1. Welcome Home


    Date: 10/1/2014, Categories: Taboo, Author: Jasmine_x, Rating: 41, Source: LushStories

    “Don’t be late for school!” My mom shouted from the bottom of the stairs. With my eyes barely opened, I grunted to myself as I heard her slam the front door behind her. I looked over at the clock, seeing that I only had about twenty-five minutes before the bus would be here. I rolled over and closed my eyes again. I don’t know what had come over me, I was never one to skip school but I just couldn’t be bothered today. In my eighteen years of existence, I was always the goody two shoes, the perfect daughter one could say but today I was going to be a rebel. I started to drift off with the blazing summer sun shining through the blinds. The birds continued to sing their songs and life carried on as per usual with the odd lawnmower waking me up occasionally. However, I wasn’t prepared for the next noise which awoke me. As my slumber resumed, the front door was slammed shut once again. Immediately I opened my eyes and looked over at the clock. I rubbed my eyes as I saw that it was only 10:00 a.m. “Mom and dad shouldn’t be home yet,” I murmured to myself. I slipped my legs out of bed, followed by the rest of my body. I adjusted my tank top and hot pants as I moved towards my bedroom door, leaving my long, brown hair as messy as it could possibly be. My footsteps were silent as I crept over the wooden flooring to my door. I slowly turned the knob and set foot onto the soft, purple carpet. I started to walk lightly towards the staircase, peeking over the banister to see who was ...
    there. Unfortunately, I couldn’t see anyone so I had to go further. I climbed down the stairs gradually, hearing footsteps in the kitchen every so often. As I reached the bottom step, a familiar face came into view. I couldn’t believe it when I saw him. It had been about three years since my brother, well step brother, had gone on a tour of duty. I stood their spying on him for a few moments; it just seemed so surreal that he was home. He hadn’t let any of us know that he was coming home and I guess that was the big surprise for us all. I cleared my throat, alerting him to me. “Sam?” He said in shock, “Why aren’t you at school?” I shrugged my shoulders as he came closer to me. He embraced me tightly, giving me the biggest bearhug imaginable. I couldn’t help but let a tear run down my cheek as I hugged him back. He had been a big part of my life since my natural father left. He had always been there for me even though he was seven years older and to go three years without his company was just unbearable. His arms lifted my petite figure off the ground as we hugged for a few further minutes. “Don’t worry. I’m back for good now," he reassured as he sat me down on the sofa. He quickly took a seat next to me, smiling at me with the big grin he usually had on his face. “You’ve grown,” he laughed as he looked up and down my slender body. “It has been three years,” I replied, “What did you expect?” He just laughed as he took another look at my body. His eyes kept gluing to my exposed ...
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