A happy family

Chapter Two is here! 당신 can read chapter one here: link



The square was always crowded on Reaping Day, the adults and children crowded in an eager frenzy around the stage as if it contained a fantastic present instead of four enormous glass spheres. Two of the globes were empty, but the other two were filled to the brim with slips of paper. I can think of nothing but my name in that sphere, only one of thousands but still so available. My mother pulls me along faster, muttering something about being late.

Finally, we drew 다음 to the stage, on 상단, 맨 위로 of which twelve victors fill thirteen folded...

Preface:
Just when 당신 think there is nothing to live for 당신 realize it was right in front of 당신 along and 당신 would do anything fight for it 또는 even die to protect knowing it would be your biggest sacrifice.

Chapter 1: Nothing Left

Things haven't been the same since Papa died this last winter I'm glad he's no longer suffering and with mother again he missed her so much he had been sick before but it was nothing like this I thought he could pull out of it fight to live and stay with me but he was needed in heaven 더 많이 I can still here him say "I 사랑 당신 my sweet child and when your mother...

Belle was deep in her book. It was the 일 following her 날짜 with Adam and she was, what was the word? Enchanted? Enraptured? Smitten? All of the above? Whichever, she was so happy that she couldn’t stop herself from smiling as she turned another page of Emma, which they were 읽기 for Book Club.

“Hey!”

Someone flipped the book, causing her to start and look up. To her surprise, it was Esmeralda. “Oh,” she said, in surprise, “Hi.”

“Funny book?” asked Esme.

“Not really,” said Belle, closing it. “I was thinking about something else.”

Esme hesitated. “Room for one...

Belle felt nervous as she pushed open the door marked Pool. She didn’t know whether 당신 were allowed in the pool area fully dressed, but then she spotted Meg a little way away, reclining on a white plastic sun-lounger as the boys splashed around like mad fools. Well, almost all the boys.

“Yeeha!” crowed Hercules, showing off his prowess 의해 wrestling with one of the giant inflatable dinghies. John laughed as he was splashed and then laughed even harder seeing 알라딘 with his hair all over his face.

“What?” 알라딘 grunted.

“You!” John splashed him. “You look like such a nerd!”...

Seti did calm down eventually, but he still couldn’t quite bring himself to accept Ariel as his son’s chosen bride. Not that it mattered in the slightest, for there was nothing that he could say 또는 do that could prevent their union. 퀸 Tuya had enough blessing for the both of them and Moses declared that he would be “tickled” to have Ariel as a sister.

The 일 of the wedding arrived and Ariel found herself dressed in the finest silk in all of Egypt for the occasion. 퀸 Tuya declared that there was surely no goddess in all of Egypt that could match her beauty that day. Moses was...