“Is Layken over here or over there?

“Is Layken over here or over there?” Eddie asks, peering her head in the front door.
 
“Over there,” I say from the kitchen.
 
Is there a sign on my house instructing people not to knock? Of course Lake never knocks anymore, but her comfort here has apparently extended to Eddie as well. Eddie heads across the street to Lake’s house and Gavin walks inside, tapping his knuckles against the front door. It’s not an official knock, but at least he makes an attempt.
 
“What are we eating?” he asks. He slips his shoes off at the door and makes his way into the kitchen.
 
“Burgers.” I hand him a spatula and point to the stove, instructing him to flip the burgers while I pull the fries out of the oven.
 
“Will, do you ever notice how we somehow always get stuck cooking?”
 
“It’s probably not a bad thing,” I say as I loosen the fries from the pan. “Remember Eddie’s alfredo?”
 
He grimaces when he remembers the alfredo. “Good point,” he says.
 
I call Kel and Caulder into the kitchen to have them set the table. For the past year, since Lake and I have been together, Gavin and Eddie have been eating with us at least twice a week. I finally had to invest in a dining room table because the bar was getting a little too crowded.
 
“Hey, Gavin,” Kel says. He walks into the kitchen and grabs a stack of cups out of the cabinet.
 
“Hey,” Gavin responds. “You decide where we’re having your party next week?”
 
Kel shrugs. “I don’t know. Maybe bowling. Or we could just do something here."
 
Caulder walks into the kitchen and starts setting places at the table. I glance behind me and notice them setting an extra place.
 
“We expecting company?” I ask.
 
“Kel invited Kiersten,” Caulder says, teasingly.
 
Kiersten moved into a house on our street about a month ago, and Kel seems to have developed a slight crush on her. He won’t admit it, of course. He’s just now about to turn eleven, so Lake and I expected this to happen. Kiersten’s a few months older than him, and a lot taller. Girls hit puberty faster than boys, so maybe he’ll eventually catch up.
 
“Next time you guys invite someone else, let me know. Now I need to make another burger.” I walk to the refrigerator and take out one of the extra patties.
 
“She doesn’t eat meat,” Kel says. “She’s a vegetarian.”
 
Figures. I put the meat back inside the fridge. “I don’t have any fake meat. What’s she gonna do? Eat bread?”
 
“Bread’s fine,” Kiersten says as she walks through the front door…without knocking. “I like bread. French fries, too. I just don’t eat things that are a result of unjustified animal homicides.”
 
Kiersten walks to the table and grabs the roll of paper towels and starts tearing them off, laying one beside each plate. Her self-assurance reminds me a little of Eddie.
 
“Who’s she?” Gavin asks, watching Kiersten make herself at home. She’s never eaten with us before, but you wouldn’t know that by how she’s taking command.
 
“She’s the eleven-year-old neighbor I was telling you about. The one I think is an imposter based on the things that come out of her mouth. I’m beginning to suspect she’s really a tiny adult, posing as a little red headed child.”
 
“Oh, the one Kel's crushing on?” Gavin smiles and I can see his wheels turning. He’s already thinking of ways to embarrass Kel at dinner. Tonight should be interesting.
 
Gavin and I have become pretty close this past year. It’s good, I guess…considering how close Eddie and Lake are. Kel and Caulder really like them, too. It’s nice. I like the setup we all have. I hope it stays this way.
 
Eddie and Lake finally walk in just as we’re all sitting down at the table. Lake has her wet hair pulled up into a knot on top of her head. She’s wearing house shoes, sweat pants and a t-shirt. I love that about her; the fact that she’s so comfortable here. She takes the seat next to mine and leans in and kisses me on the cheek.
 
“Thanks, Babe. Sorry it took me so long. I was trying to register online for Statistics but the class is full. Guess I’ll have to go sweet talk someone at the admin. office tomorrow.”
 
“Why are you taking statistics?” Gavin asks. He grabs the ketchup and squirts it on his plate.
 
“I took Algebra II in the Winter mini-mester. I’m trying to knock out all my math in the first year since I hate it so much.” Lake grabs the ketchup out of Gavin’s hands and squirts some on my plate, then on her own.
 
“What’s your hurry? You’ve already got more credits than Eddie and I put together,” he says. Eddie nods in agreement as she takes a bite of her burger.
 
Lake nudges her head toward Kel and Caulder. “I’ve already got more kids than you and Eddie put together, too. That’s my hurry.”
 
“What’s your major?” Kiersten asks Lake.
 
Eddie glances toward Kiersten, finally noticing the extra person seated at the table. “Who are you?”
 
Kiersten looks at Eddie and smiles. “I’m Kiersten. I live diagonal to Will and Caulder, parallel to Layken and Kel. We moved here from Detroit right before Christmas.

