Pride

Episode 1

Mae and Kae were a year and two months apart. This was talked about at the kitchen table throughout the years. Surprising the two girls was light ages away in personality. Mae was out spoken and wise on issue that exceeded her age often giving advice when not seek ed and finding out information to create content confusion. Kae was sweet and always offering a word of hope. Trying to keep her family and the world around her peaceful and great. The mother often was asked what in the world was she going to do with Mae. Mo affectionally called by her family would laugh and say she will be the one that I have to keep from going to jail. Bobo and Rick was both babies in every since of the word fighting for affection from Mo. The whole family would love to speak of all the ill that would/could happen. Mae was strong and stood the firing sward many days. This day was a little different because she felt bad and her strength would be tested by her little brother, Bobo. The driveway needed sweeping and the trash emptied and the chores of the house was clearly known. The living room, mama's bathroom and bedroom for Kae, the kitchen, den, and guest bathroom for Mae, and the trash, and driveway for Bobo. These chores have to be done before their mother got off her first job at L&P lumberyard at 6pm. It was now about 5:45pm and neither the driveway or the trash was emptied. This would not have been a big deal because usually when chores was left undone Mae would do them to prevent her mother from getting upset. Not this day she was going to show Bobo that he would have to pull his own weight around here. She was tired of picking up the pieces she was tired of being the strong one she wanted to just scream with anger but her voice would not let her. She told Kae and Rick to talk to Bobo and she overheard Kae talking about how stress their mother had been over losing the living room furniture and trying to pay off that loan for the car. This made Mae more upset and ready to cause bodily harm to her little brother whom didn't know that this was as serious as Mae had made it. Kae told Mae that Bobo still would not do it after she talked with him. Now 6:00pm Mae and Kae knew it needed to be done so Kae reached for the broom and Mae held the broom to stop Kae from attempting to sweep up. Kae knew that if the chores was not done that this would mean all of them would get in trouble but Mae screamed that she would gladly take what was coming before she would let Kae or Rick complete the chores.
Minutes later the car drove up the driveway and we all stood in the entrance of the house waiting for mama to come, fear entered the souls of Kae, Rick, and Bobo but not Mae she felt good inside because mama would know whose been doing what. Mo looked around the house with those big brown eyes and said get my belt you all know I work to hard to keep the bills paid and food on the table for you all not to do the simple stuff I ask. Mae began to explain why the driveway and the trash was still around. Mo interrupted and said if you can't be proud of where you stay and how it looks you just worth to stay in a card box somewhere. She continued to lecture on the cleanliness of what you got and not the value of things. Mae had heard this part so many times you may not have but two pair of pants and a shirt but you can clean your body and wash those to look as well as you can. This lecture didn't stop mother from using Mr. BELT on our back sides. She spelled out PRIDE.