Adopted by the Owl by Qatarina Wanders

Author:Qatarina Wanders [Wanders, Qatarina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wandering Words Media
Published: 2019-09-22T16:00:00+00:00

21

“So let me get this straight,” Emily continued. “You’re saying Granddad was Adopted by an Owl but allowed himself to get caught because he wanted to prevent . . .” Emily felt an apprehension from The Owl as she was about to speak the phrase. So she switched gears. “. . . you know what.”

It seems that way, The Owl responded.

“And the Adoption process is most likely lethal?”

Yes, most likely.

“Well, that just adds to my list of things never to do.”

By the time they got to the house, it was fully dark. The trucks and men were still around. The house was back to its normal state—lights on, windows fixed. The door seemed to have been changed to something more exquisite.

Emily noticed the roofing material, too, had been changed. Then she noticed other things. The lawn was fresh and green and . . . was that sod? The window panes looked very thick. Like bulletproof thick. A man came outside of the house carrying a stack of tiles around toward the back.

Emily stopped him to ask a question. “These panes look very thick. Any reason for that?”

The man first gave her a curious look.

“I’m Emily Davies,” she explained. “I live here. My friend contracted you. Joanna.”

“Oh,” the man said. “The panes are bulletproof. They can withstand a mortar strike even. If you’ll excuse me, I’ve got a team waiting for me out back.” And then he walked away.

Emily whistled.

“Beautiful, huh?” said a chirpy voice. Standing on the porch, Joanna looked stunning. She was wearing a glittering red dress that instantly made Emily jealous of not only the expensive dress, but of Joanna’s curvaceous figure. The gown was covered in little diamond-like stones that sparkled even in the overhead porch light. Joanna wore a bright smile on her face, and naturally, Emily was envious as her friend sauntered down the porch steps and came to her side, glancing at Emily’s empty car and then back at Emily.

Together, the girls observed Emily’s newly renovated house. It looked different. It looked better. They had even added a chimney, which meant there’d be a fireplace somewhere in the house. Emily had always loved fireplaces. She remembered once telling Joanna about it when they were both in third grade. Back then, she’d go to Dad’s family’s place in Houston, where they had a fireplace, and sit in front of it listening to the fire make all sorts of noises.

Apparently, Joanna remembered. How the hell did they even do that!? Apparently one really could do just about anything with enough money! Emily felt nothing but love for Joanna emanate from her heart. She wondered how much all of it cost. Surely, it was more than a hundred grand. But the fact that Joanna had even done this for her at all meant way more to Emily than how much money she spent.

“How’s your dad?” Joanna inquired after they’d been quiet for a moment.

“Dad’s fine. He wasn’t hurt by whoever did this.” Then Emily remembered that Joanna had been investigating the vandalism.

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