"Alex's daddy, is it okay if I call you Daddy? Cux, you know, I'm going to
be living here."
"Yes, that would help with appearances, should anyone care to investigate." A blank look came over Elsie's face, but then she understood; he had misunderstood her meaning. She walked away dejectedly.
Alex's house was big. She felt like exploring it. She turned slowly, taking in the grandeur of the high vaulted ceiling and the beautiful, mysterious staircase. Savoring the new angle on the world and the feel and sound of her feet hitting the floor with each step, she made her way toward the stairs. She set her foot upon this first step in the threshold of a new world. She placed a small perfect hand on the handrail and added to her repertoire one more fascinating sensation. She looked up, amazed, imagining her mind filled with all there was to know
Alex, Max, and Isabel walked into the kitchen from the side door.
"Alex," his father sounded like he had something important to say. Alex, Max, and Isabel looked at him, scared. "Your.friend.is going to call me Daddy to uh.avoid suspicion."
(Isabel)"Her whole existence is suspicious."
"Isabel.Don't worry. Noone questioned your strange appearance-at first. Anyway, we'll come up with a story."
"But what if someone checks into it?" Isabel looked on the verge of a breakdown. Alex took her in his arms.
"We'll come up with something." Alex's dad approached them.
"You have someone with government connections," he reminded them, "I can give her an identity." Isabel pulled her head away from Alex and faced Mr. Manes.
"How much power do you have? Won't anyone question it?"
"We have to be careful about who we let in," Max said assertively, as if they all didn't know that already.
"Noone will question it," Mr. Manes asserted.
"Yes, that would help with appearances, should anyone care to investigate." A blank look came over Elsie's face, but then she understood; he had misunderstood her meaning. She walked away dejectedly.
Alex's house was big. She felt like exploring it. She turned slowly, taking in the grandeur of the high vaulted ceiling and the beautiful, mysterious staircase. Savoring the new angle on the world and the feel and sound of her feet hitting the floor with each step, she made her way toward the stairs. She set her foot upon this first step in the threshold of a new world. She placed a small perfect hand on the handrail and added to her repertoire one more fascinating sensation. She looked up, amazed, imagining her mind filled with all there was to know
Alex, Max, and Isabel walked into the kitchen from the side door.
"Alex," his father sounded like he had something important to say. Alex, Max, and Isabel looked at him, scared. "Your.friend.is going to call me Daddy to uh.avoid suspicion."
(Isabel)"Her whole existence is suspicious."
"Isabel.Don't worry. Noone questioned your strange appearance-at first. Anyway, we'll come up with a story."
"But what if someone checks into it?" Isabel looked on the verge of a breakdown. Alex took her in his arms.
"We'll come up with something." Alex's dad approached them.
"You have someone with government connections," he reminded them, "I can give her an identity." Isabel pulled her head away from Alex and faced Mr. Manes.
"How much power do you have? Won't anyone question it?"
"We have to be careful about who we let in," Max said assertively, as if they all didn't know that already.
"Noone will question it," Mr. Manes asserted.
