No, I don't own anything from the Mummy yada yada. Katherine is the O'Connell's adopted daughter. We need some sibling to annoy Alex, right? ^_^
"Katherine! Have you finished gathering your clothes? You are going to
miss your plane!" Ms. Heyen called out from the kitchen.
"Yes! I'll be out in a moment!" Katherine grabbed her suitcase and ran
down the hall to the kitchen.
It had been only three years since Katherine had arrived in New York to
stay with her aunt. The purpose was to keep her out of trouble since she had
always had gotten into fights at her school. She had changed a lot over those
years, but sometimes her sassy attitude would come back, and she would have
to defend her dignity. With her belongings in hand, she and her aunt walked
out the door. After driving for a few minutes, Ms. Heyen looked down at
Katherine, "You've grown into quite the lady."
Katherine blushed silently, and looked out the window. People walked by in a
hurry, and she thought to herself. "They never take time to stop and look at
the surroundings."
Ms. Heyen knew that Katherine was going to miss America, so she tried to
make her feel better. "Just think, in a few hours you will be home in your
own room, sleeping in your own bed."
"And fighting with my little brother. Sounds like fun." Katherine smiled
sweetly, pulling one of her pigtails.
Katherine's hair was mid-neck length, and a medium brown. There was never
a day when she did not wear pigtails. It was her trademark. Her eyes were a
light hazel, and she was quite tall for a ten-year-old. Her favorite thing to
wear was a white shirt, black jeans, and her new white and blue tennis shoes.
She was even wearing it today, just like what she was wearing the day she
left London.
They pulled up to the airport and Ms. Heyen led Katherine inside. Mature
as Katherine was, she couldn't find her way around such a large airport. They
made their way to Gate 34K. People were just starting to board, and Ms. Heyen
gave Katherine a quick kiss on the forehead. "Say hello to your mother and
father for me. I'll miss you. Come see me again."
"Goodbye, Aunt Bethany!" Katherine waved and walked down the hallway that
led to the plane.
Sitting down after a short walk through the aisle, Katherine sighed with
relief. She picked up her backpack that lay next to her legs and opened it,
removing a novel to read. After a few minutes, the plane took off to London,
England. Katherine did not do much reading, for she had gotten bored with it.
She closed the book and fell asleep rather quickly, dreaming of when she
arrived home.
"I don't understand why she has to come home! We were doing just fine
without her!" Alex moaned from the back seat of the car.
Evy looked back at her young son and gave him a stern look. "Don't talk
that way about your sister. It's very rude."
Rick only chuckled and continued driving. Evy hit him playfully and Alex
rolled his eyes. "Parents..."
They parked in front of the small airport and got out, anxious to see
Katherine. They went to the gate and Alex sat next to the window, watching
for the plane to arrive in. Alex mumbled to himself, "I hope she hasn't
turned into an attention hog."
The plane landed softly, but the bump awoke Katherine. She raised her
head and saw the wet landing street. She knew that she was home- London. The
plane came to a stop and she rose from her seat, putting on her backpack. Her
suitcase was small, so she was allowed to carry it on the aircraft. Picking
it up into her arms, Katherine followed the crowd of people out of the
airplane. She looked around for her parents, slightly forgetting what they
looked like. Rick and Evy looked up and they both smiled. "It's her..." Evy
whispered and jumped up, running to her daughter and embracing her.
Katherine was slightly shocked, but she remembered quickly. Rick came
behind them and hugged onto Katherine as well. Alex stayed back, watching and
looking very jealous. Katherine could feel his cold stare and glanced at him.
"Hey shrimp, getting shorter again?"
Alex scoffed. "Hahaha! I see you haven't changed."
Katherine gave him a 'you know I'm right' look and escaped her parents'
hug. "It's great to see you again. I can't wait to get home."
Rick flicked Katherine's pigtails, "I see your excited. Alright, let's
go." He set his daughter down.
It had only been twenty minutes, and they were already home. Katherine
hadn't even gotten halfway through telling about the time in New York. They
parked their car outside the door and everyone got out of the car. As Evy,
Katherine and Rick walked inside the house, with Alex walking behind. They
sat down in the parlor, and Katherine continued to ramble on. Evy smiled and
sipped her tea, hearing about how well she had been doing in the school.
"I've had straight A's for the past eight quarters!"
The clocked chimed ten times, and Rick stood up, stretching. "Its bedtime
kids, come on."
Alex and Katherine both groaned, and Evy scooped up Alex in her arms.
"Now, now."
Rick put Katherine on his shoulders and the four walked up the staircase.
