Looking at them, Nixon pouted and said: "I don't know w- what your talking bout." Not wanting to admit that they are right.
The mother and daughter giggled at his cute baby language. Upon seeing her brother like this, warm feeling fills Maria chest.
she realizes that her brother won't admit to his mistake, wanting to get back at him for cutting her long hair when she was asleep, she smirked at him.
" Will you go out to the riverside to play with me tomorrow, little nix?" Little nix became quiet and genuinely consider her question. Should he go or not. Although he may act innocent at the time, he was knowledgeable. He knows that there is a conspiracy of some kind in his sister question, considering she asked right now.
Maria on the other hands, seeing her brother think so profoundly, inwardly laugh so hard. Hehe, there no conspiracy, just a little revenge plan.
"Yes, I will" he excitedly replied, "except only for you, since I am big guys now" he adds.
"Really? That's great. I love you" shouted Maria. However, secretly she was planning on making him do all the hard work on the fact of teaching him how to fish.
While the brother and sister were having a busy conversation with each other, the mother grinned and put her hands into his pocket.
"Aaah oh my, mind telling me what this is?" Eleanor said, pointing at the cookie she had stolen back from her son.
Her son gave his best sad puppy eyes, "I.. owly... Owly.. wanted a cookie!"
"hehe, geez that what you get for being so secretive," replied the older sister while rolling her eyes as if she was never part of it.
"All right, since I was able to catch you guys stealing the half bakes cookies, you're punishment is to wash the dishes tonight and to clean the house" rejoice Eleanor prising her self for being able to outsmart them and seize them on time.
"Whattttt" the sibling shouted together.
"your joking mother, right, you know what happened last time, "
The sibling tried to come up with an excuse but to their awe nothing work.
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Maria stood near her window looking a the dark pitch black color sky that was covering everywhere she could see.
"hehe, today was a disaster huh." we get caught stealing the cookies, get punished, broke the dishes, and dirty the floor. Luckily mom was there, if not we could have destroyed the whole house. Maria shut down her window, picked a story from her shelves and went to bed.
she lay on her bed and start reading the story, from the light that came from the candle when there was a soft knock on the door.
"Sweetheart, may I come in?" came the whisper of her mother.
Maria froze and was confused as to why her mother was here when she should be in her room with little nix.
Thoughts jumped into her head, she silently thought to her self; She already wished me good night. Is mother angry we accidentally spilled soap on the floor and mixing it with the dinner or when we broke the dishes?
She quickly hides the book under her pillow, not wanting to be caught staying up late.
"Come in, mother," she gently replied. The door slowly opened, and her mother entered in her nightgown. She has a worried and troubled looking face. She hesitated to enter, and finally after five seconds, stepped into the room.
Seeing her mother face, Maria panicked and once again, anxious thoughts entered her brain; is everything okay? Why is mother behaving this way?
" Is everything all right?" Maria said anxiously getting up from the bed