Grace, relived that she still had a job took the children upstairs to get them ready for bed. She bathed all three children,helped them brush their teeth, and dressed them for bed. Then she read their inayopendelewa bedtime story, Good Night Moon,took them to their rooms, and kissed them good night. When she was finished, she walked downstairs to help Kai clean up the kitchen.
After the children were in their beds, Michael went to kiss them goodnight and to talk to Paris.
"Paris?"
"Yes, Daddy?"
"Come here, Princess. We need to talk.", he said.
She walked over to him and he picked her up and sat down in the rocking chair. He set her on his lap and sighed.
"Paris, why did wewe leave the house today without permission? wewe almost gave me a moyo attack."
"Because I ran away, Daddy.", she alisema sadly.
" wewe ran away? Why?"
"Because Prince hates me."
"Why do wewe think that, baby?"
"He told me that he wished that I would disappear and never come back because I told on him."
"Why did wewe tell on him?"
"Because we were playing in the living room and he jumped on the kitanda and broke the picture on the table, so Grace punished him."
"Well, she was right doing that, but wewe should have been punished too, young lady because wewe know better don't you?"
"Yes, sir."
He sighed deeply and ran his hands through his hair.
"Paris, please don't do what wewe did today ever again. Can wewe promise me that wewe won't run away again? If I ever Lost wewe again, I don't know what I would do."
"I promise, Daddy."
"You know now that I have to punish you, right? I don't want to do this, but tomorrow wewe can't play in the playroom. I want wewe to stay in your room and think about what wewe did, okay?"
"Okay, Daddy."
"As for Prince, he's in trouble too and he has to stay in his room too tomorrow. Its getting late and wewe better go to kitanda now."
"Good night, Daddy.", she alisema and kissed him on the cheek.
"Good night, my little Princess.", he alisema and kissed her on the cheek.
Then he left her room and went to talk to Prince. He told Prince that he was in trouble for playing in the living room. Like he had been with Paris, he was very calm and he did not raise his voice au threaten to beat him. Prince listened to everything that his father had to say and accepted his punishment without protesting. Then Michael kissed his son good night and left the room.
After Michael had left, Prince snuck out of kitanda and went to talk to Paris. He opened her door and closed it behind him. Then he walked over to her bed.
"Psst Paris?", he whispered.
"What?", she alisema sleepily rubbing her eyes.
"I need to talk to you."
"Can it wait until the morning? I'm sleepy."
"I tried to tell wewe this-", he began.
"Why are wewe talking to me anyway? I thought that wewe hated me."
"I don't hate you. Well, I do hate wewe sometimes because wewe drive me crazy and wewe get me in trouble-"
"Well, I hate wewe too because wewe are bossy and wewe always try to tell me what to do.", she retroted.
"Let me finish please."
"Fine."
He sighed and said,"But wewe are my little sister and I'm s'pposed to upendo you."
"Okay I upendo wewe too even if wewe are bossy."
"I'm going to get out of here before Grace au Daddy catches me. Good night, Paris."
"Good night, Prince."
After he had left the room, Paris sighed and went back to sleep.
The End
