A Growing Family (for guardianjohran)
 

Cindy was excited. She finally got to move into with her older brother after her parents found themselves going away on a trip for a long time and no one has an idea when they’re coming back. She always got along with him quite well and quickly bonded with his now wife but things were going to be a bit different now. With all of her stuff put away, she went outside to go to the park without telling anyone, hours later, she returned. She was dressed in a pink t shirt with her favorite boy bands logo on the front and jeans. She kicked off her shoes at the front door and was panting and sweating as she made her way to the kitchen to get some water

David was glad to be taking in his little sister, but he was apprehensive about the whole thing too. Himself and his girlfriend -everyone called them husband and wife because they'd been together for so long, but the truth is he was only now about to propose- had talked about starting a family of their own, and having Cindy there was going to be a test of their ability to be parents, for sure. The two of them had always been as close as anyone could expect, from siblings with such a gap in their ages, but he was decidedly older and more boring than his little sister these days. And even though this was only her first day there, the both of them, David and Margaret, had to go back to work after getting her settled in.

The didn't even know she'd known where the park was, or how to get there. They were on the opposite side of town from where she'd grown up. And this definitely wasn't as nice an area. So they were both quite panicked to see her not home when they got in from their jobs.

Cindy got her drink from the kitchen and was sipping on it as she left the room and saw the couple in a panicked state. “What are you two flipping out about?” She asked casually without a care in the world. She had no idea what she was in for as Margret breathed a sigh of relief and left the room without saying a word, going to get dinner started as the two siblings were left in the room and an awkward tension filled the air

"Cindy what the heck were you thinking?" David asked, his voice upset. "You can't just leave out like that. You didn't tell anyone where you were going, or how long you were going to be there, or anything. Nobody knew if you were okay." He slapped his hand to his forehead.

"This isn't like Mom and Dad's house where all the neighbors know each other and everyone who lives there is someone whose family has lived there for generations. Nobody around here knows you, or would look out for you."

Cindy was starting to get really upset as she turned to her brother and growled. While she loved her brother, she hated confrontations. But she’s really had to get her emotions under control. “Relax! Jeez! It’s no big deal!