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From Scratch (Chapter 1)
Story written on January 18, 2012 by Casual Watcher.
“I’ll have one please, Helena,” Jonah called, sitting Miranda on his knee as she showed him her present from her aunt and uncle, and the slightly smaller gift from her cousins.
“I’ll help you,” Elaine offered, gently brushing her fingers through her little girl’s hair before standing and making her way around the strewn paper and toys. A small conversation was picked up between the two sisters as Helena located a bottle of red wine and began pouring the liquid into four glasses.
Standing against the counter, placing the nearly empty wine bottle down again, Helena was not prepared for the tiny arms that bombarded her from behind. “Mummy, look what I got!” Leah cried, her large blue eyes wide with excitement as she waited for her mother to try and turn around in her arms. Lifting her daughter into her arms, Helena’s face brightened at her excitable expression.
“Is that make up?” She asked suddenly, smile dimming significantly.
Elaine shrugged apologetically and explained, “Casey picked their presents this year.”
Nodding the incident off, Helena ignored her irritability and gave her little girl a kiss before putting her back down again. As she glanced over to her son, she saw he was wielding a large toy gun, shooting at the air and chasing his younger cousin around the kitchen. Thankful for the distraction of the glasses, Helena lifted two in her hands and allowed Elaine to gather the other two while they made their way back into the living room, handing a glass to each of their spouses.
“Could I have a drink?” Casey suddenly asked, not particularly fond of the thought of being stuck with four screaming children for the weekend when she could be at her friend’s Christmas party. She was sure the weekend would fly by if she didn‘t have to spend it sober.
Jonah was just about to answer that she could have some juice when Robbie sat forward and stated, “If you’ll drink wine?” At Casey’s nod and slight smile, he gestured for her to follow him into the kitchen so that he could pour her a glass.
“So, how’ve you been?” Helena asked, grinning at her sister and her brother in law as she reclined on the sofa with her glass.
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Nicely written. Welcome to the site. :)
Great start.PPS
Can’t wait for more. I never did watch ‘The Children’ although I was intrigued to the storyline. Wondering how Elaine has dealt with her daughter after this debacle.