by muffinstud » Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:00 am
Emily was breathing heavily and felt the burn in his legs from the trip up the stairs. Even with Kathy's help, that hadn't been easy. He gulped and looked down at his tummy, now a little frightened at the thought of only getting bigger. And if Kathy was only going to get smaller, he was going to have a rough time of things indeed. "Thank you, Kathy. That was very nice of you." He patted her head and made his tired way into the kitchen. "It's still a little warm for hot chocolate, but how about a glass of chocolate milk for you, hmm?"
Despite hating how domestic it made him sound, he knew that Kathy's current state of mind would be expecting the treat. She was an innocent in all of this, an innocent to whom he had made a promise. It was humiliating, but he set out the glass, poured the milk and mixed in some chocolate syrup until it was just right. "Here you go, sweetie." He turned from the counter and stood wearily as he held out the glass of milk for the girl.
"Well, you'll have plenty of time to live in a van down by the river, when you're living...in a van down by the river!" --Matt Foley, motivational speaker