I got home just a little after 2:30 in the afternoon because my afternoon class was cancelled. At least it would give me some time to study for next week's exam. I laid my things down by the door and headed up to my room to change. Just as I got to the door, I heard my sister's voice coming from my room. I forgot that she would probably have been home by now, as I'm not usually here at this time. This year is her senior in high school year, and her schedule is a bit more relaxed then it has been. My first reaction was to fly through my door and catch her at what ever it was she was up to. Most likely going through my closets for clothes she could "borrow". Instead, I figured just to watch to see exactly what she was taking, and call her on it before she left. I pushed the door open slightly, and to my surprise, she wasn't stealing any clothes. She was just watching a movie talking on the phone. I have the only DVD player in the house, a Christmas gift from my ex boyfriend. Feeling a little bad about thinking the worst, I walked in and sat next to her on the bed. She gave me a quick glance and then told the person on the phone that I was home and she had to go. "What are you doing home?"
"Class was cancelled – the professor didn't show up. What about you? How come you're not out somewhere?"
"I was tired and I just wanted to veg for a while."
"Cool. Want some company?"
"Whatever."
I walked over to my drawer to grab my favorite pair of sweat shorts. "What are you watching?" She started to answer, but I was more concerned that my shorts were missing, and I cut her off mid sentence. "Where are my shorts?" She smiled and pulled down the blanket she was under to reveal my shorts. "That's nice. Fuck you if you think you're making off with my shorts."
"Whatever, I was just borrowing them"
"Well you borrowed them, now take them off and give 'em back." She rolled her eyes at me, slipped them off under the blanket, and threw them at me. I slipped off my jeans, put on my shorts, and slipped under the blanket next to her. We watched the movie in silence for a while and wound up falling asleep.
When I woke up, the room was dark except for the light coming from the blue screen on the television. My sister's head was lying on my chest, and her leg was draped over my legs, making it impossible for me to move. I nudged her a little so I could get the remote and turn off the t.v. By the time I managed to get the remote, my sister was half-awake, and annoyed that I had to move her. I whispered I was sorry, and dropped the remote on the floor. She responded by pulling me back down to the bed and nestling herself back into me. It didn't take her long to drift back asleep, leaving me unable to move again.
I watched my sister as she slept, and noticed how cute she was. She had beautiful long brown hair, and skin as smooth as a baby's. She had very soft, subtle features, and dark brown eyes that almost seemed black, when they were open. Her skin was soft and warm against mine. I remember how close I felt to her at that moment. I hugged her tightly and kissed her head. It seemed like we laid there forever as I drifted in and out of sleep, until the ringing phone jolted me awake. I listened as our mother left a message explaining that her and dad would be leaving for the shore tonight and wouldn't be home until Sunday night. I remember thinking that they were supposed to leave tomorrow, and wondered if I was dreaming the whole thing. I glanced over at the clock to see that it was just past eight, and I couldn't believe that my sister was still sound asleep. I tried to wake her to see if she wanted to get up. She mumbled something and rolled over on her back. She opened her eyes and looked at me as if I had three heads. "Don't you want to go out tonight? Mom called they're not coming home tonight. We slept all afternoon."
"No I'm gonna stay here. I'm so tired." She spoke in a cute little baby voice while she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. "What about you are you going out?"