Came Into My World - A Prequel
Chapter One
"If I could stand to be on my own Then I would probably just leave you alone But I'm gonna feel this way till I'm six feet underground
Crazy as it sounds
I need you around"
-Smoking Popes, Need You Around
Seven-year-old Lily Evans slammed her car door shut and prepared for the long car ride from the airport to the beachside in Majorca. She would be on holiday for what would be seven glorious days, if not for the gag factor: her sister, Petunia. Petunia was a moody eleven-year-old girl, and hated Lily for stealing her family spotlight. The car backed out of the driveway, and Petunia had already started to fuss. She did that often, in fact. Petunia's school friends were always picking on her. Lily thought they were disgusting. She laid her head against the seat and dreamt about the warm water and sand between her toes.
"I don't see why we had to bring her," Petunia complained. Her red- headed mother turned around to eye her blonde daughter.
"I don't want to hear it this time, Petunia. No fighting! This is supposed to be vacation for all of us," Violet Evans said. Their father, Richard Evans, spoke from the steering wheel.
"That's right. Please spare us, Nia," Petunia scoffed at her father's pet name for her. Lily laughed under her breath. Petunia glared at her. Lily made a smug face at her sister, then looked out the windows at the wide, rolling hills. They seemed to go on forever in the distance, as elegant as the most elegant castle, as green as. her eyes. Lily often got complements on her glassy, emerald eyes and creamy complexion. Her wavy red hair was pulled into miniature pigtails. Petunia had her dark blonde hair up in a ponytail, and she was very freckled. Their mother had curly, red hair and big brown eyes. Their father had light brown hair and sparkling green eyes that shone when he laughed. Up at the front of the car, their parents were quietly discussing something.
".Strange happenings."
".But Lilac was special.Lily could never." But Lily stopped listening as she saw a large barn owl sweep up in the sky. She grinned. She was a huge animal lover. In the distance she could see the glimmering water and was mesmerized by its beauty. But she snapped to attention when Petunia moaned loudly:
"You don't expect me to hang around with you the whole trip!"
"Young Miss, you will stay with the family unless you want to stay in your hotel room the whole trip," their father said. Petunia gave him an evil eye and her father returned it. The whole family had a temper, especially Lily and her mother.
"Mummy, are we there yet?" Lily asked, smiling winningly. Violet Evans smiled back.
"Almost, sweetums."
"I'm famished," Richard Evans said. "How about some grub?" Petunia and Lily both agreed, for once. So the four stopped in the parking lot of a diner. They all crowded in the little restaurant and were seated in a burgundy-colored booth. The waitress made her way to the family.
"Hi!" she said bouncily. "I'm Poppy, your waitress for the afternoon. Here's your menus, and when you're ready to order, let me know!"
"Alright, then," Richard Evans said. Poppy the waitress bounced away to another booth. Lily stared at her menu, then decided on lunch. She chose to have some chicken strips and chips. Poppy the waitress came back, and the Evans' ordered their meals. It seemed like forever to Lily before the food finally came. She was squirming in her chair. Poppy laid the food on the table, and Lily dug in. She squirted the ketchup on her plate, and opened the gravy to dip her chicken strips in. Petunia made a haughty face at her as she poured the sauce on her expensive steak and cut it up carefully. Lily sipped her Coke through her straw, but Petunia drunk it from the cup snootily. Their parents were talking again, this time discussing the hotel they would be staying in, La Bello.
"Does it really have a golf course and a pool?" Lily asked. Richard nodded his head excitedly. He loved golf.
"Are there boys?" Petunia asked. Violet Evans narrowed her eyes.
"Don't think about it, Nia." Petunia looked disappointed.
"There's shopping, and a beach, and a mall, and lots of other things to do, according to the brochure we received from the hotel," Violet continued.
"What will we do first?" Lily asked.
"Whatever we feel like!" Richard boomed. Lily and Petunia grinned. They all concentrated on their meal now, and they finished somewhat quickly. Poppy brought their check from the back and they paid. They got up and stretched. All four got back into the car, and Richard started talking.
"Now we have to go pick up some groceries and supplies before we get to the hotel, because by the time we get there, we'll be all exhausted," he told them all. "What will we need?"
"Sun cream and beach towels," Lily immediately said.
"Some crisps and snack foods," Petunia said.
