The footfalls were what Greg heard first.
Multiple sets of shoes came careening through the front door, stomping in from the cold like a herd of water buffalo. The sound projected through the house, bouncing off the walls and rattling through the familiar spaces until it reached McKenzie’s room.
Teenage laughter followed.
Loud. Bright. Careless.
A group of voices overlapped each other, all talking at once, each one fighting to be the funniest, the loudest, the most heard. Then the front door slammed shut with enough force to make Greg flinch inside the habitat.
He stood near the front of the little enclosure McKenzie had made for him, resting on the couch as he turned off the movie he was watching on LittleFlix.
Madison was home.
Not just Madison.
Her friends too.
Down the hall, inside Madison’s room, Cindy heard it as well.
She lifted her head from the tablet, where Brooklyn’s science notes were still open and highlighted in miserable little sections. The laughter traveled through the house with the ease of something that belonged there.
Cindy slowly rose and crossed to the front of the habitat. She peered through the glass toward Madison’s bedroom door.
It was sickening how little control she had now.
Once, this house had been hers. Every room had answered to her in some way. The kitchen, the living room, the upstairs hallway, even Madison’s bedroom, though Madison had always argued that point. Cindy had been the force that set the tone. The schedule. The rules. The standards.
Now she was reduced to a squeak behind glass.
The teenage giggling downstairs made her tense.
She tried not to think about Madison’s arrival, but that was impossible. Madison’s presence changed the temperature of the house now. When Madison came home happy, Cindy might have an easier evening. When Madison came home irritated, Cindy braced herself.
And Madison had already been irritated all day.
Cindy hated that her house had turned into a hangout spot for Madison and her friends. Worse, she hated that it had always been one. Before Smallara, she had taken it as a compliment. Her home was safe. Welcoming. The girls felt comfortable here. They raided her pantry, sprawled across her furniture, left shoes in the entryway, and treated the Wessen house like an extension of their own lives.
Back then, Cindy had told herself it meant she had built something warm.
Now it felt like occupation.
She knew better than to say anything.
Trying to act like she still ran anything would, at best, make the girls laugh like she was performing a bit. At worst, it would end with Madison punishing her, correcting her, or letting the others ridicule her until Cindy remembered exactly where she stood.
“Do you have any Pizza Rolls? I’m starved,” Krysi’s voice cut through from downstairs.
Cindy’s jaw tightened.
Of course Krysi went straight to the kitchen.
Even before Smallara, Krysi had done that. She was Madison’s closest friend, and Cindy had once been oddly proud of how naturally Krysi made herself at home here. She would walk in, kick off her shoes, call out a greeting, and head for the fridge like she belonged.
Cindy had thought it meant Krysi felt safe and secure in the Wessen home.
Now she heard the freezer open and felt nothing but irritation.
“Check the big freezer,” Madison called from somewhere near the entryway. “I think Kenzie got some.”
“Bet,” Krysi said.
A second later, Brooklyn’s voice carried through the living room. “Are you gonna fetch Greggy?”
Greg’s stomach tightened.
Greggy.
He hated when Brooklyn called him that. It was too casual, too teasing, too comfortably disrespectful. But complaining would only make it stick harder.
From the sound of it, Brooklyn had thrown herself onto the sofa. Greg could picture it perfectly, because he had seen her do it a hundred times before. She never sat like a normal person. She launched herself, stretched across cushions, claimed space without asking.
There was a muffled thump, followed by Brooklyn groaning dramatically.
“I’m dead. School actually killed me.”
“You say that every day,” Madison said.
“And every day it’s true.”
“Oh, I’ll grab Cindy,” Evan said. “Hang out here, Charizard.”
Greg moved closer to the habitat wall.
Cindy heard it too all the way in Madison’s room.
Her hands tightened at her sides.
Downstairs, Evan’s voice softened, the way it often did when she spoke to Charity. “Sit tight. Brooklyn’s right here, okay?”
“Yes, Ms. Evan,” Charity answered softly.