Hasil (Bahasa Indonesia) 1:

"Apakah Layken di sini atau di sana?" Eddie akan bertanya, mengintip kepalanya di pintu depan. "Di sana," kataku dari dapur. Apakah ada tanda di rumah saya memerintahkan orang-orang untuk tidak mengetuk? Tentu Danau pernah mengetuk lagi, tetapi baginya kenyamanan di sini tampaknya telah diperpanjang hingga Eddie juga. Eddie kepala di seberang jalan ke Danau rumah dan Gavin berjalan di dalam, penyadapan jarinya terhadap pintu depan. Ianya tidak knock resmi, tapi setidaknya dia membuat upaya. "Apa yang kita makan?" Dia bertanya. Dia slip sepatunya di pintu dan membuat jalan ke dapur. "Burger." Saya tangan-Nya spatula dan arahkan ke kompor, memerintahnya untuk flip burger sementara aku menarik kentang goreng keluar dari oven. "Akan, Apakah Anda pernah memperhatikan bagaimana kita entah bagaimana selalu terjebak memasak?" "Itu tidak mungkin hal yang buruk," mengatakan seperti saya melonggarkan kentang goreng dari panci. "Ingat Eddie alfredo?" Ia grimaces ketika dia ingat alfredo. "Bagus," katanya. Saya sebut Kel dan Caulder ke dapur untuk memiliki mereka mengatur meja. Untuk tahun lalu, karena danau dan saya telah bersama-sama, Gavin dan Eddie telah makan dengan kami setidaknya dua kali seminggu. Aku akhirnya harus berinvestasi di meja makan karena bar sudah agak terlalu ramai. "Hei, Gavin," Kel mengatakan. Dia berjalan ke dapur dan meraih tumpukan cangkir dari kabinet. "Hei," Gavin merespon. "Anda memutuskan mana kita memiliki pesta Anda minggu depan?" Kel mengangkat bahu. "Saya tidak tahu. Bowling mungkin. Atau kita hanya bisa melakukan sesuatu di sini." Caulder berjalan ke dapur dan mulai menetapkan tempat di meja. Saya sekilas di belakang saya dan melihat mereka menetapkan tempat tambahan. "Kami mengharapkan Perusahaan?" Saya bertanya. "Kel diundang Kiersten," Caulder mengatakan, bercanda. Kiersten pindah ke sebuah rumah di jalan kami tentang satu bulan lalu, dan Kel tampaknya telah mengembangkan sedikit naksir dirinya. Dia tidak akan mengakuinya, tentu saja. Dia adalah sekarang sekitar untuk mengubah sebelas, sehingga danau dan saya diharapkan hal ini terjadi. Kiersten di beberapa bulan lebih tua dari dia, dan jauh lebih tinggi. Gadis hit pubertas lebih cepat daripada laki-laki, jadi mungkin dia akan akhirnya mengejar ketinggalan. "Lain kali kalian mengundang orang lain, biarkan aku tahu. Sekarang perlu membuat burger lain." Aku berjalan ke lemari es dan mengambil salah satu roti tambahan. "Dia tidak makan daging," kata Kel. "Dia adalah seorang vegetarian." Angka. Aku meletakkan daging kembali ke dalam lemari es. "Saya tidak punya daging palsu. Apa yang akan ia lakukan? Makan roti?" "Roti dari baik-baik saja," Kiersten mengatakan saat dia berjalan melalui pintu depan... tanpa mengetuk. "Saya suka roti. Kentangnya juga. Aku hanya tidak makan hal-hal yang merupakan hasil dari pembunuhan binatang dibenarkan." Kiersten berjalan ke meja dan meraih gulungan handuk kertas dan mulai merobek mereka, meletakkan satu piring masing-masing. Keyakinan diri Nya mengingatkan saya sedikit Eddie. "Siapa yang dia?" Gavin bertanya, menonton Kiersten membuat sendiri di rumah. Dia tidak pernah dimakan dengan kami sebelumnya, tetapi Anda tidak akan tahu bahwa bagaimana dia mengambil perintah. “She’s the eleven-year-old neighbor I was telling you about. The one I think is an imposter based on the things that come out of her mouth. I’m beginning to suspect she’s really a tiny adult, posing as a little red headed child.” “Oh, the one Kel's crushing on?” Gavin smiles and I can see his wheels turning. He’s already thinking of ways to embarrass Kel at dinner. Tonight should be interesting. Gavin and I have become pretty close this past year. It’s good, I guess…considering how close Eddie and Lake are. Kel and Caulder really like them, too. It’s nice. I like the setup we all have. I hope it stays this way. Eddie and Lake finally walk in just as we’re all sitting down at the table. Lake has her wet hair pulled up into a knot on top of her head. She’s wearing house shoes, sweat pants and a t-shirt. I love that about her; the fact that she’s so comfortable here. She takes the seat next to mine and leans in and kisses me on the cheek. “Thanks, Babe. Sorry it took me so long. I was trying to register online for Statistics but the class is full. Guess I’ll have to go sweet talk someone at the admin. office tomorrow.” “Why are you taking statistics?” Gavin asks. He grabs the ketchup and squirts it on his plate. “I took Algebra II in the Winter mini-mester. I’m trying to knock out all my math in the first year since I hate it so much.” Lake grabs the ketchup out of Gavin’s hands and squirts some on my plate, then on her own. “What’s your hurry? You’ve already got more credits than Eddie and I put together,” he says. Eddie nods in agreement as she takes a bite of her burger. Lake nudges her head toward Kel and Caulder. “I’ve already got more kids than you and Eddie put together, too. That’s my hurry.” “What’s your major?” Kiersten asks Lake. Eddie glances toward Kiersten, finally noticing the extra person seated at the table. “Who are you?” Kiersten looks at Eddie and smiles. “I’m Kiersten. I live diagonal to Will and Caulder, parallel to Layken and Kel. We moved here from Detroit right before Christmas.