Ginny and Brosie Return Home

It's late into Tuesday evening. Helen and her sisters were home and exhausted. Helen tried to help Susan with her homework, but she could barely keep her eyes open, so she went to bed. The same was said about Violet.

Susan in the meantime stayed up to tidy around. She didn't hear the taxi pull up.

Footsteps - two pairs to be exact - walking up onto the front porch.

Nor the front door open.

But she stopped dead when her parents walked into the house.
Both of them looking refreshed from their break away from the family.

"Hi mum, hi dad."

"Shouldn't you be in bed by now?" Ginny scolded, "it's way past 11pm."

"Sorry. Just thought I'd tidy up a little."

"And where are your sisters? Why aren't they taking turns to help out?"

"They're in bed, fast asleep."

"Which is where you should be young lady. Now get to bed. NOW."

"Okay mum."
 
And with that, she scampered off to bed, Rags dutifully following behind.
 
Both Ginny and Brosie agreed that it was quite late, even for those two, so they went to bed also.
I can honestly say, Helen did a grand job of keeping house whilst her parents were away. I locked the wish to have a party, but she never got around to it. She was always so busy trying to keep her sisters in check, finding a job - more on that later - going to school etc.

So she didn't get a severe scolding from her parents.
Yet.

Give it time.

I'm pretty sure another free vacation is on the horizon, and that's when Helen will get her chance!!!