Anya breathed a sigh of relief. Her brother Richie was back to normal.
Richie had finally returned to his old self. The way he had been acting earlier had really scared Anya.
The school bus stopped outside the Forger home in western Berlint, dropped off the two Forger children, and drove away trailing a cloud of dust.
Richie grinned and wagged his eyebrows at Anya.
"Little sis, trust your big brother this time. I'll definitely make something fun, and then we can get Sixth Sister to play with us."
Anya didn't understand. What kind of game could they even play with a kitty? Could they bring Bond along too?
Anya pondered that as she followed behind Richie.
When they opened the front door, Twilight had already made dinner. This time, he was holding a book rather than a newspaper.
Seeing the two of them come home, Twilight looked up from his book and said with gentle, fatherly warmth:
"Welcome home."
The two children put their things away. Anya crouched on the floor to watch cartoons, while Richie kept his head down and plunged straight into his bedroom.
Watching Richie sneak around, Twilight asked in puzzlement, "What's gotten into Richie?"
Anya slowly turned her head and told Twilight:
"Big Brother is inventing something weird again. Hopefully he won't experiment on Anya later."
Twilight simply took it as a child playing with toys and thought nothing more of it.
Richie entered his room and saw Sixth Sister still asleep in her cat bed. He quietly sat beside her bed and called softly:
"Sixth Sister, Sixth Sister."
Sixth Sister blearily opened her eyes and gazed with regal elegance at the idiot who insisted on waking her. If this litter scooper didn't have a good reason, she would absolutely smack him dead.
Richie asked