The Missing Piece

12. Grounded

"Okay soldier, everything set, lets get those dumb apes."

I just finished setting my Xbox in my room.

I chose to play call of duty today. I grabbed my controller and sat on the beanbags, which I stole from the twins room.

I've locked my room, just in case.

I was playing, when I heard the deadly voice.

"Ryder, where are the beanbags, how am I supposed to sit while playing? Tyler called from his room.

"On the floor, duh." Ryder replied.

"I'm not joking, someone stole the beanbags." Tyler said, annoyed.

Then they started searching for them and as I assumed, I was the last person they'd suspect. After half an hour, I heard a knock on my bedroom door.

'Oh, fish!!!'

I got up, hid the beanbags in the closet and opened the door.

The twins towered over me.

"We are here to check your room, young lady." Ryder said in a serious tone.

'Serious? Haha, funny!!'

"Why is your cheek red, Tyler?" I asked.

"My dear older brother hit me because I disturbed his sleep and suspected him." He said, rubbing his cheek.

'Bet it was Luciano.'

I looked at Ryder and we both burst out laughing.

"Are you playing videogames?" Ryder asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah, but the TV is too far away from the bed, so I have to sit on the floor." I whined and then pouted. "It's so uncomfortable."

"Yeah, ok." Ryder said laughing. They ruffled my hair and left.

'Ha! I think I should pout more often.'

I quickly grabbed the beanbags and resumed the game.

But that dumbsack Ryder had to peek through the door to say 'who knows what.'

Two seconds ago, I was sitting on a beanbag and relaxing my feet on the other.

And now the twins are standing before me, their arms crossed and eyebrows raised.

'I'm dead!!!!!'

"Umm... Wanna play?" I asked.

They exchanged glances, picked me up and threw me on my bed.

"WHAT THE.....?" I yelled but Ryder cut me off.

"You're grounded." Ryder said.

"What? You can't ground me" I shouted.

"Yes, we can. We are older than you." Tyler said.

'Wait!! He got my phone and laptop.'

Before I could protest, they already left.

'What a weird breed of monkeys. So dumb. Forgot the beanbags.'

I settled on the beanbags again. But two arms picked me up and threw me on the bed again.

"We forgot these." Ryder said while picking the beanbags and left.

'Aaarrrgggh' I screamed internally.

'How can they ground me? They are just a year older.'