Too Much

Prologue

 " Leo!!!! Mum says we have to leave now!!!" I looked under a couple workbenches. Nope. Where did he hide this time?

  My mother's workshop may have been small, but there were lots of hiding places. Most were safe, so my brother and I would just hide wherever we thought was best. It was miraculous neither of us were covered in burns from all of the times we'd chosen bad spots, though.

  I noticed a pile of my robotic puppies. I built them whenever Mum would let me, but there had never been this large of a pile. " Leo, is that you in the pile? I wasn't kidding when I said Mum wanted us to get ready to go."

 The pile seemed to move, and a curly head popped out. Unlike my brother, I put an attempt to keep my curls decently in order. Mother cuts Leo's hair often and offers to do mine, but I really like long hair. The only big problem is that my hair is like an afro if I don't do something about it.

  " Last one to Mum is a scrapped design!!!" Leo got up and ran in the safest pace for a workshop. I did the same, except I took the shortcut between the wall and the table where my mom leaves the hot welders.

    Leo still got to her first, but only by a couple seconds. I blame it on the hot welding torches in my way. Mother says never to touch them without her supervision, and I try to obey. Leo does, too. 

   " Mijo, mija, could you wait here? I left my keys in the workshop."

" Yes, Mum." It was one of those moments that were at that time extremely rare. We spoke in unison.

   Mother rushed back to the room we had just left. She had only been gone a minute when a lady seemed to appear nearby. " Hello, children."

  I looked at her and screeched. Leo's eyes widened and he said, " Tia Callida?"

 " No, no. It's just a family resemblance."

 I opened my mouth and did the only thing I thought would be helpful. " Wh-who?"

" You should know most of all, Maldita. But, if you haven't figured it out yet, you'll most definitely know the day you attempt to destroy me."

" I will?" I felt shaky. What she had just called me..... Why would she call me that?

 " You both will, but never mind that. I'm here to make sure you never even attempt to get rid of me." The woman looked at the door, and I realized what she was going to do. I rushed to open it, but it was locked.  I knocked. " Mom!!! Mom!!! Come out!!"

  There was no answer. " Leo, help me!!"

  My brother immediately obeyed. He and I knocked, called, and pushed to no avail.

" Oh, children, you cannot free your dear mother. She is trapped for good."

   Leo stopped and reached out his hand which ignited. As soon as it hit the door, fire quickly spread around us. I screamed and looked over to the exit, but I couldn't run through the flames. Not this time. Not ever again.
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    Thank you for reading!!! I hope you liked my prologue and have a good day!!!!