Mischievous Leo

By Mich




"Hey sis! Look here!" Leo shouted. He stood beside the plastic mannequin outside the clothing shop. Putting his hand on his hips and keeping a straight face, he imitated the mannequin. I groaned. "Leo, come back!" I shouted through gritted teeth. I always wished my brother was never born. He was such a thorn in my flesh! Leo rushed to my side and broke into laughter. I glared at him in displeasure and stomped into the McDonald's restaurant furiously. Leo caught up behind me. I went over to a vacant table and pointed to the chair. "Sit here and don't move!" I commanded. Leo saluted and said, "Yes Mam!" He sat on the chair and broke into another one of his irritating laughter, slapping his thighs at the same time. I gave an exasperated sigh and hurried to the counter.

I grabbed the tray of food from the counter and made my way to my table. As I walked close to the table, Leo's eyes widened and he stared at me. "What?" I barked, irritated. "Sis! Don't move! There's a large, gigantic, monstrous spider on your arm!" he stuttered, pointing to my arm with trembling hands. I let out a terrified scream and dropped the tray on the floor. All the fries, burgers and cokes toppled and splattered on the floor. I continued screaming and brushed my arms hurriedly, trembling like a leaf at the same time. All of a sudden, Leo burst into an enormous laughter. He clutched his stomach and he laughed so hard that tears filled his eyes. I stood trembling from head to toe, and said, scanning the floor at the same time, "Where's that spider, where are you spider!" Then, I looked up and saw Leo laughing. Finally, I realized what had happened. Leo continued laughing, and managed to say between his laughter, "Oh my god, sis! You're so funny!" By that time, all eyes in the restaraunt were on me. The room was filled with an awkward silence. My ears turned pink and I was burning with humiliation. One of the people working in that restaurant came out with a mop. I apologised to the people. The customers turned back and continued eating their food.

My eyebrows furrowed darkly. I threw my arms in the air carelessly. "I've had enough of you!" I cried. I stormed out of the restaurant in a towering rage. Leo really had the knack of getting under my skin! Why must he always needle me beyond endurance? He didn't seem to respect me, not at all!

I swung my house door open in rage. As I dropped onto the sofa, my dog, Precious, tried to snuggle up to me. I pushed it away. "Stupid dog," I snarled, carrying it and flinging it into the storeroom. I slammed the door shut. Then, the door bell rang. I grabbed the doorknob and flung the door open. My eyes glinted with anger at the sight of who it was - Leo. "I'm sorry, sis," Leo muttered. I crossed my arms angrily. "I'm going to tell Mum about what you did!" I fumed. "Please, sis, don't tell!" Leo was practically on his knees. I stomped away with a huff. Leo rushed to me, pulling my T-shirt. "I'm really sorry, sis! Please don't tell! I'm sincere!" He pleaded fervently, looking at me with puppy eyes. I crossed my arms again and held my head high, ignoring his pleas. "I will do anything! Anything! Just please don't tell!" Leo cried. I pondered his offer over for a while. A wide grin spread across my face as an idea formed in my mind. "Oh all right," I finally said. Leo jumped around in joy. Then, he kneeled beside me and said, "Leo at your service, your highness!" I laughed with joy and ordered, "Do all my household chores this month!" Leo's mouth hung open and he immediately stood up. "No way!" he shouted. "That means..." Leo cut me off in mid-sentence, "I can't believe I got off this easily! I thought you were going to tell me to do your homework or something!" he saluted and said, "Right away!" I giggled.

Leo was still as playful as ever, but he did not ever get in my hair ever again!