I was sitting at the table in the living room waiting for dad to get home from work. El was in our shared room drawing. I had just checked up on Lucas since I haven't seen him in a while and I miss him. He keeps crying holding my old favourite shirt I used to wear to school whenever I could. He kept looking for this yellow bandana he owned but I took it to wear on Halloween this year and never told him because he wouldn't of let me. 

I check in on Will when I get the chance because I feel guilty I never got to sat goodbye before everything happened. So I check up on him so I know he is okay. I leave Mike out because I know El checks up on him from time to time so I leave him out. I know El doesn't check up on the others so I do. I can't believe this is the first Halloween I haven't been with the boys for a while. I was friends with Will before school because we met in the park when me and dad went when Sara was with our mother or wasn't born yet. Then when kindergarten came around I met Mike and Lucas then Will came along then in fourth grade Dustin came into the group I had just escaped the lab and I didn't go back till the start of 5th grade three years ago. And I haven't left till now. I feel really bad that I left the boys without the only girl who would dress up just for them.

El walked into the living room slash kitchen looking hungry and wanted to watch the tv. It looked like dad was gonna be late yet again. I hated leaving El hungry so I made her Eggo's because that was her favourite and dad wasn't here to stop me. I sometimes helped El with learning new words to help talk to me and dad and maybe even Mike if we ever got allowed out of the house. We were on house arrest it felt like because dad thought the bad men were still after us and he didn't want us to go back to the lab even though I lasted over three years without being kidnapped again. 

El had finished up her Eggos and I washed her plate. I didn't bother taking out the trash since that was Dad's job after all. I had taught El science this morning so our books were still out. I had stuff I used in school still in the cabin over the years so it was easier for me to teach El. I taught her how to read things I taught her how to write and say proper words. I wasn't gonna teach her a differnt language till I had managed to teach her the basic words. I was teaching her basic maths then worked my way up. 

Dad made me do chores around the house to make myself seem useful he didn't ask me to teach El things but I was anyway because she was like my sister. Since I never got to teach Sara things because she was either too old for things or too young. But with El she was the right age to learn the basics of the women's body like I had learnt form Joyce. I left the embarrassing stuff to dad because I didn't want to give her the talk. Dad said I was growing up too fast since I cooked whenever dad was late from work or passed out in his room I made sure the house was cleaned and I did the laundry from time to time. Dad thought I needed to stop doing everything for him he should be the one doing it.

Like teaching El should of been his job. But I still taught her things in-between chores and learning myself. I gave myself harder challenges dad brought me this years text books so I could learn about things. I always gave El tests every few days because it felt right- my thoughts were interrupted by the door knocking. I knew it was dad and he was late and I didn't want to deal with it just yet. I unlocked the door using my powers even though I was sat at the table doing my school work I set every day. Dad turned the tv off no one was watching I never watched the tv unless they were putting on Star wars movies. Dad got a beer and sat in front of me after giving me a kiss on the forehead.

"Hey, what'd we talk about?" Dad asked us. I didn't look up from my homework.

"No signal." El said after walking in.

"What?" Dad asked.

"No signal dad you know what it means to El." I answered looking up.

"It's 8-1-5. You're late." El carried on.

"Yeah, I lost track of time. I'll signal next time, all right? Uh, and it's 8:15. It's not 8-1-5. I thought you taught her that?" Dad asked.

"Well the statement is tried that's all she knows with time at least she can tell it your welcome." I answered. He saw the Eggo packet on the side and sighed. El came over and sat beside me.

"Eight-fifteen." El stated I smiled at her.

"Now, what did we talk about? Dinner first, then dessert. Always. That's a rule. Yeah?" Dad asked. I put my work on the floor under my chair and got to the food I cooked.

"Yes." El answered.

"Alex do you get it no cooking Eggos till after dinner." Dad spoke.

"El was hungry did you expect me to leave her to starve." I answered sitting down in my spot.

"Fair point but give her a snack or something first." Dad tried.

"Dad whatever we do before you get home isn't to do with you unless we leave the house you know this." I carried on. Dad sighed again and we all ate.