"Hey mommy," Amelia says in a high pitch tone. "Hey honey, what is up? We are heading back uo to the front. Are you both on your way up? Is that crying I hear in the background?" "Uuhhmm... Yeah, we are heading that way now. We have a bit of a problem, but please don't be mad at us, we already feel terrible enough." Amelia picks me up and places me on her hip while I am still leaking hot tears. She hoists her phone over to her other ear and starts to walk towards the front. "Did you hear me young lady!? What on earth did you do to my poor baby?! You were supposed to take care of her and protect her! I cannot believe I trusted you!"
"I'm sorry mommy, I really am! We were having so much fun that we lost track of time and it got the better of us. I will give you some time to calm down and we can talk when I see you at the front. I have to take care of my baby sister right now. "Don't you dare hang up on me Missy!" And with that the call was ended. Amelia looks down at me and starts to pet my head and console me, whispering sweet nothings to try and calm me down. I don't stop crying until Amelia sees our family waiting impatiently at the front. We trade off who the crying person is as we slowly take our last steps into the fire of our mother's wrath. "Amelia stop your blubbering and start talking! Come hear baby. What happened baby? Did she hurt you?" That just makes Amelia cry harder and restarts my tears. My mother noticing that nobody is going to say anything walks over and takes me from my sister. After she picks me up and settles me in position, she notices the smell and feeling of the current situation. "Oh baby, it is ok. It is not your fault. We can fix it later, but I didn't bring anything with me to help fix this situation. I did not expect this to happen. You are alright. Let's get going," she says, "Everyone it is time to go home. It seems we have overstayed our welcome. Honey, we need to stop by the store on the way home. Amelia, Melody, and I need to pick a couple things up. Isn't that right Amelia?" "I said I am sorry mom. I didn't mean to. I just forgot. We were having fun. It was the first time that it has ever happened and we got caught up in the moment." " I am sure Melody will be the judge of that later, but right now she is inconsolable because of your stupidity." And with the tensions high in the air, we start walking to the car. Once we reach the car Mom lays down the rules of the road so things don't get any more out of hand. "David and Cassi sit in the back please. I am officially putting Amelia on sister duty to make up for her inconsiderate actions. Let ne know if she fails upon her sisterly duties again. Nobody is allowed to speak otherwise. The ride home will be completely silent or else Amelia will not be the only person being punished once we get home. Do I make myself clear?" "Yes ma'am," my siblings reply with a solute. And we pile into the car. Mommy straps me into the carseat, wipes away my tears, and says to me," honey, look at me please. Hey, look at me. This was not your fault. You could not help it. Once we get to the nearest store, we can fix this little problem ok. I love you so much." She kisses me on the forehead, closes the slide door, then climbs into the passenger seat. "Ok, honey please drive us to the nearest store and step on it."