Punished future step-siblings

"Dad, you can't be serious!" Cindy shouted.

"You want me to live with her?!" Michael agreed.

"Both of you stop fighting, alright?!" Jessica screamed. "This is the reason we didn't tell you two! You're always bitching and fighting with each other!"

"You're getting married in a week to the biggest bitch on campus!" Michael shouted back. "How'd you think we'd react?"

"Oh, like it's a pleasure to live with you, you loser!" Cindy shot back.

Bill, Michael's father, stared between his future wife Jessica, his step-daughter Cindy, and son Michael. Bill had been putting this talk off for a long time. Every day, Michael came home with a horror story of how stuck-up Cindy was in his class. Likewise, Jessica had to hear about how much Cindy believed Michael to be beneath her social standing. Neither parent could believe how amazing each other was when they met during a sports event.

While Bill hated having to order his son around, Jessica was far more used to dealing with tantrums. She knew she had to shoulder some of the blame for spoiling her daughter, but Cindy had to be taught a lesson. Slamming her hands on the table, Jessica stood up. "That's it! I have had it with the arguing and the complaining!"

She grabbed both Michael and Cindy by the arms and dragged them to the bathroom. "I know sending you to your rooms would do anything; you both have your own! So, you're going to the one place you can't get away from each other!"

Jessica kicked the door open before pushing them into the bathroom. She swiftly closed the door and held the knob to keep them from leaving.

Cindy grabbed the knob, but it wouldn't budge. "Mom, what are you doing?! Let me out!"

"No!" Jessica said. "You two are going to stay in there until you learn to act like civilized human beings!"

"Dad, tell her to let me out!" Michael shouted.

"She's going to be your mother soon!" Bill shouted back. "You listen to her!"

"Mom, what if we get hungry?" Cindy asked. "Or have to use the toilet?"

"Or the shower?" Michael added.

"Well, you better learn to behave!" Jessica said. "Or I guess you'll just have to share!"

Cindy let out a frustrated yell and sat back against the door. Michael groaned and sat on the edge of the tub. Both of them stared at each other, unable to figure out what to do next.