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<p style="text-indent:.25in">It was a cool, crisp autumn night--winter was close in coming, and the sudden drops in temperature agreed. Cassandra Goth lay on her bed, relaxing despite how late it was, deep in thought.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">The clock beeped 11, which really is not too late, but for the strict Mortimer Goth was way past his children's bedtimes--even if one of them was already 26 years old.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">Cassandra didn't care; she liked her father's strict moral code. She herself was very mature for her age, and pretty serious and sullen most of the time, although that was to be expected with the mysterious tragedy that had befallen the Goth family.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">The aging Mortimer's wife, Bella, widely believed to be the most beautiful Sim in SimNation, had vanished mysteriously one night about three years ago. No one knew where she went or what happened to her, although rumors of alien abductions were swirling around. Sims reported seeing strange lights above Pleasantview the night she vanished, and witnessing electronics go haywire and even UFOs. Other mysteries yet were far more personal and troubling to Cassandra.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">She toyed with the engagement ring on her finger.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Only two more days," she said to herself. She had actually bought the ring herself, since Don didn't have enough cash to afford it. But she didn't care; her father was the fabulously wealthy Mortimer Goth, after all. Mortimer, however, was less than pleased to help his daughter in her engagement to who he considered a gross, slovenly, disrespectful slob of a man. Yet Cassandra was ready to disobey her father and lay it all on the line for the sake of her love for Don.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">Cassandra lay there, thinking, when she saw her sweet little brother, Alexander, who was still only a child, walk past her room.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Alex," she called out, standing up. He returned into view.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Alex," she said. "What are you doing up so late?"</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Oh, I was just working on something," he assured her. "It's a new experiment that I hope can help re-evaluate the scientific meaning and the value of infinity when it comes to mathematic equations. It's set up so that by following a certain numerical pattern, you can figure out the root of the issue through a different numerical order that can be set up through the prior. Simple, really. I don't know what took so long."</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">Yes, Alexander was only a child. A brilliant one, at that.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Well, do you want me to read you a bedtime story?" Cassandra asked.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Cassandra," young Alexander scoffed. "I can read at an 11th grade level." He noticed his sister's frown. "But if it'll make you happy, sure."</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">Cassandra smiled and picked a book off the shelf, reading to her little brother until he was half-asleep. By the time she finished Alexander was starting to doze off.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Sleep tight, Alex," she said, kissing her brother on the forehead.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Cassandra," he muttered.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Yes?"</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"What happened to mother?"</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">Cassandra was taken back by this question. She honestly didn't know; all she heard were rumors, but the rumors told many different things: alien abductions, possible rape and murder, affairs, and the probable involvement of Cassandra's own fiancée--one detail she refused to believe. She couldn't possibly relate all that to a 10-year-old.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"I don't know, Alex," she said finally. "I don't know. No one knows."</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">She was wrong on that last part. Someone knew, but wasn't saying anything.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">The exhausted Alexander seemed content with her response and turned over, mumbling, "Good night." Cassandra went back to her room and lay down, thinking some more. She had always been quiet, mysterious, and thoughtful, constantly thinking, so this wasn't really new. Mortimer knocked on her door.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Cassandra? It's me," he said, entering slowly. "You're up late."</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"I'm just nervous about the big day," Cassandra said.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">Mortimer made a face at the mentioning of the wedding. "Well, I brought you some tea. I'll just set it down here."</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">A thought came to Cassandra, and before her father could mutter "Good night" she blurted out, "What happened to my mother?"</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">Mortimer's eyes widened and he staggered back. "Nothing," he said suddenly, furious. "Nothing at all. Now don't you ever bring that up again, Cassandra. Ever!" And with that, he stormed out of the room.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">Cassandra was shocked. She had never thought to ask her father about Bella, but now that she did she saw an interesting reaction. So she lay on her bed, thinking. About Mortimer. About Bella. About the wedding. About Don.