ST:HMB Doall’s Do-Over, Part 18

Ellie younger needn’t have worried about blending in. Everyone was wearing an asaya flower on their person, and many were wearing masks. She snuck in through a side entrance usually used by the staff, snatched a glass of something fruity from the table, and sauntered...

ST:HMB Doall’s Do-Over, Part 17

The first thing teen Ellie did was put on music just loud enough to cover her activities but not so loud it caused her mother to bang on the door demanding she turn it down. She also chose an Earth band, even if she’d rather have listened to a Logic composer. Her...

ST:HMB Doall’s Do-Over, Part 16

Goynee dropped Ellie-as-Shree off at the front of Jorseen’s house, wished her luck, then drove away. She sighed, resigned, and entered the house. Jorseen looked up from the book he was reading, took in her despondent face, and rose to grab her arm and lead her to a...

ST:HMB Doall’s Do-Over, Part 15

Ellie sat in the car, drumming her fingers on her lap in agitation rather than calculation. She’d tried apologizing. She’d tried reasoning with her mother. She’d tried appealing to her father. But aside from telling them everything, which she was sure she’d not done...

ST:HMB Doall’s Do-Over, Part 14

Equestrian studies had been canceled, since school was letting off early so that the girls could get their hair and dresses done just right for meeting their One True Love. However, they all had to at least tend to their steeds, and Ellie had been invited to stay and...