Chapter Eleven: The Kid
Nettle,
Well, you know what time it is. The Boss-Lady's upstairs in the nursery and no matter what I stuff into my ears, I can still hear her annoying screams.
Dad tapped me on the shoulder when it was all over and scolded me for being so 'immature'.
What's the Kid's name?
Er... Stardust.
Is she loopy? (The Boss-Lady)
No, just different.Kes went around fixing all the bathroom fixtures after someone kept sabotaging them. *snickers*
Then she was off on one of her space missions.
Goodbye everyone!Now to smash that doll-house again. Mwahaha.
Hey, Mitch.
Shh, she's sleeping.*quietly*
Right. What's it like being a Dad?
Hmm, amazing.Then it was my turn. Yup, this is definitely how you hold a baby.
Look into the camera, Star.The Kid started screaming louder than her Mum, and both my parents fought over each other to calm her down. Dad won.
Did Uncle Mal upset my little Star?*coos*
Mum got all broody and suggested to Dad they have one of their own. I put my foot down and said we had to wait for Cassie and they were too old, anyway.
She sang
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star like she used to with me.
What? She's older already? Pfft. Mum fixed the doll-house for her, the little Brat didn't even change her outfit yet.
They locked the door so I couldn't go in and started playing dolls.
Hey, Mitch, someone hasn't done her homework!They had to open the door then and Mitch made sure to supervise Star as she did her homework while I had a surprise waiting for her in the nursery. *snickers*
Please, Uncle Mal?She can bat her eyelashes all she wants, I will refuse.
Pretty please?*sigh*
Fine, turn on the computers.We sat for hours waiting for the satellite feed and nothing came through.
I'm going to bed.She yawed and waved me away.
Get to sleep soon, Kid, or you'll get square eyes.Hello, do you know where my Mum is?The astronaut on the other end garbled nonsense and smashed his screen in response.
You're not upset?
Nope. I'll see her soon.I started waving my arms around like a lunatic, this only made her giggle and blow harmless bubbles my way.
It's OK to cry. I won't tell anyone...
Uh huh. Look, I'm space walking!Whoa. The Boss-Lady's back. All the smoke from her rocket went whooshing through the garden and dust settled onto the plants Dad has just sprayed and watered.
Hey, Kid, go see your Mum.She went skipping towards the
Falcon II and I watched as the smoke cleared and mother and daughter were reunited though that is an e-mail someone else will tell you all about.
Mal.