Train of confusion

Dorothy squealed with delight. "Finally, some girl time. My schedule has been filled with boys. Danny, David, Jay, Jess, and even Jace. I could really use the freakin' break." That was when her mom arched her eyebrows. "Did you say Jay, Jess and even Jace?! To your room, now!" Dorothy was shocked at the response of her mother, then she understood perfectly. "Mum, for God's sake, I'm 20, NOT a baby. Well, if you must know I'm still your good girl. Who is still under A CURFEW!?! Mom,I can take care of myself. Don't you worry about your baby girl. She's all grown up." Dorothy's father stood up and smiled at her."You are still as naive as ever. That's why you need a guardian who is stronger and tougher to protect you. Someone like me." Dorothy hugged her dad and he pecked her forehead."That's my girl. Don't mistaken this for overprotectiveness, it's just that I care a lot and don't want you to get hurt. That's why I sent Justin to try to kill you:I knew he wouldn't be able to do it. I'm always there for you and there to protect you." Dorothy knew what that meant. "Forced and frequent protection ,bodyguards, usual calls from dad for no apparent reason, hounding of freedom and the likes. In case you don't think that it is overprotectiveness,then it is! You know exactly what I'm talking about. So don't pull that face." Dot,I kinda agree with your dad on this one. You need male support. And that is why I'm here. To protect you. Well, not that I care or anything but it is my job. I'm paid to worry about you. Though it sucks, I'm going to do it. So,yeah, don't get mad at your dad. You'll have me to contend with,sweetheart. So don't even think about it. You have been warned." He held her hand and looked her in the eyes. His stare meant that he was serious and that they needed to talk. "You know what, No. I'm done with anything about guys. You're all driving me nuts. When did you get here, let me guess, 30 seconds after I got here. You just can't stop destroying my life, isn't it? You followed me, right? Now you're here to terrorize my life,aren't you? Thanks a lot, Jase, but you've topped the cake. And I'm not going back on this one. Final decision. Signed,Dorothy!" Danny came in almost immediately and his sister narrowly missed bumping into him. "Whoa, the tension in the room is almost capable of being cut with a bread knife. Dorothy, mind explaining?" He took a look at his sister's face and turned to his dad." What did you do and why did you do it? Dylan, she was angry even before she got here. You better make sure she talks. Or...." Jade walked up to him and kissed his cheeks. "We've talked about this,Dan. Calm down,okay. She may be angry. But she's okay." Dorothy couldn't bear to see her brother in so much pain. She came out of her room and hugged her brother. "It's okay, I'm okay. I'm just not talking to any boy for now. Including my boyfriend. I need to clear out my head this weekend and face my birthday week all refreshed. And so before I do that, I need to concentrate. Have fun." She was about to close the door and collapse on the bed because she was tired when her mother called her back. "Have fun?! You don't know the first thing about fun. Cause the Thea I know has fun by curling up in bed and watching a three hour long movie while eating a big bowl of icecream. Hey, get up and get a life sister." "Says the woman who put me on a curfew for 20 years of my life. Yeah,seriously mom, I have learnt what it's like to have fun." "Prove it. I give you till Monday to have the best time of your life. If not, you're going on a cereal eating competition with me." "Whoa Lady curfew, you've got yourself a deal. Hey, mom, nice plan and well played. You just got me to take a weekend off. Well played." She chuckled as she thought it through. Her mom just laughed and said" Sometimes I regret your inheriting my intelligence. I am a fine actress. Yeah, baby, Mom fools you again." Then everyone started laughing. "Mom, we have a lot to talk about. But first, I want to make this clear that I am guy free this weekend. Understood? Now if you have an 'a' in your name and you know the password to my secret hideout door, come in." She knew none of the boys knew that she had a secret hideout or that it was password locked. She threw a wink at the guys who had planned to disrupt her plan. They backed down when she whispered"You guys are the best. But I just won't talk to you guys. I signed by my name. Sorry, catch'ya later." She slammed the door and the fun began. She brought out a tub of icecream and then she said "In honour of funfest, I have decided to plan this year's three day party. This time, the theme is 'Enjoying Life' and this is the program:

*****************************************************************************************

Friday night:

Sleepover, movie night, starwatching.

Saturday:

Arcades and games

Shopping,

Birdwatching.

Party.

Sunday:

Camping

Fashion parades

Prankathon

Dinner night.

*****************************************************************************

The Friday after that:MY BIRTHDAY. So that's my plan. Who's in?" Everyone loved the idea. "The best part is that it's a girl's thing so there will be no boys." She had said that jokingly and unconsciously reminded her mom of curfews." Thea, you said something earlier, about having a boyfriend. I assume it is Jason. Am I correct? That's one curfew broken." Dorothy cringed at hearing that assumption. "No, mom. You're wrong this time. It's Jesse. You had always said so. And it's funny how we even became a thing. First of all, I got kissed by three siblings in one day then I had to put up with Jason for the whole day. He nearly died when I left his side. He worried himself to sleep then I came home. I scolded him and he got angry. I had to appease him coz I didn't have the time to have some sort of duel. Then I kissed him and he turned on music. We had a dancing contest and I won. He knew all my songs even though I never actually released it. Then Justin broke in. Then we found David. Then boys kept on disturbing me. That's why I said I had had enough of guys for a while. What's that smell? Chocolate. David is making fondue. I'm off to help." And on that note, she left the room. She snuck into her spare room and laid on the bed. "Finally. Some peace and quiet. Siesta time." She curled up in her pink blanket and went off to dreamland. She closed her eyes and nearly immediately she fell asleep. Meanwhile, Jason and Jesse were doing some exploring. Danny was talking to Jade and the girls about Dorothy's birthday. Dylan was trying to help Justin,Dami and David with the snacks - chocolate fondue and nut-flavoured cookies and milk. Jason noticed a crack on the wall and he wanted to ask Dorothy were it led. He decided find out but first he needed to shake off Jesse. He decided to start some sort of arguement, after all it was not a secret that he hated his twin brother. Especially when he is refused what he wants. "Beat it, man. Give me some space." He had just started a mega arguement. "Dude, what the hell, what did I do this time? Why do you hate me this much? Just because I am dad's favourite,right? Well,let me be,please! I'm not in the mood to argue so I will leave. Thanks for the company." Jesse walked out of the room and slammed the door .'Bingo' Jason cried out in his mind. 'Now, time for plan B.' He pulled the wall and then saw a keypad on the inmost part of the wall. He saw a bunch of riddles. He smiled and sniffed the paper. Cherry-rose blossom. Dorothy. He took one look at the paper before he realized that it was written by her. He had never heard of these riddles not to mention even solving them. He brought out his riddle booklet and wrote them down.

**************************************************************

1. The tiniest of it can build a state,

None of it reduces to waste,

It can destroy the best of friends,

And bind enemies on both ends.

What is it?

2. Follow it and win all,

They may break it,

They may crush it,

But be sure not to lose it,

And it will lead you right.

What is it?

3. Hard to control,

Easy to lose,

Tie it down,

Before it leads you wrong.

What is it?

4. What feels good to hold back,

But destroys in split seconds,

When replacing fear,

Causes havoc to your dear

***************************************************************

He left the lobby to think about it. It's obviously a 4-letter word. The last one was anger.

The second one was heart. His thoughts wandered towards Dorothy. She is pretty intelligent,nice,sweet, loving, sarcastic. And beautiful. And cute. Concentrate. Focus,Jase, Focus. While he was trying to think out the third one, Dami came in. "A penny for your thoughts. You look lost. What's bothering you,dear? Please do talk. I'm here for you,okay." He turned sharply when he felt her hand on his shoulder.