There was a small sound from the coffee table, probably Evan setting Charity down. Then Brooklyn said, “I got her.”
“Don’t let her wander.”
“Evan, she’s not a hamster.”
“She’s tiny and anxious, so close enough.”
“Rude,” Brooklyn said, but there was no real bite in it.
Charity did not answer.
Cindy could imagine her sitting on the coffee table, small and careful, while Brooklyn lounged across the sofa like the house belonged to her. The image made Cindy’s stomach twist because Charity was down there. Charity got to be with them. Charity got to be trusted on the coffee table, included in the after school chaos, present in the room where things happened.
Cindy was upstairs waiting to be collected.
In McKenzie’s room, Greg heard footsteps start up the stairs.
Two sets.
Madison’s and Evan’s.
He knew Madison’s gait now. Quick, impatient, slightly heavy when she was in a mood. Evan’s was lighter but just as careless, her voice carrying upward as she continued talking.
“I still think you should’ve seen Dayton’s face when I splashed her with water,” Evan said.
“I saw enough of Dayton’s face this morning,” Madison said.
Brooklyn shouted from downstairs, “Do not summon her!”
Madison laughed, but it had a brief moment of trepidation like Dayton could pop out of somewhere.
A few moments later, Madison pushed open the door to McKenzie’s room.
She saw the habitat Kenzie had made for Greg sitting on the desk, the little apartment arranged neatly inside like some tiny luxury condo. It was cute. A bit overkill, but Madison knew McKenzie always went overkill for Dad. Even at Christmas, McKenzie had to get him the best gift. The most thoughtful one. The one that made everyone act like she had won daughter of the year.
Madison pushed that thought away.
“Hey, Dad,” Madison said warmly as she crouched down to look in at him. “You will not believe what happened today.”
Greg had been resting on the little couch, the LittleFlix movie paused on the tablet across from him. He stood when he saw her, and Madison opened the habitat. Instead of reaching in and grabbing him right away, she set her hand inside for him to climb onto.
Greg looked at her hand for a second before stepping onto her palm.
The warmth hit him immediately as Madison lifted him out of the habitat. She carried him over to the bed and sat on the corner, holding him carefully in both hands.
“I started the day so bad,” Madison said. “You probably heard us come in. Sorry. We were super loud.”
“I noticed,” Greg said with a small smile.
Madison gave him a look. “Okay, don’t say it like that.”
“Like what?”
“Like a dad.”
Greg chuckled. “I am your dad.”
Madison looked down at him for half a second, and for once she did not correct him.
“Anyway,” she said, settling him more comfortably in her palm. “I ran into the Shark. You know Dayton Harris, right?”
“Yeah,” Greg said. “You’ve mentioned her before. Pointed her out a few times too. I even remember you ducking down under the car window when you saw her uptown one afternoon.”
Madison’s mouth fell open. “I was not hiding.”
Greg raised an eyebrow.
“I dropped something,” Madison said. “And that’s the story I’m sticking to.”
“Of course.”
Madison rolled her eyes, but she was smiling now. “Well, I was distracted this morning because of the whole McKenzie thing, and I just careened right into her. It was my fault, fine. But if it was literally anyone else, it would not have been a big deal. But it was Dayton, and she had Ezra, and now it’s like I committed a federal crime.”
Greg’s expression shifted. “Ezra is her Little, right?”
“Mr. Rhys, yeah,” Madison said. “He was fine. I didn’t hurt him. I didn’t even really hit him. I just bumped into Dayton while she was holding him.”
“That would scare anyone, Madison.”
“It scared her for like half a second,” Madison said. “Then she went full Dayton.”
Greg studied her. “What does full Dayton mean?”
Madison made a face. “That thing she does. Like she’s calm, but also somehow making you feel like you’re the dumbest person alive.”
Greg nodded slowly. “Ah.”
“And she already has this whole thing against Charity because of Sarandipity, so anyone who even looks like they’re on Charity’s side is basically team enemy.”
