Emily
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Dear journal,

Welp...it's 6:15 and I can't find anything better to do than sit on my bed and listen to 'This is how we roll'. Yah I know. Pathetic right?

It's right on the dot of 6:16 and I just heard hunters truck pull in. He shows up every morning at the exact same time. I feel bad for the poor boy. I know we have to get up early to make sure all of the morning chores are done but he must have to get up really early if he gets here at the same time I get up.

Mom just called me for breakfast. Bia!

M.J

I closed my journal and jumped off the bed. Shoved on v-neck t-shirt and a pair of jeans. i glanced up at the mirror. My hair looked like a witch. I shook my head and ran down stairs. I can mess with that another time.

As I walked into the kitchen I saw everybody scurrying around trying to get the kitchen up and going. i smiled at the sight of Mom cooking eggs while dad was working on frying up some bacon. Dusty and Alex where thumb wrestling on the kitchen table as dad told them told them to get up and help...but I don't think that they heard or they just weren't listening. Shadez was taking out the trash. Where was hunter?

Something hit me from behind. i felt my body fall as I came crashing down to the ground. I didn't even open my eyes I knew who it was.

"Mornin' hunter" I whispered. I opened my eyes and looked into his dark green eyes...his eyes...I could lost in those eyes. I smiled. Yep pretty sure I was blushing.

"good morning" he mumbled from on top of me and smirked. A terrifying scream echoed through the kithen. I looked up at Mom who seemed just as puzzled as me. Well she wasn't the one who screamed.

I looked over at shazed. He had dropped the trash bag and had his hands covering his eyes. He spread his fingers apart so he could peek through again. He screamed again.

"Mommy there's a monster attaching Hunter!!!" He yelled and he pointed at me. Why that little.....

I jumped up pushing Hunter off of me and walked towards him. He screamed again.....

"Mommy!!! Get it away!!! It looks scary!!!" He yelled and took off running. The kitchen erupted with laughter at Me.. being the girl I am...chased him. I circles around the table.

...................5 minutes later............................

Once I finally caught him. I wrapped him in a bear hug.

"I am going to eat you with ketchup." I whispered as turned around at took a seat at the table. Shadez looked me at me. His face blank of all emotions. Hunter must have heard what I said because his head was laying on the table as he laughed his heart out. I smirked. As breakfast was laid out in the table.

"A right kiddos now that you guys have had some fun it time to eat." I raised my hand. " No Em you may not eat your brother with ketchup. "

I put my hand down as dad laughed. Anyone else have one of those dad that reads your mind?

Its kind of creepy. He usually knows what I want before I ask. He knows what I want to do before I do it, and he knows what I did before I tell anyone. It must be a dad thing.

He took his place at the head of the table and prayed over the meal. Once he was done all of the kids dove in for the food like a pack of hungary hyenas or as we are now commonly knows as 'teenagers'.

After breakfast was over dad assigned us all our jobs. You know those football coaches that have game plans? Well this was my dad except his game was to see how miserable he could make out lives. We all groaned as he told us out jobs.

"Shadez, dusty he said I want you guys to go over to the hog barn And feed and water hogs after that's done find me and I will give you your next job."

"yes sir" they said and saluted, Turned on their toes and walked away like soldiers would. Me and Hunter stifled a laugh.

"What are you guys laughing about." He eyed me and Hunter.

"Nothing!" We yelled in sinc.

"Uhu....." He placed one hand in his chin and taped his finger. "Well since you guys seem to have so much in common. You guys will be doing the garden." he smiled. " go report to my wife and she will tell you what needs done. "He pointed towards the house. me and hunters face faded.

The garden is the biggest outside job. It is over an acre and it's a lot of what I don't like to do....work.

"Comon' Jenkins" he called as he turned on spot and headed towards the house.

"The names emily." I pointed out as I fought up with him.

"Noted....Jenkins" he smirked as these words exited his lips.

"ugghhhhh. "I groaned. "If you are going to call me a nickname then am least call me something I like."

"awwwww....you don't like it. " he stuck out his bottom lip. "What do you like?" Her raised his eyebrow.

