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.

I did it! I

I really did it! Can you believe

Did his sister really go down into the ground and came back

getting to places anymore,

up and wanted to hold her as high as he can, if only his height had allowed him

delighted jumped

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

Lilly, he knew

harder, to follow in his little sister’s

happy about. She could only recall the intense look of

something important. A good

eat,” Bettany says as her hand caresses Lilly’s head. “Look at you, being so happy! Well then, let’s kill a goat

potatoes… Burgers…

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

own excitement, she had not even thought about

after she heard Bettany talking about all of the food she was

Granny! I’m going to help

Bettany to the kitchen with much glee. It seemed like they might not be able to help their grandma out after

complain about the chaos that followed precious times of

made a great accomplishment, the eight uncles begun

the roof of the sun room on the Crawford house rooftop was opened once again. The eight uncles carried the wine and the iced

Zachary joined them upstairs, while Hannah had already zonked

so self-reliant Drake eventually followed too up to the

floor might collapse? There’s so

retorted. “How dare you

and the glass used were all the

guys quiet down? Mom could hear you…”

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

Lilly chimed in happily while raising a glass of iced milk tea