Greg tilted his head. “There may be more to that story than you know.”
Madison groaned. “Dad.”
“I’m just saying.”
“Charity and Sarandipity had some fight or whatever, but Dayton acts like everything has to involve her. Like, get over it. It doesn’t even involve you.”
“Have you tried talking to Charity about it?”
Madison gave him a look. “Charity lost her phone before Evan got her, and Evan is, like, very Evan about Charity stuff. And Sarandipity is one of the biggest streamers right now. It’s not like I can just Google her number and be like, hey, what’s your drama with this Little at my school?”
Greg smiled faintly. “Fair point.”
“Exactly. Dayton just wants a reason to make things about Dayton. Everything has to be about Dayton.”
Greg was quiet for a moment.
Madison noticed. “What?”
“People like Dayton are always going to exist,” Greg said carefully. “People who walk into a room and somehow the room changes around them.”
Madison huffed. “Yeah, because everyone is scared of her.”
“Maybe,” Greg said. “Or maybe because she believes in herself so strongly that other people react to it.”
Madison frowned. “Are you defending her?”
“No,” Greg said. “I’m not defending her. From what you’ve told me, she sounds like she can be a bully.”
“She is.”
“But,” Greg continued, “the thing that bothers you about her might not just be that she’s mean. It might be that she doesn’t look away from what she thinks matters.”
Madison’s expression shifted, uncertain now.
Greg looked down at his hands, then back up at her. “I looked away too much. Before all this. With your mom. With the way people talked about Littles. With things I should have questioned because they didn’t affect me directly.”
Madison went quiet.
“I went along with what was easy,” Greg said. “And I let myself believe that not being the one saying the worst things meant I wasn’t part of it. But that’s not really true.”
“Dad,” Madison said softly.
“I know I’m probably the last person who should be giving Guardian advice,” Greg said. “Littles were never my thing, and now, ironically, I am one. But your mom wasn’t right about everything. I should have done more to make that clear to both of you.”
Madison looked away. “I’m not one hundred percent Mom.”
“I know.”
“I’m not,” she said again, more firmly. “Some things she said were good, but a lot of it I don’t do with you.”
Greg smiled gently. “I know. And I appreciate that.”
Madison looked back at him.
“I just want you to learn from my mistakes,” Greg said. “If that makes me a hypocrite, then I guess I’m a hypocrite. But I want you to be better than I was. I want you to be the kind of person who does not look away from what matters, even when it would be easier.”
Madison swallowed, suddenly uncomfortable with how serious everything felt.
“I’ll try,” she said.
Greg smiled. “That’s all I can ask.”
Madison looked at him for another second, then cleared her throat. “Okay, emotional damage. We should go before Brooklyn sends a search party and Krysi eats all the Pizza Rolls.”
Greg laughed.
Madison stood, still holding him carefully. “Maybe you can have one. I know they’re your favorite.”
“Are they still my favorite at this size, or are they just entire meals now?”
“Both,” Madison said. “Also, I know McKenzie sneaks you people food here and there, so don’t act innocent. You’ve been double dipping from both of us.”
Greg put a hand to his chest. “What? I would never, Ms. Wessen.”
Madison smiled at the playful use of the title. “Sure you wouldn’t.”
She lifted him closer and kissed the top of his head.
For a brief moment, wrapped in the warmth of her hand and the familiar affection of his daughter, Greg forgot the habitat. Forgot the size difference. Forgot the rules and titles and all the strange new lines between them.
For that one second, Madison was just Madison.
His daughter.
Then her voice dropped back into its usual teasing tone.
“Come on, Dad. Let’s go before Brooklyn starts calling you Greggy again.”
Greg sighed. “I was hoping we could avoid that.”
Madison grinned as she carried him toward the door.
“Not a chance.”
Oh, please turn Dayton into Madison’s Beetlejuice, where Madison summons her by saying her name three times; that would be really freaking funny.
Madison’s house is probably the last place Dayton would want to be.
“Have you tried talking to Charity about it?”
