The Fort of Mystery - A Photostory

Hi everyone!

I made this photostory a little bit ago, but never got around to typing it up. In exchange for the next part of "Masquerade" to be posted, I told Jaclynn I would post this photostory.;) So, here it is. It's in the POV of Molly.:)

I walked into the living room, humming a song that was stuck in my head. Today was the first day of summer vacation, and I planned to live it up. Starting by eating all of the ice cream in the freezer. 

I twirled around and gasped. A huge fort stood in front of me with a red blanket over it. 

Jess walked in from grocery shopping and her face turned pale. Her mouth agape, she continued to stare at it, unmoving. 

Finally coming out of her shock, she shook her head, threw her hands up, and stormed out of the house.

"I'm out of here!" she shouted, and I heard the car's ignition firing up. I felt badly for her, I remembered that she had just cleaned up the living room. 

I turned back to the fort and pushed aside my sympathy. This thing was so cool. I had to get inside. 

I reached out my hand, ready to throw back the red blanket and see who was in it. My fingers almost touched the fluffy fabric when I heard an ear-shattering scream. 

"DON'T TOUCH IT!" Adam threw himself on top of the fort and I reeled away, scared out of my mind. I gasped for breath, and I gazed into his wild, blue eyes. 

"Adam!" Sloan popped into view as well, and I started to feel odd.

Why were my siblings popping up like this? I asked myself.

"SHE WAS GOING TO TOUCH THE PRECIOUS!" Adam screeched, and I held myself back from covering my ears.

"It seems that you made a fort," I said and hoped they would stop yelling. 

Rebuked, Adam stared out to the distance.

"Yep. It's Adam's though. He invited me in," Sloan told me. I nodded my head, my eyes wandering back to Adam. He was so weird.

"It's really cool inside," she added. 

"Can I come in?" I asked. 

Adam exploded.

"YOU ARE NOT WORTHY!" he snapped. Sloan sighed, shaking her head. 

I stepped up against the wall behind me. 

"You are not worthy! You are not worthy!" he chanted and threw his hands into the air. 

"How could she be worthy?" Sloan asked.

"BY COUNTING ALL OF THE HAIRS ON HER HEAD!" He slammed his hands onto the fort, and I jumped.

Sloan's glare made him whimper.

"Fine..." He trailed off, trying to find the perfect thing to say that would qualify me worthy.

"Hm...hm...hm..." Small, terrifying chuckles escaped from his lips and he smirked.

He was so weird.

"Eat a whole bowl of salad, then return," he declared. 

I gasped, reeling back.

"Not salad!" I whispered. 

"Adam has made his decision. Now go!" Sloan cried in a dramatic voice, giggling a little bit at herself. I slunk away. 

I prepared a salad and gagged. Salad was so nasty. It was the absolute WORST. Continuing to gag, I picked up one of the leaves. 

I held it up, grimacing.

"I must see what's in the Fort of Mystery," I murmured and mustered my courage. I stuffed the leaf into my mouth, and my face immediately turned green. The earthy taste stuck to my tongue. I fought back the urge to throw up.

I forced down the rest of the salad, each leaf wanting to bring up my previous meal. At last, I was done and stood up. 

I went to the living room but froze upon entering.

"WHAT?" I screamed. 

"What's going on?" I yelled and flailed my arms.

The fort was GONE. 

"Sorry, Molly. Jess came back and demanded we took all of this down. I told Adam to go tell you you didn't need to eat salad anymore," Sloan explained and glared at Adam. He shrugged, a small evil smile at the corner of his lips. 

Anger flashed through my eyes and I opened my mouth, about to scream at Adam, when a churning in my stomach started. I clutched my stomach and doubled over.

The salad wasn't over with.

Unable to yell at Adam, I ran to the bathroom, but I could still hear Adam's little chuckles. I would get him back later.

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I hope you liked the story! I might continue it and make Molly get back at Adam for her salad accident.XD Wouldn't that be fun?XD

-Emma-