Chapter 10 by c1ph4r

What does Erica ask for?

The pants.

Originally posted to Writing.com - Erica's Great Adventure; ID#2124531 on 03-29-16 - 2:57am

"Can I have my jeans back?" she asked contritely.

"Very well," her mom said as she threw the pants at her daughter. Erica grabbed them gratefully and started pulling them up her legs. "Be thankful that your step-father's generosity had me reconsider the punishment you earned for talking back to me," she lectured. "I fully expect for you to behave for the rest of the trip, Erica."

"Yes, mom," Erica responded as she struggled with the jeans. They were a tight pair and had gotten stuck around her legs. She rose from her seat to get a better grip on them as she pulled.

"Careful, Erica," her step-brother cautioned. "Now is not a good time for you to klutz out like you're prone to do."

"Rob! I am not a klutz," she insisted, even as she kept trying to pull on her jeans.