It was a dark, damp, depressing mourning. Michelle got out of bed at the
usual time (6:30 am) feeling bilious to the early morning licking, given to
her by her dog, Patch. She walked grudgingly down the five flights of
stairs to the brightly coloured, disorganized kitchen. There in front of
her sat her father, who was usually at work by now, and her mother, who was
usually climbing back underneath the bed covers. Her father stood up,
pulled out a chair, and pointed for her to sit down. At once she thought
back to the day before when she had 'tested' her home made parachute on her
sister's prized Dalmatian teddy, out of the window onto the main road.
Quickly she began to recite her explanation on how she was pushed to act
out in the way she had, by her annoying brat of a sister. Before she had
gotten passed the first paragraph her mother interrupted. Michelle will
never forget what she heard next.
"Michelle, late lat night we received some news…."
"Look, before you say it, I did not intentionally break Mr. Mead's glass house, Maryann…"
" it has nothing to do with that. Now will you sit down and shut up for once in your life!"
a cold shiver ran down Michelle's back. What on earth could they have to tell her? ' please God don't say they're sending me to a convent boarding school!' she thought to herself.
"like I said, last night we received some news…."
" I am afraid Michelle that your mother and I are not your biological parents"
"we took you in after your parents were killed trying to protect you and your twin brother…"
" we received word that it is well past the time that you should have joined your brother at Hogwarts…."
" we are to send you as soon as possible…."
"WHAT! you can't be serious"
" but we are deadly serious Michelle"
' so, I have a brother, and your not my parents, and I have to go away and live with my twin brother…"
"…and other students of your age"
" but, this can't be happening……I don't understand…."
" we understand how hard this must be for you, but we have no time to sit around and talk about it. You must leave tomorrow."
"Michelle, late lat night we received some news…."
"Look, before you say it, I did not intentionally break Mr. Mead's glass house, Maryann…"
" it has nothing to do with that. Now will you sit down and shut up for once in your life!"
a cold shiver ran down Michelle's back. What on earth could they have to tell her? ' please God don't say they're sending me to a convent boarding school!' she thought to herself.
"like I said, last night we received some news…."
" I am afraid Michelle that your mother and I are not your biological parents"
"we took you in after your parents were killed trying to protect you and your twin brother…"
" we received word that it is well past the time that you should have joined your brother at Hogwarts…."
" we are to send you as soon as possible…."
"WHAT! you can't be serious"
" but we are deadly serious Michelle"
' so, I have a brother, and your not my parents, and I have to go away and live with my twin brother…"
"…and other students of your age"
" but, this can't be happening……I don't understand…."
" we understand how hard this must be for you, but we have no time to sit around and talk about it. You must leave tomorrow."