"OK kids," Dad declared during breakfast on Sunday morning. "Mum and I are going to see Aunt Katie and Uncle Jim next weekend. We will be departing early on Saturday and will be returning Sunday late afternoon. Mark, you're in control. Carly behaves and does what your big brother tells you. OK"
Carly was only 14 and did not appreciate the thought of her older brother Mark instructing her what to do, even if he was 18. But she felt she would be able to get away with more fun than with her folks around.
"OK, Dad," Carly answered. "Have a good time!"
"Sure" Mark responded, "but I hope I earn heaps of credit caring after my awful little sister!"
She poked her tongue out but he offered her a mocking smile.
After their parents departed for work, Mark stated "Carly, if you want to go to your friend Samantha's for a sleepover, that would be cool."
"So that you may get rid of me and enjoy an orgy!" Carly exclaimed.
"I would like to bring a few friends around for a swim and a few drinks, but they are all a lot older than you so you would probably be bored," he said.
"Not if you invited Toby," she said. Carly has had a thing for Mark's pal since she was 8. He was the only one of Mark's buddies who said more than "Hi!" to her. He spoke to her and even mocked her a little occasionally.