Evy took Alex into his bedroom, and Rick brought Katherine into hers. The
room was clean and slightly empty, since Katherine had brought most of her
favorite things to America. Rick gently lay his daughter down on the soft bed
and kissed her cheek. "I've missed you, Kat. It wasn't the same."
"I'm home now... And I'm real glad. Goodnight, Dad." Katherine whispered
and closed her eyes.
Rick left the room and shut the door. Turning to Evy, who had just left
Alex's room, smiled. "She's tired. We'd better let her sleep for a while."
Evy nodded and kissed her husband and the two walked down the hallway to
their own bedroom.
Hours later into the night, Katherine could not stay in one position for
two minutes. She was moaning lightly, and a dream kept haunting her.
She was running across the desert, trying to keep up with their family. Suddenly, a
large wave of sand swept around her and she screamed. Rick, Evy, and Alex
stared up at her with blank faces, and the scene changed. Katherine was
falling for a few moments... Then she slammed into a table of millions of
knives. A face of a man, who looked like a demon laughed as the blood clouded
over...
Katherine woke up, screaming at the top of her lungs. Almost instantly,
her parents were in the bedroom. Evy hugged her sobbing daughter tightly.
"Kat, what's the matter?"
Rick's eyebrows raised and he kneeled down. "Did you have a nightmare?"
Katherine couldn't think of any excuse about screaming, but she didn't
want to say that she was afraid. However, she told her parents the whole
dream, including the demonic face cackling at her death. Rick and Evy looked
at each other, quite concerned. After taking a few minutes to calm Katherine,
Alex stepped in the bedroom. It was obvious he was listening from the
outside, and decided that no matter how much she was annoying, he should help
comfort his sister. "Hey Alex. Do you want to stay in here for a little
while? Your mother and I need to talk." Rick looked at Alex, almost giving
him a pleading look.
Alex nodded solemnly and sat in the rocking chair next to her desk. Evy
and Rick looked at the two siblings and smiled for a moment before leaving.
Once the parents had left, Alex looked over at Katherine. "You don't know how
real your dream sounds, sis. I had to go through something like that a few
months ago."
"Dad wrote me a letter about the whole thing. I know." Katherine muttered.
"Oh..." Alex said, "So I guess you don't feel crazy."
Katherine giggled and flung a teddy bear at Alex. Grinning, Alex dove at
Katherine and the two wrestled each other. It was the first time in three
years when they were bonding.
"Katherine! Have you finished gathering your clothes? You are going to
miss your plane!" Ms. Heyen called out from the kitchen.
"Yes! I'll be out in a moment!" Katherine grabbed her suitcase and ran
down the hall to the kitchen.
It had been only three years since Katherine had arrived in New York to
stay with her aunt. The purpose was to keep her out of trouble since she had
always had gotten into fights at her school. She had changed a lot over those
years, but sometimes her sassy attitude would come back, and she would have
to defend her dignity. With her belongings in hand, she and her aunt walked
out the door. After driving for a few minutes, Ms. Heyen looked down at
Katherine, "You've grown into quite the lady."
Katherine blushed silently, and looked out the window. People walked by in a
hurry, and she thought to herself. "They never take time to stop and look at
the surroundings."
Ms. Heyen knew that Katherine was going to miss America, so she tried to
make her feel better. "Just think, in a few hours you will be home in your
own room, sleeping in your own bed."
"And fighting with my little brother. Sounds like fun." Katherine smiled
sweetly, pulling one of her pigtails.
Katherine's hair was mid-neck length, and a medium brown. There was never
a day when she did not wear pigtails. It was her trademark. Her eyes were a
light hazel, and she was quite tall for a ten-year-old. Her favorite thing to
wear was a white shirt, black jeans, and her new white and blue tennis shoes.
She was even wearing it today, just like what she was wearing the day she
left London.
They pulled up to the airport and Ms. Heyen led Katherine inside. Mature
as Katherine was, she couldn't find her way around such a large airport. They
made their way to Gate 34K. People were just starting to board, and Ms. Heyen
gave Katherine a quick kiss on the forehead. "Say hello to your mother and
father for me. I'll miss you. Come see me again."
"Goodbye, Aunt Bethany!" Katherine waved and walked down the hallway that
led to the plane.
Sitting down after a short walk through the aisle, Katherine sighed with
relief. She picked up her backpack that lay next to her legs and opened it,
removing a novel to read. After a few minutes, the plane took off to London,
England. Katherine did not do much reading, for she had gotten bored with it.
She closed the book and fell asleep rather quickly, dreaming of when she
arrived home.
"I don't understand why she has to come home! We were doing just fine
without her!" Alex moaned from the back seat of the car.
