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From Scratch (Chapter 3)
Story written on January 26, 2012 by Casual Watcher.
“Leah, you remember Dylan?” Helena reintroduced, and Leah offered the other woman a small smile, as she knew was polite, and settled in the chair to Helena’s right, combing her fingers through one doll‘s hair.
“Hi, Leah,” Dylan smiled back softly, and when the little girl’s almost chillingly blank gaze settled upon her, stated, “that’s a pretty doll…what’s her name?”
Leah merely shrugged a little at the question. What with her unusually weak immune system growing up, she had spent most of her time indoors and seldom found herself amongst new people. A shyness had developed, more so since her family broke apart, and the little girl was often found close to her parents’ or brother’s side. Dismissing the question and instead turning to Helena, Leah asked, “Can I have a drink?” Helena nodded and moved to pour the lemonade from the jug into a plastic cup when Leah stated, “I want to do it,” and placed her hands on the jug. Though Helena was still holding the glass and pouring it, Leah was satisfied with her hands going through the motions and allowed her mother to replace the jug alone before taking a sip from her drink.
“She looks so much like you,” Dylan commented, her smile infectious and causing Helena to beam back, “how old is she?”
Sitting quietly, Leah listened to her mother reply, “Six,” but then added ‘and a half’ over the rim of her little cup. Smirking at her daughter, Helena turned back to Dylan and offered, “…and Nicky’s nine.”
It was at this moment when Nicky came rushing through the backdoor, a comic in his hands. He came straight to his mother’s chair and pointed to one word in particular, asking, “What does this one say?”
Reading the word around her son’s finger, Helena answered, “Abominable…the abominable snowman.” Nodding, and preparing to go back inside, Nicky turned to leave, but soon returned when he heard his mum call his name. “Lunch will be ready soon, are you going to take a seat at the table?” She asked, though Nicky didn’t really see how he could answer ‘no’, and nodded his way towards a seat beside his younger sister. “Nicky, this is Dylan,” Helena then introduced, thankful that her little boy wasn’t as shy as her daughter.
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This is some good stuff. You’re doing a great job with this and balancing school and all that. Thank you ; )