Chapter 32 - Alexis Grace and the Birds

It was now the end of October. The second vacation of the school year was upon them.
This time, Alexis Grace was actually home and able-bodied.
The hair straightner alighted down in the driveway. Logan, Lukas, and Shanaynay slid off the side of it, to see Alexis Grace huddled in a bush next to them, quietly sobbing.
She looked up.
“Good. Children. THE BIRDS will much prefer your fresher nectar,” Alexis Grace sighed in relief.
“Huh?” Shanaynay asked.
Alexis Grace grabbed Shanaynay by the collar, and pulled her close to her face.
“They. Want. My. Nectar,” Alexis Grace whispered.
Logan looked around.
Hummingbirds completely covered the trees in their yard. There must have been at least one thousand overpopulated in their yard.
The 3 kids looked at each other. They grabbed Alexis Grace, and, with no warning, took off sprinting towards the door. Hummingbirds flew after them, dangerously close.
“FLY, KIDS, FLYYYYY!” Alexis Grace screamed. She threw them on top of the roof of their house. They could see nothing except hummingbirds soaring around.
“Is she safe?” Shanaynay whispered.
There was complete silence.
With no warning, Alexis Grace burst into sight, wings spread out wide, and absolutely no hummingbird injuries.
She swooped around, making a complete loop, grabbing them along the way. She then flew down the chimneys.
“Make sure the doors are locked!” LOgan gasped.
They barely slammed the door shut. They could hear the birds banging on the other side of the door.
“Well thanks, kids,” Alexis Grace said happily. “Now I’ma go to Jolene’s house. Order some Chinese.”
“NO! WAIT!” Lukas cried.
Alexis Grace pulled on her jacket and stepped outside.
Logan, Lukas, and Shanaynay covered each other’s eyes.
“Mmm. Some good egg rolls,” Lukas said, using a hair straightner as silverware.
Shanaynay nodded.
There was silence.
“Hay do you guys know what the Supul orb is?” Logan asked.
“Yep, yep,” Shanaynay nodded.
“Oh,” Logan said.
Silence.
Alexis Grace walked back in.
She had no pants.
“Turns out my underpants reminded them of their mother,” she said.
She took an egg roll and left.