Chapter 7
Everywhere I walked, my enormous dark shadow loomed ahead of me. I was staggering, swaying, trying to move forward to the small town of Perdido Beach. The black of night covered me overhead and street lights were flickering, barely illuminating the road and creating a dim, desolate atmosphere. My footsteps were thunderous as I trudged onwards. Something in my chest ached, hurting so badly that I actually had to stop and wonder what was wrong. It was so quiet that I could hear my heartbeat, so slow, so steady. With every thump in my chest, the pain increased, getting more sore and raw. I looked at the town and something about it made the pain worse; something about, something in it, someone in it.
I knew there was something very wrong, very very wrong about the town. It was too quiet, too calm. Or was it just the opposite? The scene changed, the night flew by and the sun rose in only a matter of seconds. I saw the church's peak begin to sway and screams of so many children reached my ears. The sounds of snarls and growls was warped in, making my head hurt with too much thought. I wanted to see what happened. I wanted to see so badly; but I didn't. Something in my gut told me I could go… but something in my gut told me otherwise. The voices got louder and my eyes opened wide. "NOOOOOO!"
I was suddenly in the plaza, watching a girl cling to a body; very much dead. She wept as other children fled; large animals chasing them, biting, snapping, killing. The girl sobbed so hard that the entire front of the body was soaked. Her tear-drenched face was marbled with dirt and blood coming from a gash over her eye. "Noooo…" She moaned, shaking uncontrollably. My mind was too fogged and confused to piece her face together with a name. Her eyes were dull and had dark circles, her cheeks sunken in and her face pale. I knew her, I knew her… My eyes narrowed in a desperate attempt to find her identity, but it was in vain.
"ORC!" I turned to find where my name had been shouted. "ORC! GET UP!"
I awoke to find Howard shaking me. "Orc, man, get up!" Shoving and making him land in his cot, I flipped my blanket over my head. I remembered where I was; in the stupid freakin basement of stupid freakin Eve and her stupid freakin friends and her stupid freakin sister with their stupid freakin pets… I grumbled something not very nice under my breath. Howard rubbed his head where he hit it against the cot's metal bar. "Man, not cool…"
"Shut up." I growled from under the wool blanket, which itched and was not as soft as it looked. "I ain't gettin' up."
Howard stood up, kicking his pillow that fell on the ground under his cot. "Orc man, they're making breakfast."
Food? I tore the cover off of my face and gave him a look. "Wha…?" I asked, still groggy.
"I said they're makin' breakfast, man. Like fruit and toast or sumthin'…" He seemed to think this over. It had a click in my mind, too; like a chain reaction. Didn't the fruit rot? And the bread get all moldy? He noticed the look on my face and then cocked his head to the side. "What's with you?"
"Ain't no more bread and fruit… right?" I asked and looked over at him at the corner of my eye, stilling sitting on the cot. Howard nodded slowly, looking over at the staircase warily.
"That's what I thought… Sam said that the fruit got all gross or dried up and the bread was all green…" It was the first time I had ever heard him call Sam-Sam the fireman just Sam. Things were changing. "What's up with those girls…?"
I shrugged, rubbing my eye, my sight slightly hazy. Getting up, I could hear something and I looked up; nothing. But there was something; it was faint and muffled, like we were far away from it. Howard stopped and was about to say something, but it seemed to catch his attention, too. He looked around and then frowned. "What is up with those girls?!"
We both walked over to the staircase, some cement chipping off of the floor. The noise got louder and we stared at the door so very far away. "You go first." Howard said and I scowled as I rolled my eyes. I began to jog up, the boards creaking in protest. I could hear the noise get louder and louder as I neared the upstairs and yet I got more and more confused. It was just before the door that I realized it was not just noise, but music. Curiosity got the best of me and when Howard was just behind me, I opened the door.
I wanna rock right now!
I wanna - I wanna rock right now!
I wanna - I wanna rock right now - now - now - rock right now!
I wanna - I wanna rock right now!
I wanna - I wanna rock right now!
I wanna - I wanna rock...right...now!
Each girl was preparing for breakfast; Odette was buttering toast, Pete was shoving bread into an old toaster, Lavender was placing plates and other utensils out on the table, Andrea was washing fruit, Eve was slicing up apples, and Savannah was placing the fresh fruit in bowls. But what was so different was that their feet were shuffling, their heads bobbing, hips swaying, dancing to Rock That Body by the Black Eyed Peas as they made the dishes.
