Chapter 15: Replaced
"Theron, you were amazing!" Sadie's little head bobbed up and down. Her eyes lit up like lanterns as she grabbed onto Theron's sleeve, waving it about.
The reply was the same gentle smile.
Sadie reminded Theron a lot of his little sister, so lively and full of joy. The little girl didn't realize how much trouble Theron had gotten himself into today, and it was probably for the best that she didn't know.
"That's right, I almost forgot." Sadie pressed a palm against her forehead. "Big Sis Thessa wanted me to invite you to have food with us because we let out early today. Yes, yes, Flora is coming too."
Flora and Sadie were usually attached at the hip, though Flora was the much quieter of the two. It was almost comical how opposing the two were.
Sadie had red hair, Flora had black. Sadie was lively, and Flora was practically a mute. Sadie had a twin pair of pigtails, and Flora had just one ponytail.
Theron made it his business to learn as much about the people around him as he could, but he didn't know much about Sadie. What was interesting was what she had said about her relation to Thessa, though. Maybe he would learn more about that today.
"Okay, I'll go with you."
"Really?!" Sadie's eyes went wide. Theron almost always said no, save for a few times. This was unexpected.