Free OMG... Am I a Witch?! by Talia Aikens-Nuñez

“Ummm . . . Mom and Dad, can we have a snack?”
    â€œSure, princess,” her dad answered.
    â€œCan we have some—”
    Bam! The front door slammed.
    â€œHello?” Austin asked from the hallway.
    â€œWe’re in here!” April yelled.
    â€œGreat, you’re home,” their mom said with a smile. “I was getting ready to call Rita.”
    â€œThis is a sleeping record for you, Austin,” Mr. Appleton said, putting his hand on Austin’s shoulder.
    â€œI guess, uh . . .” Austin said, looking at April.
    Oh no! Oh no! Austin, think. Think of something to say. We can’t get caught now!
    Austin stared at April. April swallowed hard.
    April jumped in. “I thought you and Michael stayed up playing Michael’s new video game.” April had her eyes locked on Austin’s.
    â€œWell, yeah. We played it for a while. It was pretty late when we went to bed. But I guess, I was just, uh, tired,” Austin said, smirking at April.
    April smiled. They both looked at their mom and dad.
    Mrs. Appleton opened the refrigerator. “Anyway, it’s perfect timing. You kids ready for a snack?”
    Grace and Eve came running down the stairs.
    â€œEveryone go wash your hands then come sit—” ACHOO!!! “I wonder what is bothering my allergies. I’m usually only allergic to animals,” Mrs. Appleton said, looking at April’s father.
    April, Austin, Eve, and Grace walked toward the bathroom, chuckling. They all looked at each other and smiled. Austin ran into the bathroom first. He slammed the door in the girls’ faces.
    Grace looked at April. “I guess everything is back to normal in Appleton-land?”
    â€œI sure hope so,” April said, letting out a huge breath. “Well, I will be up to my eyeballs in laundry and dishes. But it’s better than what Mom and Dad would do to me—”
    Austin came out of the bathroom. He quietly said to April, “You can start by cleaning my room tonight. You know Dad expects our rooms clean by the time we leave for Sunday dinner at Nana’s. You may want to get a head start.”
    He walked away, chuckling to himself. Grace’s eyes bulged. She pointed at Austin’s back. She covered her mouth with one hand, so as to not let out a loud laugh. Eve and April started to laugh, looking at the little white chunks of dog hair stuck to the back of his shirt.
    â€œOMG! OMG!” Grace said, laughing.
    April closed her eyes. I wish my new glasses were here right now.
    The doorbell rang. April’s mother opened the door and the delivery man handed her a small package. April’s mom looked at it. “April, your new glasses are here.” Her mother walked into the kitchen with the package and began opening it.
    â€œYou just did that, huh?” Grace asked, wide-eyed.
    â€œYep,” April smirked. “So, what are you guys doing next weekend?”

    About the Author
    Talia Aikens-Nuñez wanted to be a meteorologist, a politician and a lawyer. It was raising her bilingual children that inspired Talia to write multicultural children’s books. Her family loves nature so much that she and her husband vowed that they will always try to live close to water, so now they live on a river in Connecticut.