Hey guys! Thanks, I'm so sorry I haven't updated once again I shall present you with my busy excuse! I will try my hardest to keep writing. I'm trying to use underline to mark that the narrator's (whoever the story is being told from) dialogue. Instead of "quotations." Just cause I'm lazy :P Oh and in story time 3 years have passed. Yeah I'm skipping years cause of the plot! So now Peter is 15, Cece is 8, and the twins are 7. And Hikari, 29. What an old lady! Teehee kidding
Cece's POV
"Cece! For the thousandth time, put away your flower collection! You are dragging dirt throughout the house!" Momma screamed across the house to me.
But Mommy! I stomped my feet for emphasis. I never understood why Mom yelled so much after we went to town. Since we just got back she has been shouting about everything.
"And oh, has anyone seen Peter?" I knew where he was, I just kept my lips sealed because Peter told me too. He said Mom would get mad if she knew he was working at the Brass Bar with Chase. That was another thing I never understood… Why Momma got so upset when we saw Chase, or even went to the Brass bar. Since I kept my promise I know someone who wouldn't, Leo. Of course curious little Leo. He adored Chase and Peter so why not share his adventures? I see Leo's eyes light up as he exclaims,
"MOM I KNOW WHERE PETER IS! He works at the yummy place with Chase!" I hear Mom stomp into the room and look up to see her face in a knot. She starts to get her shoes on and pressures Leo, Tori, and I to get ours on too. Tori jumps out of her blanket and questions in her petite voice, " If Peter can cook why can't I? I want to work there too!" Mom just grabs her coat and storms out the door. Dad isn't home so we all follow her out and try to keep up pace. Leo and I giggle about how we look like a family of ducks hurrying to cross on the curb. Mom starts to rant to herself about how irresponsible Chase is, and yada yada! We get to the Brass Bar and Momma plumps me and my siblings down at a table while she finds Chase tutoring Peter at the counter. I see her scolding Peter as he comes to sit down with us. Mom drags Chase into the kitchen. None of my family is brave enough to spy on them, so I take it on as a challenge to do it myself. I creep closer to the rusty swinging door and listen…..
"HOW dare you try to suck me back into your life, by using my own children? Chase…. I can't stand it anymore." There's a silence then some crying, Momma continues in tears," I cannot risk my family, for some selfish desire for an old love," sob," I just want a peaceful life, we can't keep doing this. Wizard caught us last year… and now he never talks to me, or looks at me the same."
"Hikari, I- I'm not trying to get you back… I mean I want you back, but I know that's not right. I need some type of way to talk to you at least just make sure you're okay. I'm sorry Wizard treats you like that, but Maya can't stand me much anymore either. And besides, Peter needs to start taking on jobs other than farming! Ever consider he doesn't want to be a farmer? Maybe he's a cook. Or an artist. This town isn't all he's restricted too! He's a 15 year old boy, just give him some freedom. Please Hikari, let me teach him." There is silence again I find a crack in the door and see a flash of their bodies close together. Slowly Mom pushes him away. I want to yell at Mommy for kissing him. But I'm too scared to barge in.
"Stop Chase, I'm sorry. I can't fucking love you. Teach Peter but just… Just tell Maya you love her. And for God's sake, PLEASE try to never talk to me again. We can't risk our families." I run away from the door just as Mom comes out with a tear streaming, blotchy face. We all walk home in silence. I want to tell Daddy about Mommy and Chase kissing. But for some reason, I think that's a lips-sealed secret. Just like all the secrets my siblings have told me