Melody sat cross-legged, watching television as she folded clothes. There was always a mountain’s worth of clothes. Not surprising, considering that it’s a house with one girl, her two brothers and her father.
She could hear the constant thud of a ball outside the drive. Her brothers were playing basketball outside in the driveway. She glanced at the clock, then put down the T-shirt she had been folding- it was time to get them in for dinner. Daddy would be home soon and she wanted everything to be ready before he arrived. Since their mother had ran off, Melody had taken over the duties of being the cook, housekeeper and babysitter.
Melody looked out the backdoor at her brothers. It was hard to believe how big they are now. Zack was 18 and the spitting image of Daddy- chiselled and rugged. Peter was a year older and a junior at college. They were both very active outgoing types. Melody flushed with shame when she caught herself admiring her brother’s hard, muscled bodies.
They both lived at home. Daddy wanted it that way. He wanted his kids close by him at all times.