"Christopher, where's your sister?"
"I don't know mom, I think she said something about a new book."
Jenny walked up to her daughter's attic dungeon. Jenny loved her daughter, but she didn't understand how Llynn could possibly live in such a dream world. There were times when she blamed Bastion. He talked of fantasy as if it were a real thing. There was a book that he told Llynn about that could take you away. Llynn loved to hear the stories. She even told a few of her own. Believing she was a princess, for Heaven sake. But that too was Bastion's fault. He always called her his princess. Jenny thought it was just a cute father daughter thing, like when her dad called her angel; but Llynn seemed to take it to the extreme. Building a small castle in her room, wearing corsets and circlets, Jenny just wanted a normal daughter. She would give anything for Llynn to be a cheerleader like she used to be.
Jenny knocked on her daughter's door, "Llynn honey, are you in there?" There was no answer. "Llynn?" Jenny pushed open the door. The room was empty and candles were lit on the floor. "Llynnya Moon Bux! You know better then to leave candles burning! Where are you?"
Jenny blew out the candles, and set them on Llynn's end table. She also picked up the book that was lying on the floor and placed it on the bed. It was one of her old leather books. Jenny tried to get the girl to read other kinds of books to no avail. She knew she should be happy that Llynn read, Christopher didn't, but she still wanted Llynn to be normal and popular.
Jenny went down the stairs to the kitchen and started to make dinner. Llynn was somewhere, probably hiding in a closet pretending to be in a cave. She will come out for dinner. "Christopher! Did you do your homework?" She called up to her son.
"Yes mom!"
"Come down and help me cook!"
"Ask Llynn!"
"She's busy! Get down here!"
Chris grumbled and saved his game. Trudging down the stairs he cursed his sister. He would get even for this. He made a plan as he helped his mother. He would take this new book that she bought and burn it. It was just a stupid book any way. She probably even read it already. There would be no harm, just revenge.
"I don't know mom, I think she said something about a new book."
Jenny walked up to her daughter's attic dungeon. Jenny loved her daughter, but she didn't understand how Llynn could possibly live in such a dream world. There were times when she blamed Bastion. He talked of fantasy as if it were a real thing. There was a book that he told Llynn about that could take you away. Llynn loved to hear the stories. She even told a few of her own. Believing she was a princess, for Heaven sake. But that too was Bastion's fault. He always called her his princess. Jenny thought it was just a cute father daughter thing, like when her dad called her angel; but Llynn seemed to take it to the extreme. Building a small castle in her room, wearing corsets and circlets, Jenny just wanted a normal daughter. She would give anything for Llynn to be a cheerleader like she used to be.
Jenny knocked on her daughter's door, "Llynn honey, are you in there?" There was no answer. "Llynn?" Jenny pushed open the door. The room was empty and candles were lit on the floor. "Llynnya Moon Bux! You know better then to leave candles burning! Where are you?"
Jenny blew out the candles, and set them on Llynn's end table. She also picked up the book that was lying on the floor and placed it on the bed. It was one of her old leather books. Jenny tried to get the girl to read other kinds of books to no avail. She knew she should be happy that Llynn read, Christopher didn't, but she still wanted Llynn to be normal and popular.
Jenny went down the stairs to the kitchen and started to make dinner. Llynn was somewhere, probably hiding in a closet pretending to be in a cave. She will come out for dinner. "Christopher! Did you do your homework?" She called up to her son.
"Yes mom!"
"Come down and help me cook!"
"Ask Llynn!"
"She's busy! Get down here!"
Chris grumbled and saved his game. Trudging down the stairs he cursed his sister. He would get even for this. He made a plan as he helped his mother. He would take this new book that she bought and burn it. It was just a stupid book any way. She probably even read it already. There would be no harm, just revenge.