Rekindling the Flame
It was the night of the City Hall Masquerade Ball, and Elara was busy making preparations for the night.
As she was getting ready, the kids were running around, causing a ruckus of their own.
“Na-na-na, you can’t make me!” Damien shouted.
“Give Andy back!” Noel was screaming at the top of his lungs. From the way his eyes were trembling, he seemed to be on the verge of tears.
At the moment, Damien had a stuffed polar in his hands, and he was holding it high over his head out of Noel’s reach. Every once in a while, he would take the polar bear and hit Noel over the head with it, as if to taunt Noel further. Noel looked like he was on the verge of bursting into tears, as he tried to take the bear out of the older boy’s hands.
Kendra, who was the older sister by a fe
