Chaos - One shot fiction #1

When I walk into my home around nine thirty in the evening I'm met with utter chaos. The floor is full of litters. I wince and curse stepping onto toys meanwhile loosening my tie. The house is silent, save for the vague voice of her coming from one of the rooms at the back. I cross the room my mom is in and see medicines and half glass of water by her side table. She's covered in layers of blankets. Ah! mom's been sick. I drop my bags and walk in further and stand at the door.
She's changing the baby's dress. The relief her eyes flare with when she sees me makes me smile. I wave her a hi.
Her hair's a mess, she's a mess actually. She walks over to me carrying the baby along. Her eyes have bags under them, she stinks of baby wipes in her day old sweat pants and t-shirt and I'm fairly positive there's baby vomit stuck to her hair.
" How long has it been since you last slept?" I ask, she lets out a harsh breath.
"Feels like forever" she says.
I shake my head, and then take the baby girl from her. "Go on, take a shower. I'll hold on to her" I offer. " You sure?" She asks, but I don't miss the way her eyes beg a 'yes' desperately. I nod at her. She scurries along to her shower throwing me a smile. I watch her walk away and for no reason remember her running in the same hallway 'n' number of times growing up.
My baby sister never looked so beautiful to me than she seems to be today.
I look down at my cooing hellion. " Good job there" I say holding out a fist. Like she understood me, she laughs. That giggly laugh only babies could do, that. And then she grabs my fist with both her hands to munch on my knuckles. I then settle down on the couch chuckling at her for some quality time!

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