Okee…the new update is here! And it’s a really big one! :jig: I didn’t make it as a diary entry, because I wasn’t exactly in the mood for that Enjoy!

EDIT: I forgot to mention that the action in this chappie happens before the other update. In chapter 3 she is writing about the events of the week and um...the "thing" that happens in this chapter. Sorry if I'm confusing anyone... :P

Chapter Four

It was a beautiful, bright Saturday morning. Shadee rolled grunting in her bed and opened slowly one eye to check on the time. It was 6:30.
‘No school day today…’ she mumbled, rolled on the other side and fell asleep for another three hours. Life definitely felt good!
She finally woke up to the cheerful chirping of birds.Yawn. Shadee slipped lazily out of bed and rubbed her eyes wearily, managing to stifle a yawn.



Without hurrying too much, she went to the bathroom to have a quick shower, then got dressed.
Downstairs, on the outdoor table was waiting a deliciously looking breakfast consisting of yummy pancakes, Shadee’s favorite meal! Grandma Gypsy and grandpa Menas came giggling to the table, whispering in each others’ ear. Something was strange about the two of them!
‘Good morning, dear!’ Gypsy smiled at the sight of her slightly dazzled granddaughter ‘Did you have a good rest?’
Shadee nodded.
‘I made your favorites today. Pancakes!’



Gypsy was beaming. She looked so different! Something was definitely changed. Grandpa Menas began to hum absentmindedly and eyed his wife lovingly. This was a really nice thing to witness. Both elderly people were nearing their “Sweet Seventies”, like they liked to call them, but were still in love like on the very first day. They had had five wonderful children and more grandchildren than they could count…
Shadee suddenly realised she had been sitting on the chair with the fork hovering in front of her mouth for a few minutes now. She smiled and continued to eat her breakfast.
After that, Gypsy and Menas headed for the living room to watch the news. It was a thing they loved to do after breakfast. Shadee had watched them before cuddling in front of the TV.



The girl, on the other hand, decided to have some fun that day. She wanted to change the usual routine and do something new. She went upstairs on the big balcony and looked out at the bright morning sky. It was really sunny and warm outside…a dip in the pool would be so refreshing!




Grinning from ear to ear, Shadee rushed to her room and changed in her old bathing suit. It still looked quite good on her! She didn’t have a pool at her parents’ house, so she hadn’t used it too many times…



Having checked her reflection in the mirror several times, Shadee went back downstairs, past her still cuddling grandparents and out in the dazzling sun. After throwing a doubtful glance at the dangerous looking diving board, Shadee decided to go for the ladder. It was safer so…



It really felt good to swim lazily around the cool water. Shadee felt so calm and at ease. Nothing was going to take her out of the swimming pool until lunch! And so it happened. Shadee swam and floated around the surface of the water for a few good hours; her fingers and toes were all shriveled up when grandma Gypsy finally called everybody for a quick lunch.



‘Something smells good!’ smiled Shadee entering the kitchen ‘Grandma! You’ve made falafel! You know how much I love it!’
Gypsy smiled satisfied with herself, but Shadee saw her exchange grins with her grandfather. Once again, the feeling that the two of them were keeping something from her came back to the surface. She didn’t say anything about it though and continued to wolf down the delicious meal.