Dezi and Reg had watched what
felt like a billion hours of crappy television by the time her mother came home
from work. Frannie was home to by that point, but she couldn't be bothered with
the television or her sister or her sister's weird friend with the dreadlocks.
She was in her room, probably doing something boring like actual homework or
possibly (rather probably, in fact) watching the same crappy television on
different channels.
"Thank you for not leaving the house, Desert Orchid"
"I wasn't going to be able to get away with anything when you
were calling every five minutes."
"I did not call every five minutes." She had called
something more like every ten.
"You know, if you didn't want me going down town you could
have just not mentioned it." Reg laughed as Dezi’s mom raised her
eyebrows. "It's not like I just spend my time looking for trouble."
This time he outright guffawed, and Dezi kicked him from across the couch.
