SYNDICATE - Season 1 - Episode 25

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SYNDICATE - Season 1 - Episode 25

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Lia went to Kieran’s house early, since it was Saturday. She and Lilly knew each other, but Lia was looking forward to getting better acquainted with the young girl.

When Lia arrived, she peeked in Lilly’s room to see it the girl was awake. Lilly opened her eyes and looked at Lia when the door opened.

“Oh, I’m sorry Miss Lilly,” Lia said.

“Lia!” Lilly sat up and smiled at her, rubbing her eyes. Lia smiled back at her.

“Would you like to get some breakfast with me?”

“Yeah!” Lilly said, jumping out of bed. She ran over to Lia and grabbed her hand.
Lia smiled at the young girl. They ran down the hallway giggling. The large kitchen was still empty. It was too early on a Saturday for employees to be there yet. Lia lifted Lilly up and sat her on a counter. The young girl beamed at Lia.

“What shall we eat?” Lia asked innocently.

“Ice cream!” Lilly answered with a yell. Lia put her finger to her lips.

“We can’t be too loud Lilly, ortheywill catch us!”

“They?”

“Yes. The mean mansion guards.

They won’t let us have yummy things for breakfast. They’ll make us eat broccoli!”

“Yuck! Then we have to be quiet,” Lilly agreed, putting her finger to her lips, mimicking Lia.

“Yes,” Lia whispered. “Shhh…” Lia shushed Lilly.

They both listened. Footsteps echoed in the hallway outside the kitchen. “Run Lilly! Hide under the dining room table! I’ll come and find you! Run!” Lia whispered. Lilly ran into the dining room.

Joe came into the kitchen.

“You’ll never take me alive!” Lia yelled at him. He stood in the doorway and rolled his eyes.

“What are you doing in here?” Joe asked.

“Lilly and I are getting breakfast.”

“Then allow me. I’ll make eggs.”

“Fine.” Lia squinted at him. “Party pooper.”

She went out into the dining room and looked under the table. Lilly was curled into a ball underneath.

“I got caught,” Lia said. “We have to resign ourselves to eggs.”

“What does resign mean?” Lilly asked while crawling out from under the table. Lia explained it the best she could.

They sat next to each other. Lilly sat to the right of where Kieran usually sat, in Will’s spot. Lia sat across from her. Joe brought them out eggs and orange juice.

“What are we going to do today?” Lilly asked, while shoveling a forkful of eggs into her mouth.

“I was thinking we could go to the park,” Lia suggested. Lilly’s eyes lit up, but then she immediately looked sad again. “What’s wrong Lilly?”

“I want Kieran to come with us, but he never can.” Lilly poked at her food now, looking downcast.

“Wait here Lilly. Don’t move.”

Lia got up from the table and went to Kieran’s room. It was still early and she was sure he was asleep. It was also a well-known fact in the house that Kieran didn’t like being woken up before his alarm clock went off. But Lia was determined. For Lilly’s sakeandKieran’s. No one should work all the time and have no fun. That would be a sad existence.

Lia peeked in the door. Kieran was asleep.

Lia was about to leave and wait for him to wake up, when Kieran began to move in his sleep. He also began to m0an. It sounded like he was in agony. Then he started to yell the word “no” over and over again. He was having a nightmare. Lia ran across the room impulsively, and sat next to him, shaking him lightly. She had no second thought about it, until he clenched his fist and raised it to Lia. In response she shook him harder.