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Innocent Lies
(The attic. Wyatt, Chris, Grace and the twins are arguing)
Chris: Face it, we have to go tell Mom and the aunts!
Wyatt: Are you kidding? We're already in trouble for the blender thing.
Livvie: That's true…
Sammie: But we have to find Melinda!
Wyatt: Well, we could find a summoning spell—
Grace: Nuh-uh! No more spells—
(Just then, Melinda hearts in with Warren)
Melinda: Here we are Warren! My Auntie Piper's house.
Sammie: Melinda! Oh my gosh we was so worried and—(sees Warren) Who's he?
Melinda: (pulls Warren forward) Guys, this is my new friend Warren! The spell took me to him. (points) Warren, these are my cousins Wyatt, Chris, Sammie, Livvie, and Grace.
Warren: Um, Melinda…
Melinda: Oh. Sorry. I mean Philip. My new friend Philip.
Grace: Huh?
Melinda: His daddy calls him Warren at home, but he's supposed to say that his name is Philip.
Warren: Daddy hates it when I tell people my middle name. I only told Melinda on accident.
Wyatt: (waving aside the comments) Whatever. Melinda, you can't just bring mortals back to the house!
Chris: Yeah, what about "exposure?"
Melinda: It's okay; Philip already knows about magic. That's why the spell took me to him, I think.
Grace: How do you know he's not a demon….
Melinda: (indignant) Warren is good! 'Sides, the Book wouldn't do that!
Sammie: (wide-eyed) He has lots of powers! I can sense 'em.
Warren: (shy) I sense things too! I—
Livvie: You don't have a mommy?
(silence)
Warren: How…how'd you know that?
Melinda: That's Livvie's power; she's a telepath; she can see inside other people's heads unless they're blocked. (sternly) And you shouldn't use your powers without asking.
Livvie: I couldn't help it!
Grace: (aghast) You don't have a mommy? Why not?
Warren: (eyes downcast, sad) There was a big fight with bad magic, and we lost Mommy. Now it's just me and Daddy.
Chris: No brothers or sisters?
Warren: Nope. And none of the other kids at school will play with me; they call me weird.
(Warren shakes his head. Melinda puts a comforting arm around his shoulder)
Melinda: See, the Book brought Warren because he needs us! He can share my mommy with me, and I can be his pretend sister.
Sammie: And we can be his pr'tend cousins…
Livvie: And not-pretend friends!
Grace: (excited) You can play magic games with us, Warren—I mean, Philip.
Warren: (all smiles) That's okay. You guys can call me Warren. (seriously) But only you guys.
Melinda: Don't worry. It's our secret.
Chris: (macho) Ya know Wy, we need to have another man around to deal with all the girls, anyway.
Wyatt: We really, really do. But what are we going to tell the adults? We can't tell them about using the book.
Melinda: Yeah, they'd get mad.
Warren: And my daddy…he'll be mad if he finds out I left daycare.
Chris: (light bulb) I got it! Aunt Billie sometimes brings her innocents over, right? We can tell everybody that she dropped off Warren for us to watch while she—Warren, your dad knows about magic, right?
Warren: (nods) Yup. He uses magic to fight bad guys.
Chris: While she helps Warren's dad fight off a demon, and then Melinda can just heart Warren back to daycare before his daddy picks him up!
Warren: Cool!
(the kids grin at one another.)
Melinda: C'mon, War. Let's play!
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