 and we can all talk about it."

Dad's first reaction was to laugh, "Megan, you are an adult. Why are you asking us?"

"I just wanted to know if you thought it would be okay if I don't come home for a while."

"Well, we would miss you, but it sounds like a good opportunity."

Mom jumped in at this point, "How much do you know about this family? What if they aren't nice to you?"

"Mom, they aren't like that. Mark and Rebekah are great. I am sure I will be fine."

"Megan, are you happy about this?" It was Dad again. He was really interested in my happiness lately.

"Yeah!" I beamed into the phone.

"Then go for it," Dad offered.

"But..." Mom started to say.

"Love you guys! I'll go tell them now."

I hung up the phone and called Rebekah.

"Hello, Rebekah? So, would you mind having a roommate for a while?"

"Who is this?? Megan?"

"Yep."

I guessed her response was no because all I could hear was loud, excited screaming. "You're really coming?"

"Yes, I just decided." It felt strange to say that. I had decided, not my parents.

"Oh, we are going to have so much fun!"

"Listen, Rebekah, I need to go tell Mark now. Talk to you later?"

"Sure, I'll tell everyone here."

"I think they probably already know thanks to your screaming."

"No, I do that all the time," she laughed. "Bye!"

I put the phone down and gathered my laundry. The load was really big. As I struggled down the hall and out the front door with it, I promised myself again that I would do it sooner next time.

* * *

I was putting my laundry in the dryers when Mark walked in carrying a basket. "This was a good idea," he said, heading for the washer. "It got me in here to take care of this before I ran out of clothes. I hate laundry."

"I know what you mean. I had three loads this time because I waited so long."

"
and we can all talk about it. " 

 Dad's first reaction was to laugh, " Megan, you are an adult. Why are you ask us? " 

 " I barely wanted to know if you thought it would be all right if I don't come home for a while. " 

 " Well, we would miss you, but it sounds like a dear opportunity. " 

 Mom jumped in at this point, " How much do you acknowledge about this family? What if they aren't nice to you? " 

 " ma, they aren't like that. Mark and Rebekah are great. I am sure I will be fine. " 

 " Megan, are you happy about this? " It was Dad again. He was in truth interested in my happiness lately. 

 " Yeah! " I beamed into the phone. 

 " Then go for it, " Dad offer. 

 " But... " Mom started to say. 

 " sleep together you guys! I'll go state them now. " 

 I hang up the phone and called Rebekah. 

 " Hello, Rebekah? So, would you mind having a roommate for a while? " 

 " Who is this? ? Megan? " 

 " Yep. " 

 I estimate her response was no because all I could hear was loud, excited screaming. " You're really coming? " 

 " Yes, I just decided. " It felt strange to say that. I had decided, not my parents. 

 " Oh, we are going to have so much playfulness! " 

 " heed, Rebekah, I need to go tell Mark nowadays. Talk to you later? " 

 " Sure, I'll tell everyone here. " 

 " I remember they probably already know thanks to your screaming. " 

 " No, I do that all the meter, " she laughed. " Bye! " 

 I put the phone down and gathered my laundry. The load was really bad. As I struggled down the hall and out the front door with it, I promised myself again that I would serve it sooner following time. 

 * * * 

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 " I know what you mean. I had three loads this time because I wait so long. " 

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* * *

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"
and we can all talk about it." reaction to laugh, you are an us?" just wanted to if you thought would be okay if I don't home for a while." "Well, we would miss you, but it sounds like good opportunity." Mom jumped in at this point, "How much do you know this What they nice to you?" "Mom, they aren't like that. Mark and Rebekah are great. I am sure will be fine." "Megan, are you happy about It was Dad again. was really interested in my lately. I beamed the "Then for it," Dad "But..." Mom started to say. "Love you guys! I'll go tell them now." I hung up the and called Rebekah? So, you having roommate for a is this?? Megan?" "Yep." I guessed no because all I could hear was loud, screaming. "You're coming?" "Yes, I just decided." It strange to say that. I had decided, not parents. "Oh, we are going to have so much fun!" "Listen, Rebekah, I need to Mark now. Talk to later?" "Sure, I'll everyone "I they already know to your screaming." "No, I do that all the time," she "Bye!" I put the phone down and gathered my laundry. was big. As I down the hall and the door with it, I again I sooner time. * * I was my laundry in the dryers Mark walked in carrying good idea," he said, heading for the washer. got me in here to take care this before I ran out of clothes. I hate laundry." "I know you mean. three loads this time because I waited so "
 and we can all talk about it."

Dad'S first reacTion wAs tO laUgH, "MegAn, yoU are an adult. Why ARe yoU asking us?"

"I just wanted to Know iF yOU thoUGhT it woUld be okAY iF i Don'T cOmE hoMe FOr A whilE."

"WeLl, we wouLd miss you, bUt iT sOunds like a goOD oPportunity."

mom Jumped in at thIs pOint, "HoW mUch DO you kNow About This faMIly? WhaT if they arEn'T Nice to YOu?"

"Mom, thEY ArEn't lIke that. Mark and RebEKaH Are great. I am surE I will Be FInE."

"mEgaN, arE you happy aBoUt thiS?" it was DaD AgAIN. he wAS really intereSted in my hapPIneSs lateLy.

"yeaH!" i beameD into ThE PhoNe.

"Then go for It," DaD offered.

"BUt..." Mom sTArted to SAy.

"Love yOu guys! i'll Go tEll tHEm NoW."

I hUnG Up tHE pHonE And Called ReBeKaH.

"HellO, RebEKAH? so, woUld You mInd haVing a roommate For A whiLE?"

"WhO is thIs?? MegAn?"

"YeP."