"Right. And some cola, chapstick, shampoo, and soap," Violet said. They drove on for a bit in silence, before coming to a large city. They looked out the windows at the beautiful sights and buildings. Mr. Evans pulled into a grocery store.
"Everyone stay together in the store," he said. Everyone got out of the car. Once in the store, Petunia and Lily went crazy.
"We need this!"
"No, we need this! It's really cool!"
"Come on!"
Those were a few of the excited fragments said. They had bought several different colas, crisp flavours, and doughnuts for in the morning, in case someone missed the breakfast the hotel provided. They got to the checkout line. It was backed up pretty far. 'Great' Lily thought.
"Mum, I can't just stand here," Petunia complained. Violet rolled her eyes.
"Then sit on the cold floor," Lily said.
"No," Petunia answered.
"Then you'll have to stand up like a human," Lily retorted.
"Shut up, troll!" Petunia shouted. Their mother shushed them.
"Then tell her to stop!" Petunia whined.
"I will make both of you stop if this continues!" their mother snapped. "Stop acting like a child, Petunia." Petunia folded her arms and pouted. You could tell where she had attempted to put on lipstick, and failed to do it. It was bright red, and smudged onto her teeth. Lily snickered, and Petunia noticed.
"What is it?" Petunia said. Lily ignored her. It was finally their turn in the checkout line, and they placed their items on the conveyor belt.
The grocer placed the items in plastic bags.
"Petunia, go put the cart up," Violet said.
"Make Lily do it," Petunia said lazily.
"Petunia Sophia Evans! Don't be lazy, go put up the cart," Violet repeated again. Petunia grabbed the cart and stuck her nose up haughtily. She walked the cart over to the designated cart drop-off and walked back over to her family. As they were getting in the car, Richard Evans leaned back and look at the girls.
"We will have none of this fighting on our holiday. We are going to have a good time. If I ever have to pull this car over, I will, and believe me, you are not going to like it!" Richard said to both of them, but he glared at Petunia. She muttered something under her breath and rolled her eyes. They started the car and backed out of the parking lot silently, and into the busy street.
They drove in jammed traffic, as everyone else did, in the busy summer vacation months. Horns honked. Both of Lily's parents looked extremely vexed as traffic inched along the busy road. Richard Evans honked his horn.
"At least we can look at all the sights," Lily said feebly. Her mother smiled.
"Yes, that's true," she said. Lily smiled. It was beautiful. There were a million things to do in the city. She could see arcades. Candy shops, movie theatres, shops, golf courses, horseback riding, and snorkeling advertisements dotted the street.
"Do you think that we can do all of this?" Petunia asked, bad mood forgotten. She was just as excited, if not more, than Lily.
"Most of it, maybe not everything!" their mother answered. They laughed.
"Oh well! I want to go snorkeling!" Lily exclaimed.
"I want to go shopping!" Petunia said.
"Or looking for seashells on the beach!" Lily suggested.
"Building sandcastles!" Petunia said. And as they inched along on the jam-packed road, all family hostility was forgotten.
"That's the spirit!" their father called from behind the wheel.
"Who has the camera?" Violet asked. Lily and Petunia looked at each other.
"I do." Petunia said, and handed it to her mother.
"Thank you," her mother accepted the camera. The traffic finally started moving along again, and their father let out a heavy sigh of relief.
"Will there be a lot of people at the hotel?" Petunia asked.
"Maybe," their father said. "Most likely, because of the holiday." They finally caught sight of the grand hotel. It was a very tall building, in Lily's eyes. She couldn't wait to explore its many corridors and start visiting attractions.
"There's the hotel," their father said.
"It's tall," Petunia stated.
"What floor are we on?" Lily asked. Lily's mother looked back at her.
"We're on the fifth floor," she said. Lily looked exasperated.
"I hope they have lifts!" Lily said. Everyone laughed. They got close enough to the hotel to see the shining swimming pool and lush, green hills where people were playing golf. The building was even taller up close.
"Ahh. Golf. Man's greatest sport," Richard Evans said. Violet Evans rolled her eyes.
"Oh, please. I hope they have tennis courts!" Violet said enthusiastically, rubbing her hands together.
"I just want to get into that swimming pool!" Lily said. But really, in her head, all she wanted was a friend to play with at this huge place, because Petunia wasn't very compatible. They pulled into the parking lot of the hotel and shut off the car. Richard Evans sighed again.
