Bedtime Story
For Daniel and Douglas, who wanted the fairy tale to go on and on. I am sorry that there are not any fairies in this one, but it's what I've got for today. I hope you do not begrudge me the use of your names.
Elizabeth kissed her littlest brother on the forehead, and was about to move on to her other brother's bed, when Douglas stopped her with a question.
"Did it really happen? Is it true about Waterlash? And the fox whisker and the first fairies?"
"Don't be silly," came Daniel's voice from the other bed. "It's just a fairy story. Fairy stories aren't true."
Douglas looked up into Elizabeth's face, and there was a sort of pleading in his face. Elizabeth, who was wise beyond her years, saw the look on his face for what it was. We all of us have that pleading, for our favorite fairy tales to be real.
"Well," she began, and you could hear Daniel listening closely, for all that he had scorned the idea just a moment earlier.
"I have never seen a fairy before, but then again, I have never seen God before, and I am Positive He is real."
She thought for a moment.
"I certainly would like to believe that my pain is inflicted by fairies. It makes it just a little bit easier to bare. You never know Douglas," she leaned down and whispered in his ear. "Maybe you'll see one."
Douglas looked at her, not quite daring to believe her, but hoping that he could.
"Anyhow," Elizabeth said, getting up to hug Daniel goodnight. "I am sure there are fairies in heaven."
"It wouldn't be much of a heaven if there weren't fairies," Daniel added.
"Exactly," Elizabeth said, slipping out of their room, and closing the door behind her.
For Daniel and Douglas, who wanted the fairy tale to go on and on. I am sorry that there are not any fairies in this one, but it's what I've got for today. I hope you do not begrudge me the use of your names.
Elizabeth kissed her littlest brother on the forehead, and was about to move on to her other brother's bed, when Douglas stopped her with a question.
"Did it really happen? Is it true about Waterlash? And the fox whisker and the first fairies?"
"Don't be silly," came Daniel's voice from the other bed. "It's just a fairy story. Fairy stories aren't true."
Douglas looked up into Elizabeth's face, and there was a sort of pleading in his face. Elizabeth, who was wise beyond her years, saw the look on his face for what it was. We all of us have that pleading, for our favorite fairy tales to be real.
"Well," she began, and you could hear Daniel listening closely, for all that he had scorned the idea just a moment earlier.
"I have never seen a fairy before, but then again, I have never seen God before, and I am Positive He is real."
She thought for a moment.
"I certainly would like to believe that my pain is inflicted by fairies. It makes it just a little bit easier to bare. You never know Douglas," she leaned down and whispered in his ear. "Maybe you'll see one."
Douglas looked at her, not quite daring to believe her, but hoping that he could.
"Anyhow," Elizabeth said, getting up to hug Daniel goodnight. "I am sure there are fairies in heaven."
"It wouldn't be much of a heaven if there weren't fairies," Daniel added.
"Exactly," Elizabeth said, slipping out of their room, and closing the door behind her.
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