Madison gave him a look. “Charity lost her phone before Evan got her, and Evan is, like, very Evan about Charity stuff. And Sarandipity is one of the biggest streamers right now. It’s not like I can just Google her number and be like, hey, what’s your drama with this Little at my school?
that’s not what he asked, though i guess the charity stuff probably means that it’s been brought up and shut down. still, by now, i would think after everything Charity needs to talk about it more instead of bottling it up. i can assume the stuff about her bullying Sarah to the point of suicide is more known to Evan and that’s why she is hiding it, so maybe they talked about it a little, but holding onto those things or just talking about it once and thinking its fixed, is how they remain entrenched in peoples minds.
Only Dayton and charity know what happened. Evan knows what Madison knows.
Dayton isn’t a snitch so she won’t say anything. The only person Dayton told was Nicole because Dayton needed someone to talk to about everything
Charity has told none of them about her bullying Sara to suicide.
yikes. that’s a lot to carry alone. i kinda want her and Greg to talk more to each other now lol Charity doesn’t have a father figure anymore, it’d be cool if Greg ended up being that on some level.
There we go Greg, speak the fuck up! He seems more comfortable talking to Madison than Mackenzie, though. At least he is acknowledging how him standing by as his wife did all she did wasn’t being neutral. That is a start. I just wish we got more of Cindys personality besides the “mustache twirling evil slave driver” or the “reluctant, perpetually humiliated slave”. Like she talks about how proud she was of making the house comfy for other kids. Was she a good mom? Or is she just an asshole all the time? Because if it is number two, why was Greg married to her?
Also, it isn’t clear if he still loves her or not. I would understand if he didn’t, but he still needs to try guiding his daughters away from slavery.
Glad you liked Greg speaking up here.
I do think Greg is more comfortable pushing Madison in some ways because Madison still responds to him as her dad more directly. With McKenzie, there is a different kind of tension because she is the one giving him the softer life, so challenging her risks disrupting the one place where he feels safer. Madison is harsher, but the father/daughter dynamic between them is still more direct in certain moments.
As for Cindy, I do think that is a fair question. Cindy is not meant to just be evil all the time. She was a wife, a mother, and someone who did care about her family. She made the house comfortable for the girls and their friends. She cared about appearances, stability, structure, and giving her daughters a certain kind of life. Those things can be true at the same time as her having awful beliefs about Littles.
That is part of why Greg married her and stayed with her. He did not marry “evil Cindy.” He married the woman who was his partner, the mother of his children, and someone who probably seemed strong, organized, intelligent, and capable. Her worst beliefs were easier for him to ignore when they were abstract and aimed at people outside their home.
Now that those beliefs are being applied to her and Greg directly, they look a lot uglier. That does not mean Cindy was always just “Evil Cindy”. It means the story is currently showing the consequences of the worst parts of her worldview.
As for whether Greg still loves her, I think he does, but it is complicated. Love does not mean he agrees with her. It does not mean he is not hurt by her or angry at what she helped create. But I do not see him as someone who has fully stopped loving his wife. He is just trying to process who Cindy was, what she believed, what he ignored, and what their family has become.
And yes, Greg does need to keep trying to guide Madison and McKenzie toward seeing Littles with more empathy. He may not be able to change the whole world, but he can still try to influence his daughters.
Yeah, I still don’t give him a pass for ignoring his wife left lobbying for pro slavery school curriculum, as I don’t understand how someone could be that daft unless he is an absolute airhead. I would understand just a tiny bit if she never spoke about it at home, but we know from Kenzie that wasn’t the case.
But, he did go up a point in my book. Which puts him at a solid 1 lol. But I do understand that change takes time. I really just feel bad for Madison as teenage girls have to deal with a lot already, with social dynamics and expectations, along with all of the hormones and confusing stuff that is part of growing up, and with the views her mother instilled on her, she basically lost the only real guide she can have through that. Kenzie really doesn’t seem equipped to focus on guiding her through that as she is also going through her own growing pains.
