Author: Marina
Story: Shifts universe (
pre-Tremors)
Challenge: Chocolate 10 (awe), Pistachio 6 (reward), Peanut Butter 5 (wood)
Toppings: Whipped Cream (Oriana is two), Cherry (present tense and no dialogue)
Extra: Pocky
Word Count: 94
Rating: G
Summary: Why Oriana’s parents had to figure out an alternative method of childproofing.
Notes: Back to Oriana for a little bit, and something not sad for once!
When she wants something, Mommy and Daddy are supposed to come and get it for her. This time, they don’t.
She frowns, stretching toward the wooden horse that sits high above her reach, but quickly begins to laugh in delight as it drifts off the shelf and floats gently into her waiting hands. Then she sees a stuffed animal she likes, and makes that come to her, too.
The next morning, her mother finds her buried under a pile of toys she could have sworn she had put away the night before, fast asleep.