Penelope Burns
Forest, of run fame.
Morgan heard the door and quite literally jumped out of her chair, which fell to the carpet floor behind her. Immediately she looked around, trying to find Nat, to see her before she got too close. Where is she, where is she?
Seeing nothing, Morgan immediately opened both her window and room door, needing to be able to immediately escape. It could be anywhere at anytime, if it got inside she needed to run.
With both open, Morgan peeked outside of her room to see what actually caused the noise: The attic, a place that had been locked for who knew how long, had finally opened. Horror movies always start like this, Morgan thought, her eyes darting to each side. Her curiosity told her to go up there and see what happened, but wisdom told her that was a bad idea.
For a moment she imagined miniature versions of Kate and Robin arguing on her shoulders about what to do, with Robin saying that going in was a bad idea, and Kate arguing the opposite. It gave her a chuckle, and made her even more curious. What if there were belongings of her parents inside?
What if she could reconcile Kate and Robin, remind them of the parents they once had?
Stupid Stupid Stupid Stupid Stupid, the voice in Morgan's head was telling her. Reconciliation? What a bullshit idea, it was only an excuse to look inside. The other voice, of course, was calling Morgan out for lying to herself. It was selfish curiosity, not selfless love, that made her climb up the ladder.
Seeing nothing, Morgan immediately opened both her window and room door, needing to be able to immediately escape. It could be anywhere at anytime, if it got inside she needed to run.
With both open, Morgan peeked outside of her room to see what actually caused the noise: The attic, a place that had been locked for who knew how long, had finally opened. Horror movies always start like this, Morgan thought, her eyes darting to each side. Her curiosity told her to go up there and see what happened, but wisdom told her that was a bad idea.
For a moment she imagined miniature versions of Kate and Robin arguing on her shoulders about what to do, with Robin saying that going in was a bad idea, and Kate arguing the opposite. It gave her a chuckle, and made her even more curious. What if there were belongings of her parents inside?
What if she could reconcile Kate and Robin, remind them of the parents they once had?
Stupid Stupid Stupid Stupid Stupid, the voice in Morgan's head was telling her. Reconciliation? What a bullshit idea, it was only an excuse to look inside. The other voice, of course, was calling Morgan out for lying to herself. It was selfish curiosity, not selfless love, that made her climb up the ladder.