Page 54 of Fate
“Diabolical,” Liberty mumbled. “Glory was diabolical at a very young age.”
“I take that as a compliment coming from the Prank King,” she said.
“Go on, Glory,” Belle urged her in excitement.. “I need to hear what happened.”
“Traitor,” Liberty grumbled.
We all laughed.
“So, Dad had a pool put in a few months before,” Glory explained. “It was gorgeous, all the way to 9 feet deep, with a diving board and a jacuzzi nearby. We never had anything like that when we were little, but it was great to have it for my sixteenth. You'll see it when we get…” she paused. “No, I think we will just be at the compound on this trip, darn it. Anyway, I planned the whole party. And my revenge on the prankster twins was gonna be my sixteen candles, girls. Years of torment was about to be rained down on them.”
I scoffed. “I gotta agree with Lib, it was pure evil on Glory’s part. Go ahead, sis.” This had been my suggestion. Even though my sister had planned to tell it sometime, I’d pushed it to the forefront. I hoped it would cheer my girl up after what she’d shared with us. Glancing over at a smiling Briget, I could see that it already seemed to be working.
“Wow, I cannot wait to hear what it was,” Scarlet said over the speaker.
“Me too,” Legend finally spoke up. “I never heard this story before.”
“There was a reason why you never did, Legend,” I said. “We had an agreement all this time.”
“Yeah, and if Glory had any integrity, we wouldn’t be hearing any of this now,” Liberty added.
“Yeah, we’ll see about that,” Glory countered. “You two think you are so smart.”
“You all crack me up,” Scarlet chimed in.
“Right?” Belle agreed. “Scar and I never had these awesome stories or sibling arguments. It is hilarious really.”
“Yes, ha-freakin-ha,” Liberty groused.
“I’m not sure the twins feel so lucky just now,” Justice said.
“Chastity and Charity Baskins,” Glory said. “They were the lucky as hell twins. Then again they were identical and they looked like goddesses. They were pretty like I said but smart. In fact, they are both scientists now. Not models or whatever, like you would think. They both had high IQs. And they used those smarts to help me pull off the best con I think I have ever heard of. They were tired of my stupid ass brothers chasing them around of course and I'd told them of their tormenting pranks perpetrated on me before this. Well, surprise, surprise…the Walker Twins showed up during my party! Like wow, who knew? I mean they wouldn’t wreck my birthday would they?”
“Wow, Glory, tell us how you really feel.” Belle laughed.
“They deserved everything that happened to them,” she told us all. “So they stayed hidden while ogling the girls in their bikinis. I mean that was why I didn’t invite any guys. Because of that very thing.”
“What I always wondered was how you knew about that part,” I asked.
Scoffing, Glory replied. “Cameras, brother. They weren’t as good as they are now but we had them back then. Dad had them for security, remember? I just borrowed a couple. That was how we knew where you were.”
“We?” Liberty asked.
“Yes,” Glory said. “Me and the Baskin girls.”
“They showed up at the pool shack,” I said. “Where we were hiding. They acted surprised to find us there.”
“Yeah, and we were totally blown away,” Liberty said.
“Especially when they said they would meet you later, right?” Glory snickered.
“Yeah, suddenly they were interested in us,” I added. “They were going to spend the night at your birthday sleepover.”
“Yep,” Glory said as she giggled. “My sleepover was something they suggested.”
“Yeah and they suggested a lot more than that to us,” I said.
“Man, why are you helping with this awful sabotage to our childhood?” Liberty griped. “Just quit talking, Fate. Damn, we shoulda known better.”
