The Modern Fairy Tale Town Book 1: Magic is Coming

chapter 7: The Price of Gold

The next morning came. Evie had a small headache, but she held her head and looked over as her phone alarm was twinkling in her ear and she soon picked it up and turned it off before yawning as she then came to do her weekday morning routine. She then went to the bathroom and began to get dressed before knocking on her little brother's door.

"Hey, Henry! Shake a leg!"

Henry's groan was heard before he was heard shuffling in his room, going to get ready. Evie soon came downstairs and turned around before flinching once she saw her mother right behind her and didn't even realize she was there, so she clutched her chest with a gasp.

"Sorry for the scare, my dear." Regina smirked at her teenage daughter.

"Ugh..." Evie groaned before she took a moment to collect herself. "...It's fine, Mom... Really. Would you like me to make you some coffee?" she then offered wearily.

"That'll be fine, Evie," Regina nodded. "I'll take it to go though."

"Early morning meeting or something?" Evie then asked as she got milk for Henry's bowl of cereal before putting it at his side of the table before she decided to get some too as she took the box of Applejacks and put it aside to ger her mother some coffee.

"You could say that," Regina replied. "I have to be quick and plus, tomorrow is Saturday and you need to be in charge of Henry."

"Meeting?" Evie then guessed.

"City Council," Regina nodded. "I'll be sure to see you two after you wake up, but I can't stay long, but I'll try not to be late either."

"Okay, Mom. I'll look after Henry." Evie replied.

"Just remember not to let him out of the house and that should probably go double for you too, so no seeing her gal pals to talk about cute boys or whatever you teenagers do nowadays." Regina then said.

Evie resisted the urge to scoff and roll her eyes from that. "Yes, Mom..." she then said wearily before nodding.

"Good girl," Regina nodded before looking at her box of cereal. "Why do you kids eat Applejacks when they don't taste like apples?"

"Well... Why do some people think there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? Why do teachers need an answer book? Why do we drink water when our bodies have water in them?" Evie retorted with a small shrug and smirk. "They just do and we just do." she then added, quoting from an old cereal commercial.

"Hm..." Regina smirked back. "Very wise... Don't get too wise though, you'll get yourself in trouble."

Evie merely nodded in response before she began to make the coffee for her mother the way she liked it before she would get her own cereal and sit down. She then finished getting the coffee the way her mother liked it before putting it in her traveling mug and then held it out for her. "Here you go, Mom," she then said. "Piping hot and fresh from the brew."

"Thank you, my dear," Regina approved as she accepted it. "You're becoming quite good at being Mommy's Little Helper."

"Please don't call me that in front of the others." Evie murmured to herself feebly.

"I'll see you and Henry later," Regina decided before she went out the door with her travel mug. "Remember what I said!"

"We will!" Evie replied innocently before groaning slightly once she was alone with her thoughts.

Soon, Henry came downstairs and Evie pushed over his bowl of cereal before she came to have her own with some toast. The siblings both said "Morning" to each other before they began to eat up.