My mother got home at around six as usual and my father just after her. It wasn't long before there was another knock at the door and Sarah's latest waltzed in. I never bother to learn their names, they never last long anyway. This particular flavor of the month is tall and slender. He has long black hair that covers one eye and is dressed in all black. So emo this week. She rushed towards him and instantly their lips locked. I could see the spit running down their faces. I never wanted a sloppy kiss this gross. My parents were chill about them until his hand came up and he was now squeezing her boob. "Sarah", my father's voice was stern. They separated so fast, it looked as though they had been shocked. "Have a good evening and remember to let us know when you get home safe", my dad continued. Yeah, she wasn't going to do that, knowing Sarah, we had to wait for half an hour and then phone her mother to make sure she got home fine. "Will do", she said as my dad handed her cash for her babysitting today. They left immediately after that. "So, why were the twins home early?" I couldn't contain my curiosity any longer. They rarely got home before I did. "Oh, yes", my mother started, "we have a surprise for you." She walked into the kitchen where she had stashed her handbag and the shopping bags she entered with. I walked closely behind her, a surprise for me? She opened one of the bags on the table and I could tell it was a pharmacy bag. Oh no, say it isn't so. "The twins have lice", she said bluntly.
Fantastic, we are infested. My mother bought enough products for the whole family and enough products to fumigate the entire block if you ask me. I hate when the twins come home with lice and this does happen about two to three times a year. We have a system in place already, each person knows exactly what they have to do. Mom took Ted for his bath and comb-through first as his hair was the worst this time. Dad and Rose had a spray for the couches and chairs, Rose was so excited to be helping she missed most of the surface she was supposed to be spraying or she would only spray in one spot but Dad would come in behind her and spray everything thoroughly. I removed all the bedding and sprayed mattresses while spraying down all the hair ties and clips before they were to be washed. When Ted was done with his bath, I went in and offered to help Rose. My mother never bathed them in the same bath and I knew her hands would be full combing Ted's hair while Rose got too impatient. While our mother was combing through Ted's hair, I bathed and washed Roses hair. When Rose was bathed and was waiting for her turn to comb, my father went to shower and I placed some of the bedding in the wash. It was going to be a long night.
I slept maybe two hours last night and I refuse to go to school at this point. Mom sent the twins to school and Dad went to work as they had had enough sleep while she and I combed through each other's hair and started on the laundry in the cupboards. We had to wash everything and this was going to take at least a week to do. My unoccupied room was our base where we had dumped out everyone's clothes and bedding. Last night we managed to wash a few blankets and get them dry before bed but this was now a full war between us and these parasites. This may sound like overkill but it got the job done and no more lice until we brought them back from school again.
I phoned Mary just before I knew she would be heading to school. As teens do, our entire school experience revolved around our friends and obviously not on the academics. She was sad that I wasn't showing up today but understood and knowing her, she wasn't going to be too lonely. She had this thing about bringing in smut to read and exchanging the paper covers on the books with more wholesome reading materials. I was sometimes amazed at the things she would get away with. My mother and I worked hard the entire day but I had a chance to talk to her and bond a little, something we hadn't done in ages. At lunchtime, she ordered us some Chinese food and we had the meal all to ourselves. I loved spending time with my mother, it didn't happen often that we could spend the time alone but I would take every chance I got. I went back to school the very next day, sore and tired from working so hard the previous day. It has been far too long since I had a good workout like this. Back at the library, James was nowhere to be seen. His little floozy did come in briefly but then disappeared just as quickly. I decided that I wouldn't let this bother me, I have a date with Michael.