SttS Reboot.1

SttS Reboot.1

The room rang with the buzz of an alarm clock. The droll beeping slowly grew louder and louder before a hand emerges from a pile of blankets and silences it, if only for now. The hand falls to the side of the bed, only to shoot back up and pat around the side table, searching for the off button to the returned buzzing of the alarm. After silencing it for good, a groan slowly finds its way out of the pile of blankets. The time was 10:30 A.M.

The room is now filled with a bright morning glow as the morning sunlight comes through the window. The bed resting next to the window is covered with the aforementioned pile of blankets. The blankets stir as a person emerges from them and looks out the window. Hair in Their eyes, They turn away and head towards Their dresser on the other side of the room. They pull out a shirt and a pair of pants. They also grab a small jacket that was resting next to it on a small desk covered in drawings.

They dress themselves in the clothes and grab Their phone, wallet, necklace, and ring from atop the dresser before leaving to head downstairs. Upon opening Their bedroom door, the smell of eggs, bacon, and coffee seem to float into their nostrils. A small smile emerges across Their face. They slowly wandered sown the hall and stairs, relishing the smell, and looking forward to the taste of the smells source.

As They entered the kitchen, they saw a large plate wrapped lightly with tin foil. Next to that, there was a small plate with some butter, a jar of jam, a mug of tea, and some utensils. This was placed on an empty table, with a piece of paper next to it. Their wasn't anyone else in the kitchen, but They didn't mind. This was common place to Them.

As They walked over to the food, They picked up the paper and read the words written upon it. The words were as follows:

"Dear Son,
You're Father and I have gone out to shop. We should be home later in the day so don't fret. Your sister is off with her friends at the mall, so you have the house to yourself. After you're done with your breakfast, please rinse your plate and put it in the dishwasher. Also please put the jar of jam back in the fridge. Please and thank you. After that you can head out and play with your friends, but make sure you lock the door on your way out.
Love,
Mum & Dad"

They smile and place the note back on the table, and unwrap the plate. On the plate were four eggs, Sunnyside up, three pieces of toast and three pieces of bacon. They sat down and put some butter on one piece of toast, and jam on the other two. They put one of the eggs and a piece of bacon on the buttered toast and ate it as is. After that, They scrambled the remaining three eggs and ate the runny mush. They ate the rest of the bacon and the toast, and washed it down with the tea.

After rinsing the plates and the mug, and putting the jam back in the refrigerator, They went out the front door and locked it with their key. They turned around and went down the front path to Their bike in the garage. They hopped on their bike and rode 12 miles to the nearest book store. After locking Their bike on the bike rack that had two other bikes on it already. They recognized these bikes and smiled as They entered the book store.

The cool air and the smell of paper and ink seemed to press against Them as the sliding doors separated, pushing back the hot summer's air. They made their way to the back of the store and searched around the comic section. They soon found what They were looking for. In one of the aisles, They saw the top of a head of brown hair and large headphones from over a shelf.

The hair belonged to a girl with her face buried in a large comic book. She was wearing a dark purple shirt, and dark blue baggy jeans. The headphones covered her ears and the slight sound of music pulsed from them. Her shoes were black, and a little on the bulky side.

Next to her in the aisle was a boy with a comic over his head, lying in the aisle, sleeping. Grey hair poked out from beneath the comic. The boy wore large, dark grey military pants, with a black shirt with some brown stripes on it. Over this he wore a grey jacket. He was spread over the floor of the aisle in a strange spread.

Ignoring the boy, They snuck up behind the girl and wrapped Their arms around her waist and lifted her up. She made a small squeal and looked over her shoulder. They smiled at her as she realized who was lifting her up. She laughed and They put her down. The boy on the floor woke up to the squeal and upon seeing Them, he returned to the floor.

"Hello Derek", the girl said, "what took you so long?"