Continued story

A short segment today. I have some stuff to take care of, so I didn't have enough time to flesh this out more.

Enjoy!



Summer had come and school was now over. Shannon and Amanda walked home slowly that day.

"So what are you going to do for the summer?" Amanda asked.

"I'm not sure." Shannon kept her head down, focussed on the sidewalk in front of her. "At least Uncle Arthur is supposed to stop by today and take Eddie home. Maybe I'll have my family to myself this summer."

"That's good! Then when I get back from the cottage we can have a sleep over at your place!" Amanda skipped ahead a few steps. "I have to go, Shannon. I need finish packing before tomorrow. I'll call you tonight!" Amanda skipped off home, leaving Shannon to slink back home.

An entire summer with Eddie would be a nightmare. Hopefully Uncle Arthur would be taking him home tonight. Having her home back would be the best. She delayed getting home as long as possible, hoping Uncle Arthur would have come and gone by the time she got home.

She opened the front door and the first thing she spotted was Eddie's sneakers, still at the front door. She sighed.

"I'm home!" She called out. Immediately Meredith came from the kitchen.

"You took some time coming home." Meredith seemed concerned.

"Yeah, Amanda's going to her family cottage tomorrow. I won't see her for a month so I wanted to say goodbye. She's supposed to call tonight."

"Oh, well Uncle Arthur is supposed to be coming by later tonight to pick up Eddie. We're having a big dinner for them so get washed up." Shannon nodded and went straight to her room.

Later that night they all sat down to dinner. Uncle Arthur hadn't arrived yet but they were eating anyway because Eddie wouldn't stop whining about it.

Meredith made roast beef, Eddie's favorite for his last day there. She kept going on about what a pleasure it was to have Eddie around and how helpful he was around the house. Fredrick sat quietly and ate. Shannon just glared. Eddie, despite the praise, seemed to be sad.

After they finished eating the phone rang.

"I got it!" Shannon shouted as she ran to the phone, eager to talk to Amanda. She picked up the phone. "Hello?"

"Oh, Shannon! Hi, it's Uncle Arthur. Can I speak to Fredrick please?"

Shannon was shocked to hear Arthur's voice on the other line. "Sure, one sec." She held the phone out to Fredrick. "It's for you, it's Uncle Arthur."

Fredrick frowned and took the phone. "Hello?" Fredrick took the phone into the next room to talk in private. Shannon looked at Meredith who was focussed on Eddie. Eddie kept his head down.

A moment later Fredrick returned and hung up the phone. "Well, Eddie. It looks like you'll be staying with us another week."

Shannon was shocked! Another whole week with Eddie! It would be torture! But as shocked as she was, what happened next startled her more.

Eddie began to cry.