Howard leaned over to me and with a smirk said, "I think I could get used to this…" His smirk widened as Eve and Odette laughed, bumping their hips together to the bass' beat. His foot began to tap to the beat and his head nodded up and down, steady to the music's rhythm. There was something different about the scene and I couldn't put my finger on it.
I looked over everything, slowly. Then it hit me; Eve was wearing her large brim sunhat and a colorful apron over her clothes, like before. Her eyes sparkled again as she and Lavender danced to the music, singing loudly and proudly. I smirked as Lavender turned back to her work and she whirled around, grabbing Andrea's wet hands and twirling her around. Howard grinned and ran over, beginning to dance himself. Pete turned, seeing him, and was shocked. Her eyes opened wide and her mouth changed to a small 'o' shape. He saw, grabbing one of her wrists and doing the same thing Eve had just done. I was surprised to see Pete giggle and allow him to dance with her.
So this is how everyday is going to be? Waking up every morning after a nightmare, coming upstairs for breakfast, and then dancing? I frowned and watched them as they danced, laughed, and sang. I don't like dancing. I don't like singing. I felt something and looked down to see Lavender grabbing my hand, trying to pull me in. "C'mon!" She giggled. "It's more fun than just regular old cooking!"
I rolled my eyes, letting her pull in vain on my wrist. After a few seconds she rolled her own eyes. "Fine, don't have fun. But you'll be sorry." Her voice wasn't mean or angry, but just as though she had said the simplest fact in the entire world. She turned around and ran to her friends and Howard, grabbing Savannah's wrist and dancing again.
The song ended abruptly with a final 'I wanna rock. Right. Now.' And then shut off. They all were smiling and their cheeks were pink from laughing. I looked over at the table and saw that everything was set up; juice was poured, fruit was laid out, and toast was buttered. I blinked a few times, realizing that over that one song, they had managed to prepare the entire breakfast. I didn't like the dancing, but there was food, and that was all that mattered.
Lavender jumped onto a stool and waited for the others and myself to sit down before she grabbed herself a few strawberries. Howard shoved a slice of toast into his mouth and tried to speak, but all that came out were crumbs. Savannah glared at him as he wiped his mouth, some melted butter in the corners of his lips. "Speak the king's English for god's sake, Howard; and chew your food."
He rolled his eyes. "Jeez, you sound like my ma, girl." Grabbing another piece of toast, he tried again. "Where did you get the bread and fruit? Sam said there ain't no more." He looked around and Pete spoke up.
"It was Eve and Savannah's grandmother who had everything; she stocked up on foods in case anything should happen. Especially packages of 'just add water' bread mix." Pete chewed on a banana and smiled. "The fruit is freshly picked."
Howard and I were about to cram food in our mouths, but we stopped short, giving each other looks. Howard cocked his head to the side in confusion. "You're tellin' me that you make your own bread and grow your own fruit?"
The girls looked at one another and there was a mix of shrugging and nodding of heads. Andrea was one who nodded her head. "I suppose we do; Mrs. Dathannach had started a garden in her backyard when she moved here. Because we had tended the garden and her trees, we earn our reward; being bundles of food." She took a bite out of a pear.
Savannah picked up some toast and took a chunk out of it. Once she swallowed her bite, she spoke. "It's a lot harder than it looks, too. So if you guys plan on staying here, you're going to have to work. That means watering with us, weeding with us, harvesting with us. Got it?"
Howard frowned and shook his head, putting his opened orange on his plate. "No way, girl. Not fair."
Her face turned a little red and she pointed at him. "You are staying at our house, aren't you? Then you will work."
I stood up, my chair skidding back and a scowl on my face. "We ain't gonna do no work."
She stood up, not at all matching my towering height, but her chair skidded farther and louder than mine and her scowl seemed as intimidating. "Do you really want to start this, buddy? We all know who's going to win, too…" Her eyes seemed to have a burning effect and she could stare me down all day, without blinking once.
Lavender pursed her lips, looking up at the ceiling. "Shockingly, Orc, you'd lose this battle…" Howard gaped at her words and she just shrugged. "Savannah's smarter. She'd make him really really mad and he'd get all jumbled up. He'd then do something to let his anger go, like trying to punch her and she'd just get out of the way and let him hurt himself."
