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The next day rolled in and Penny woke up at her usual time. Sitting up, a short hum escaped her and she realized she wasn’t in her room.
“Where…?” Penny gazed at her right and then at her left. She blinked a few times before her round eyes went wider. <i>Why </i>am I sleeping between them?”
Penny froze in horror, staring at Allison and then at Charles. When her eyes fell to the mattresses on the <b>floor</b>, she saw ter hugging his pillow. Hugo was sleeping on his back without moving an inch. As slept on his side, but surprisingly, he wasn’t snoring.
For her, this sight was an abomination.
Penny pped her cheeks mildly, trying to wake herself up. How could her <b>family </b>sleep in the family room? She would understand if Allison and Charles slept with her because they always treated their children as babies. But her brothers?! Especially As. Impossible.
“<b>Mhm</b>…” Penny’s movements stopped when Allison’s moan <b>caressed </b>her ears. “Penny, you’re awake?”
Slowly, Penny met her mother’s eyes and smiled awkwardly, “Good… morning?”
“Good <b>morning</b>, sweetheart” Allison smiled and touched her checks. She then nced to her side, only to realize the bedside table wasn’t there.
“It’s still six, Mom, Penny murmured, carning her mother’s attention.
At the same time, Charles began stretching. When his eyes cracked open, a smile spread across his face at the sight of the little angel looking down at him.
“Good morning, princess-!” Charles quickly sat up to avoid falling asleep more. “Ahh… that’s a nice sleep!
Penny watched her father stretch with his eyes closed. She rarely sees him before breakfast. So, watching him stretch and how he got up the moment he woke up was a bit surprising for her. Allison, on the other hand, idled on the bed.
<i>“</i>What’s <b><i>going </i></b>on?‘ Penny wondered, thinking of what happenedst night. <i>‘</i>Oh. <i>I </i>fell asleep. But <i>why </i><i>didn’t </i><i>they </i>carry me back to my room<b>?</b>”
The answer she came up with made her face twitch. Was it because they couldn’t lift her?!
‘Ouch!‘
Around this time, As and Hugo also showed signs of regaining consciousness. Just like their father, Hugo sat up even before he could think of anything. He was like a robot in auto mode. As for As, he leisurely reached out to his side out of habit for his rm clock but ended up touching the cold marble tile.
‘<i>Is </i>he <i>already </i><i>looking </i><b><i>for </i></b>his book? she wondered, watching As open his eyes ever so slowly. Ah. Not a book, but an rm clock?”
Her nose scrunched up, thinking why would As try to turn off his rm when it didn’t even ring? It wasn’t like there was an rm clock on his side in the first ce!
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“Nom nom nom, ter, still fast asleep, chewed happily. “Tasty… choco… choco–ah, Penny… you thief… those <b>are </b>mine… oh no, what?”
Penny’s expression diedpletely as she glossed her eyes over everyone in the family room. She spent her first lifetime trying to please them, studying their habits and routines, and knowing their likes, favorites, and dislikes. But only now did she find out her family has a weird morning habit!
“Morning, Penny, Hugo’s gentle greeting snapped Penny back from her trance. “Did you sleep well?”
“Uh, oh… hmm.” Penny sported a smile. Surprising<i>, </i><i>I </i><i>did</i>.”
“Please ask me if I did sleep well too, As slowly sat up, touching <b>his </b>back as he stretched his spine.
Hugo nced at him but didn’t bother. His eyes then fell on ter, shaking him.
“ter, wake up Hugo barely moved ter, but thetter was fast asleep and was
s still dreaming.
Watching everyone wake themselves up, Penny couldn’t help but think ofst night. She pursed her lips, but she couldn’t stop a smile from turning up on her face.
This is <i>my </i><i>first </i>sleepover without Yugi and Yuri,‘ she thought, slowly believingst night wasn’t just a dream. I don’t <i>think </i>it’s that bad at all. <i>I </i>got to see their morning <i>quirks</i><i>.</i>”
The morning was spent like usual and since it was Friday, the kids still had to go to school. In the van, Penny stared out the window with a cheerful smile.
The thought of how different her family was the moment they woke up was a sight to behold. However, despite their effortsst night, she didn’t want to get ahead of herself and think she could be chummy with her brothers.
“Won’t she going to <i>say </i>something? ter frowned, thinking they were back to the usual routine. After what they had donest night, he was expecting her to be a lot more active and talkative.
Wasn’t their efforts not enough for her to feelfortable around them?
“Penny. Suddenly, As’s calm voice pierced through the silence in the van. “I think ter is smarter than you now.”
“Huh?” Penny looked back at As and nodded. “Okay.”
“First brother, are you trying to tease her?” Hugo frowned, but his question made ter more devastated.
“Second brother, what kind of question is that? You’re hurting my feelings!”
“I’m just saying ter might be the smartest among us, Asmented with a shrug, now
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earning everyone’s undivided attention. “If <b>Penny </b>used to be the smartest, but ter outsmarted her, doesn’t that <b>make </b>ter smarter?”
The other three were rendered speechless.
How did that make sense to As?! Belonging to N?velDrama.Org.
“I’m not the smartest,” Penny corrected, a little taken aback that the prideful As even thought
of that.
As nodded. “Mhm. Not anymore.”
… Penny opened her mouth, but she closed them again. “First Brother, are you…plimenting me or teasing the third brother?”
“The former.
““Oh. Penny nodded. “Thanks?”
“Wee.”
After saying his plece, As looked away and pretended nothing ever happened. The rest of his siblings could only stare at him, dumbfounded.
ter and Hugo weren’t surprised because As rarely strikes conversations, let alone praise someone else. But they were simply baffled as to how As thought his terrible way ofplimenting Penny would suffice.
Penny, on the other hand, had something else in mind. Did he just <i>call </i>me smart? Did <i>I </i><i>do </i>something wrong?”
‘If she’s not smart, <i>then she </i>wouldn’t rmend that <i>book </i><i>indirectly</i>,‘ thought As, ignoring the eyes on him. But <i>her </i><i>mind </i>seemed to malfunction <i>if </i><i>food </i>was involved. I’m concerned.‘ a
Meanwhile, Penny stared at As innocently before she grinned.
<b>‘</b>First Brother doesn’t have any change of reaction when trying to say something kind. This was another fun discovery!
Soon, their van reached the gates of the school. Her brothers walked a step behind her. <b>She </b>would usually start creating distance from them at this point, but Penny idled.
When they reached the circle, her brows rose at the students flocking around the main school bulletin. Curious, the four of them approached the bulletin to see what the fuss was about. [Notice: Bullying in or outside of the school premises is not and will never be tolerated…]
Penny skimmed through the warning post from the school administration. Before she could ask, she grasped the whispers from the crowds.
“Really? Ray’s the one who reported them?”
“I heard at least five students from his fans club were expelled and another five are under school disciplinary action.”
“That’s strange. His fans might be a little hardcore, but I don’t think they’d ever do something to deliberately harm someone.”
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because of how they were kicked out.”
Penny observed the students before <b>she </b>set her eyes on the notice.
<i>‘</i>Oh… he’s more intense than <i>I </i>thought. I just want him to stop them, not kick them out,‘She felt conflicted, raising a brow when she sensed this dangerous gaze on her. Looking around, Penny furrowed her brows <b>as </b>she couldn’t see with all the students around her.
Little did she know, Nina was previously standing by the entrance of the building and was the one ring daggers at her.
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