Devil's Spawn (Flowers in the attic)

𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝟷

People use the color yellow to symbolize hope. Yellow...like the sun we rarely saw. When I was very young, I thought life would be like one long and perfect summer day. After all, it started out that way. We were five beautiful children with blond hair and porcelain skin. We looked like those fancy dresden dolls. That grace shelves and mantels. Only we weren't just admired. We were really loved. But that was before. "life is full of surprises," my mother used to say. And greed and fear and shame, as I soon learned. And hopelessness.  We never colored even one of our paper flowers yellow. 

                                                                           Sunny pov: 

I was in the bathroom about to clean the bathtub so I could finish up my chores when I overheard Cathy and Christopher yelling and being the nosey person I am, I obviously had to listen in.  "Give them back Christopher!".  Cathy yelled at Christopher. "Not until you stop pounding on my wall you freak".  I left the bathroom and walked over to Christopher and grabbed Cathy's item. "Will you two stop yelling at each other! I'm trying to finish up my chores!!". "Tell Cathy to quit pounding on my wall and maybe i wouldn't take her stuff" Chris yells at me. "Do I look like your mother? Complain to her about that not me". Cathy and the twins laughed, Chris rolls his eyes.  Since everyone was so busy arguing nobody even noticed that dad walked into the room. "Hey. What do you kids think you're doing? I don't even get a hug?". We all run over to Dad and give him hugs. "DId you get us and gifts! What did you bring us!."  Asked the twins. "Well" Dad sets his suitcase down and hands out his gifts.  "I got some stuffies for the twins, a stethoscope for Christopher, a dress for Summer, and a ring for Cathy". Dad hands us our gifts."Oh dad this dress is beautiful you shouldn't have". I hug dad. Mother walks into the room. "Did you forget about me?". "I could never forget about you". Dad pulls out a beautiful silver necklace and puts it onto mother. "It's beautiful". Mother wraps her arms around dad they kiss. Cathy giggles and  I pick up the twins and take them outside, Cathy follows us and Chris goes to his room to put his stethoscope up and then came outside. Carrie and Cory played in the dirt, Dad and Chris played catch with a frisbey and me and Cathy talked. A little while later Mother comes outside holding a pie. "I hate to break up the party but dinner's almost ready, and I made your favorite.. homemade apple pie". Everyone gets up starts heading inside.  "Oh Corrine you shouldn't have" Dad said.  "She didn't.. mom you forgot to take the bakery label off" said Cathy.  "Ugh Cathy! I could never get any past you huh!".  Mom hugs Cathy.  I get closer to mom and notice she is wearing a new dress! "Mom what's going on? You're wearing a new dress! and a perfume?" Mom smiles at me and then looks at dad. "Well the wife of a vice-president can't wear just any old thing!". Mom does a spin showing off her dress and we turn to look at dad. "Now I was going to wait until it was one hundred percent official but I got promoted!" Dad said cheerfully. "That's great dad" said Chris giving dad a side hug. Cathy looks over to dad with tears in her eyes and runs off to her bedroom. "I'll go talk to her". Dad walks away Cathy's room. I walked over to Chris who was had gone over to mom, Cory and Carrie. Chris smiled as he watched mom play with Carrie and Cory. "You think Cathy was being a bit dramatic?".  "Honestly I don't know she is the closest to dad and she already struggles with him being gone for just a few days ". said Chris.  "Yeah..." We stayed outside until bedtime them we all went to sleep. 

*Next Day*

I dragged Carrie by the arm into the living ."Momma! Sunny is hurting me!". Carrie yelled. "She keeps moving and won't stay still" I yelled. "Summer Raine be gentle with your sister and Carrie listen to what Summer says".  yelled someone isn't mother. I let go of Carrie. "Oh my god mom! What happened to you...your so..so..so ugly!". I touched Chris's face. "Not funny Sunny, Dad is going to be home any minute and you aren't ready! GO GET READY NOW". He said shoving me towards the stairs.  I walked up the stairs, into my bedroom and started getting my stuff for the shower. "I hate when Chris acts like the parent it's so irritating! Especially since he is only a year older than me". "Where is my shampoo? I can't find my shampoo! CATHY DID YOU TAKE MY SHAMPOO?".  *Knock* *Knock* *Knock*   "Come in".  Cathy comes into my bedroom. "Forgot to put it back sorry". She gives me my shampoo and leaves.  I take my shower and get ready. *Knock* *Knock* *Knock* "Who is it?". I yell "It's Chris, Are you almost ready the people are starting to arrive and mother is starting to get a little angry because aren't downstairs". "Yes Im ready".  I open the door and We head downstairs.  (Sunny's dress & hair pictured below)