Staring at the front of the house, she sat back in the drivers seat and grimaced when she had to lean to the left to favor her right hip, the memory of the drop still fresh in her mind especially when the twinge of pain would periodically shoot up from her hip. Stroking the worn leather of the wheel cover, she killed the engine with a swift turn of the key and pulled it out of the ignition as she pushed the door open with her free hand. Turning in the seat, she swung her legs out and pulled herself out, gingerly putting weight on her right foot as the pain started radiating down her leg once more. Deciding to leave her school bag in the backseat for now, she grabbed her purse off the floorboard and slammed the door shut, a smile twisting the corners of her lips up at the loud creaks and groans of the old metal. Staring down at the '70 Chevelle coupe, she stroked her hand along the sharp line of the hood and patted the sun worn paint just above the headlight. "Soon, Ella, Soon." Settling the strap of the faux-leather purse on her shoulder, she spun her keys on her index finger as she limped for the front door, a grimace turning her smile away from her full lips. Testing the knob, she found no resistance which had to mean her mother was already home so she pushed the door open and stepped into the welcoming embrace of the cool interior of the foyer. Already smelling the melding scents of what could only be her mother's spaghetti, she smiled to herself and followed the scent to the kitchen to greet her mother who instantly knew something was wrong with just a single glance.
"What happened?"
"How do you always know?"
"I'm your mother, its in the job description."
"Well you need a raise then. I got dropped from the top of the pyramid today. Kourtney had a sneezing fit, so its not like to was on purpose or anything."
"Oh damn, I'm sorry sweetie. A good hot soak would do you good but you'll have to use your brother's bath, I have a plumber coming to work on your shower at the end of the week."
"Oh okay, I guess it got worse then?"
"Yeah, it wouldn't even drain when I was in their cleaning a bit ago."
"Okay. Well, I'm sure Si will love having to share a bathroom again." She laughed and sat her bag on the end of the counter with her keys before turning to kiss her mothers cheek.
"Oh of course."
"Well, hopefully I'm done before he gets home."
"It doesn't matter, just go soak, sweetie."
Myka nodded and turned to head down the long hallway, her sneakers making soft slaps on the hardwood flooring with each tentative step. Letting the mask slip, she grimaced and stopped in her room first to collect a change of clothes and her towel before heading further down the hall to her brother's room. Pushing the door open, she crinkled her nose at the slight musty smell and limped across the room to open the window to air his room out while she was in the bath. She didn't know how he didn't notice it but she knew she wouldn't have been able to sleep if her room smelled like that; then again she always kept her room a lot cleaner than he did and didn't have piles of laundry littering the floor haphazardly. Working her way to his bathroom, she frowned heavily at the small mound of towels and underwear by the end of the tub and laid her clothes and towel on the end of the counter where it was relatively clean. Turning to the shower, she slid the glass door open and leaned in to switch the water to the hottest setting before stripping off her cheer uniform. Laying the skirt on the other side of the sink, she laid her bra and thong on top of it and covered them with her top before stepping into the welcoming heat of the shower. Clicking the door shut behind her, she stepped under the scalding waterfall and hissed at the initial sting against her skin but then let out a soft moan as she got acclimated to the heat and it began working its magic to soothe all the aches and pains hiding within her body. Turning her face up into the stream, she closed her eyes and let the water rain down around her, the sound drowning out everything else as she let it wash the crappy end of her day away. Realizing she had forgotten her shampoo, conditioner and soap, she growled faintly to herself and reached for his, giving quiet thanks that he had unscented bar soap sitting in the cradle right next to his bottle of Axe body wash. Reaching for the washcloth, she wrapped the fabric around the bar of soap and scrubbed it between her hands to get it nice and sudsy before she started scrubbing the dried sweat and dirt from her arms and legs. Rinsing off, she went back and washed properly before turning her attention to her hair. Deciding against using his shampoo because it smelled way too masculine for her tastes, she simply rinsed it and was about to shut the water off when it cut off on its own. Frowning, she turned to the fogged up glass and smirked a little when she saw the giant shadow her brother was casting on it. Sliding the door open the rest of the way to see him drying his hand off with her towel, she extended her hand for it.
"I guess you don't care about what mom said."
"Nope. Use her shower next time."
"You know she hates us using her bathroom."
"Too bad. Now cover the fuck up, Jesus."
"Then hand me the damn towel, dumb-ass." She arched a brow and grinned a little when he tossed it at her chest; catching it, she pulled it around her curves and tucked the corner down beneath the under layer.
"Did you use all my hot water? You're not the only one who needs a hot shower after practice."
"Awwww, did you actually get to play today?"
"It was practice..we all have to."
"So the bench actually got to miss you then, that's sweet. I figured you were just clingy." Snickering, she wrung the excess water out of her hair and stepped out of the stall with a grimace, reaching out to brace herself against the counter as a sharp pain shot through her hip.
"Oh fuck you. What's wrong?" Despite being mad about finding her using his shower, he immediately leaned forward to catch her just in case she fell but then she caught herself on the counter. Watching her collect her clothes, he stepped back and let her squeeze past him with a pronounced limp.
"I got dropped ten feet."
"Fuck. How?"