I decided to ignore what he said and to be patient because I’m a very good big sister I know I am So does Connor because I tell him that all the time Let’s take it from the top he said That was the same thing Mr Folopoulos the play director said when he started a rehearsal It means we have to start at the first lines of the play I clapped my hands Wow You sound just like a real director Connor looked happy when I said that See what I mean about being a very good big sister Let’s start at the part where Alice is chasing the White Rabbit Okay I said You pretend to be Alice 6
He nodded Oh flower did you see a White Rabbit I did I pretended my arms were leaves and waved them excitedly Connor frowned Lark you’re a flower They’re soft so you should be too You should whisper your line instead of shouting it And I don’t think you should wave your arms so much You look like you’re in a hurricane or something Hmm he had a good point Okay I won’t wave my arms so much but I have to be loud If I’m not the audience won’t hear me Yes they will You are very loud even when you’re trying to be quiet Connor See Very loud 7
Ugh Little brothers Anyway I decided I’m a Venus flytrap They’re carniv carnival I couldn’t remember the word They’re plants that hunt bugs and eat them So I don’t have to be soft He shrugged Okay Let’s try again Oh flower did you see a White Rabbit He went to the left Dramatically I pointed to the left Only I may have been a little too dramatic My hand hit the lamp and it crashed to the floor That scared Max He jumped off the couch and ran away Only he caught his paw in the lamp cord and dragged it along with him The cord got wrapped around the table leg and everything went crashing to the ground Thump Boom Smash Connor and I looked at each other A few seconds later we heard the creak 8
of a bedroom door opening then the sound of footsteps on the stairs I held my breath So did Connor Mom and Dad can be kind of grumpy in the morning The footsteps got closer and closer and closer It was Halmoni She’s never grumpy with us Which is amazing because Connor can really bring out the grumps She looked at us and smiled It’s time to take a break for breakfast What do you think 9