I scowled at her and Eve stood up. "Sit down; both of you." Her face was expressionless and her tone was flat. Savannah and I sat. Eve sat down after we did and took a bite out of an apple, wiping her mouth on her wrist. "I don't want any arguments. If we let it go, it'll get worse and worse between all of us." She looked at Howard and I. "I don't care if it seems unfair, but you need to work. We are letting you stay under this roof and we are feeding you our food; the food that we had harvested and worked for. You need to respect that and understand that we need to –as sappy as this sounds- work together."
It seemed she was done until she turned to the girls. Howard and I were in shock as she spoke to the others. "And I want you to understand that they are our guests. We respect them and be courteous like any other person had walked through our doors. Believe me; I'm going to try my best, too." Eve looked around and then smiled. "Alright, now that that's out of my system; what do you guys plan on doing today?"
Pete chirped up. "I'm going in the back woods for some quiet time. I found a great spot for some inspiration for my novel!"
Andrea picked up an apple slice. "Maybe I'll spend some time working on some equations from an old text book that I found on one of the bookshelves…"
Savannah looked over at the two cats sitting on the kitchen window sill, their fur shimmering under the sun's rays. "I think I'm going to actually going to record some plants in the area."
Eve nodded and stirred her straw in her orange juice. "I'm going down the street to check for any food or other people." Odette nodded, grabbing another strawberry and popping it into her mouth.
"I'll come with you. Never know when you might need some…" She stood up, flexing. "Odette muscle!"
Lavender giggled, making Odette smile. She drank the rest of her juice and looked over at Eve. "Guess what I'm going to do!"
Eve tapped her lips with her forefinger as she pretended to wonder. "Well, let's see…" A tiny smile played on her face. "Couldn't be playing with your dragons, now could it?"
Lavender nodded vigorously, her smile glowing on her little face. "Yup! Today, Waterfall will try to meet Mint at the festival of the New Circle, but Eggplant will come back!"
Pete frowned. "Hey! You know Mint loves Eggplant and would never betray him to Waterfall!"
Lavender stuck out her tongue. "That's what he gets for leaving her for 10 years!"
Pete folded her arms across her chest, pouting like she was five. "You have to be kidding me! He had to! Or else she'd die, remember?!"
Howard gave them a blank stare and Eve smiled apologetically. "Sorry, it's just a game we used to play when we were younger…" She looked at Lavender. "Hey, and what about Scorch?"
Lavender nodded, seeming to remember the name. "Oh yeah, she goes with Infinity." Lavender squealed. "Oh, they're too cute together!"
Eve blushed, laughing. "I knew they would end up together!"
Howard cocked his head. "Scorch? Infinity?"
"My characters in the game; we used to base the characters off of us. Scorch is my character." She explained, getting up from the table and putting her plate into the sink, the clatter making the cats on the window sills jump up. She smiled, picking her head up a bit more so we could see her face under her large brimmed hat. "Maybe you two would like to tell us where you will be going?"
Howard shrugged and I just crammed another slice of toast in my mouth. He took a sip of his juice and looked over at Eve. "Maybe you'd need a little help from the…" He inhaled sharply. "The men… when you go out for this" He thought a moment and then smirked. "journey?"
Odette laughed placing her plate in the sink as well. Eve turned on the water and let it steam awhile before beginning to wash dishes. Odette shook her head, still giggling. "I think we can handle ourselves, Howard…" With a little snort and under her breath, she joked, "If anything, they'd need some saving…" I heard it and frowned.
She saw and made a little motion with her hands towards her mouth. "You gotta little sumthin'…" I wiped my wrist across my mouth and found that there was some melted butter leftover from all the toast cramming. Savannah picked up plates that had no food on them, stacking them up and giving them to Eve, who washed the quickly and set them up to the side to dry. Pete stood up, giving Lavender's hand a playful smack as she reached for another strawberry. Lavender pouted and then laughed when Pete reached for an apple slice, and Andrea gave her a proper slap on the wrist.
