Zoey
Mint disappeared into the hall and Zoey stayed behind, wandering aimlessly around the room, trying to get his tears to clear.
He looked in the mirror and scowled at his dirt covered face and greasy hair. He would have to take a shower before anything else.
He found that the on-suite was well kept. As he turned on the water, he tried to remember the last time he had a warm shower. Somehow it escaped him.
After he finished his shower, he went to find Mint. He found her sitting on the floor in front of the huge arm chair, chatting pleasantly with Madona. As he past the kitchen, he peered in to see that the glass shards had been cleaned up, and the cookies were now stored, reachable, in a new jar on the counter.
"Zoey sometimes buys me some candy as a treat when we pass through towns." Mint was saying.
"Well, I've got a jar of candy in the kitchen." Madona offered. "Just don't go climbing on the counters, we don't want you getting hurt." She chuckled.
Zoey grimaced, but came up behind Mint and smiled at the little old lady.
"Good morning." Madona smiled cheerfully.
Zoey nodded. "Thank you for letting us stay."
"You're welcome to stay as long as you like. We don't get many visitors here."
Zoey grinned politely. "I had a map that said that there was a town around here."
The wrinkles in Madona's brow deepened in a frown. "You used the word 'was' correctly. There was a town only a short walk from here, but all that's left of it are empty foundations."
"What happened?"
Madona settled her small, bent frame deeper into her huge plush chair. "Oh, people decided it was too far away from the rest of civilization and soon moved away. Soon, the only person left was me."
"What about your husband?" Mint blurted.
"Shtt!" Zoey warned her.
Madona smiled sadly. "He died years before in a mining accident."
"How did you make it, here all alone?" Zoey asked.
"My daughter arranged for a truck to come once a month with supplies, and a butler and maid to assist me."
"What happened to them?" Mint asked, certainly curious.
Madona chortled. "They got old, like me! Except they left as soon as Crystal showed up a few years ago." She smiled sadly. "I'll leave her to tell you about that though."
Crystal walked in.
Madona lifted he hands and brought them down on her knees, leaning forward. "You two could use some new clothes. I tell you what: Crystal will take you too the attic and you can look for some clothes. I'm sure I have something useful us there. You can keep just about anything else interesting you find up there."
Crystal walked towards the kitchen without a word and Mint galloped after her. Zoey started to follow.
"Zoey..." Madona peered around the crimson back of the arm chair.
"Yes?" Zoey asked, stopping mid-stride.
Madona paused, as if considering something, then said, "Stay as long as you can."
"We will."
I love them both so much! *huggles Mint and Zoey* What do you thunk?
*psst!* You wanna know a secret?
Highlight this:
Zoey is Lilys son! (not gonna tell ya who his dad is though >:D) Therefore, this is the sequal to Howl of the Silver Moon.
Today I spent over half an hour singing all the veggie tales song I could remember. Fun fun. :P
You can read what I have of my OYAN Novel right now. I was to lazy to not post it. Lucky you.
Random fact: I named my white board magnets Sebbie and he dresses up differently every day! (The magnets are his eyes) Today I drew him as a dork.
I'm gonna get a root canal!!! Just kidding.
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