Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

The Crawford House.

Bettany sat in the foyer of the main building. She was almost done crocheting the purse in her hands.

She glanced at the garden from time to time, but the headache she had from a sudden immense pressure gave her a lingering fear, so she did not dare to take a look again.

Yet, when she looked this time, Lilly was not there anymore.

“Where’s Lilly?” she appallingly asked.

Josh hid behind the wall holding his phone. He only dared to observe the whole situation through the lens of his phone.

He saw Lilly disappear with his own eyes!

“That was unbelievable. Will I ever be that powerful one day…” Zachary murmured to himself.

Josh was at a total loss. “So teleportation does exist in the world…”

As soon as the murmurs died down, a glimmer flashed near the garden pavilion. And Lilly was there again, just like she never left.

“Ah… I must be getting old. These eyes can’t see the way they used to anymore,” Bettany sighed. “I don’t think this old grandma will be able to catch up all of y’all young people soon.”

As the kids grow older, they walk faster and faster too. Bettany could only watch from afar, and genuinely hope that her grandkids will someday find their place in the world.

“Please, Granny. You’re not old all,” Zachary disagreed.

“Exactly. You’re the most glamorous one out all of the old ladies in town, Granny! If you’re old, then all of the others would be ancient!” Josh chimed in.

Bettany remained silent.

Lilly then hurried over excitedly, no longer examining her mirror.

“Granny! I did it!” Lilly’s heart was still pounding like a drum. Her cheeks were flushed red, her eyes wide and bright.

it! I drew

really did it! Can you believe

go down into

any obstacles getting to places anymore, she

Lilly that he picked her up and wanted to hold her as high as

siblings delighted jumped together in

bubbling under Zachary’s eyes, a hunger of sorts. At first, he only knew that he had

after seeing Lilly, he knew what he had to

even harder, to follow in his little

not understand what the Crawford siblings were so happy about. She could only recall the

had been something important. A good kind of

as her hand caresses Lilly’s head.

potatoes… Burgers… Garlic

hot today, do y’all want to have little lobsters? Lately Granny has been learning how to make milk tea! And we can put that in

was so engulfed in her own excitement, she had not even

of the food she was going to make, she started to drool without even realizing

going to

Bettany to the kitchen with much glee. It seemed like they might not be

who was to complain about the chaos that followed precious times of

a great accomplishment, the eight uncles begun a new round

roof of the sun room on the Crawford house rooftop was opened once again. The

joined them upstairs, while

eventually followed too up

might collapse? There’s

dare

steel and the glass used were all the strongest ones to exist, not even the

you guys quiet down? Mom could

her hand and raised it enthusiastically. “So what if she could hear

a glass of iced