We spend all day together. The music so joyous everyone has a smile, Avery cooks Dinner and Evelynn helps her with Etty. George and Maddi sit reading in the corner of the conservatory. August, Shiro and Mitchell talk in the living room. Enid, Ivory and Bellatrix laugh and cheer... all this joy and festivities... but there's a sense of forsakenness in the household.
Dad put himself in a position so he can watch the front the door. He's waiting for someone. Everyone is a puzzle piece but the jigsaw isn't solved without that Man Theodore.
The room Dad and Enid were in, it was his room. If I'm to know anything about him it'll be in there.
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Making my way up the stairs, I look to the door. What am I expecting to find?
Slowly making my way into the room I look around. One of the first things I notice is a photo frame. Walking to it I pick it up and observe.
'This must be Theodore. He's holding a certificate for Journalism... he was a journalist? Why don't they talk about him?'
"He was an interesting man." A voice behind me arises. I jolt and turn.
Ivory walks in.
"I only met him for a few minutes so I'm just as in the dark as you to how he actually was, but I know he was a journalist puppet for the legion..." she takes the photo of me.
"What happened to him?" I ask her.
She looks up at me. "He died three years ago, the details... I wouldn't ask around it's still a sensitive subject even for Mitchell." She explains.
"Oh was he in an accident?!" I ask worried.
She shakes her head. "I think it's best if you weren't told Emaline. We're both strangers into these peoples way of life... don't let their past taint your views on them because believe it will." She places the photo down.
I stand and watch her walk out.
'Their past?'
Feeling my effort was futile I leave the room, walking down the hall and back downstairs. I check the room and see Etty and Evelynn sat in the conservatory.
Entering I see Etty drinking a strong smelling tea and Evelynn drinks some wine.
"Emaline, where have you been?" Evelynn asks me.
I brush her off. "Oh just the bathroom, you know.."
"That time of the month? Get yourself one of these!" Etty rubs her belly.
I tilt my head and smile. "Aha I think I'm good for now-"
"Alright Etty we know your having a baby, to be honest it is quite obvious." She chuckles.
Etty scoffs. "See this Emaline... jealous at its finest! She's just sad that a man wouldn't waste his breathe on her... I wonder why not much to play with."
Etty grabs Evelynn's chest, Evelynn pushes her away and yelps.
"That's where you're wrong Etty! I rather enjoy more than a mans touch! At least I can get off when I do it with a woman!"
Etty sighs.
"Erm... can I have some tea?" I ask ignoring their erm... disagreement.
Etty shakes her head. "I'm sorry but Shiro got me this for Christmas so I don't think it makes sense to share my present..."
"Just give her some, Shiro probably didn't think of you till the last second." Evelynn exclaims.
"Huh?! Not true Shiro probably took a lot of time and consideration to get me this..." she holds the box of tea.
