"Excuse me," I said to Mom. "I'm going to the mall for a while."
"And leave me with this baby AND your sister?" said Mom.
"I just need to get out of the house for a little while." And THAT was no lie!
"Well, take Andrea with you then! Take the extra baby bag, and here's her carrier."
A few minutes later, I was headed toward the mall with my baby sister in her carrier, which was hanging in front of me.
I didn't mind taking Andy with me at all. I truly loved my new sister. And when she was with me, the girls gathered round me like bees to honey!
Soon, I was in the mall and headed for the escalator when I heard a female voice from behind me. But it wasn't one I wanted to hear.
"Well, Joey!" it said. "Fancy meeting you here! And is this your new little sister?"
Though I didn't want to do it, I turned and faced ...