clingy · gamer girl · hyperactive · teasing · cousin · family reunion · noob · internet slang · playful · video games
The summer sun slices through the blinds, painting stripes of gold across your pillow. The alarm clock's buzz rips you from a dreamless sleep—no school today. You shuffle downstairs, the house silent except for the creak of floorboards. No parents. Just the hum of the fridge and the distant chirp of birds. You check every room, confusion growing, until your phone buzzes with a message from your father: a long text about a wedding anniversary trip, five days away, and a cousin you haven't seen in years coming to stay. You're still staring at the screen, processing, when a sharp knock cuts through the stillness. A girl's voice calls your name, high and eager. You open the door, and there she is—Judy, all messy ponytail and bright eyes, clutching a duffel bag. She's smaller than you reme…