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

did it! Can you

down into the ground and came back a few moments

Lilly does not have any obstacles getting to places anymore, she can just come and go whenever she

hold her as high as he can,

siblings delighted jumped together

hunger of sorts. At first, he only knew that he had to

after seeing Lilly, he knew what

have to work even harder, to follow in his little

what the Crawford siblings were so happy about. She could only recall

something important. A good kind

for you to eat,” Bettany says as her hand caresses Lilly’s head. “Look at

potatoes… Burgers…

tea! And we can put that in the fridge to chill it,

was so engulfed in her own excitement, she

of the food she was going to make,

to help you

much glee. It seemed like they might not be

to complain about the chaos that followed precious times of being able

great accomplishment, the eight uncles

sure that Bettany was well-rested and sound asleep, the roof of the sun room on the Crawford house rooftop was opened once again. The eight

them upstairs, while Hannah had

so self-reliant Drake eventually followed

think the floor might collapse? There’s so many of us up

“How dare you underestimate

whole sun room by himself. The steel and the glass used were all the strongest ones to exist, not

quiet down? Mom

and raised it enthusiastically. “So what if she could hear us! We’ll get her

absolutely!” Lilly chimed in happily while raising a glass of