Idk, they all have a really interesting dynamic, even if I think they are all reprehensible in their own ways. Though I do give both kids more leeway as they are children. Especially Madison.
Asuka! What a chapter! It felt like a Greg and McKenzie chapter! How him and Madison eb and flow with how they talk and how he actually gives her advice and she actually took it on board! He’s a good dad! And madsion is slowly but surely growing
Very slowly 🤣
Glad you enjoyed it . I wanted to show the good times as well.
Greg does have a relationship with her
Madison looked away. “I’m not one hundred percent Mom.”
“I know.”
“I’m not,” she said again, more firmly. “Some things she said were good, but a lot of it I don’t do with you.” But you still do it like getting him to clean your phone because you got jealous….
She would have any little clean her phone. That’s not even jealousy. That’s just a Job Madison views as something littles do.
Nice interaction, next chapter the girls will say how cute Greg is in his new cloths & Madison will have to step up her cloths game lol.
Madison does have clothes for them. Presumably when Cindy went to Emma’s she was clothed. Madison is just specifically not using them and it hasnt been elaborated on why.
“From what you’ve told me, she sounds like she can be a bully.”
Oh, if only he knew how they treated Cindy before… But who cares, right? Cindy’s just a little.
Anyway, I loved this chapter. Greg finally admitting that his passive attitude makes him an accomplice to Cindy.
I liked how Greg didn’t back down when Madison asked him not to talk to her like a dad. As I said before, while Evan mentioned that McKenzie treats the “littles” part as optional, Madison does the same with the “parents” part.
It was a relief to see a moment of normalcy between them and Greg giving Madison good fatherly advice, using his own mistakes as an example.
I imagine Cindy will be kept in the habitat to keep working on the girl’s homeworks. I’m curious to see how the girls treat Greg.
Greg and Cindy are definitely having very different days.
Greg got pizza, clothes, his favorite snacks, and some quality time outside the habitat with his daughters—all on the same day. Those girls are spoiling him! lol
Glad you enjoyed the chapter.
Greg talking about his past felt appropriate here. People do that in real life when they have distance from something and can look back with more clarity. He can now see things he avoided seeing before.
I personally wouldn’t go as far as calling him an accomplice, though. I think Greg’s flaw was passivity. He didn’t care enough about Little rights to challenge Cindy the way he should have. He was busy living his own life, working, spending time with his daughters, doing things around the house, going to tennis and dance competitions, and just being a husband and father.
That does not make him innocent of everything, but I also don’t think it makes him responsible for Cindy’s beliefs or her messaging. Cindy is responsible for what Cindy believed and promoted. Greg is responsible for Greg.
There are billions of people in this world who either agree with the system or do not care enough to challenge it. Greg was one of the people who didn’t care enough. That is a flaw, especially now that he is on the other side of it, but I don’t think every person who fails to advocate loudly for a cause is automatically a horrible person.
To me, Greg is not someone who wanted Littles mistreated. He just didn’t make Little rights a priority because it didn’t affect his life. That’s not heroic, but it is very human.
I don’t think anyone deserves to become a Little, though there are definitely characters I feel less bad for than others. Greg’s greatest fault was not caring enough before it happened to him. Cindy’s fault is different because she actively helped shape and spread the belief system being used now.
Sometimes people are just people. Flawed, imperfect, and only forced to reflect when the consequences finally reach them.
1) “Multiple sets of shoes came careening through the front door,” Oh shit, the “community” is here.
2) “It was sickening how little control she had now.” It was sickening how much control she wanted other to lose
3) “Back then, Cindy had told herself it meant she had built something warm.” and back then that was correct
4) “Greggy. He hated when Brooklyn called him that. It was too casual, too teasing, too comfortably disrespectful. But complaining would only make it stick harder.” YEah, that is a stupid nickname
5) “Oh, I’ll grab Cindy, Hang out here, Charizard.” We may finally see the two interacting.