"I don't know..." I shrugged. "I like Emily."

he raised his eyebrow. "ok number 1. thats not a nickname this is your actual name, and number 2 everyone calls you that." I side glanced at him while I was walking.

Did he just say that he wanted to call you something different that everyone else!

He didn't mean it like that.

Are you sure?

Positive.

Ok....what ever you have to tell yourself.

Wait why do you think he ment it?

don't ask me your the expert....

Hunter snapped his fingers pulling me out of my daze. My head is always talking but I never seem to listen to it....it confuses me.

"Ugh for the 2nd time emily. What do you like?" He pulled my shoulder to make me stop. I faced him as he rested both hands on my shoulders.

Ughhhhh.....think Em think!!!

Ok so theres ummm emil....no...or...um.....think........wait!

"How about oh i don't know!!" I blurted out, what i can't think under pressure. He raised his eyebrow.

"ok how about princess "

"no"

"cupcake"

"no!"

"bunny"

my face went blank. "why bunny?"

"because your cute like a bunny." he smiled.

"Ok princess....is fine but if this gets out of hand prepare to get your butt kicked..." I mumbled.

He smiled. "I like it. Now let's hurry up and get over to your mom before it gets hotter outside." He walked off towards the house with me in tow.

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Hunter

princess as inside talking to her mom about getting us some lunch. It's half past 12 and I am starving.

So far we have tilled, weeded, picked, and whatever else you can do in the garden. Next we move on to the green beans. If you hadn't picked green beans then you haven't lived!!! It's like the best thing on earth!

Notice the sarcastic drawl....picking green beans is like watching paint dry.

I swear it is the most boring thing on earth....

It's not as bad with princess their though.

Its not that bad your right.

Actually nothing ever seems to be dull when she's around.

For some reason I enjoy her company. Most girls I am around I feel awkward and shy. But her...oh man...her...she didn't care what other people think about her. She does what she wants wether it's tackling her brothers or going out on a horse ride. she does it if she wants to. She makes me be myself. Not the guys most people think I am.

"hunter!" emily yelled from inside.

"if you are checking to make sure your dad Hasn't killed me then I am still alive!" I yelled. I heard a chuckle from inside the barn. Oh Mr. Jenkins could hear me. well thats not going to end well.

"i don't care what my dad does as long as you go ahead and start picking the green beans. i will be out in five!" i rolled my eyes and laughed.

"lazy" i yelled as i turned in my spot and headed towards the garden.

In the garden there was 7 rows of green beans. i sighed as started on the pick the green beans in the first row. i only got about halfway through and then saw it. its little body slithered across the bottom of the plant. at first i was a little freaked out at the garden snake, but hey they wont hurt you...much. knowing that mrs. jenkinns hates snakes. I grabbed the hoe and smacked it killing the tiny snake. the evil side of me had an idea. i grabbed the snake and put it over on the very last row of beans. now all i have to do is wait for poor little emily to find it. As if on cue emily walked out the back door and headed my way.

"hey want to start on the last row and i will stay here we can meet in the middle." i kept my face down and away from her line of view.

"yah. sure" she smiled and walked over to the last row. it took her about 30 second before she screamed. I turned around and looked at her just to get a good look at her reaction. her face was drained of color and she looked terrified. I ran and jumped over the rows of green beans to find the last thing thats I expected.

you know in those movies when the plan goes all wrong...well thats what happened when I jumped over the last row of green beans i came face to face with the last thing i suspected...

"Skunk!!" princess yelled.

...............15 munuites later...........

so apparently skunks eat snakes.....well after being totally cover in skunk spray at the garden, and being laughed at buy the guys. We are now in the back yard covering our selves with tomato juice.

"so that was you bright idea." I mumbled as I picked off a tomato from my head and flinging it at Hunter. I got sprayed by a skunk....A stinky...black....small....stinky....skunk.

"Hey it got us out of doing more green beans.. " he mumbled while chuckling.

"Here..take this" mom handed over a jar of tomato juice. "The things you guys do to get out of a little weed pulling."

Ok..I am sooo sorry for not updating sooner super busy. Ok...nope I'm just plain lazy. Sorry. Update again soon...see yah l8tr!