Eugene sat with a group of small children that were hanging off his every word. Chapter after chapter they read through the enchanting story, until a very tired sister Angelica walked in claiming that all the children had to go to bed.
All the children moaned in protest as Eugene closed the book. "But we almost finished the ninth chapter".
"Yes, and that would result in reading another chapter, then another and so-forth. Come on, time for bed, up you get"; Sister Angelica lifted one of the smaller children up onto their feet.
As Eugene sat with the book in his lap; he watched the small children walking off to the small room. Then he heard one of the children crying. Eugene and Sister Angelica rushed to find what was causing distress. They rushed around the corner to find a small toddler with his baggy shirt snagged on a nail that was sticking out of the old doorframe.
Eugene was the first to act as he knelt down and tried to help the squirming child. As soon as he was free Eugene noticed he large rip in the child's shirt.
"That's fine, Sister Angelica will be able to mend it in the morning, for now you need to go to sleep" Eugene spoke softly.
The small child hugged Eugene and ran off to bed.
Eugene smiled sadly; he wanted to do more for these children.
Eugene stood up and walked over to the nun, wanting to ask her what he should do about the opportunity that has been offered to him.
"Um, Sister, I need some help with something"
"Well Eugene, I'm always happy to help one of my children through their troubles" Sister Angelica said as she sat down at the long table. Eugene sat opposite her.
"Okay, today when I wandered off…" Eugene didn't get to finish his sentence
"Ah yes, I still need to give you some extra chores for disobeying sister Emily"
"We both know I'm not going to do that" Sister angelica nodded at Eugene's word, she did know that he wouldn't do it.
Eugene nervously coughed.
"When I was out I got offered something. I suppose you could call it an apprenticeship" Eugene said, trying to look her in the eye.
"Oh that's wonderful Eugene, what sort of apprenticeship?"
"Um…" Eugene hadn't actually thought about that part.
"Ah. Blacksmith!"
"Ha-ha, maybe someday you'll become rich and famous like that Flynnigan Rider fellow you were reading about." Sister Angelica laughed.
Those words snapped open something in Eugene's head. 'Flynn Rider, what a great second ego name!' he thought to himself.
"Eugene?"
'I don't have to give those sad old thugs my real name!'
"Eugene!'
'Heck, they'll never find out my real name, Flynn Rider it is!'
"Urgh! Eugene Fitzerbert!" Sister Angelica yelled
Eugene snapped his head back up, "Ah! Well I'm going to accept the offer and maybe through the money; I'll save enough to help the orphanage".
With that Eugene stood up from his seat and confidently walked off to the room where all the young adults slept.
Yeah yeah, I know, short as hell!
But it's the best I could do in my cofussled state of mind (yeah I totally just made up that word).
Before people start whinging I must say I AM NOT HAPPY WITH IT EITHER! So please just keep with me until it gets better. I know the Flynn Rider naming thing was WAY too sudden but I just had to get it out of the way.
Thanks, R&R!
