Post by StoryGirl83 on Jun 21, 2010 9:50:34 GMT -5
Chapter Twelve – The Happiest Place On Earth
With a woman and Security Guard
“Please, she’s a good girl,” a woman told the park security. “I only turned my back for a few seconds to give her brother a bottle and she was gone.”
“We’ll do everything we can, Ma’am,” the man told her.
Close by Steve Kessler smiled as he listened to the woman’s distressed. He headed back to the snack vendor where his daughter, Devia, and her three friends, Maya, Sandy, and Esther, gathered. His niece, Brianna McInnis, handed out snacks she had just bought and her friend, Max Keegan.
“Hi, Mr. Kessler,” Sandy Ramos called out as her approached them. She waved some cotton candy on a stick at him. “Look what Brianna bought me!”
Steve managed what resembled a smile. He didn’t understand his daughter’s interest in spending time with the two nonmagical girls, but he indulged her in it. “That was very nice of her.”
Brianna snorted. “Uncle Steve, do you mind if I Max and I leave you with the girls for a few minutes?”
Max looked at her startled. “What?”
Brianna ignored him. “Uncle Steve?”
He nodded. “Come on girls, let’s give them some space.”
Max scowled as Steve and the girls walked away. “Brianna, now is not the time.”
“You’ve got to talk to me, Max,” she insisted.
“Not really,” he argued as he started to walk away after her uncle and the four preteens. “Things are complicated, Brianna. Now, let me leave. You know why I’m here?”
“Because my cousin’s too cute to resist,” Brianna bit out sarcastically.
“Brianna.” All he said was her name, but it sounded like a chastisement.
“Don’t bother,” she replied, not wanting his explanation. “I know, okay. She set you up.” She paused and looked at him. “You know that, right?”
Max sighed and didn’t answer.
“You’re leaving,” Brianna said suddenly. “Aren’t you?”
Max turned back to look at her and shook his head. “Not yet. I promised that cousin of yours.”
“Yes, you did,” Devia announced as she ran back toward them. “Come on. You’ve talked enough. The park’s closing soon. I want to go on more rides.”
“Please!” Sandy added her plea as the rest of the girls joined them.
“Yes, please,” Esther Hartgrave pleaded as she looked up at Max.
“I want to go on the dark one with all the stars,” Maya Henderson added.
“Space Mountain,” Max asked, sounding a little skeptical.
“That’s it,” Maya squealed.
“Come on,” Brianna teased. “Let’s go have fun, Max.”
“Not my idea of fun,” he retorted.
Steve reached them at that point. He’d seen no point in running after the girls when he’d known where they were going.
“Quit brooding and enjoy yourself,” Brianna recommended. “Right, Uncle Steve?”
“Leave me out of this,” Steve snapped back.
Brianna laughed and looked at the four girls. “Some help?”
“Daddy, please,” Devia appealed, trying not to laugh.
“Please, Mr. Kessler,” the other three girls pleaded.
Steve looked back toward where he had seen the mother talking to the security guard. A couple was there and from the looks of them they were missing at least one child, too. He smiled. Things were going quite well. He’d call on the demon after he convinced Devia and her friends to return to the hotel. Who knew Disneyland would be so tiresome?