cassieâs still out cold when she comes into the room and perches on the edge of the bed next to her daughterâs unconscious form, curled in on herself. thereâs a tuft of tangled blonde hair peeking out from under the duvet, and vicky offers her no aid from where she barely glances up from the foot of the bed before lying back down with a sigh. itâs a girlâs weekend, dad shipped off with uncle sam with the promise of not getting into ( too much ) trouble, and as such elenaâs joked that the poor girlâs stuck with her for three days, what a struggle.
   sheâd opted to let her daughter sleep in a bit, but they have a full day at the beach scheduled, and elena pulls the comforter away from her face in order to brush her hair out of cassieâs eyes. they have a day of surfing lessons before them, skills that are entirely necessary to be passed down, mind you, but first thereâs the matter of breakfast to attend to.
   â hey, sleeping beauty, gonna join the world of the living? iâm gonna need my sous chef for banana pancakes. â
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   When she was younger, Cass distinctively remembered being a morning person. ( Of course, those mornings she remembered barely being able to see over the couch, clinging to the dog for support, but mornings nonetheless. ) Where treasure was concerned or a flight to catch, she was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready for the next adventure, but home was....different. Home wasnât exactly the place meant for early mornings -- rather, sheâd stay up late trying yet AGAIN to reach that damnable score her mother set. Well, that and the excitement from yesterday concerning her father and uncleâs departure.Â
  The ever familiar tone of her motherâs voice snapped her from sleep like a signal, brow furrowing before sleep-heavy eyes slowly opened. It takes Cassâs mind one, two, three seconds -- the phrase banana pancakes pulls her out a little more quickly -- to boot up, and with a long and low breath sheâs sitting up, rubbing at her eyes and hunting for her glasses.Â
        â - ---- What time even is it? â