Spoiled by Eight Uncles

Lilly and Josh tugged Lisa along to the guest room on the third floor.

Aunt Lisa was back now, but she was not living in the same room as Uncle Anthony.

“Aunt Lisa, we’re going back to face the wall and think about what we’ve done!” Lilly petted Lisa’s head. “Be good and stay here, and don’t go running around!”

Lisa sat on the bed obediently, staring straight ahead as usual. Her head turned around to stare at Lilly sometimes, or Josh.

She seemed the exact same, aside from looking paler.

Josh lay by the bed, his chin on his palms. “Lilly, can my Mom ever go back to normal?”

Lilly shook her head. “I’m not sure, Master said that it’s not confirmed.

Josh let out a small sigh.

Oh, well.

As long as his mother was here, things seemed good enough. He’d take good care of her.

“Let’s go face the wall and think about what we’ve done.” Josh took Lilly’s hand, sticking out his head and peeking out. He saw that Bettany was nowhere to be seen, and lowered his voice at once. “We’ll just close the door when we’re back, and pretend to be asleep. Alright?”

Lilly had not slept at all last night, and had to be beyond tired.

He was tired, too.

Lilly could not help but grow nervous, feeling like she was doing something bad. “What if Grandma finds out?”

Josh shook his head. “She won’t. Trust me!”

Lilly: Alright!

The two children mumbled among themselves, running back to their rooms.

Lisa pricked up her ears, watching Josh and Lilly chatter as they left the room, waving at her before closing the door.

It was then that Lisa lowered her head, staring at her hands.

raised her right hand up slowly, waving

outside the window, “Hey hey hey!”

at once, and saw a green bird perched on the windowsill.

wiggled in through the cracked open window expertly, tilting his head

in your eyes!” He said, “How about

continued to stare at Polly.

the chair in front of

Lisa: …

extremely patient. “Hey

Lisa:…

the hell, you have a mouth and don’t even know how to use it? You’re

the air, Bellflower sprang out from the curtain box, pouncing on

wits. He cursed out loudly, flapping his wings in a

by the window,

room was abuzz with chaos at

that’s enough… Squawk-”

“My tail!”

you for sure no matter what it

fluttered onto

in its tracks, flicking its tail as it

on, come

protector, crowing arrogantly. “I’m the king of kings, hero of heroes! Get this damn Rookie out of

out a low growl. She leapt off the armchair deftly, pouncing swift

into the air. Just then, Bellflower felt as if her hind legs were being

yanking on Bellflower’s hind legs forcefully. She did not know how to carry a cat, and dangled Bellflower in front of her like a chicken as she stared at the cat emotionlessly.

her sharp little

like this would be sure to let go at once.

Lisa did

bit even

her head all of a sudden, bending over and

eyes widening in

go still, and thus

like that biting each other, Bellflower biting

out first, letting go of Lisa