Her Triplet Alphas – Chapter 41: Grumpy Felix, Quiet Alex and Chasity’s
Calix
I smoothed my hair back nervously.
“Hey again,” I said, no longer able to pretend to be interested in the ceiling.
everyday, a really big one.
his words “an extensive lexicon” for when we became
e whole pack.
Chasity,” mumbled the girl.
ally! Her nam
Chasity.
Mo
l.
never had a sleepover with a girl befor
hasity gave me a really wei
ying.
.
wondering.
sit
hold her hand so I
ved too fast.
mumbled.
was cute? “Um, I think…”I said.
aid Mom, coming back into the entra
alone.
o your room.” “But I didn’t do
nfair.
lly never punished me.
r for no reason.
iffling.
hief.
lemen had handkerchiefs.
handkerchiefs were for girls but this handkerchief was green! It was not pink or an
I said.
it.
relieved.
” I said.
anted her to know that.
I” Shrieked Mo
I headed upstairs.
x and Felix spying
ir rooms too?” I asked.
! As if I was gonna go to my room and let them
y friend.
nd everything.
se tone.
ce.
.
rouble but he could try to steal my friend too.
ook, Chasity is my friend.
ut with me.” I said.
What?” Grumb
ow her?!
.
ied.
ex folde
lded his arms.
om where?” Sna
“From…
none of your business.
Chasity,” I said.
is eyes.
hat’s a nice name.” “Yeah, we’re having a
d with pride.
ature.
xception,” I said.
le.
Mom always bent the r
ith everything!” Hissed Felix.
unfair, Calix,” said Alex reaso
ver turns out really awesome, Mom will
that.
ave someone to invite?” Asked Alex, looking at Fel
“Yeah!” Said Feli
ly.
.
said.
elix nodded
him.
e back.
ed but Alex parted us.
elled Alex.
long “I wanna go spy on Chasity,”said Felix.
?” I said, knowing Alex always followed the rules.
Alex, shocking me.
y surprised.
sity has
like he did not believe me.
.
Alex.
I nodded.
or hands that’s all.” I said.
up in this weather.
and
as true.
e worst! And I had to stay a
om’s room when I got scared because Alex and Dad h
saw them?” Asked Felix
I nodded.
saw her like…in a swimsuit or something?” Wondered Felix.
ah, we went swimming together.
lied.
x looked impressed and then he got ma
all grouchy and jealous.
the door.
ne second.
.
I waited.
le.
amomile lotion I Mom put this on me when I had chickenpox!”I said excitedly.
mine lotion
osely.
Oh yeah.
mine,” I repeate
hen for her so she won’t be tempted to scratch, “explained Alex
, mittens,” I repeated.
d almost forgotten that Chas
s enough too,” said Alex.
ut of his room, eavesdropping on us.
Mumbled Felix.
and folded my arms.
” said Alex.
Felix eagerly.
red at him.
I’m talking to yo
refuse
talk to us.” Said Felix “She just got it today,” I said.
aw the pox when you swam together?” Asked Felix,confused.
id you swim together in winter though?” Asked Alex suddenly.
d.
winter here and the water was kept warm.
n our school still had swim me
hers and
“Oh, right,”
ou weren’t home?” Asked Alex.
y store.
d I always did groceries tog
ex thought the grocery store was boring.
ugh.
with the items.
items, he would show up the very next time we went to the grocery to “supervise” his shopping and stockup on the missing item even if it was just potato chips.
got bored at the grocery yesterday so I decided to take Chasity up on her offer to hang out while Mom shopped
ies did not come crashi
and Alex we
rue.
ch.I shrugged like it wasn’t a big deal.
gly.
rnt from Alex yesterday.
he
e you get chickenpox!”I hissed.
nto their rooms.
o be in there and Mom was with Chasity.
ed out
my room.
Huh.
the hallway.
om put in their room when I was younger because he had gotten tired of me sleeping between them.
s too old for that behaviour.
once a month, if I watched a really scary movie or read a really creepy book.
d, putting the cot in that closet.
Mom put bedd
ing.
tood there quietly.
suitcase in there.
at on the
left her the
ue.
e I usually did.
ore.
y was
at her door.
ng.
ity?I whispe
here?” She sniffled.
aid softly.
t to ask permission.
,” she sniffled.
my room?”l asked excitedly.
” she said.
not?” I a
ot allowed to,” she mumbled.
r she was a part of me.
not think my brothers were still feeling the sad feeling from earlier but I did not know for sure
he most empathy.
ared about people and felt th
ays you’re not allowed to?” I wondered.
h, Mom! That’s ok then! Mom always listens to me, especially when
nd I think he has a p
scary stones!” “No,” she said.
arrassed.
I sighed.
down and sat with my back against the door.
ike me?” I said.
,” she said.
against the door.
if she had come to sit on the other side of the d
my hand under t
ou right there?
id Chasity.
,” I said.
g time.
ally, I felt something smooth and soft and small.
eked under the d
ed with mine! I smiled.
” I asked.
d.
he was a small ten or eleven.
too you
’m twe
I wouldn’t let her.
said.
I…I began.
older than her by several years.
y but it was definitely more than three years.
u the ropes, “I told her.
