 Shipper Queen Hippie Quad
Sam Edwards looked out the window of the small school bus, letting the wind run through her reddish brown hair that was in its usual ponytail. She moved a strand away from her mouth and put a hand in her pocket of her dark jeans. Wearing a black t-shirt with ‘Led Zeppelin’in white letters, it was a little faded and a little too big for her. It was one of her dad’s old t-shirts that she adored. Unlike most siblings, she loved wearing hand-me-downs. Old, beat up black-checkered Vans occupied her feet. She loved wearing these shoes.
Hearing her older brother’s name, she looked one seat over. Savannah was asking them to promise her not to bug Curtis. She tired not to smile as she said, “Yeah Benny. Leave them alone.” She knew how Benny and Dustin could be. Especially when they were together. It was a nightmare.
Benny turned to look at Savannah as he heard her say his name. He then let out a chuckle at what she said. He then looked over at Sam who was sitting next to him and began to laugh again. Making eye contact with Dusty, he said, “No worries Vanna Banana. We won’t badger him too much. We just want to talk to him. Right Dust?”
Removing his royal blue baseball cap, he let the gust of wind blow through his brown hair. The hat was so old and faded that it looked ready to be thrown away. But Benny would never throw the hat away. It was one of his favorite possessions he owned. He has worn the hat everyday for as long as he could remember. Just like Sam, he wore dark jeans but he instead of a regular t-shirt, he had on a plaid blue button up shirt. The buttons were open and he had a white shirt underneath.
Benny looked over at Danny who was sitting among the other younger cousins. He smiled back at him then turned back to Savannah. This summer was going to be fun. He needed to plan with Dusty when the girls weren’t around.
Danny opened and closed his big chocolate brown eyes and let a hidden smile fall onto his lips. Katie was yelling again. Surprise, surprise. Something about not calling her ‘Kat.’ He wondered why she didn’t want to be called Kat. He would love to have an animal name. Stretching his legs out in front of him, he tried with all his might for his feet to reach the ground. But, surprise, surprise, his legs were too short. He wore shorts and a regular light blue t-shirt. On the front it had a small #9 on the top. His sandy brown hair was freshly cut and he was ready for the summer to begin.
Danny looked out the window as the bus pulled into the Chosen drive way. He picked up his backpack from the ground and slowly got up from his seat. He waited for the others to get up as well and followed after Jae. “We here.” The seven year old smiled.
Obie Venezula looked up excitedly as the bus rolled to a stop. He jumped up and stood on his seat. “Laih! We’re here!” he shouted excitedly. Letting his Aunt Savannah grab his hand, he followed with much glee off the bus. If she hadn’t been holding his hand, he would have ran off by now. His mom sometimes joked that they needed to put him on a leash.
Seeing that people were walking off the bus, Samantha picked up her book bag and began down the aisle. Letting a few of her cousins go by first she fixed her ponytail before walking outside onto the lawn. They were here! Finally. Seeing KAITLYNNH run and tackle Legend, Sam chuckled. Walking over close behind Savannah she looked around for Lexi. “Yeah where is your sister?” she asked.
Alexis should always be in sight. When she wasn’t she was usually planning something. They all should be watching very carefully for her…
Benny was the last one off the bus. He held in one hand his backpack and the other a cage that held Sam’s kitten inside. Sam was worried Jersey would get stepped on during the ride over, so she put her in the cage. Jersey was not liking it one bit. The calico hated being held and hated even more being put into cages.
Walking over to where most of them had began to crowd; he set her down next to Sam. Letting the cage open, he watched as she immediately ran out. He kept her in eyesight though. She stopped somewhere near Tiger and began to sniff out the new animal she didnt know.
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