Peter Sage
Born 23 July 2016 to Lysander Sage and Lauren Whatsaname
Spirit Caller
I like to think of myself as living proof that you can get it right with one attempt.
Yes, I'm an only child, but with me, you don't need any siblings. I'm smart, I'm bright, I'm witty and athletic and handsome and charismatic and...
It's not arrogance, it's high self-esteem, self-motivation. Very different things, I'm sure you'll agree. People generally do.
I'm so good, I am completely incredible even without my endowment. I mean, who ever needs to call up African warriors? It's just another extra skill that makes me so great and happy a person.
Dad wasn't quite so sure about this, but then, he's like that all the time. Disagreeing, pretending to be grumpy. For a fully grown man he isn't half childish sometimes. "Sometimes it's like living with a five-year-old," mum said once, but she was laughing as she said it. "It's a good job he straightens up in court or he'd never get anything done. Daft as a brush, that man. Now get lost, I need to check the moussaka."
So that's why the bad mood was such a surprise. He just went around to see his mate Tancred and comes back all upset. I know sometimes things don't go well between them, but I can't pretend it wasn't a shock. He's always seemed so cheerful. The only time I ever saw him really upset was when Grandpa got skin cancer and got annoyed because he was expected to stay in a retirement home.
So he needs a bit of space, apparently. And I understand that, I do. But I still miss that immature man who disappeared yesterday. I miss the pouting face he made when mum made lasagna because he hates it. I miss the sight of him trying to fit on the trampoline and slipping over every time he jumped. And I miss the little sly winks he gave me when nobody was looking. I don't even know why he did it. Did this come naturally or did he have to make an effort? And if so, why? No-one else remembers anything like this before my life, and nobody seems to know why it happened, or at the very least, they won't tell me. All I know is, they say he's changed, and I agree. But when I told them that I had noticed, they just said that wasn't what they'd meant. So not everyone agrees with me. But what can you do?