That night, Penny was in her room getting ready for bed when she heard Percy and Sally talking from the other room.
"Mom," Percy's voice said, "She's not safe while I'm here! My scent will rub off on her. I'm putting her in danger by being here."
Sally's response was smooth. "Train her, teach her to defend herself. Watch over her. Try not to leave her defenless and alone. You can protect her, Percy. You don't need to leave to keep her safe."
"I can't just walk over to her with sword and say, 'I'm going to teach you to fight now, Penny.' She doesn't even know who I am!"
"Percy, you've already started to teach her, you just don't realize it."
Silence.
Finally, Percy asked, "And how have I started training her already?"
Penny could hear the amusement in Sally's voice as she said, "The Bacon Wars."
After hearing Percy and Sally's conversation in the other room, Penny's hands wouldn't stop shaking.
What were they protecting her from? Why did she need to be trained in self defense? What did it have to do with Percy? What was Percy? And what did his scent have to do with anything?
Questions she couldn't answer reeled through her head, making her dizzy. She felt her knees start to go out from beneath her and leaned on the wall for support, slowly lowering herself to the ground.
Then everything went black.
I'm sorry, but I can't write cliffhangers unless they're either really short or really long.
Also, I have officially decided Penny is nine years old.
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Emily Snippet