• a/n: January's dad's speech is bold italic. Her mom's speech is italic underline. •
"So this is the place? We're sure?"
"We're positive."
"Stop smiling at me like that. Geez."
"..."
"Hold on a second... Are ALL of those people your family?"
"Well, most... Yeah, all of them. I have five siblings."
"..."
"Most of those kids are their kids, though. I'm the baby."
"Jesus."
"Staring is rude. Do you want to come say hi to everyone, or...?"
"That's probably not a good idea."
"Oh, come on."
• • •
"Thank you for redirecting our daughter. She's accident prone."
"She's mortified, that's what she is."
"Yes, thank you, Landon. Will you be staying for dinner?"
"I... I shouldn't bother you all any more than I already have..."
"No, please! Stay for dinner."
"..."
"I mean... You should. It's getting late and we have enough food to eat an army."
"... well, with the look of all your nieces and nephews, you're going to need it."
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And here we see January being all excited about Landon being around, and her dad not knowing what to make of it... (Note the bold italic "..." a few paragraphs back, hehe.)
Random question: What's your favorite subject in school? :)
~ anne
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Short Story❝Mom?❞ ❝I am not your mother, and why are you in my house?❞ ❝Aw, crud.❞ • • • January Clarke hasn't had many successes in her seventeen years. She has broken lots of things, embarrassed lots of people, gotten lost in places like Disneyworld, and mic...
