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My Special Sister (part 23) ********** Fiona’s legs made a short skip down the canal right outside the scrapyard, finding footing onto the wet soil that gave way under her weight, almost making all four legs splay out. Fortunately, her belly was a couple of inches away from touching the mud. A quiet squeak escaped her lips as she pushed her body up, finding she could barely put any weight on tow of her ankles from the awkward landing. “Yuck…” she muttered. She could count the number of times she had gotten her fur coated in mud with one hand and none of those were pleasant. Thoughts lured back to having a warm show

My Special Sister (part 21) ***** “Fiona, wait! Hold up!” Tess called out to the rambunctious toddler that was her daughter. Rather heeding her request, the little snow leopard just kept on trotting away, circling around the stream of people with giggles and squeals at every new thing she discovered. Just enough to keep Tess a couple of steps behind. This was a normal occurrence every parent had to deal with, or at least that much Tess knew. She’d seen pictures and videos little Devon running in the fields of Italy, with Diane making an effort to catch up to her. And Olivia had reassured her that it was completely normal

My Special Sister (part 20) ***** “It’s getting late,” Tess noted to herself that dinner time was near. She grabbed the pans and pots from under the oven, then the noodles and sauces from the pantry. The kitchen was clean and ready for supper. The minced meat was defrosted to be made into meatballs. She had every utensile she thought ready to use. Soft, classical music played in the background, courtesy of a classical-music inclined neighbor. The view of the backyard of the apartment building had a nice view during downtimes. Tess felt ready. More than ready. Four years ago, her source of joy might’ve been her offic

My Special Sister (part 19) ********** “Mom! Mom! I’m ready to go,” Fiona said, trotting down the stairs. There was a giddy of  excitement in her as she turned and slipped into the kitchen for breakfast. Her saddle-back almost slid off from her turn, and the pockets were open but nothing fell out. Dad told her earlier that their stay at the university will last longer than before. Yet, he was still getting ready. “Maybe half an hour, he told her. It felt like an eternity to Fiona as she was already prepared to leave. She packed many distractions to keep herself busy, hence the hefty saddle-pack. In it was a ball to

My Special Sister (part 18) *** A couple days later after returning from the clinic, the Foyles household was in a state of baby bliss. The kind that made them to stare in awe at the newborn as she did every conceivable cute thing, then a reward with a picture. From Fiona yawning, pawing the air, or just wiggling about in giggles. Happy times. “There we go, now all tuckered out.” Despite the struggle of putting the diaper on Fiona, Tess could only sigh in relief that the job was done, and at her daughter happily sucking on her little hand. Her biological daughter. She could barely believe that. “You are really feisty, ar

My Special Sister (part 17) ********** Computer lab time wasn’t interesting nor fun for most students. A free period for studying upcoming tests and working on projects. Timed between the lunch break and before the last class of the day, concentration was tough to come by. Some of Ashton’s buddies, like Jimmy, enjoyed the time typing on the keyboard and staring at a computer screen, but for Ashton, there wasn’t much he could do with the school’s site blocker keeping him off gaming websites like Armor Games or Miniclip. While distractions were limited, the will to do homework seemed to elude him for the time. Ashton

My Special Sister (part 16) ********** Another day of school came and went, heralded by the  school bell, shuffling chairs and backpack zippers. I was raining that afternoon as droplets raced down the classroom windows. It was quite eye-catching that Nick watched them in a daze. “Are you staying?” Janice’s voice broke Nick’s trance. “Huh? No, I mean, if it’s the classroom, no. I’m not in a rush today. My dad is picking me up and it takes him a few minutes before getting here.” “No soccer practice today?” She asked. “No, the gym is closed for maintenance.” He spotted

My Special Sister (part 15) “Fi, he saw you!” Nick bounced on the couch as he yelled, pointing at the large mech rolling fast toward the TV screen. Compartments where battered plates were placed burst open and revealed two gatling guns and rocket launchers as the mech took aim. The only thing between it and the screen was a slim lioness taur in military garb, grabbing her composite bow from her saddlebag, preparing to fight. “Ah!” Fiona squeaked. Her character sidestepped left and right before deciding, yet too late as the mech trample and toss her character, taking out a large chunk of health. “Fi, run!”