Three's A Crowd

the children\\trent

Oldest. Well, by 2 minutes.

Our mother, Mary, was a machine. Well, that's what Henry always said. He said that Mary shit us all out like there was no tomorrow. He also said that Mary was a bitch. The good kind.

Henry also said that Lace is almost the spitting image of Mary. Well, attitude wise.

Holly is the one with Mary's looks. And for that, she gets unwanted attention. Too much unwanted attention.

Holly, being the youngest of us, well, its my job to protect her. It's a good thing she's obedient.

As for Lace, I'd say that she's a wild thing, but that doesn't even come close. I think the only thing that kept her from throwing her life away is dancing. Although she doesn't look like it, Lace is a great ballet dancer. At school and everywhere else she's an edgy, scary chick. She looks like she's going to rob someone, and knowing her, she might. But the moment she gets in the dance studio, she changes. She doesn't say a word. Completely silent, and then she screams. She screams through her dancing. Look at me! See what I feel!

Between Lace and Holly, Holly is my favorite. She's sporty, unlike the other 'pretty girls' at her school. But Holly always seems to make the day brighter. She's a walking ray of sunshine. Or maybe a walking rainbow.

As for me, I'm a nerd. According to Lace, I'm a 'nerd with no life that writes way too much for his own good'. Holly calls me Super nerd', which is kinder than Lace's description of me. Lace just calls me NWNL for short. (Nerd with no life)

Henry's a good godfather. He's kind, funny, and helpful. Very helpful. He's handy with tools, and can cook some mean grub. He even got me a car. (Toyota Tacoma) I didn't need a truck, but I got one. Lace got one too, but instead of red, she got hers in dark gray.

As for Mary. She's the mother that abandoned us. Henry says that she gave us to him because she couldn't handle it. Mary was a widow. Our father, Leo, died a week after Mary found out she was prego. Apparently, Mary has Russian cousins that hated Leo's privileged family, so they killed him. Horrible tragedy. The killer is in jail, of course.

And Leo, our father. Henry says that Leo has always been a complete jackass, and that Mary only married him because he was a good fuck. And I guess she was right to think so, considering she had triplets.

As for us now. We're high schoolers, we all go to Cosby. It's an impressive school that specializes in science and medical shit. Holly wanted to come to Cosby, so we all went. We're all juniors, too. One good thing: we only have one class together, the three of us. Science.

And when we're all together, the Gates of Hell open and we, along with everyone around us, gets sucked into a fiery hole of despair and rivalry.

Watch out, world.