To Steal An Egg

Chapter #19

On the day of the appointment, Jamie got his shot and was dancing around the house in a dress. It was the happiest I've ever seen him. He prefers to be called "she" now instead of "he". I should probably get better at that. So, now I had Carter, Rosey, Rowan, Jamie, Brandon, Izzie, Sierra, and Spencer. Four boys and four girls. Five and five if you include Tim and Tori. Speaking of Tori, she came over with great news. She got engaged to a man named Brady Clark. She showed us her ring and said that her wedding would be soon.

"Guess what, Tori?!" Jamie asked.

"What?" she answered.

"I'm a girl, now!"

"I do remember you being born a boy when I got my drivers license," Tori said. "I was doing the test when I got a call from Mom to tell me that she had a boy named James."

"But I'm not James anymore! I'm Jamie!" she said.

"Well, what else is new, Mom?" Tori asked.

"Well, I don't think I told you but I gave birth to another child named Spencer," I said.

"You named him Spencer?" Tori asked surprised.

"Yes," I said. "He doesn't cry, or make noise or move much. I have no idea what condition he has."

"Hmm," Victoria pondered this. "He just could have a really bad case of Cerebral Palsy."

"How did you know that?"

"I'm working on my doctor's degree," she said proudly.

"Well, THANK YOU!" I exclaimed.

"You don't have to thank me. I could be wrong."

Ding! Dong! The doorbell rang out. I answered the door and it was a man who couldn't be any younger than me. He had silver hair and had a golden cane. His lips were sunken in and his eyes squinted.

"Hello?" I asked.

"Good day," he said. "My name is Spencer Al'Halsory. I'm looking for someone named Victoria?"

"That would be me," Tori said.

"I followed you here when I saw you before. I stalked you when you were in the woods and when I saw you a few days ago I-" he stammered.

"Yes?"

"YOU STOLE MY EGGS!" he screamed.

"Woah," I said. I held my arms out in front of me. I did not want to deal with a psycho.

"GIVE ME BACK MY DRAGON EGG!"

"I don't have it! It was killed years ago!"

"DID YOU READ THE SIGN?"

"Yes! I did! I was starved! That dragon egg brought good luck to my poor family!" Tori said.

"THAT WAS THE LAST DRAGON ON EARTH! AND YOU STOLE IT!"

Me and Victoria were wide eyed. Not because of the man but because of what was behind him. We were speechless. Like my Spencer.

"WELL?!"

"Umm, sir?" I said pointing behind him. He turned around. He gasped. Spencer the egg was not the last dragon on earth. I'll say that.