Tuesday, January 02, 2018

One Small Wish: Day 2

Word Count: 12,051

Summary of Events:
Vaughan left the family Thanksgiving gathering to start getting made up as St. Nicholas. Eirenna browsed through the catalogue of toys but wasn't finding anything that she wanted at all. Vaughan sat for his first night of wish-taking, which was not an enjoyable experience. Fancy went to get Eirenna ready for bed and discovered her with the catalogue, but was glad to see that Eirenna hadn't circled anything inside it, lest she be made to feel guilty that she couldn't give them to her daughter.

Excerpt of the Day:
""That's very good," Vaughan said. "Now what–"
"Mommy and Daddy say that I'm better than my brother," she interrupted again. "I don't like him at all and he's mean. Mommy and Daddy should've only ever had me and they wouldn't have half the problems they do."
Vaughan nodded, not really sure what to say about that. "Now–"
"Granny and Gramp call me a princess too, and they always get me pretty princess dresses for my birthday and Christmastime, and even other times when I've been a good girl," she continued. "Everybody loves me, but everybody hates my brother, but he's such a bad boy it's not surprising."
"Look, Lily, dear child, I appreciate your tendencies to the side of extroversion, but would you be so kind as to allow me to finish my sentence?" Vaughan asked.
"I'm not olive oil!" she snapped.
"I didn't say you were," Vaughan replied.
"You called me extra version!" she snapped. "Mommy uses extra version olive oil in the kitchen and I'm not olive oil!"
Vaughan sighed and closed his eyes — considering Jessica had told him in no uncertain terms that his face was off limits to touching for the duration of his makeup wearing — he could see how extroversion could sound like extra-virgin, but this visit was taking longer than it was supposed to.
"Lily, I would like to ask you what you would like for Christmas," he said, opening his eyes and looking at her.
"I want all the prettiest princes dresses, and some angel wings, and pretty princess shoes, and pretty princess makeup, and pretty princes crowns and jewelry," she replied with an arrogant air. "And pretty princess shawls, capes, stoles, coats, and everything that has to do with princesses. And I want only the most fashionable princess dresses, with layers and layers of skirts, not the pretend dresses in the dress-up stores."
"And that's–"
"And I want an iPhone, an iPod, an iPad, all the princess movies, all the princess books, and only the finest chocolates," she interrupted. "You will be able to do this for me of course?"
"Indeed I will put in a sincere effort," Vaughan replied.
"I don't want merely an effort," she replied. "I want a guarantee."
"I guarantee it," Vaughan replied.
"Good," she said.
"Now we'll have a picture taken," Vaughan said.
"Oh!" she said excitedly.
Instantly she struck a pose and Vaughan contrived a smile that looked genuine enough for him not to get glared at over the top of the camera by the photographer before the shutter was pressed.
The 'nun' then came back and guided the girl out the other half of the double doors, which actually had a dividing wall between them that caused the girl to be led out to a different area where her parents collected her — and the photo — and then left from."

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