Farrah ran up the stairs to her room. She remained in her favorite dress,
no matter how wet it was. Her room was the only safe place in the universe
to her. She grabbed her Halo II beanie buddy and hugged it tightly (for
those of you who aren't beanie fanatics, that's a larger version of a
beanie baby, and Halo II is an angel bear). Farrah gazed around her room
and a pic of the family before Jared stirred thoughts of him. He was never
allowed in this room for anything, not even to deliver messages to her.
Only she, her best friends, and Sarah were allowed in the room, if that.
Farrah could clean and repair stuff, so there was no reason for anyone else
to have to come in anyway.
If it wasn't for Sarah, Jared would have long since tidied up her room to his standards. With no fantasy stuff included. He was the kind that believed "You've got to see it to believe it." Sometimes Farrah wondered why Sarah married Jared, or how on God's green earth she could be in love with him. Farrah took a seat on her bed, held her bear out in front of her, and tried the speech again. He had interrupted her with the call right before the trouble line, the line in the speech she could never remember. She sighed: she'd memorized tons of fantasy stories, so why should one little line give her so much trouble? "Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the Goblin City, to take back the child that you have stolen." She paused. "For my will is as strong as yours, and my kingdom as great." She paused again. The footsteps she had heard down the hall stopped in front of her closed door. "Farrah, can I come in?" Sarah asked. "You have no power over me is the next line, by the way. That was the one I could never remember either." Farrah was glad: her own famous actress mother could forget a line, and still be famous. "Come in." she said instead. Sarah quietly opened the door and sat on the bed next to her. "We're going to leave pretty soon. I know how hard it is to be a teenager, trust me. Jared can be a little too harsh at times. Just stay here and enjoy yourself." She said. Then, without another word, other than "Good- bye, see you later." Sarah walked out of the room and shut the door. Farrah listened for the footsteps to disappear. She suddenly got mad again, for the same reason as before. "You really wanted to talk to me didn't you? Practically broke down the door!"
If it wasn't for Sarah, Jared would have long since tidied up her room to his standards. With no fantasy stuff included. He was the kind that believed "You've got to see it to believe it." Sometimes Farrah wondered why Sarah married Jared, or how on God's green earth she could be in love with him. Farrah took a seat on her bed, held her bear out in front of her, and tried the speech again. He had interrupted her with the call right before the trouble line, the line in the speech she could never remember. She sighed: she'd memorized tons of fantasy stories, so why should one little line give her so much trouble? "Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the Goblin City, to take back the child that you have stolen." She paused. "For my will is as strong as yours, and my kingdom as great." She paused again. The footsteps she had heard down the hall stopped in front of her closed door. "Farrah, can I come in?" Sarah asked. "You have no power over me is the next line, by the way. That was the one I could never remember either." Farrah was glad: her own famous actress mother could forget a line, and still be famous. "Come in." she said instead. Sarah quietly opened the door and sat on the bed next to her. "We're going to leave pretty soon. I know how hard it is to be a teenager, trust me. Jared can be a little too harsh at times. Just stay here and enjoy yourself." She said. Then, without another word, other than "Good- bye, see you later." Sarah walked out of the room and shut the door. Farrah listened for the footsteps to disappear. She suddenly got mad again, for the same reason as before. "You really wanted to talk to me didn't you? Practically broke down the door!"