6) “Evan, she’s not a hamster.” – “She’s tiny and anxious, so close enough.” Those are the symptoms of hamster
7) “I still think you should’ve seen Dayton’s face when I splashed her with water,” When you fucking what? Was this another deleted scene?
8) “You probably heard us come in. Sorry. We were super loud.” Apologising like that feels out of character for Madison
9) “He was fine. I didn’t hurt him. I didn’t even really hit him. I just bumped into Dayton while she was holding him.” – “That would scare anyone, Madison.” They were both knocked onto their asses, there was obvious risk involved
10) “And she already has this whole thing against Charity because of Sarandipity, so anyone who even looks like they’re on Charity’s side is basically team enemy.” Now I’m really curios as to how much they know, and how they found out
11) “There may be more to that story than you know.” That’s one hell of an understatement
12) ““Charity and Sarandipity had some fight or whatever, but Dayton acts like everything has to involve her. Like, get over it. It doesn’t even involve you.” OK, so they kow nothing
13) “Have you tried talking to Charity about it?” Charity is smart enough to tell them nothing. Evan may know but the others don’t.
14) “Exactly. Dayton just wants a reason to make things about Dayton. Everything has to be about Dayton.” Sounds like Dayton
15) “I’m not defending her. From what you’ve told me, she sounds like she can be a bully.” Finally someone in-universe who isn’t also a bully said it.
16) “I looked away too much. Before all this. With your mom. With the way people talked about Littles. With things I should have questioned because they didn’t affect me directly.” He trusted his wife too much. Hard to fault him for that, but you can see the consequences
17) “I’m not one hundred percent Mom.” No, but it’s like 80%-90%+ match, especially with her interaction with Cindy
18) “I just want you to learn from my mistakes, If that makes me a hypocrite, then I guess I’m a hypocrite” No, a hypocrite would be if you weren’t willing to admit the things you did were wrong and still expected others to listen when you tell them not to.
19) “Also, I know McKenzie sneaks you people food here and there, so don’t act innocent. You’ve been double dipping from both of us.” I figured she’d find out.
3) This comparison is over the top, but I’m sure plenty of Nazi household were warm as well.
7) Same here, this came out of the blue.
9) I don’t remember that Dayton was knocked down off her feet.
3) a bit extreme, but accurate none the less.
7) yeah, or just something they’ll flash back to later.
9) S3E30 depicted both of them getting up after being knocked down
1) yup. Madison’s house is the group hangout spot now pretty much.
2) That seems “harsh” she only wanted them to lose absolutely everything and live beneath human society happy for the scraps they are thrown What could possibly make you feel that was an obscene amount of control being lost.
3) Yeah, i agree. I mean While cindy had harsh littie views. She was mean towards Ava’s family. But she wasn’t the worst person on earth in other areas of her life.
4) Yeah thats kind of what i was going for. LIke its not particualarly cruel or anything name wise. Just a casual nickname without any real deep thought put into it that brooklyn would use and greg not like that much.
5) A moment many have been waiting for. However, if its just amongst the group of girls. Neither may say much depending on the situation. As they wouldnt want to risk getting in trouble.
6) Agreed, those are accurate depictions of a hamster. I thought it was funny comparison.
7) It wasnt a deleted scene. It just wasnt depicted. As i just wanted something small that would have happened that they couldtalk about. As its literally just what was said so its not really much to a scene.
8) She is 1 on 1 with her dad. I’ve said for awhile shes different 1 on 1. She treats him a bit differnetly when cindy is around. But htis is just them.
9) agreed, I would be scared if i was a little and my guardian was bumped into thats a long fall if they are standing up.
10) they know almost nothing on what really happened.
11) It really is one of the bigger understatements.
12) Lol, yeah thats what they know.
13) Charity definately wouldnt slip up.shes to skilled for that. Evan doesnt really know any more than she did in evan’s world.
14) Well Daytons made at her because she views Charity as basically a murderer who lucked out by hte victim living. She’s made because her actions almost cost her what is most important in her life.
