The Locke Twins (1)

Keeper of The Keys

Billie's POV

Bode and I hadn't got much sleep last night after everything that has happened and The Well Lady was playing hard on our minds. We then smelt our favourite smell wafting up the stairs.

Twins" Bacon!"

We rush downstairs and find Kinsey cooking and not mum.

Tyler" Since when do you cook?"

Kinsey" Since today, I got an amazing night's sleep, I woke up at, like, five raring to go, and this is the result"

Mum who had been leaning on the counter gets up.

Mum" Smells delicious"

Bode and I sit at the table,the bacon smelling soooo good.

Bode" Oh, bacon me, please"

Billie" Me tooo!"

Kinsey fills our plates with bacon and I tuck in, man I love bacon.

Mum" Does this mean you picked a drawing for the application? That's fantastic, I can take it to the post office tomorrow"

Kinsey yanks the paper off mum.

Kinsey" I got it, Mum"

Mum" Well, I really don't mind"

Kinsey" I need to get it there by Tuesday and this kind of organisational stuff isn't really your thing"

Mum" Oh, I didn't realize that"

Kinsey" Dad took care of these things because you were always busy with your art and fixing up houses. That's what you're great at, you don't have to try and do everything. It's cool"

Mum looks offended, there was something wrong with Kinsey, she looks happier, more herself which isn't a bad thing it's just what happened, what changed.

Mum" Right, sure, Okay"

Twins" Bye, Mom"

Once mum is out of ear shot Tyler leans over the table to her.

Tyler" What was that?"

Kinsey" What was what?"

Tyler" Your attitude towards mum?"

Kinsey" What attitude? I was just being honest"

Tyler" So, instead of being passive aggressive like always, you woke up this morning and thought, "I'm just going to be straight up aggressive"?"

Kinsey" I'm not being aggressive"

Tyler" You're not being normal"

Bode" Hey! No fighting in front of the bacon"

Bode pulls it away and I use this opportunity to take some more from the plate.

Bode and I spend most of the school day thinking about ways we can stop Well Lady from entering our home. So far she can only enter via The Anywhere Key. As we headed down the driveway we see Rufus sweeping our porch.

Bode" Afternoon, soldier"

Rufus" Afternoon, How'd those traps work out for you? You catch the enemy?"

Twins" Negative"

Rufus" That's too bad"

Billie" Hey, Rufus? Has your mum ever mentioned anybody named Lucas?"

Rufus" Sure, yeah"

Bode"Really? Who is he?"

Rufus" He was her first love"