1Carmela had now gotten through serving the chocolate chip and strawberry waffles.
Carmen smelt the warm aroma of waffles as her stomach grumbled.
She grabbed a knife and fork and started cutting into her waffles, as she raised a piece to her mouth and took a bite, to Carmen it seemed like her taste-buds had exploded from her mother's cooking.
June began to cry.
Carmen remembered that June wanted to play mother and child and cut up some waffles onto her fork.
"Junie, here comes the airplane" Carmen called as she made airplane noises, moving the fork close to her sister.
June began to eat happily.
Carmen enjoyed making sure her sister was happy.
She scooped some more waffles onto her fork again and repeated the airplane noises.
June giggled and continued eating.
Carmen wondered when Zack and Ivy were coming over.
They said that they would sometime around breakfast to give June her birthday gifts.
Carmen finished feeding June all of the waffles.
"Are you still hungry Junie?" She asked.
June sighed sadly, nodding her head yes.
Carmen knew that Junie loved their mother's food and wished that she had an insatiable appetite so that she always eats.
Carmen feels the exact same way.
June raised her hand up.
"Yes June?" Carmen asked as she collected their plates to put them in the sink.
June placed her hand slowly on Carmen's cheek.
She warbled.
Carmen smiled at June and asked " You ready to go roof running Junie?"
June shook her head no.
"Ok then, what would you like to do before we do Junie?" Asked Carmen
"Mama and baby." June said as she looked at her.
Carmen smiled and said " Mama and baby it is Junie, how about we go outside?"
June was wanting to play with her inside.
Carmen led June upstairs.
When they passed their mother Carmen gave her a kiss on the cheek and said "Thank you for breakfast mum, it was Delicious as always."
"You're welcome, Carmen. Anything for you two." Carmela said as she looked at her.
Carmen and June went up the stairs towards their rooms, which was connected by the shared bathroom between them.
"Ok Junie, would like me to give you your birthday present now or later?" Asked Carmen.
"Now, if you want to." June said.
Carmen walked over to her desk and brought out the portrait of June. It looked like it was done by a professional artist. Carmen walked back over to her sister and handed it over to her and said
"Happy Birthday Junie, I hope you like your present"
June's eyes began to well up with tears.
"Oh sister. You're my best birthday gift." She said as she began to hug Carmen.
Carmen hugged June back as she said "I'm glad you like it Sis."
June warbled at her.
Carmen cooed right back at her sister as she led her over to the backroom to do her hair for her.
"How would you like her hair done today Junie?" asked Carmen.
June looked at her.
"Cute pretty pigtails pwease." She said as she showed Carmen a picture of her when she was young.
Carmen nodded and got out a brush and started brushing June's hair.
She started humming 'Flower Gleam and Glow' as she did.
June began to cry when she heard her singing that.
Carmen had parted her hair when she started crying and stopped.
"Junie are you ok?" Carmen Asked.
"That song makes me sad." June said as she looked at her.
Carmen smiled and understandingly said," I understand I won't sing it anymore if you don't want me to,okay Junie?"
"Okay, sister." June said as she smiled at her.
Carmen continued doing June's hair as she asked "Do want me to plait the pigtails or leave them free?"
"Leave them free." June said as she twiddled her thumbs.
Carmen finished June's hair quickly.
June looked similar to the photo of her younger self.
June looked at Carmen and cooed.
Carmen cooed right back at her sister before hugging her.
She heard the doorbell, not knowing who it was she shut her bedroom door to keep their privacy.
I wonder who's at the door? Carmen wondered to herself as she walked back to her sister.
Ivy and Zack were waiting at the door.
"Carmen, we're here. Where are you?" Zack said as they were looking up and around.
"Carm, it's us. Ivy and Zack!" Ivy said as she was waiting.
June began to hear voices.
She looked at Carmen.
"Sister, our friends are here." June said.
"Let's go down and see them." Carmen said as she opened the door again and started walking downstairs, making sure to grab her shoulder bag before she left the room.
June looked at Carmen, worried.
"Sister, please don't let go." She said as she looked at her.
Carmen held June's hands in hers and replied, "I'll never let you go June, you don't have to worry about that."
June smiled at her as they were now at the door and opening it together.
When they opened it, they saw Ivy and Zack.
Carmen smiled brightly at their two friends "Hey Guys, how have you been?" Carmen opened the door wider to let the red heads in.
"We've been okay, Carm. Right, Ivy?" Zack said as he looked at his sister.
Ivy smiled.
"Yes. So, Carmen... What's the special occasion?" She said as she looked at the Crimson Ghost.
Carmen gave the tins a Cheshire Cat like smile before answering "It's a certain someone's birthday, and I thought we could all spend the day together we Mum and us have a little family dinner." As Carmen answered the twins she wrapped an arm around June.
June looked at her.
"Will we go on a trip to anywhere that I want to?" She asked.
"I think we all can agree that you get to decide what to do today Junie" Said Carmen.
(So...Now a memory is being re-created. First a nice breakfast and then June getting her pigtails and now, she looks like her five year old self. I wonder what Zack and Ivy got June for her birthday. Anyways... Stay tuned for chapter three