15) True, but Greg doesnt exactly know Dayton personally. Just Madison’s telling of events and what he has seen in passing.
16) agreed, it’s also not his job to police his wife or her values on littles. He had no specific reason to care about littles any more then he would care about immigration, or benefits for lower class. He may have opinions or thoughts, but so do most people who do not act on them or care about those issues in real life. Littles would be no different in theres.
17) 90% seems like a bit to high. I;d say 70 or 80%
18) That is true. I agree with you.
19) its not her first rodeo. Madison is to smart and observent about those kind of things not to know.
2) That’s actually what almost every main guardian wants for their Littles, even if some are offering nicer scraps than others
3) She made a nice home that her daughter’s friends felt safe in
4) Not cruel but still mean
5) I’m sure the focus won’t be on Charizard and Cindy all afternoon
6) Also interesting to see how Far Charity has fallen that Anxious is one of her key traits
7) I see
9) I think I’d just be scared in general if I were a Little.
14) Well, I can certainly relate to being disappointed and frustrated that someone who did something wrong had lucked out and avoided consequences *cough*
SatanDayton *cough* *cough*. Though that’s also the reason I find it entirely hypocritical for Dayton to take issue with this.Personally, if I were in Dayton’s shoes, I’d probably see Charity becoming Evan’s Little as punishment enough. Dayton knows how bad life can be for Littles (since she’s intentionally caused it in a few cases), and she probably knows who Cindy was, and that Evan being Madison’s friend likely had an impact on how Evan treats Charity. I’m not saying I’d forgive Charity, just that I wouldn’t feel the need to actively seek revenge.
17) I think you’re being a bit nice to be honest.
Why do I feel like Madison will go down stairs and boom!! Try to show off infront of her friends and humiliate Greg and Cindy! God I hope I’m wrong!
I think Cindy will stay at the habitat and do what she’s been told. There’s a lot to be done.
She will show off her power over her little parents.
1) OK, I’m going to pick nits here (😁):
He turned the movie off, then paused it? (Hey, again, I’m just poking fun here)
2) I like the different POVs of Greg and Cindy here.
3) Now she was reduced to a squeak behind glass.
Trying to act like she still ran anything would, at best, make the girls laugh like she was performing a bit. At worst, it would end with Madison punishing her, correcting her, or letting the others ridicule her until Cindy remembered exactly where she stood.
– Cindy still not accepting her new status.
4) I have the feeling that “Greggy” is going to become a popular name.
5) Charity got to be trusted on the coffee table, included in the after school chaos, present in the room where things happened. – Boy! Cindy’s expectations are sinking to a low level.
6) Is Madison bi-polar? She is being so “normal” with her father right now. Of course Cindy is not around, so I guess she can be less formal at this point.
7) Greg owns up to his shortcomings, but I don’t know if this will placate some of the readers here 😇
8) Will Greg’s advice and observations actually make an impression on Madison?
9) Greg put a hand to his chest. “What? I would never, Ms. Wessen.” – It’s good to see that Greg feels confident to talk to Madison as his former self.
4) Just like “Jordy”
1) He wants to make sure he doesn’t miss anything. Double pause.
2)It was something different and a fun way, I thought, to depict the perspectives of both without doing separate chapters.
3) It’s a long journey for her to accept anything like that.
4) With Brooklyn at a minimum. I cant see Madison telling her to stop.
5) Well her ego wont let her view herself as beneath charity. So its hard to udnerstand.
6) She is normal with her dad in one on one situations as Cindy isnt around.
7) Im sure it wont. From my POV its more just him being being reflective on the situation. He didnt really do much wrong in my opinion. Could have been more vocal? Sure but its easy to say that. But most people see injustices everyday and turn the other cheek or look away. Or just are wrapped upin there life and dont care.
8)Well you never know but all he can do is offer guidance just like any other parent.
9) Madison likes it too.
7) Most people aren’t married to a political grifter who influences a pro-slavery agenda and helped push that onto other people’s kids.