Howard leaned over and whispered. "They act like ain't nuthin' happened. Like they had no parents, man…"
I nodded, watching Lavender about to fall over as she got down from the tall stool and Savannah catch her, ruffling her blonde hair when Lavender turned around and thanked Savannah. Eve was telling Pete to be home before dark so she could have supper (supper?) with everyone. Andrea was reading a text book, playfully pushing Odette away when she made faces behind her back, whispering numbers and things to confuse the brainiac. They were too much like a family already; they moved on too fast…
After the dishes were washed and the table was cleared, the girls began to go their separate ways; Savannah ran outside with Pete at her heels, both chatting about something, Lavender running up the staircase to her room, and Andrea going into the living room for her textbook. Odette walked out of the kitchen and to the backyard, leaving the door open for Eve. She turned to us and said quickly, "We'll be back soon so I can get a head start on laundry. I suggest you two find yourselves some extra clothes so we can wash the ones you're wearing now."
Howard snorted, folding his arms across his chest. "Why should we?"
Eve raised an eyebrow. "Because you stink and look disgusting. Find some more clothes and throw your old ones down to the laundry room. As for your… stench." She gave us looks. "Bathe, shower, find a puddle to roll in, or just cover yourself in deodorant; anything is better than smelling like you haven't washed in a month."
I smirked. Technically, that was a compliment. Eve saw it, rolling her eyes, a smile starting to form on her face. "Just please, you guys really smell bad and I don't want random animals walking by to drop dead after getting just one whiff of our place."
Howard laughed and Eve turned to the open door. "Bye guys."
It closed with a soft click and we were basically alone. The sound of a slight breeze between some trees was all that was heard, except for the faint scratch of pencil on paper as Andrea wrote out problems from the textbook. Howard leaned back and grinned. "We got it pretty good here, ain't we?"
I shrugged and put my feet on the table. With a grunt I said, "I guess…"
"We gotta do some work though, man."
"Yeah." I said, simply acknowledging the fact.
Howard stayed silent for a few moments and then spoke up. "What do we do now?"
I looked up at the ceiling and shrugged once more. "I dunno…"
"Eve said we should take a shower…" Howard's upper lips curled a bit. "… I don't think we reek."
Suddenly, it peeked my curiosity. Lifting my arm up, I proceeded to take a whiff. It was a mix between rancid eggs and rotting fish. My arm fell down, limp, as I wrinkled my nose and stuck my tongue out. Howard saw my face and then his eyes opened wide. He coughed a few times and then put his hand on his nose, laughing. "Damn, man! That smelled like crap!" He then thought a moment and lifted his own arm up, and then laughing as his face scrunched up with disgust. "Blech…" His upper lip curled up and his tongue fell over his lower lip.
A few minutes went by as we debated whose pit smelled worse. It was like before the big POOF; like we were back in the school, hanging in a closet or in a courtyard, avoiding class. The nostalgic taste of the now foreign school days was bitter sweet; sweet because it was good to feel at ease, bitter because I knew I could never really go back to just being the school bully.
Howard was just about to lay down another argument about why his pit smelled worse than mine, there was a CRASH that made both of us jump from our seats. It wasn't like we were scared; no way, we never get scared. But we were more cautious now. Howard furrowed his brows. "Sounded like it came from outside."
I walked around the table and opened the back door, looking out. No one was getting into the house on my watch and they won't leave without at least one bone broken. I couldn't see a single person, but the sounds of crashing glass and skidding furniture was louder. Howard ran over and seemed to notice. He looked up at me, giving me a look. "Should we go out and check it out?"
I assumed that when walked out onto the grass that I had answered his question. A CRACK reached our ears and we looked down the street, where we saw movement in a house not too far from where we stood. Howard and I ran around to the front yard and jumped the picket fence, listening as more noises penetrated the usually silent street. CRASH! BOOM!SHATTER! BANG! BANG!
No one spoke as we stood in front of the house. The shadows of people were obvious as silhouettes glided across the windows. Howard and I looked at each other, silently wondering if we should go in. I knew that if it hadn't been for the girls taking us in, we would have gone in without a second thought. Now it was different. One wrong move and we would be out on our butts, homeless and without food or water. There was a shriek and we both ran in; it was Odette.
Running up the steps, I shoved the door open, my fingers barely touching the handle. It swung open and we looked around as the picture was drawn out before us. Odette was behind a couch with Eve running around with her. Another girl was yelling at them, her long blonde hair shaking with her head. "Get out!" She pointed at the two wide-eyed girls. "I found the food first!"
Odette stood up, her hand outstretched and as though patting the air. "We're not stealing your food!" The other girl grabbed a plate and threw it toward Odette. She shrieked and ducked, Eve and her placing their hands over their heads as shards flew everywhere. Odette had her eyes closed tight as she tried to speak. "It's all yours! The food's yours!"
