This is when Kate is 13, Renyie and Sticky are 12, and Constance is 4.
"I wonder if he notices me," Kate thought aloud looking at one window in particular on the house.
A sudden "who" startles her causing her to fall out of the tree, only to be caught by Renyie whose knees are buckling below. Kate only jumps up out of his arms.
On the outside she calmly says, "What," her cheeks turning red.
She quickly runs to the house, thinking I'm such an Idiot,. I am Kate Weatherall I can tell him. Kate only shakes her head and walks inside. She sits down at the table and picks up the paper. Nothing. The highlight was the zoo's twenty-three year old giraffe died of age. They had not heard anything since Mr. Benedict had said Mr. Curtain had left to Asia. Mucho Brazo Walks in and sat at the table wearing an apron with splotches of flour on it.
"Nothing new I presume," he asks slash questions.
Kate nods and turns to go to her room.
When she arrives Constance is sitting sulking on her bed.
'What's up," Kate interrogates.
"Rhonda said I had to do the dishes."
"Such a shame since we only do it without you, oh, always."
Constance grunts and goes back to sulking. Kate tries to find things to tidy.. She straightens the pillows and puts stray books back on the shelf. The girl starts to open the desk drawer when she stops abruptly. Kate walks over to Constance's bed and plops down beside.
"Do you think I'm alright?"
"You don't look sick," Constance replies.
"No I mean am I weird?"
"Considering we live in a house and can't leave without guards. We certainly aren't normal. Besides since when do you care about being normal?"
Kate only shakes her head and gets up. She starts to walk to the door. Constance watches and then calls out.
"Wait! Ask me what you really want to ask me. I PROMISE I won't poke fun at you."
This was a large promise for Constance. Kate decided to take advantage of that and walked to the desk. She took the chair and set it by the bed. Kate took a deep breath and began.
"Do you think I act odd?"
"Come again?"
Do you think I act odd at anytime in particular? That's as plain as possible."
"Not really. I mean you always to seem get really upset when something happens to us. Especially Renyie," Constance says
"That's it," she exclaims. "You like Renyie!"
Kate only groans and makes her swear she won't tell. Constance refuses. Kate, unfortunately for Constance, will not take that as an answer. The two girls are soon wrestling on the ground. Kate dominant pins Constance down. She forces Constance not to tell anyone. Constance agrees grudgingly agrees. She swears revenge.