The Life of Corinne P. : Chapter 1

Corinne Packel was in the living room of her house, trying to recruit more people for a game of Musical Chairs.
It was late afternoon. The morning had been filled with thunder and lightning, so no one dared to go outside. Now, even though it had stopped raining, her previous attempts to persuade her mom to go to the bowling alley had failed. Corinne sighed, and dragged over a chair: Both herself and her cousin, Nory, were playing already. Nory didn't seem to be helping, though: She was listening to Robin's music, coming from a laptop computer.
Since her mom had politely refused a minute before, Corinne began to work on her dad. "Can you play Musical Chairs with me?" she pleaded.
Andy, her dad, shrugged his shoulders.
"Pleeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaase?" Corinne begged. Her comment made beautiful harmony with the music.
Just then, Kenna, Nory's little sister, burst in, with Jesse, Corinne's little brother, trailing behind her. "Can we play?" Jesse asked.
Corinne sighed. "Kenna, get some more chairs."
Soon, a game of Musical Chairs was in progress. Robin's music played while Corinne, Jesse, Nory,
and Kenna walked around and around the set of chairs.
Robin's hand slid across the keyboard. The music stopped. Everyone scrambled for a seat. Corinne found that she had no trouble getting a seat. This round, Jesse was out...
Then Nory...
Until Kenna got out. It took a minute for Corinne to realize what had happened. Then she cheered, along with everyone else.