𝐈'𝐋𝐋 𝐃𝐈𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐘𝐖𝐀𝐘| Beth Greene| Cyndie

LIII. 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥?

"There's a bunch of people needing a drink downstairs!" Natalie called as she ran back up the stairs to the commotion in the upstairs apartment. "Are we even close to leaving?"

"Very close!" Austin agreed as he spun around and grabbed the three sandwiches. "Which one of you had the peanut allergy?"

"L-" Natalie began.

"Luke." he cut her off, making sure to write his name on one of the bags. "Okay. Lunches, teeth are brushed, do we have clothes on?"

"I can't see anything!" Luke yelled as he smacked right into the wall, trying to get his head through the sleeve of his sweater rather then the top.

"I forgot my bag!" Natalie had a moment of realization, running down the hall as she bumped into Luke, making him hit the wall again. "Oh! Sorry!"

"Okay, young man." Austin leaned down and helped him find the right opening, his head popped through. "There! Better?"

"Yup, better." he agreed, getting his arms through. "Can I have three oranges?"

"Three oranges, got it." Austin fixed one of his curls. "Go get the bag with your name on it while I get your brother."

Austin hurried down the hallway into the room Levi and Luke were sharing. Levi turned with a panicked look, motioning toward his head. Austin pointed. "Right, we gotta get the toilet paper rolls out. Come here."

Levi tilted his head for Austin to unpin as quick as he could, gently unrolling them. "Looking like a million bucks."

Levi turned to the mirror, examining his head. He flashed Austin a grin with a nod. The older boy noticed he only had one shoe on. "Grab your other shoe and meet us at the door."

"I only wanna wear one." he said, following behind him.

"Only one shoe?" Austin rose his eyebrows, Levi nodded. Natalie pulled her bag on her shoulders and met them. "Okay, one shoe it is."

"What if we aren't smart enough?" the redhead girl asked as Austin opened the door and let the boys go first.

"That's why you go to school, to get smarter." Austin encouraged her to get out of the doorway as he locked it behind them. "That's why I went to school."

"What if the kids are mean?" she asked again as her brothers went down the stairs first.

"Then i'll smack em." Austin smiled at her as they met the boys at the bottom of the stairs.

"What's a man gotta do to get a drink around here?" Spencer called to Austin as he sat at the bar.

"What's a man gotta do to get a drink around here?" Luke mocked him with his own laugh. "I want one."

Natalie laughed. "That's what we forgot."

"Yup!" Austin hurried into the ice machine and grabbed the bottle of homemade orange juice, via Beth and Hershalls recipe. "Levi, I know you said you like apple juice more, and we're gonna make it tonight, but you gotta drink this for now for your immune system."