[Closed For Editting]The Arnashian Sagas : The Genesis

Chapter 1

The quiet house remained no longer quiet! The three children burst into the house and kept shouting at each other at the top of their voices. They had returned back from their boarding school.

" Mommy !!!! ", shouted Phyllis the youngest of the three as she went and hugged their mother.

"Well it seems you have grown up Phyllis ! ", exclaimed Mrs. Truscott. "I did not really expect you three to come so soon and that too together !"

"It's good, isn't it ?", said Sarah the second eldest child as she kept her luggage. "It feels so good to come back home . But yes this term was really good for me. And I came first in the science quiz !!"

"Wow that's great! Its good you like science", said Mrs. Truscott beaming.

"Mum why didn't you write us a letter? I did not get a single letter from you after half term. Did you get any?", asked Dirk the eldest nodding at Sarah.

" Yes i guess one or two ", she said thinking. "Mum ! You could have sent me letter too. I missed you and dad so much.", said Dirk indignantly.

"I am so sorry dear i was rather busy. I had sent Sarah and Phyllis a letter because they needed money", said Mrs. Truscott. "Now you three freshen up , change, and rearrange your luggage, and by that time lunch will be ready."

"What's for lunch?", asked Phyllis eagerly. "C'mon Phyll don't be a glutton", said Dirk.

"Hey! Are you both coming up? I am starving.", shouted Sarah from top of the stairs.

"Have you seen yourself? You have dropped your socks on each stair as you have went up.", Dirk shouted back. "Of course i can see. I can't help it. I will pick them up later.", retorted Sarah.

They were making so much noise that Sarah's canary started screeching and Dirk's badger came out from underneath his jersey and started running. "Children please stop your pets! Dirk! Snoopy is running in the kitchen! He will upset the dishes!",shouted Mrs. Truscott.

"Mum I guess Tia's feeling miserable because he was in cage for so many days.", said Sarah as the canary came flying and sat on her shoulder. "Thats because you weren't there.", answered back Mrs. Truscott.

It took them some time to tame their pets and went upstairs. The three of them had three separate rooms for themselves. The Truscott family was a well-to-do family with a big house with Mr. Truscott serving the government in a good post. "God knows wheres father. I am missing him.", said Sarah absent-mindedly as she and Dirk made their way upstairs. "He must be away due to some work. Its not unusual. But cheer up! Tomorrow's my birthday!",saidDirk grinning. "Of course!",said Sarah.

After clearing up and changing, Mrs. Truscott rang the lunch gong and they all fell for eating. "Gosh it seems you kids did not eat anything during your school! The way you are eating!", said Mrs. Truscott. "Oh mommy it seems its been years i haven't eaten your delicious foods. Honestly speaking the school food's terrible.", said Phyllis.

"Yeah the same old story of course.", said Mrs. Truscott.

That day was spent mainly looking at the newly planted trees in their small garden, or looking around the house for finding newly made changes, or spending time with pets.

"Ugh! You both are lucky to have a canary and badger each. Look at me, I only have three goldfish", said Phyllis. "Nay not at all you are luckier. You don't have to care much about them. Just feed.", said Sarah soothingly.

At night Sarah and Phyllis excitedly chatted about what they were going to gift Dirk on his birthday the next day. Both of them had saved their pocket money for that. "Hello? Whats going on? Why are you two whispering so fervently. Let me know too.", said Dirk narrowing his eyes at them as he entered the room. "Oh... Uh.... Its nothing. You won't understand. Girl thing you know.", said Sarah shrugging.

Dirk grunted. He hated 'girl thing'.

After twenty minutes, Mrs. Truscott came upstairs to check if they were asleep and if the lights were turned off. She opened each of the three doors quietly and could hear the gentle breathing of the three kids. She smiled to herself and shut the door quietly making the room plunge into darkness.