The New Job

Rei open her eyes on the first day of summer vacation. She looks at her alarm and it hasn't on yet. Your mind wakes you up faster than your alarm, school got nothing to do with it.

"Reeii, i'm hungry. I want to pee." a sleepy little boy comes to Rei's room without knocking. He comes storming while rubbing his eyes, and hop on to Rei's bed.

"Tetsu, how many times have i told you. You're a big boy now. You can go to the bathroom by yourself."

"Butt, Tooru won't let me in. So i'm hungry." Rei's little brother still sulking. The boy called Tooru is his twin brother and their morning dynamic is always like this.

"Come on Tetsu, i'll help you go to the bathroom. Morning Rei, what's for breakfast?"

A bigger boy comes to Rei's room. He is Takeshi, the big brother of the twins. He is only 10 year old but, Rei can't imagine how she could manage to care for Tetsu and Tooru without Takeshi's help.

"I'll go make some sandwich okay. Or do you guys want some rice with egg?"

"Noo, sandwich.. sandwich.." scream Tetsu.

"Sshh, you will wake mom up." said Takeshi.

"It's okay she's not home today.." said Rei.

"Mom's not home?" ask Takeshi.

"She text me before. She has some business to do so she'll come back a day or two."

"Are you going to your new job then?"

"I'm not sure, Take. It starts really late. I can't let you guys alone."

"Will be sleeping by then. You said you need the money. Come on Tetsu."

Rei stands and go to the kitchen to prepare some breakfast.

"I want miso soup." Tooru appears.

"It's your brother's turn to pick the breakfast okay. Beside we're missing some ingredients."

"Okay, but I want egg sandwich. Not strawberry." now Tooru's turn to sulk.

Having the younger child to constantly demanding and sulking is no surprise. But having it times two really draining someone's energy. If she have to do this alone while juggling a part time job, she might needs to quit school.

"Yeay, sandwich!" Tetsu and Takeshi come to kitchen table.

Rei's family household consists of 2 adults and 4 kids. Even though the house isn't that small, but the noisiness can make it a lot more crowded.

"Didn't you tell mom you are going to start work today?" ask Takeshi.

"I line her. But she didn't answer.." Rei answer while putting sandwich on Tetsu and Tooru's plate. "Maybe I should cancel.." Rei mumble.

"You said you need the money.."

"I do, but I can't leave you, Tetsu and Tooru alone. And i don't have the money to hire a baby sitter yet."

For a while there is only Tetsu and Tooru's voice scramble over an egg sandwich.

"It will be alright Rei.." Takeshi talk again quietly. "Lets take the twins to the park this afternoon, they'll get tired and they will sleep fast."

"But.. if something happen.." Rei can't continue her sentence.

"It's okay. I can watch over them as long as they are asleep."

"What if the house is on fire.."

"Rei.."