Mashed Potatoes

Famke was feeling overwhelmed. There had to be fifty people in the Robinson house now and all of them were loud, overbearing, and in-your-face. There were constant jokes at each other’s expenses and teasing and she had a very real understanding of why Mindy would have felt out of place. Famke had grown up with Nyx for a best friend and while the sarcasm and tormenting was not unfamiliar to her it was difficult to navigate.

However, it was the number of people which was making her wish she could run and hide and was the reason she was currently sitting with several kids at the kids’ table coloring. She looked up when Jubi sat down beside her.

“You know it’s saying something about the Robinson’s when you prefer the kids to the adults,” Jubi joked.

She chuckled, “it’s saying the kids are less loud.”

Jubi giggled at the comment, her nose scrunching up. “Royal, Bram and a bunch of my cousins are in th