An Unusual Guest

Hidden In Plain Sight

"Hmm... looks like nothing much has changed since we... wait a minute."

Stanley stopped looking around when he saw the spaghetti cooling on the stove, and Aiden rushed over to check it before his smile grew at the scent. While he was excited to see that spaghetti was going to be on the menu, Jennifer noticed the boots and knapsack on the mat and in the closet respectively, making the family panic over what was going on. The three of them decided to split up and look for any possible intruders, so while Stanley searched the master bedroom and Jennifer scoured the living room and kitchen, Aiden checked his room for anything.

While all of this was happening, Lavender was still in the corner in the closet, and she stayed absolutely still when she heard Aiden entering the bedroom. Thanks to a crack in the door, she could see Aiden looking around his room and even under his bed, but she immediately froze whenever he was looking her way. There were several instances where he could have easily seen her, but he soon left the room to tell his parents that he couldn't find anything, and Lavender sighed with relief. Having no luck with finding the intruder, the Beardsleys decided to have the spaghetti before it got too cold, and they were surprised at how good the meal tasted. 

Meanwhile, Lavender grew so comfortable in the closet that she soon fell asleep, but she woke up extremely early the next morning with an urge to help the family some more. Making sure that she was moving without knocking over any hangers, she crawled out of the closet before getting up and sneaking into the kitchen, where she saw that her knapsack was now lying on the table. She then gathered all the right materials to make French toast, and even though she was wondering how she can hide again from the Beardsleys again, she was done within an hour. As the smell smell wafted around the house, and Lavender was serving the French toast onto the plates when she heard someone approaching, causing her to look up before gasping when she saw Aiden looking right at her.