Jalen greeted with a smile.
“Hi, Jalen,” the teenager responded with a smile of her own.
“I’m going to shower really quickly and then start dinner.”
Heading down the hallway, she bypassed her bedroom and went to Mikal and the twins’ room. She poked her head in andfound the twins at the small table in the room. She went over and saw that they were each doing a writing trace sheet. She ran her hand through Omari’s hair as she gently pinched Nathan’s cheek.
“How was school?”
“It was good!” Omari told her excitedly.
“It wasn’t really that good,” Nathan countered.
“Why not?” Jalen questioned.
“This boy kept bumping into me and running away. It was annoying.”
Jalen smirked to herself. She knew the little boy was more than likely acting out because he liked Nathan, but knew that telling her little sister that would be fruitless.
“Well, if he gets rough with you, make sure you tell the teacher, okay?”
“Okay.”
“Where’s Mikal?”
“She’s with Landon,” Omari responded.
Jalen nodded, even though neither of them had looked up at her, and headed out the door. She approached Kodi and Landon’s room and found the latter sitting on the floor with Mikal.
“Then you carry the four and you’ll have the right answer,” Landon stated.
Jalen knocked on the frame of the door, causing both of her sisters to look at her.
“How was school?”
“The usual,” Landon answered.
“It was fun. There’s going to be a Science Fair in six weeks, and I’m going to enter,” Mikal told her.
“That’s exciting. Do you know what you want to do yet?” Jalen questioned, leaning against the door frame.
“Not yet, but Landon said she would help me with ideas over the weekend, and then we can get the supplies I need.”
“I’ll help you too. Then, when you know what you want to do, we’ll go to the store and get your things.”
“Okay. Thank you, Jae.”
“You’re welcome, Kal. I’m going to go shower and then start dinner. Landon, make sure you get your homework done as well.”
“It’s finished. I just need someone to look over my science homework.”
Jalen nodded. “I’ll do it while I cook.”
With that, she went to her own bedroom and entered her en suite. She removed her shoes and placed them in the closet. Then she removed her clothes and dropped them in the hamper before starting the shower.
Once it was hot, she stepped inside and bathed. When she was done, she turned the shower off and stepped out, wrapping a towel around herself.