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">The alarm clock beeped Lilith out of her dreams. She looked around her dark, dismal room. Even though it was large, her room was bare, with only a dresser, a bed, and a nightstand. She groggily sat up and headed towards the bathroom she shared with her twin, Angela. There was no sight of her. Lilith started combing her tangled mess of hair, trying to put it into her typical hairstyle, but couldn't pull it off. It was a mess.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Out of the way, Lilith!" Angela yelled, shoving her sister aside. She stood in front of the mirror, ran a brush through her hair, clipped some of it into place, and took two small strands and flipped them over her ears. In six seconds, she achieved a flawless hairstyle that took Lilith minutes. Angela flashed a brilliant smile at the mirror, adjusted her floral green dress, and strolled away.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Good morning, mom! Good morning, daddy!" Angela said as she strolled downstairs.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Good morning, Angela!" they both said cheerfully. Mary-Sue had been talking with one of her work supervisors on the phone, but put it down long enough to greet her daughter.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"I'm making omelets for you guys," Angela said sweetly.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Thank you, dear," Mary-Sue said before turning back to her phone call. Daniel slowly reached his hand over and grabbed Mary-Sue's, but his wife quickly pulled away. Leaning in towards her, he began to caress her shoulder gently, smiling flirtatiously at his wife. Mary-Sue managed to smack her husband's hand and mouth the words, "Not now," before turning back to her phone call.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Good morning," Lilith said as she slouched downstairs. Mary-Sue continued talking to her supervisor, while Daniel sulked about his rejection.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"I said good morning," Lilith insisted.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Lilith, we're busy right now," Mary-Sue snapped before quickly turning back to her phone call.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Yeah, Lilith," Angela said, strolling into the room with a plate of piping hot omelets. "Stop bothering them." She started to serve the food. "Here's one for dad, and one for mom," she said as she handed each person their plate. "And one for me, of course. That's it; let's eat, guys!"</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"What about me?" Lilith asked.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Lilith, you can make your own food," Angela said angrily.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Yeah, stop relying so much on Angela," Daniel scolded.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">Lilith rolled her eyes and served herself some cereal. The morning went by as it always did: Mary-Due busy talking to her controller on the phone, while Daniel alternated between flirting with her and listening to Angela's reports. Lilith just trying to bear through it all without being noticed. It was only a matter of minutes before Mary-Sue's carpool and the girls' school bus were outside their house.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Bye, daddy!" Angela said affectionately kissing him on the cheek.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Bye," Lilith grumbled, slouching after her sister.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Goodbye, Mary-Sue," Daniel said, leaning in to kiss his wife.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Not now, Daniel," she said somberly. "Goodbye."</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">Daniel stood in the house, all alone on his day off. He headed towards the bathtub, took a nice, relaxing bath, and then changed into his finest clothes. He spent some time gussying up, and by that point the maid had arrived.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Hello, Mr. Pleasant," she said, adjusting her short dress as she walked past him.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Hey, Kaylynn," Daniel said flirtatiously.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"I'm going to start with the upstairs today," Kaylynn told him.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"That's fine," Daniel assured her. "I'll be down here if you need anything."</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">He waited in the living room for a good hour or two before Kaylynn appeared before him. "I'm done."</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Really?" he asked. "I think you may have forgotten the bedroom."</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Oh, silly me!" Kaylynn said, playing along. “I’ll get right to it.”</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Come, I'll show you how I like my bed made," Daniel said, strolling into the room. By the time he turned around, Kaylynn was ready. The two began by kissing, but that quickly spiraled out of control into something Daniel hadn't experienced in years. They took much longer than they had expected, and continued even when they had both reached their peak.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">The bus pulled in front of their house. "Daddy!" Angela yelled, running into the house. "Another A+ on my test! Lilith got a D, like always."</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Shut up," Lilith said, shoving her sister.</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">"Don't push me!" Angela cried, shoving her back. "Dad, where are you?"</p>

<p style="text-indent:.25in">The two girls walked into their parents' bedroom. It took them only a few seconds to grasp what they had seen before they ran upstairs as fast as they could. Neither Daniel nor Kaylynn noticed, but they had been seen. The girls ran upstairs, Angela weeping, Lilith stunned. Daniel and Kaylynn hadn't even noticed that it was after school hours. They didn't notice that they had been caught in mid-WooHoo by Angela and Lilith.</p>