Mandatory Motherhood: Short Stories

Sleepover

Mia bellyflopped on the bed giggling like a schoolgirl. “Slumber party! Wheeeee!” She hugged a pillow and rolled around enjoying how soft the bed felt. “It’s been so long since I got to have a sleepover! We can stay up all night, play games, eat snacks, and figure out how to do makeovers as equine fantasy creatures!” She gasped loudly. “This is going to be so much fun!”

Chris yanked the pillow out of Mia’s hooves and sighed. “Keep the energy down please, I don’t want Starla so hyped up she stays up all night.”

Colgate nodded her head in agreement. “Once Starla falls asleep we have to be quiet or else Starla’s crying will make you want to tear your eardrums out.”

Mia groaned and beat her hooves on the bed for a minute before she lay still staring at the ceiling. “We can still do makeovers right?”

Chris groaned and Colgate chuckled in response. “You think Chris is going to enjoy makeovers?”

Mia hummed to herself while staring at Chris. “Maybe?”

Colgate broke into hysterical laughter. Mia raised an eyebrow in confusion while Chris grimaced. “I tried to use beauty products on Chris, but she didn’t enjoy it.”

Mia gave a bored sigh and deflated while flopping her hooves around. “What are we going to do then?”

Chris chuckled. “Sleep?”

Mia groaned before whining. “But it’s a slumber party! Just going to bed would be boring.” She shot up with an idea. “Scary stories!”

Chris Sat Starla down in front of Mia who grabbed her face with her little hooves. “The scariest story during this sleepover will be changing Starla’s diaper.”

Mia cringed and thought. “Pillow fight?”

Chris and Colgate looked at each other then smiled then grinned evily at Mia.

Mia looked confused at first until Starla was pulled from her face and she saw all the pillows in the room float into the air, then her eyes grew wide in realization. “Oh no, no no no no!” Mia was assaulted nonstop by the pillows causing Starla to giggle and claped her hooves. After ten or so minutes Mia stopped moving and yelled “Uncle!”

Colgate and Chris started laughing and clapped their hooves together. “We win!”

Mia grumbled. “Teaming up and magic is no fair!” The only response she got was smiles and laughter.

When the laughter died down Colgate looked at Mia with anticipation. “What next?”

Mia groaned and looked around the room till she eyed the TV and her ears flipped up. “Movies?”

Chris looked down at Starla and smiled. “I think I have some over for Starla.” She slid off the bed and pulled a drawer open under the mounted TV. She pulled out a collection pack that read ‘Eureka’. “Shouldn’t be anything scary for Starla here.”

Mia stared at it for a moment before sighing. “My boyfriend has made me watch that entire series 2 times now… but fine! It’s better than weird science.” Chris grinned and she put the first disk into the Blueray disk player.