.
mad but not at Chasity, at my parents, even Mom.
my arms and huffed.
igh.
,” she mumbled quietly.
t you,” I said right a
ck my pinky.
nkies again.
omise me something,” said Chasity.
?”I said.
said Chasity.
t made m
could never hate you,”
?” She asked
hat if I’m
said.
times,” she said.
e is mean sometim
he asked.
nd don’t talk to you sometimes,” she said.
ad, but I’ll never ever hate you,” I promised.
e?”She a
.
ttle finger.
ng her littler finger back.
was beating really fa
, kinda hoping she did not hear me “Thanks,” she said softly.
big.
oing it right now actuallyf Iannounced.
slowly.
me and my smile.
I said
dded.
uickly shut the door.
said.
e either.
u should go,” she sai
gets mad,” I said.
s would stop arguing for a while.
for a longtime.
n.
her room.
eeched.
ocked at her reaction.
d of sleepover is this? What’s going on?”l asked, feeling scared.
ng at me strangely.
er forehead.
peratedly (Alex’s vocabulary word da
s is not a sleepover and Chasity is not your new playmate,” s
as confused as I felt.
lot of money.
owe the pack a lot of money.
pay it back but instead of paying it back, they ran away and left her here,” explained Mom.”So…Ch
” said Mom.
will she get?” I wondered.
r allowance will go towa
ood idea,” said Mom, pinning the blame on Dad.
her bad cop.
ike bad cop.
a lot of money saved.
ine quarters in the couch!
won’t be necessary,” said Mom sternly.
is none of your concern, understand?” She said, fixing me with a ‘don’t question me
stomping out of his room “Stop humoring him. Ronnie! Stop babying that boy!”
argument “It s time for dinner.’ said Mom
Mom “You have more than enough family around for you to eat with.” said Dad. brushing past Mom
looked shocked as she watched him go “Chasity.
of tightly I yanked it away.
room ‘ said Mom
you are the child,’ hissed Mom glared at her.
dinner than neither am I,” said coldly.
.” said Mom
opped
d me into my ro
was gone
ll shared with Alex.
nocked back.
indows, stuck out heads
“Cause of her chickenpox, he said.
Oh.
Shoot.
me either,” I said
cause you’re staying up to help, her,” He
of course, you don’t have to ask.
ught it when I didn’t see you there.” he chuckled.
relieved
aited in my room and played vid
ught about Chasity a lot.
ntuall
plates each
es were overladen with food
in here?”Asked Felix, looking behind me.
“Nah.’ I s
x frowned
ter not all be for your greedy a*s.” said Felix.
t one here.’ I said.
nd you still are!” Retorted Felix.
aid Alex sternly.
ter parent than our parents.
king I can afford to gain weight if I feel like I look good either way.’ said Feli
Ugh, he was so boastful
confidence though
and Felix went to their rooms ran across the hallway with tw
hing
! She didn’t know the code.
dinner.” I said frying to be loud and quiet at the same time which was d
pened the door a tiny bit.
was still crying “I
t please take these
there you know,’ I suggested
She nodded
ks Cali
ying to be fair
ex and Fe…oh wait
lier.
the g
“Which one am I?” I asked quickly before she shut the door.
tly.
not stop smiling I would probably smile forever.
ractically inhaled my food.
ere was a
mething,” she cooed.
said.
er
“Right here.’ she said showing me a plate.
d much less meat and potatoes
of water
’ I asked “Hers is healthier
Fess
said Mom with an airy laugh.
nding
years away “Chasity is so good looking she can afford to gain
t only learn stuff from Alex.
y learnt stuff from Felix t
neck fumed bright red t was a good thing I had left out the junk in the trunk part.
a couple times, placed the tray on the floor and
nd water.
he mouthed at me. noticing me peeping from my door.
Mom I was still mad at Mom
if she would continue being mean to me if I continued being nice to
on chasity’s door.
ave to walk to school!”
e snow?” As
d. Mom
d
ight.
wouldn
ll asleep by her door to a hit wi
n her room.I kinda wanted to sleep in there eve
That way I would be close eno
g around her door last night?” Said
Mom.’ I insisted.
He already had
er?” Said Mom
Alex.
x, knowing my three boys are here, growled Mom, “Did you give her the calamine lotion and mittens?” Asked Alev, shrugging into his huge backpack.
ok every single day whether he had that particular class scheduled for today or n
over his shoulder.
e was somewhere in be
set, “I lied had a problem,’ Well, good, no need for any of you to be anywhere near her until she’s no longer
Mom
ling my hair.
heroic, doting self.
ed Mom.
sity was silent was w
t room, you’re to use the downstairs b
frowned
ol time.’.cooed
or Chasity?” I asked “She didn’t eat any of the dinner I gave her, said Mom indignantly.
r person?’ I asked “For the umpteenth time. I don’t want any of you three fraternizing with Chasity,’ chastised
went to search for them, we ran downstairs and Alev began filling a plate with breakfast stuff for Chasity
rent chef was amazing and wanted her to try everything “Put both pancakes and w
s of syrup, regular
ing guys. ‘ said Alex quickly
n the napkin