"Here we are," he said.
Chapter One
"If I could stand to be on my own Then I would probably just leave you alone But I'm gonna feel this way till I'm six feet underground
Crazy as it sounds
I need you around"
-Smoking Popes, Need You Around
Seven-year-old Lily Evans slammed her car door shut and prepared for the long car ride from the airport to the beachside in Majorca. She would be on holiday for what would be seven glorious days, if not for the gag factor: her sister, Petunia. Petunia was a moody eleven-year-old girl, and hated Lily for stealing her family spotlight. The car backed out of the driveway, and Petunia had already started to fuss. She did that often, in fact. Petunia's school friends were always picking on her. Lily thought they were disgusting. She laid her head against the seat and dreamt about the warm water and sand between her toes.
"I don't see why we had to bring her," Petunia complained. Her red- headed mother turned around to eye her blonde daughter.
"I don't want to hear it this time, Petunia. No fighting! This is supposed to be vacation for all of us," Violet Evans said. Their father, Richard Evans, spoke from the steering wheel.
"That's right. Please spare us, Nia," Petunia scoffed at her father's pet name for her. Lily laughed under her breath. Petunia glared at her. Lily made a smug face at her sister, then looked out the windows at the wide, rolling hills. They seemed to go on forever in the distance, as elegant as the most elegant castle, as green as. her eyes. Lily often got complements on her glassy, emerald eyes and creamy complexion. Her wavy red hair was pulled into miniature pigtails. Petunia had her dark blonde hair up in a ponytail, and she was very freckled. Their mother had curly, red hair and big brown eyes. Their father had light brown hair and sparkling green eyes that shone when he laughed. Up at the front of the car, their parents were quietly discussing something.
".Strange happenings."
".But Lilac was special.Lily could never." But Lily stopped listening as she saw a large barn owl sweep up in the sky. She grinned. She was a huge animal lover. In the distance she could see the glimmering water and was mesmerized by its beauty. But she snapped to attention when Petunia moaned loudly:
"You don't expect me to hang around with you the whole trip!"
"Young Miss, you will stay with the family unless you want to stay in your hotel room the whole trip," their father said. Petunia gave him an evil eye and her father returned it. The whole family had a temper, especially Lily and her mother.
"Mummy, are we there yet?" Lily asked, smiling winningly. Violet Evans smiled back.
"Almost, sweetums."
"I'm famished," Richard Evans said. "How about some grub?" Petunia and Lily both agreed, for once. So the four stopped in the parking lot of a diner. They all crowded in the little restaurant and were seated in a burgundy-colored booth. The waitress made her way to the family.
"Hi!" she said bouncily. "I'm Poppy, your waitress for the afternoon. Here's your menus, and when you're ready to order, let me know!"
"Alright, then," Richard Evans said. Poppy the waitress bounced away to another booth. Lily stared at her menu, then decided on lunch. She chose to have some chicken strips and chips. Poppy the waitress came back, and the Evans' ordered their meals. It seemed like forever to Lily before the food finally came. She was squirming in her chair. Poppy laid the food on the table, and Lily dug in. She squirted the ketchup on her plate, and opened the gravy to dip her chicken strips in. Petunia made a haughty face at her as she poured the sauce on her expensive steak and cut it up carefully. Lily sipped her Coke through her straw, but Petunia drunk it from the cup snootily. Their parents were talking again, this time discussing the hotel they would be staying in, La Bello.
"Does it really have a golf course and a pool?" Lily asked. Richard nodded his head excitedly. He loved golf.
"Are there boys?" Petunia asked. Violet Evans narrowed her eyes.
"Don't think about it, Nia." Petunia looked disappointed.
"There's shopping, and a beach, and a mall, and lots of other things to do, according to the brochure we received from the hotel," Violet continued.
"What will we do first?" Lily asked.
"Whatever we feel like!" Richard boomed. Lily and Petunia grinned. They all concentrated on their meal now, and they finished somewhat quickly. Poppy brought their check from the back and they paid. They got up and stretched. All four got back into the car, and Richard started talking.
"Now we have to go pick up some groceries and supplies before we get to the hotel, because by the time we get there, we'll be all exhausted," he told them all. "What will we need?"
"Sun cream and beach towels," Lily immediately said.
"Some crisps and snack foods," Petunia said.
