with half a brain.”
Lillie spoke through clenched teeth. “I think it would be best if you cooked your own meals from now on.”
“Is that your idea of a punishment?” He said with a mocking smile. I figured it best to keep out of their argument. They were both too wise to let me have a say without being humiliated.
“Adrian you have been acting like a vulgar brute ever since the day we came to this town.” Lillie said in frustration. “And I’m fed up with it.”
“You have been a dick.” I said, instantly regretting it.
Lillie nodded her agreement then turned her head to look for cars as she pulled out of the parking lot.
“It’s only to keep this idiot from exposing our identity.” Adrian said in an innocent tone.
His voice cut through me like ice. “I haven’t done anything!” I exploded.
“If I hadn’t saved you and Brianna we would all be locked in one of the Kingdom's holding cells.” His crooked smile grew as he glanced back at me. “I know more about keeping us safe than either of you could ever dream.”
I had to grab my seat belt to keep from punching the stupid smirk right off his face.
“You're right.” Lillie admitted in a low voice making my mouth drop open. “I just wish you could be a little nicer about it.”
“Nicer?” Adrian laughed. “If I were any nicer we would be captured.”
“I disagree.” I could hear the insecurity in my voice. If they both agreed it meant they were right and I was wrong.
“I don’t care what you think.” Adrian turned to stare out his window. “You’re no smarter than a dog at the end of a leash.” He gave a satisfied grunt. “Given the choice I’d follow the dog before I followed you.”
I didn’t bother to respond. He wouldn’t listen anyway.
“Don’t listen to him, William.” Lillie murmured. Adrian was typing wildly on his laptop.
“You’re just as smart if not smarter than most boys your age.”
I stayed quiet. In its own little way her praise was humiliating.
“You did a good job in there today, I’m proud of you.” She went on. She began to say something else (praising my unique skills) then stopped, I suspected because she had figured out what I was thinking.
I closed my eyes and let my head rest on the back of the seat. The silence that filled the car was unnerving. I tried not to think about it and let myself fall asleep. I hadn’t slept very well the night before and now presented itself as good as ever. I didn’t think I would be able to sleep but it felt so good to just be able to close my eyes.
Chapter 8
I had to excuse myself from the living room when we got home. Adrian and Lillie were entranced on decrypting the documents and waved me off without a glance. I didn’t feel like lounging in my bed room so I decided to go to the game room in the basement.
It was the newest addition to the house. Adrian and Lillie had basically taken the biggest room in the basement (a room only slightly smaller than a regulation hockey rink) and done what they do best; spend millions of dollars filling it with toys.
The bottom half of the walls were painted black while the top half remained white. The carpet was checkered. At the far end of the room one of the walls was covered in rocks that surrounded a fireplace. In the center of the room sat three expensive pool tables. Not too far off on either side sat ping pong and foosball tables. Arcade and pinball machines lined the two open walls and a large bar with enough alcohol to drown a small army, curved around one of the corners. A large white couch snaked around close to the bar to make the perfect lounge in front of a huge plasma TV. In front of the couch, closer to the TV, a hot tub steamed with hot water. The hot tub was so colossal I bet it could seat twenty five people comfortably.
Once inside I hit play on an mp3 player resting on the bar. Music started to hum from the surround sound speakers in every corner
Lillie spoke through clenched teeth. “I think it would be best if you cooked your own meals from now on.”
“Is that your idea of a punishment?” He said with a mocking smile. I figured it best to keep out of their argument. They were both too wise to let me have a say without being humiliated.
“Adrian you have been acting like a vulgar brute ever since the day we came to this town.” Lillie said in frustration. “And I’m fed up with it.”
“You have been a dick.” I said, instantly regretting it.
Lillie nodded her agreement then turned her head to look for cars as she pulled out of the parking lot.
“It’s only to keep this idiot from exposing our identity.” Adrian said in an innocent tone.
His voice cut through me like ice. “I haven’t done anything!” I exploded.
“If I hadn’t saved you and Brianna we would all be locked in one of the Kingdom's holding cells.” His crooked smile grew as he glanced back at me. “I know more about keeping us safe than either of you could ever dream.”
I had to grab my seat belt to keep from punching the stupid smirk right off his face.
“You're right.” Lillie admitted in a low voice making my mouth drop open. “I just wish you could be a little nicer about it.”
“Nicer?” Adrian laughed. “If I were any nicer we would be captured.”
“I disagree.” I could hear the insecurity in my voice. If they both agreed it meant they were right and I was wrong.
“I don’t care what you think.” Adrian turned to stare out his window. “You’re no smarter than a dog at the end of a leash.” He gave a satisfied grunt. “Given the choice I’d follow the dog before I followed you.”
I didn’t bother to respond. He wouldn’t listen anyway.
“Don’t listen to him, William.” Lillie murmured. Adrian was typing wildly on his laptop.
“You’re just as smart if not smarter than most boys your age.”
I stayed quiet. In its own little way her praise was humiliating.
“You did a good job in there today, I’m proud of you.” She went on. She began to say something else (praising my unique skills) then stopped, I suspected because she had figured out what I was thinking.
I closed my eyes and let my head rest on the back of the seat. The silence that filled the car was unnerving. I tried not to think about it and let myself fall asleep. I hadn’t slept very well the night before and now presented itself as good as ever. I didn’t think I would be able to sleep but it felt so good to just be able to close my eyes.
Chapter 8
I had to excuse myself from the living room when we got home. Adrian and Lillie were entranced on decrypting the documents and waved me off without a glance. I didn’t feel like lounging in my bed room so I decided to go to the game room in the basement.
It was the newest addition to the house. Adrian and Lillie had basically taken the biggest room in the basement (a room only slightly smaller than a regulation hockey rink) and done what they do best; spend millions of dollars filling it with toys.
The bottom half of the walls were painted black while the top half remained white. The carpet was checkered. At the far end of the room one of the walls was covered in rocks that surrounded a fireplace. In the center of the room sat three expensive pool tables. Not too far off on either side sat ping pong and foosball tables. Arcade and pinball machines lined the two open walls and a large bar with enough alcohol to drown a small army, curved around one of the corners. A large white couch snaked around close to the bar to make the perfect lounge in front of a huge plasma TV. In front of the couch, closer to the TV, a hot tub steamed with hot water. The hot tub was so colossal I bet it could seat twenty five people comfortably.
Once inside I hit play on an mp3 player resting on the bar. Music started to hum from the surround sound speakers in every corner
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