Short Story

“What? Why do you keep saying--” before Joe could finish, the Fairy floated up into the air, converted back into the tornado of golden stars, and flew under Joe’s door. As Joe sat on his bed and thought about the events that had just occurred, he heard his stomach growl. How come my mom hasn’t called me down for dinner? He thought. He walked down stairs into the dining room, where he found his entire family eating dinner. Joe quickly noticed there was no table setting for him. “Uhm, guys? How come nobody called me down for dinner? And nobody set my spot?” Joe received no reply. Nobody even looked up at him.

“Alright, well… I’d better be gettin’ back home now anyways. I’ll see you later, okay Savannah.”

The peal of Estelle Louise’s laughter made Clemmy Sue smile. Usually they talk nonstop, but tonight they ride in silence and contemplate what Miss Ta Rot had told Estelle

“I always felt so sorry for her. She has no family just that large house and of course those animals. She must have a dozen cuts, and I don’t know how many dogs, but she’s always bringing them in for me to check.”

I shake my head and laugh. “She might of, but I don’t see her much.”

“That’s who I have.” She pulled her hair behind her ears and started walking to her class and I trailed behind. “So,”

“Today, your mom and I went to look at dogs, and we looked up a breeder, and we found out he lives about an hour away, so the day we are going to go to his house on wednesday, when you guys don't have school. I know you guys have been begging for a dog forever and we thought about it and we think you guys are ready for the responsibility.”

Back at his desk, Cander shuffles through photos in an open folder. He stops on one and squints his eyes at an “A” tattoo on one of the victim’s wrists. After a brief moment, he shuffles through the rest and drops them onto his desk. He leans back in his chair and scratches the top of his forehead. His cell phone rings.

“We used to be a horsey family and then we moved into the city and we became a doggie family.”

“Hey, Hey!! Is it so bad I wanted you to rest for a bit longer?” Miles gripped as he came out of the kitchen carrying the tableware with him. “Boys,” he said to Connor and Danny tilting his head in the direction of the kitchen as he stepped over to Charlie, picking Sophia up.

“Do you think…we would’ve have still met her if her family was still alive...?” Prompto questioned

“Move it Shimmer!” someone says before roughly shoving me out their way in the hallway.

. Chapter Two . “Carter, what are you doing in my office? And Juliana, you too, what are you doing here?” Carter’s older brother, Max Cooper glared at us angrily. “I thought I banned you from this place after the last time.” I cringed. The last time we were here Carter and I -mainly me- accidentally let lose a creepy beast thing that had been terrorizing and scaring people, the CMTHOE had caught it a few days earlier and locked up until they could send it back to its homeworld. And we had almost set it free again. “Get out now.” Max ordered. “No,” Carter said, “Max please just hear me, us out.” “I said, get out my office.” “Actually,” informed Carter, “You said, “Get out now.” Max glared at

“Ugh,” I murmur as I carelessly toss my backpack and winter coat somewhere in our foyer. Then, I kick my shoes off relatively near our front door. I’m exhausted. The school day, homework, cross country practice, and a student council meeting all seems impossible to handle in one day. I sweep the fallen pieces of my ponytail behind my ear and push my large square framed glasses up the bridge of my nose.

With that, she left. Dianne entered the living room and grabbed a slice of apple on the plate Marla was holding. “Was that Paula?” she asked.