Evy looked back at her young son and gave him a stern look. "Don't talk
that way about your sister. It's very rude."
Rick only chuckled and continued driving. Evy hit him playfully and Alex
rolled his eyes. "Parents..."
They parked in front of the small airport and got out, anxious to see
Katherine. They went to the gate and Alex sat next to the window, watching
for the plane to arrive in. Alex mumbled to himself, "I hope she hasn't
turned into an attention hog."
The plane landed softly, but the bump awoke Katherine. She raised her
head and saw the wet landing street. She knew that she was home- London. The
plane came to a stop and she rose from her seat, putting on her backpack. Her
suitcase was small, so she was allowed to carry it on the aircraft. Picking
it up into her arms, Katherine followed the crowd of people out of the
airplane. She looked around for her parents, slightly forgetting what they
looked like. Rick and Evy looked up and they both smiled. "It's her..." Evy
whispered and jumped up, running to her daughter and embracing her.
Katherine was slightly shocked, but she remembered quickly. Rick came
behind them and hugged onto Katherine as well. Alex stayed back, watching and
looking very jealous. Katherine could feel his cold stare and glanced at him.
"Hey shrimp, getting shorter again?"
Alex scoffed. "Hahaha! I see you haven't changed."
Katherine gave him a 'you know I'm right' look and escaped her parents'
hug. "It's great to see you again. I can't wait to get home."
Rick flicked Katherine's pigtails, "I see your excited. Alright, let's
go." He set his daughter down.
It had only been twenty minutes, and they were already home. Katherine
hadn't even gotten halfway through telling about the time in New York. They
parked their car outside the door and everyone got out of the car. As Evy,
Katherine and Rick walked inside the house, with Alex walking behind. They
sat down in the parlor, and Katherine continued to ramble on. Evy smiled and
sipped her tea, hearing about how well she had been doing in the school.
"I've had straight A's for the past eight quarters!"
The clocked chimed ten times, and Rick stood up, stretching. "Its bedtime
kids, come on."
Alex and Katherine both groaned, and Evy scooped up Alex in her arms.
"Now, now."
Rick put Katherine on his shoulders and the four walked up the staircase.
Evy took Alex into his bedroom, and Rick brought Katherine into hers. The
room was clean and slightly empty, since Katherine had brought most of her
favorite things to America. Rick gently lay his daughter down on the soft bed
and kissed her cheek. "I've missed you, Kat. It wasn't the same."
"I'm home now... And I'm real glad. Goodnight, Dad." Katherine whispered
and closed her eyes.
Rick left the room and shut the door. Turning to Evy, who had just left
Alex's room, smiled. "She's tired. We'd better let her sleep for a while."
Evy nodded and kissed her husband and the two walked down the hallway to
their own bedroom.
Hours later into the night, Katherine could not stay in one position for
two minutes. She was moaning lightly, and a dream kept haunting her.
She was running across the desert, trying to keep up with their family. Suddenly, a
large wave of sand swept around her and she screamed. Rick, Evy, and Alex
stared up at her with blank faces, and the scene changed. Katherine was
falling for a few moments... Then she slammed into a table of millions of
knives. A face of a man, who looked like a demon laughed as the blood clouded
over...
Katherine woke up, screaming at the top of her lungs. Almost instantly,
her parents were in the bedroom. Evy hugged her sobbing daughter tightly.
"Kat, what's the matter?"
Rick's eyebrows raised and he kneeled down. "Did you have a nightmare?"
Katherine couldn't think of any excuse about screaming, but she didn't
want to say that she was afraid. However, she told her parents the whole
dream, including the demonic face cackling at her death. Rick and Evy looked
at each other, quite concerned. After taking a few minutes to calm Katherine,
Alex stepped in the bedroom. It was obvious he was listening from the
outside, and decided that no matter how much she was annoying, he should help
comfort his sister. "Hey Alex. Do you want to stay in here for a little
while? Your mother and I need to talk." Rick looked at Alex, almost giving
him a pleading look.
Alex nodded solemnly and sat in the rocking chair next to her desk. Evy
and Rick looked at the two siblings and smiled for a moment before leaving.
Once the parents had left, Alex looked over at Katherine. "You don't know how
real your dream sounds, sis. I had to go through something like that a few
months ago."
"Dad wrote me a letter about the whole thing. I know." Katherine muttered.
"Oh..." Alex said, "So I guess you don't feel crazy."
Katherine giggled and flung a teddy bear at Alex. Grinning, Alex dove at
Katherine and the two wrestled each other. It was the first time in three
years when they were bonding.