TEACH ME

Chapter 4

Camila threw the now empty bowls of cereal into the large metal sink huffing to herself as she looked on at the half dressed siblings in front realising the time to be around 10 minutes behind schedule, she was often ahead of time but with her random late wake up she was left scrambling around to find shoes and socks hidden behind couch cushions and bed frames

"Riley, Finley! You're bus will be here in 2 minutes move!"

"Perdido! Mimi is gone!"

Camila again glanced at the time before scooping a frantic Colton up into her arms wiping his chin with a rag as he began to panic over his lost stuffie, the look in his eye one she hated this time of morning as it usually resulted in a fit of unneeded tears

"What's lost? Rhino?"

"Yuh! I can find him!"

"Go check in your bed! I really have to get your brother ready go!"

She explained quickly dropping him down onto the floor before the two elder siblings swung the door open to look for their bus, the youngest of the two being Finley fumbling to zip up her bag in a rushing haste, Camila however quickly jumped to the rescue as the sound of the yellow vehicle pulled up in front of the middle class home

"Riley make sure you walk her in today please? You're supposed to protect your little sister!"

"She ran away from me! It wasn't my fault!"

"Finley! Stay with your brother do you hear me?"

The little girl nod back as she reached for Riley's hand receiving a gentle kiss on the cheek before walking down towards the drive way jumping up into the bus forcing Camila to breath her daily sigh of relief with 2 babies down and only 2 more to go.. she was already late for school..

"Found it!"

"Good job baby! Sit down, shoes!"

Both boys bum shuffled into the teens stature extending out their feet with a giggle as she playfully tickle the souls before grabbing each foot for a quickly shoved on shoe, fresh teeth and pristine shirts ready to tackle the hard day a 3 year old had to face..

"Ok backpacks! Juice in the front and your books in the back ok? I want empty lunch boxes when you get home!"

"You put banana in?"

"Yup banana for colty, apple for Parker!"

She smiled reaching for both hands as they stood in matching shorts with beaming excited faces, the sound of the next bus arriving was causing her to peer through the still open door, her little brothers running past her towards the vehicle always excited to go to school just like their big sister..

"There's my two favourite dudes! Hop on! Hey Camila you know they're getting so big!"

The soft voice of the bus driver spoke as she ushered the twins up onto deck recurved by a helper to strap them in while Camila adjust her own school bag around the back of her shoulder with a gentle stressed high

"They all are.. but the older they get the more difficult they get.. I'm late for school again.."

"Hey why don't you hop on we'll swing by the gates? You'll only be 10 minutes late then.."

"Sure.. thanks Estelle.."

"Jump on baby!"

As promised the girl arrived at school only 10 minutes late still however tainted by the prowling hall monitors shoving detention notes within her palms, nobody knew of the girls responsibility.. if they did they may probably be a little more lenient.. but true to Camila she would never tell..