Sister Indelicata had heard the soft thunk of wooden doors against stone walls, and knew immediately that the twins, Tikk and Tokk, while not planning a coup d’état (military or otherwise, those two were capable of either), were certainly planning chaos.
The Sister was as anxious as their guardian, the Duchess of Livermore, to get the two married off and far away, bright as the two girls were, so she’d followed them as they slipped from their cells and crawled under the long row of tables laden with tempting cocktails and comestibles for the eligible, rich, elderly, and lonely widowers from the Northlands.
She’d brought the net she used for hunting seals, and once she’d spotted the two tow-heads popping out from under the last table, she spun it around her head, the heavy stones tied around its edges giving it heft and spin and admirable accuracy.
Just as the twins howled “Why don’t YOU marry one of them, if you’re so worried about your old age”, the net dropped neatly down and around and trapped the two.
“Oh, no one would consider marrying me at my age,” murmured the Duchess, blushing an almost youthful and natural pink, as she slipped her lap hound a piece of cheese to stop his yapping.
The silence that followed was palpable, while the men considered their choices: a squalling, knobby-kneed, spotted, though young, teen; a slightly faded and overblown rose with a creased forehead from raising two children not her own; or a quick, but discreet shuffle out the ballroom doors.
© Liz Husebye Hartmann (2021)
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“cocktails and comestibles” What a marvelous word combo! I was unfamiliar with the word “comestible”, until today, so thank you Liz for the addition to my vocabulary 😀
As to Tikk and Tokk, I doubt a net will keep them under wraps for very long, lol
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Now why do I think there was a rush for the doors? A fun story that made me smile.
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You may be right. The story is still unfolding. 😂😂
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My guess would be they did the shuffle!
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The situation does seem…fraught.
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well daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn.
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😂😂😂🤣🤣
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What a tangled web. Well told!
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I saw what you did there, Mimi 😎😂 and thanks!
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Loved this Liz! Particularly that final line 🙂 where now for the feisty twins?
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Indeed! And thanks!
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Looks like a part of a longer story or novel..
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Time will tell…link to Part 1 for the twins’ POV. 😉
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Love how The Sister already had the seal net at hand – and expertly knew how to use it! (makes you wonder what other tools and gadgets she might have for emergencies.
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It surprised me, too. We’ll see if she’s up to anything in the coming weeks…
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I thought for a minute there in the third sentence an antiquated scene from the the Olympics had slipped into your SSS. HaHa
These twins do keep life interesting.
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So are Tick and Tock from China? 😉 Fun piece.
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Perhaps a magical land.
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Those girls really wanted out of there! Sister has some good aim.
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She ain’t no ordinary Sister, and things aren’t always as they seem, at first. 😉
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