Charlie and Liberty’s careers were advancing despite their busy household. Charlie had become a Roast Master, and Liberty had become a Space Cadet, although she was not sure that was a compliment.
Liberty had always been fascinated with space, so she began building a rocket of her own. She was very handy, but it took a long time for her to finish. She added upgrades and was excited to eventually make it take off. Her first time was so exciting, and she managed to do so gracefully and with ease.
Zachary had become a teenager, and he showed a strong interest in collecting. He loved to explore the word and find precious metals and crystals. He hoped to one day perfect a large collection.
Zachary and the girls got along well most of the time, but he occasionally found them annoying. Sometimes when he was trying to study, they would pester him.
“How come you never play with us anymore?” Caroline asked.
“Yeah, how come?” Kendall echoed.
“I’m very busy,” Zachary said firmly, looking deeper into his textbook.
“Whenever you’re not doing homework, you’re out searching for collectibles,” Kendall whined.
“Collectibles are so geeky!” Caroline giggled.
“Go away!” Zachary yelled.
“Fine, we’ll go play somewhere else,” Kendall said with a melodramatic head toss and sniff to show that she was offended.
Most of the time, however, Zachary had a good relationship with his twin sisters. He was their older brother, and they looked up to him a lot. He secretly liked being admired by his younger sisters, and he had a special fondness for them too.
Caroline and Kendall were still inseparable. They would talk and giggle and share secrets.
“I heard that Billy Lewis picks his nose!” Caroline whispered.
“Eeeeww! Gross!” Kendall replied in disgust. The twins giggled at the secret, and looked around to make sure no one had heard, even though they were in their own yard.
“I think Jimmy Kimball is kind of cute!” Kendall whispered, blushing slightly.
“Oooooh, Kendall has a boyfriend!” Caroline said loudly.
“Be quiet!” Kendall said, putting her hands on her hips.
“Kendall has a boyfriend, Kendall has a boyfriend, lalalalalala” Caroline sand as she pranced around her sister.
“Mom! Caroline’s making fun of me!” Kendall called into the house.
Nonetheless, the twins were very close, and their special twin bond had cemented their friendship.
Zachary continued to explore. Sometimes he would even reach into empty logs, trying to find frogs. Liberty was less than pleased when he successfully brought one home, but Charlie laughed at his son’s unusual hobby.
Neither Caroline nor Kendall achieved their childhood Aspirations, but they were onto bigger and better things. Caroline always had her nose buried in a book. She had become a bookworm like her mother, and wanted to become a Friend of the World. Since she spent most of her time reading, it would be an amazing feat if she actually found time to socialize enough to complete her aspiration!
Unlike her sister, Kendall spent most of her time playing video games. She also loved to take naps. Her Aspiration was to become fabulously wealthy, and despite her laziness, she knew she would have to work for it, so she got a job as a barista.
Charlie has grown into an elder, and was getting closer to reaching the height of his comedy career. Unfortunately, he had a lot of days off from work, and he didn’t know how much time was left. He spent most of his free time reading books on charisma to improve his work performance. Liberty often came home from work exhausted, and he often stayed up reading while she slept.
Zachary, Caroline, and Kendall went to park on Sunday. Caroline made an effort to meet people and socialize, and Kendall ended up having an argument with a guy named Alvaro. Zachary, of course, was busy exploring.
“Ugh, can’t you do anything normal?” Kendall groaned, rolling her eyes.
“Quiet! I’m trying to catch a frog! You’ll scare it away!” Zachary said, reaching into the pond.
“You’re never going to catch it, you know,” Caroline said. “I’ve read that frogs are very difficult to catch because they’re so slippery.” Zachary groaned and stood up in frustration.
“Thanks a lot, you guys. You scared the frog away, and I lost my grip!”
“I bet you didn’t even have a frog,” Kendall said with a yawn to emphasize her boredom.
“Did too!” Zachary replied argumentatively. Kendall rolled her eyes again, and Caroline went over to a bench to read her book. Zachary continued exploring and tried to expand his collection.
Zachary’s collection was expanding rapidly. His parents had even renovated the house with a room for him to store his collectibles.
“You have a very unusual hobby, son” Charlie said with a smirk.
“I love collecting things!” Zachary said with excitement. That purple and yellow frog is my favorite! His name is Mr. Gurgles! Charlie laughed. They both had similar senses of humor and were both geeks, so they were the best of friends.
Kendall’s job as a barista was taxing, but she worked hard every morning before school and quickly got promoted.
Liberty had completed her Aspiration of Nerd Brain, so she spent some of her free time working on her athletic skill to improve her job performance. She liked to go for jogs often. On one occasion, she was jogging and an old man was walking behind her. She wasn’t sure why the grouchy old guy was following her, but she kept jogging and had fun.
Although Charlie was now an elder, he and Liberty still made time for passion and mischief. One afternoon while the kids were at school, Liberty beckoned him into the rocket ship, and they indulged themselves.
Charlie and Liberty loved each other very much. After raising three children together, completing both of their Aspirations, and working hard at their jobs, they were still as happy as ever.
In Liberty’s old age, she did not lose her funky style. She and Charlie both drank potions of youth, but they only took them back to the beginning of their days as elders. They hoped that the rest of their days would prove useful, and that by the end, they would be proud of their accomplishments.
Charlie and Liberty were both elders now, and they did not know how much time they had left. They tried to spend as much time together as possible. The kids were growing up, and they were growing old, but they knew it was almost their time.
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