"We just want to talk!" Eve kept her hand close to herself, as though she was ready whenever the other girl could attack. The other girl's hands were clenched into fists as she frowned.
"No!" She screamed. "You're trying to trick me! I found the food first; it's mine!"
Eve got out from behind the couch, feeling bold. "We don't want the food; you can take it…" Her eyes pleaded and she stared at the girl. "Don't worry about that, we don't want it."
The girl's eyes warily watched her as Eve walked slowly in front of the couch. Suddenly, her eyes narrowed. "Liar!" The girl yelled and lunged. Her fist plowed into Eve's gut. Her eyes opened wide and the wind was swept out of her. Eve sputtered as she fell, the girl's leg swinging and hitting Eve's legs; accurate, precise, and strong. Eve landed hard and rolled out of the way when the girl punched the floor where she had just been. I ran over, grabbing the girl from behind and wrapping my arms around her torso, squeezing her arms against her sides.
She kicked me and struggled against my grip. "Let! Ugh, ME! GO!" She wiggled in my grasp as Eve got up and Odette got out from behind the couch.
Howard grinned and gave me a thumbs up. "Nice job, Orc man!"
The girl stopped squirming and sputtered, "O-Orc?"
Eve held her torso as she got up, looking over at Odette. "You okay, girlie?" She asked her and Odette nodded.
"Yeah, I'm fine…" Odette jogged over to Eve's side and lifted her shirt up enough to take a look at the wound. It was a bright red in contrast to her pale skin. The center was turning darker and darker. Eve winced and then smiled, laughing a little.
"Nothing like a good ol' fight to toughen you up, right?" Eve asked Odette and she smiled.
"Just like back home, girlie." Odette answered and looked over at Howard and me. "What are you guys doing here? You were supposed to watch the house."
Eve sat on the couch, careful not to sit on any shards of china. She looked over at me and the girl. "Can we trust you not to hurt us?"
I saw the back of her head bob up and down furiously. "Yeah, just tell him to let go! I-I won't do anything, promise!" Eve looked directly at me and nodded.
I let the girl go and she ran over by Odette and Eve, giving me looks with her dark brown eyes. Eve spoke first. "Who are you?" She asked and the girl bit her lip.
"I'm Genevieve Hawkins." She said. Eve outstretched her free hand and the blonde shook it, smiling finally. "Call me Maye, though."
Odette shook her hand next. "Maye?" She asked, smiling.
Maye laughed. "Yeah, it's my middle name. Kind of like it better when people call me that instead of Genevieve…" She turned to Eve and rubbed the back of her neck. "Listen, I'm really sorry. It's just that I've been so hungry for so long and the thought of food made me go crazier than a mental person who thinks they're an orange." Howard laughed as Eve and Odette giggled.
Maye pointed to Eve. "You might want to put an ice pack on that…"
Eve nodded and began to get up, her nose wrinkling. She bit her lower lip and spoke softly. "A little help…?"
Maye and Odette grabbed her arms, looping them around their necks and walking with her out the door. Howard and I followed behind as Odette talked. "You didn't answer my question from before; why'd you guys come over here? You were supposed to watch the house." Her voice was flat.
Howard spoke up. "We heard some noises and came over to check it out. Gotta problem with that?"
Odette turned her head, her eyes narrowed and her mouth open and ready to argue, when her mouth clamped shut. She turned back to the front and muttered, "No."
It was silent as we walked back to the house. We entered the living room and Maye and Odette let Eve sit on the couch. Odette ran to the kitchen, saying that she was going to get an ice pack. Eve looked up and laughed. "Guess I've really been accident prone lately…"
Maye sat down beside her, giving her a curious look. "What did you do before?"
"Hit my head on a cot."
Maye laughed, letting her head fall back. "You sound clumsier than a two-legged dog in a rolling car!"
Eve giggled and smiled. "Good one!"
Howard folded his arms across his chest and gave Eve a look. "So what happened?"
"Yeah?" I asked, feeling slightly left out. Eve rolled her eyes and then explained.
"Odette and I scouted the houses down the street, going one to the other. Well, we went into one where Maye was sleeping." She looked over at Maye. "Maye was alarmed and came down the stairs, throwing a few –good; I have to admit- curses at us." Maye beamed. "Well, we tried to explain that all we were there for was to take note of who may or may not be living there and if there was any food or supplies we could use."