I GuessEd her rEsponSe Was no because all i couLd hear was LouD, eXciTeD screAMing. "YoU're ReaLly comiNg?"

"Yes, I jUSt dEcIDED." IT felt strange to say tHaT. i HaD decided, Not my pAReNtS.

"oh, we are gOiNg tO havE SO much Fun!"

"LIStEn, RebekaH, I need TO gO tEll Mark NoW. Talk tO yOu lAteR?"

"Sure, i'Ll teLl everYone here."

"i thinK They probably alREady know thankS To YOUr SCreaMinG."

"No, I do that aLl thE Time," She lAUgHed. "bYe!"

I puT the pHoNE dOWn and gathered my launDrY. The loAd was Really big. As I sTruggled doWN THe hall anD out THe FRont door with it, i promIsed myself AGain that i woulD do it sooNer next tiME.

* * *

i was puttIng My lAunDry IN ThE dryers when MaRK WalkEd In carryIng A basket. "thiS waS a gOod IdEa," he said, hEading foR tHe WaShEr. "IT got mE In here to TaKe cArE of This bEFore I rAn out Of clOtHeS. i haTe laundRY."

"I KNOw whAt YoU meaN. I hAd Three LoadS ThiS time beCause I waiTed SO lonG."

"
 and we can all talk about  it."

Dad 's fi rst  re ac tion  was  to laugh, "Me g an,you are an adult. Whyare y ou aski n gus?"
"I jus t  w a n ted  t okno wi fyou t hou ght itwould be o kay  i f I don't co m ehome for a  wh ile."

"Well , w e woul dmis s  you,  bu t itsounds like a  good opp or t unity. " 

Mom j u m pe d in  at this point, " H ow much do you kn ow abo ut th i s  fa mil y? What if  t hey a r en't ni c et o you ? "

"Mom, they  aren't lik e  th at. Ma rk  an d  Rebek ah ar eg rea t. I am sur e Iwill be f ine.""Megan, are you  happy  ab out  thi s ?"  I t w as Dad ag ain .  He  was rea ll yinter este d i n  myhap pine ss la tely.

"Yeah! " I  bea m edintothe p hone .
"The n go f or it ,"  Dad offered.
"But ..." Momsta rt edto  say. 
"Love  yo u g uys! I' ll go t e llth e m no w."

I hung up the  p h o ne  and cal led Re b ek ah . 

"Hello ,Reb ekah ? So, w ould yo u mind h avinga  r oo mmate f or  a whi le ?"
"W ho is this ?? Meg an?"

"Y ep."I guessed herr esponse was n o  b e c au s e al l I  could hear  was loud , ex c it eds cream ing."Y o u' r e really coming?"
"Y es, Ijustdecided." Itfelt stran g e to say t hat. Ih ad decided, no t myparents.
" Oh, we a re go ing to h ave so mu c h  fun!"
"Li ste n,Reb e k ah , I need to g o tell  M ark now . T alk toyou  la ter ?"
" Sure, I'l l tell e ve ry on eher e."
" I thinkth eypr oba bly a l readyknowthan ks  t o  yo ur scre a mi n g ."
"N o,  I d o t ha t all  the tim e," she  laughed.  "B y e!"
I  p ut thephone down an dgathered m ylau ndry.T h e load w as really big. As I str u ggled d own  thehall  and outthe  front  do o r with  it, I  prom is edm y selfa g ai n t ha t I wouldd o  it  soon er  nex t time. 

* * *

I was put t ing  my laundry i n t he d r y er s w h en Mar kw alk e d  in carrying abasket. "T hi s  w as a goodi dea ,"  he sai d, head ing f o r the w asher. "I t got mein  her e totake careof thisbefore Ir an ou t  o f clo the s. I h at e l aundr y."

" I  kn ow wh at you  m ean. I  hadth ree load s this time because I w aitedso lo ng. "

"
 and_we can_all talk about it."

Dad's_first reaction_was_to laugh,_"Megan,_you are an_adult. Why are_you asking us?"

"I just_wanted to know_if_you thought it would be okay if I don't come home for a while."

"Well,_we_would miss_you,_but_it sounds like a good_opportunity."

Mom jumped in at this_point, "How_much do you know about this family? What_if_they aren't nice_to you?"

"Mom, they aren't like that. Mark and Rebekah_are great. I am sure I_will be fine."

"Megan,_are_you_happy about this?" It_was Dad again. He was really_interested in my happiness lately.

"Yeah!" I_beamed into the phone.

"Then go for it,"_Dad offered.

"But..." Mom started to say.

"Love_you guys! I'll go tell_them now."

I_hung up the phone and_called Rebekah.

"Hello, Rebekah?_So, would_you mind having_a roommate for a while?"

"Who is_this?? Megan?"

"Yep."

I guessed_her response was no because all_I_could hear was_loud,_excited_screaming. "You're_really coming?"

"Yes, I_just_decided." It_felt_strange to say that. I had_decided,_not my parents.

"Oh, we are going to_have so much fun!"

"Listen,_Rebekah,_I need to go_tell Mark now. Talk to_you later?"

"Sure, I'll tell everyone here."

"I_think they_probably already_know thanks to your screaming."

"No, I do that all the time,"_she laughed. "Bye!"

I put the phone_down and gathered my_laundry. The_load_was really big._As_I struggled_down the hall and out the front_door with_it, I promised myself again that_I would do it_sooner_next time.

* * *

I was putting_my laundry in the dryers when_Mark walked in carrying a_basket._"This_was a good idea," he_said, heading for the washer. "It_got me in_here to take care of this before_I_ran out of clothes. I hate_laundry."

"I_know what you mean. I had_three_loads_this time because I waited_so long."

"