Grounded... G-R-O-U-N-D-E-D

[curiously_cora]

Coraline sighed as if the whole entire world was on her shoulders. She was Grounded. G-R-O-U-N-D-E-D. One of the few words she could spell. She was allowed to go to school, eat her dinner at the compound, have a bath, do her homework and chores and that was it. Today she had a list of words to spell and learn.

Coraline stared at the list of words she had to learn the spelling and meaning of and frowned. The words were: Responsibility, Maturity, Consequence, Dangerous, Irresponsible, Justification, Anxiety, Worry, Heartache and Furious. Adam was as subtle as a very unsubtle thing. She hadn't even got to see Cain yet and tell him about her adventure. It wasn't fair.

"Re-spon-sib-ill-it-tee, Responsibility. A sense of trustworthiness, a social force or duty and the extent of our actions." Coraline said, reading the bits of definition she understood from the dictionary. Closing her eyes, Coraline tried to imagine the word and began to spell it outloud. "R-E-E-S-P-O-N-S-I-B-I-LL-I-T-Y. Responsibility."

Coraline frowned as she checked it. She hated spelling. She hated being Grounded. She wanted to go out and play.

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[heartliketin.livejournal.com]

"You've never been a silly, little girl," Cain heavily said, giving her a sharp look. "And neither was Jeb, but that doesn't mean I don't want to protect the both of you. It's what a father does," he finished, words thick. "And yes, I'll be proposing soon enough, which means you're going to have to get used to me being busy with him, Cora."

[curiously-cora.livejournal.com]

Coraline looked at her work seriously, her head hung dejectedly down and refusing to look at him.

"Do you think I can come to the homestead more, if you're going to be busy. I could sleep outside." Coraline said, feeling very rotten. "I like Glitch, he's really nice to me. And I like Angie too."

[heartliketin.livejournal.com]

"You don't have to sleep outside," Cain assured, giving her something of a torn, disappointed look. He was still angry, but the fact she would even suggest that really got at him. "There's spare beds around and if not, you can take the bed with Glitch and I'll spend the night on a cot."