"Okay, Leni, let's try this again."
Lisa Loud pointed at the chalkboard behind her.
"Leni, read the sentence again." The girl commanded.
"The pidge- pidge- pig flew north for the winter." The blonde spoke, utter confusion escaling her lips.
"No, no. Leni, try again." Lisa said, massaging her temples and closing her eyes, indicating a headache.
Leni opened her mouth once more, but once again repeated the phrase incorrectly.
"No, no, no! Leni, you're wrong again! It's pigeon!" the scientist yelled, getting frustrated with the lack of knowledge Leni portrayed.
Trauma was the leading factor for Leni's decrease in intelligence. Yes, she still acted like a dope most of the time, but their mother was always there to straighten her out. Leni, under complete stress because of the loss, quickly forgot the little information about life that she knew. This lead to her failing eighty percent of her classes. In response, her father took her out of school, and now had her tutored by Lisa.
"Let's try this instead." she placed three different colored bowls onto the table. One red, another blue, and the final one yellow. "Now, pick the blue one."
Leni scrunched her face up in thought. After another minute of concentration, she finally pointed at the blue bowl. Lisa smiled.
"Very good, Leni!" she said, grooming her so that she could get the correct answer often. She picked up the blue bowl and pulled out a water bottle. "Now, I want you to fill the blue bowl with water." she opened the bottle. "Can you do that for me?"
She nodded dumbly then took hold of the plastic bottle. Unfortunately, she tipped it too fast, causing almost all the water to spill onto the carpet. She looked back at Lisa with scared eyes.
Lisa lost her temper, and slammed both hands on the table, letting out loud breaths of air. She tried calming herself down as best as she could. Leni was frustrated. She wanted to know why her sister was so upset, and she wanted to comfort her. Unfortunately, her decrease in normal life skills prevented her from asking what was wrong, so the only thing she could do was cry. Cry because Lisa was mad at her. Cry because she didn't have her mother to help her.
Cry because nothing in her life would be easier ever again.