A favour earned, a favour returned.
"Here, catch!" shouted Sarah Roberts to her brother. They were playing on the front lawn of their large, suburban home - well, their parents really - throwing a baseball between each other. Jon, short for Jonathon, jumped and caught the ball, spinning round on landing to throw it back to her. They enjoyed playing ball on the lawn, and Jon, having some desire to be a first baseman for the school baseball team found that her throws were random enough that he got practice at catches over his head, by his feet, and to either side with no discernible differences to her throwing action.
Jon and Sarah enjoyed each others company, which can be rare for some siblings. She was 18 now and about to go to college in the fall, whilst Jon had just turned 17. Sarah was 5ft 8in tall, blonde haired with a nice figure. She took care of what she ate, and her shapely body showed she was doing it right. She always kept her hair long and straight, down to the tops of her generous 36D breasts. Her 24in waist bloomed out to her 36in hips and a nice round ass which generally got admiring glances from boys when she walked past. She had nicely defined thighs and calves and really smooth skin. Jon knew she was pretty, but maybe not "hot". He could not really be subjective on that, could he?
For himself, Jon was a touch under 6ft tall with tousled blond hair and always seemed to be smiling and happy. He kept his hair at collar length so he "did not look like a hippy as his Dad did", and was always fussing over getting it right. He was a normal kid in his body shape and style but his calves were more defined as he did like to run when he could.
They had just about finished and for a last throw, Sarah put 100% effort in, but shouted too late as Jon turned away. "Jon!" she called, and, as he turned he ducked to avoid the fastball which was about to hit his head. "Whoa! That was a bit faster than normal. Could have done some damage!"
As if the ball had heard him, it bounced off the open front door, and a smash was heard from inside the house. They both ran across to see what had happened. "Oh no, the glass sculpture I got for Mom's birthday......!" They could both clearly see the destroyed vase. Thankfully nobody else was at home, so the damage could be cleared up, if they were quick.
"What do we do?" asked Sarah, staring dumbfounded at the mess. "Get her another one, I guess?" Jon replied. "I know you are short of cash at present with getting ready for college, but I still have plenty of my birthday money. We can replace it and she will never know?" He added questioningly. "Why don't you go down to the Lamps and Glassware shop, where I got it, and we can hope they have another. I think it was just over $200 with tax and I have more than that. Do you think you would recognise the same thing, if they have another?"
"I think so," she replied, "ok, I will take the car and go see. Let me have the cash, and we can work out the details later. Best give me $250 in case it costs more". Jon checked his wallet and handed over the money.
Sarah went to the store, and Jon got started cleaning up the pieces of the damaged item, being careful not to get any pieces in his foot or hand. It took a good while to get it all collected up, and the floor hoovered, but Jon was sure he got it all, and put it directly into the trash can where it would, probably, not be noticed. He would "be a good boy" and offer to take the trash out for his Mom tonight after their main meal to make sure nobody else saw.
Sarah returned with the vase, which was the exact copy, and they placed it back on the pedestal table the previous one had been placed on. "Whew, that was lucky" Sarah said, "I am sorry I threw the ball without calling first. I guess it is my fault!"
Jon said it did not matter too much right now, and he was glad he had the cash so they could hide their "crime". Sarah gave him a hug and said 'Thanks' as it was her throw that had caused the destruction.
"You owe me one, Sis!" Jon called to her as she went upstairs to go to her room.
ONE YEAR LATER..
Answering his phone, Jon heard a familiar voice. "Hey, little bro! How are you?" Sarah asked him. It was just after his 18
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birthday, an event which had passed with lots of celebration and many visiting family members. Jon had enjoyed being the centre of attention, which Sarah normally captured. "I was thinking I STILL owe you that favour from the broken glass vase, and wondered if you wanted to come up to the city and I can show you around where you will be going to college too. I have been so busy with work, and it might be nice to have a break. I thought you could come up on Saturday - the 5
th
- and stay over the Saturday night? I will take the weekend off. It is only a couple of hours on the train, and there are a few each day, I think? I have a couch for you!" she said with a laugh in her tone. "It has been on my mind to repay that favour for sooooo long".
They chatted a while (as they regularly had over the last year that she had been away) and firmed up the plans so that he could clear the time from his own work. He thought it odd that she had waited so long, but maybe the fact he was now 18 made things easier? He did not know what she had planned.