Chapter 13 – DeparturesOne morning Dorian woke up to find the spirit of his martial arts master hovering next to his bed. “This is the day, caterpillar,” his master said. “Today you become a butterfly.”
Dorian wasn’t sure what his master meant by that. He jogged to the gym as usual and started pumping iron. All of a sudden he heard a fanfare and felt an enormous influx of happiness points. He had achieved his lifetime wish of Physical Perfection and could move to a different home. He didn’t
look happy about it, but really he felt as light-hearted as a butterfly.
That afternoon Jocasta went to the library to read up on gardening. Before she could take the book from the shelf, she heard a commotion upstairs.
Ayesha Ansari was dying. As Grim left the building, Jocasta heard him muttering “One down, ten more to go.”
She was upset when she returned home, so Justice used his moodlet manager.
Over the next few days they found out what the Grim Reaper had meant. Every day, there were more deaths reported in the newspaper: Narcissa Vatos, Zelda Mae, Tori Kimura, Tamara Donner. Christopher Steel, Jamie Jolina, Justine and Marty Keaton. The day Blair Wainwright died, Bebe announced that she was retiring from work. The recent flu season had helped her get promoted to World-Renowned Surgeon because she kept getting called in to the hospital, but it had left her exhausted. “I want to spend some time with my family,” she said.
This was good news for everyone, including Simis, who was ready to become a teenager.
He looks quite a bit like Bella, and has added “great kisser” to his other traits.
Simis put together a wardrobe in his favorite color, spiceberry.
The next day he brought his cousin Aaron home from school. Aaron has become a teenager, too, and also looks like his mother.
The following day, while Bella was at work, and the children were at school, Bebe felt a bit funny while she was practicing some chess moves.
As her obituary reported, she left a legacy of love – even Grim couldn’t help becoming her friend.
Justice used the moodlet manager to remove Simis’s and Jocasta’s grief, but he and Gustav decided to work through the pain of loss on their own. Basketball helped with that.
Good-by, Bebe Hart Cottoneye. You served your legacy and Sunset Valley well.
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