No offense with the hospital crack. Kanta seriously did refuse to go.
Where do we go from here?
Klara is an absolute joy. The best thing is Kanta and my own work schedules are in a perfect fit. I work days at the studio and Kanta works nights at the Bistro. Kanta loves bragging on me. The boss pulled me into the office the other day. He told me I could make pennies as an actor. However, he offered me my dream job. I was offered to study under him to be a director. With all this good news it was time for the family to come in for a huge party.
First up was the girls becoming adults. Dad was so proud of his twin girls. Everyone cheered and waved them on. It was fun catching up with all the extended family. Mom talked to Aunt Dianne for a long time. Uncle Ashley is missing. We all knew Uncle Ashley wasn't adjusting to being an elder very well. He loved his youth. It's sad because I have fond memories of playing catch with Uncle Ashley as a boy. Hopefully we will be able to find him soon. Keelai has high hopes of finding him since she is joining the law profession.
Dad is upset because no one can find Laurlai at the party. Which is fine because Mom already spotted her. She had snuck to the basement with Hugo Teel. Kairen says sparks are flying. We may be in for a wedding in the near future. This is really good because Laurlai needs someone to support her. She wishes to be an author. Hopefully, Hugo has a great job lined up!
Next to blow out candles at our party was my little angel. Kanta and I are in an arguement. I say she looks like her mother. Kanta claims Klara looks just like me but with blonde curls. I will let you decide.
A few days later Sariah came over to visit Mom. She didn't even get in the front door when she yelled, "Monkeys are eating my bananas!" That's apparently Sariah for..."the baby is coming!" Dad rushed her to the hospital with the rest of us following. Keelai stayed behind to babysit Klara.
This is where our family story gets serious. Keelai has been hiding a secret from us all. Keelai had found Uncle Ashley. They apparently had been talking for a while. Now here is where it gets weird. Uncle Ashley was a young man again. He also was going by the name Lord Vlad of Covington.
When Laurlai and Keelai were born Uncle Ashley was knocking on the elder's doorstep. He had also gone through a makeover. The girls knew him with ridiculously golden spray tanned skin and blonde hair. Kanta says she can easily see how Keelai was duped. According to Kanta Uncle Ashley as a young man was a very handsome man.
Needless to say Keelai was hypnotized. She had been volunteering to stay home with Klara so the rest of us would be out. Uncle Ash--Lord Vlad would then run over and seduce Keelai. Uncle Ashley had contracted the old plague virus. This virus placed himself under submission with one goal in mind: recruit more members. The dark vampirism is what drove him to do this to Keelai. Not all vampirism is bad in Barnacle Bay. The Teels are great people as are the Schipperke's. It's the dark string that wreaks havoc.
Mom detected something was wrong when Keelai would lay in the bed moaning all morning and then be fine at night. It was morning sickness. Mom trapped Keelai in her bedroom forcing her to squeal. Currently, Keelai, Mom, Aunt Dianne, Uncle Ashley/Vlad, and Dad are all at the Science Lab. They are looking for a cure to the hypnosis and to change Uncle Ashley back.
They've been at the science center now for a couple of days. Laurlai approached Kairen, Jerry, Sariah, and the rest of us "kids" with a wish. She wanted to get married to Hugo quietly. There was a small cottage in town she loved. There was enough family funds to purchase it and get the new couple started. Laurlai didn't want to cause a fuss. Especially with the uncertainity of Keelai.
That night we told Mom and Dad about Laurlai's wish. Mom smiled fully supporting it. She never stood in the way of her children's dreams. She knew all too well how love can lead you randomly. My red skin was a testament to that.
Late that night I heard a noise. Quietly I snuck downstairs. I couldn't believe my eyes. I saw Grandpa Jonah there talking to Mom. Mom was smiling at such peace. We haven't had an otherworldy visit in years. How did he know Mom needed him so much?
Grandpa Jonah's advice was to keep Keelai at home..for now. That and love the baby. Keelai wanted to stay at home. Now that her right mind has returned she is scared. None of us know what is growing inside of her. Hopefully we can keep darkness away with love.
Also, Grandpa Jonah brought a cure for Uncle Ashley. I'm told it had something to do with a large baseball bat and a potion. Either way Uncle Ashley is now an elderly man again. He is much humbler and ashamed of himself. Aunt Dianne even told him he could be a vampire if he so chose. However, he had to keep darkness and evil away. Uncle Ashely has declined for now. I think he missed his kids.