"Right. And some cola, chapstick, shampoo, and soap," Violet said. They drove on for a bit in silence, before coming to a large city. They looked out the windows at the beautiful sights and buildings. Mr. Evans pulled into a grocery store.
"Everyone stay together in the store," he said. Everyone got out of the car. Once in the store, Petunia and Lily went crazy.
"We need this!"
"No, we need this! It's really cool!"
"Come on!"
Those were a few of the excited fragments said. They had bought several different colas, crisp flavours, and doughnuts for in the morning, in case someone missed the breakfast the hotel provided. They got to the checkout line. It was backed up pretty far. 'Great' Lily thought.
"Mum, I can't just stand here," Petunia complained. Violet rolled her eyes.
"Then sit on the cold floor," Lily said.
"No," Petunia answered.
"Then you'll have to stand up like a human," Lily retorted.
"Shut up, troll!" Petunia shouted. Their mother shushed them.
"Then tell her to stop!" Petunia whined.
"I will make both of you stop if this continues!" their mother snapped. "Stop acting like a child, Petunia." Petunia folded her arms and pouted. You could tell where she had attempted to put on lipstick, and failed to do it. It was bright red, and smudged onto her teeth. Lily snickered, and Petunia noticed.
"What is it?" Petunia said. Lily ignored her. It was finally their turn in the checkout line, and they placed their items on the conveyor belt.
The grocer placed the items in plastic bags.
"Petunia, go put the cart up," Violet said.
"Make Lily do it," Petunia said lazily.
"Petunia Sophia Evans! Don't be lazy, go put up the cart," Violet repeated again. Petunia grabbed the cart and stuck her nose up haughtily. She walked the cart over to the designated cart drop-off and walked back over to her family. As they were getting in the car, Richard Evans leaned back and look at the girls.
"We will have none of this fighting on our holiday. We are going to have a good time. If I ever have to pull this car over, I will, and believe me, you are not going to like it!" Richard said to both of them, but he glared at Petunia. She muttered something under her breath and rolled her eyes. They started the car and backed out of the parking lot silently, and into the busy street.
They drove in jammed traffic, as everyone else did, in the busy summer vacation months. Horns honked. Both of Lily's parents looked extremely vexed as traffic inched along the busy road. Richard Evans honked his horn.
"At least we can look at all the sights," Lily said feebly. Her mother smiled.
"Yes, that's true," she said. Lily smiled. It was beautiful. There were a million things to do in the city. She could see arcades. Candy shops, movie theatres, shops, golf courses, horseback riding, and snorkeling advertisements dotted the street.
"Do you think that we can do all of this?" Petunia asked, bad mood forgotten. She was just as excited, if not more, than Lily.
"Most of it, maybe not everything!" their mother answered. They laughed.
"Oh well! I want to go snorkeling!" Lily exclaimed.
"I want to go shopping!" Petunia said.
"Or looking for seashells on the beach!" Lily suggested.
"Building sandcastles!" Petunia said. And as they inched along on the jam-packed road, all family hostility was forgotten.
"That's the spirit!" their father called from behind the wheel.
"Who has the camera?" Violet asked. Lily and Petunia looked at each other.
"I do." Petunia said, and handed it to her mother.
"Thank you," her mother accepted the camera. The traffic finally started moving along again, and their father let out a heavy sigh of relief.
"Will there be a lot of people at the hotel?" Petunia asked.
"Maybe," their father said. "Most likely, because of the holiday." They finally caught sight of the grand hotel. It was a very tall building, in Lily's eyes. She couldn't wait to explore its many corridors and start visiting attractions.
"There's the hotel," their father said.
"It's tall," Petunia stated.
"What floor are we on?" Lily asked. Lily's mother looked back at her.
"We're on the fifth floor," she said. Lily looked exasperated.
"I hope they have lifts!" Lily said. Everyone laughed. They got close enough to the hotel to see the shining swimming pool and lush, green hills where people were playing golf. The building was even taller up close.
"Ahh. Golf. Man's greatest sport," Richard Evans said. Violet Evans rolled her eyes.
"Oh, please. I hope they have tennis courts!" Violet said enthusiastically, rubbing her hands together.
"I just want to get into that swimming pool!" Lily said. But really, in her head, all she wanted was a friend to play with at this huge place, because Petunia wasn't very compatible. They pulled into the parking lot of the hotel and shut off the car. Richard Evans sighed again.
"Here we are," he said.