Eve rubbed the back of her neck. "Needless to say, she didn't believe us. She threw a plate and we tried to run away."
Maye sheepishly smiled. "Hehehe… I'm too fast for my own good…"
Eve nodded. "It was kind of obvious that she wanted us out, but wanted to show us why not to come back. So she threw another plate and Odette duck and covered under a table. After the plate left Maye's hands, Odette jumped out and pushed the table's side into Maye's gut." Maye rubbed her sore torso. "I grabbed Odette and we ran again. Maye was about to throw something, but I found a plate and threw it before she could. While Maye shielded herself, we ran to the couch, when you guys showed up."
Howard nodded as Odette entered the room, ice pack in hand. Eve took it and placed it over herself, sighing. "Oh, that feels good…"
Maye, out of the corner of her eye, looked at me and Howard. "What those two doing here?" Her voice less vibrant than before.
Eve looked over from thanking Odette and then her face got serious. "Why do you ask?" She looked at Maye.
Maye pursed her lips. "Because I heard that they were in some group. One that Caine was keeping secret, like they had gotten freaky powers." Her eyes showed some fear. "Kids are saying that this group is being formed to…" She bit her lips. "kill other kids with powers…"
Our jaws fell and I could feel anger boil in my blood. "What?!" I roared and she flinched.
Eve stood up, wincing quickly and putting her hand out. Her voice was dripping with some pain. "Don't worry; you know it's not true Orc. That's what matters, it's not true."
Howard frowned. "You kiddin' me girl?! Don't kids get it?!"
Odette shook her head. "No, they don't." Odette looked at Maye. "How did these rumors start up so fast?"
Maye shrugged. "I don't know; I didn't make 'em up, just heard 'em." Eve shook her head slowly.
"I can't believe it was so fast; barely a day went by and everyone's coming up with conspiracy theories…" Maye snorted.
"Neither can I. Things have gone real bad of you ask me…" We all nodded in agreement. Maye stood up and looked over at the door. "I have to get going. I want to get some food and head out."
Eve and Odette exchanged glances. Odette gave her a look. "You sure you don't want to stay the night?"
Maye shook her head and smiled. "Nah, I'll be alright. You guys go to the town often?"
Eve shrugged. "Sometimes…"
Maye nodded. "Well, if you come by, check near the plaza. I usually go there to meet up with some friends. We can talk and stuff."
The girls smiled. "We'd like that." They answered together and Maye laughed.
"Alright, I guess I better head out-" Maye started to leave.
Eve interrupted her. "Wait!" Maye stopped and looked back. Eve gave her a desperate look. "You have to promise not to tell a single person that Howard and Orc are staying here." Maye frowned and then Eve added with exhaustion in her voice, "Please…"
Maye's frown faded and she slowly nodded, her eyes showing concern. "Yeah, no problem… I can keep it down low."
Odette smiled. "Thanks girl. We'll see you again, okay? Come by if you need anything."
Maye smiled appreciatively and opened the front door. "Bye! Nice meeting you!" Everyone except me waved good-bye and said their farewells as the door clicked shut. It was silent for a few moments, like tension was so thick that it had stuffed our ears shut and no noise would ever reach them again. Howard's voice cut through and broke the silence.
"Do you really think we can trust her?"
Eve shook her head, making a knot in my chest (and I'm sure in Howard's) get tighter. "I don't know… only time will tell."
Odette nodded and helped Eve up. "I'm going to start a lunch."
"I'm going to do some laundry." Eve stated and they both gave each other nods as the separated to their own ways.
Somehow, I knew that Howard and I were just going to have to learn their ways. I knew that even though we had claimed this place our home, it was far from being ours. We just had to sit tight and try to stay on as we rode this ride out. Howard gave me a look and then frowned. "Just a FAYZ, man, just a FAYZ."
And I didn't know if it was.
Miss Rouge Apple~ Okay, this chapter wasn't my favorite (chapter six was) but I'm glad that I introduced Genevieve! Lisa, I hope you enjoyed the entrace of your OC (if you didn't, I'm very sorry) and if you believe that I did not write her the way that you had hoped, please tell me so I can -in the future- write her more to your liking. Thank you for reading and please review! Toodle-oo, dearies!
By The Way: Mrs. Dathannach is Eve and Savannah's grandmother on their father's side. So, they are Eve Dathannach and Savannah Dathannach!
