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April Prompts Day 2 - Basket
Featuring: Bella and mentions of Freddie and Zach, Juni, Lynn, Dawn, Nyx, Aster and Violetta, the latter 6 of whom belong to @pagesofcursive
Bella supposed she didn't need to do this. She could ask for help, or do something simpler. But her perfectionist nature won out, and now she was spending the night before the egg hunt finishing the last of the baskets. Juni might have helped, but the bakery was picking up in sales and demanded a lot of time from her. Bella impatiently stuffed a loose end of Zach's plum coloured basket into a more cleanly woven part of it. She grabbed the shredded teal paper that she was almost certain would end up all over the lawn the next day, matched only by Tora's lavender scraps. It would be such a pain to clean up. It would be worth it though. Hopefully.
Maybe Lynn could have helped. Bella grimaced. She hates pulling Lynn away from her work; she'd heard plenty of times, especially during college, how hard inspiration and drive was to come by for writing. She stood up from her position on the floor, stretching out her legs and flexing her toes, which had been jammed under the opposite thighs. Was that a cramp? She groaned quietly and pulled herself up on the table. Glaring down at Zach's basket as if it had personally deleted her work files, she bent over, cursing her endless hours seated at a desk, and carefully arranged it on the table next to Aster's basket. She ran her finger around the edge, marvelling at the craftsmanship. It was the only one she'd bought - it was a bit of a cop out, but Aster wasn't their kid. Technically none of them were, and Aster was almost part of the family, but she was running short on time and figured she wouldn't mind something more plain. Violetta's pink one sat next to it with cotton candy pink and white flowers twisted around the handle.
Freddie and Tora's baskets sat on the floor, begging to be filled. Bella sighed and sat down again. Dawn could have helped. There had been a lull at her theatre and besides, she could never say no to Freddie. Not that she'd admit it. At least she'd assisted her cousin in liberally coating the garden in chocolate eggs in not so inconspicuous hiding places. Shuddering at the thought of the sugar rush the next day, Bella packed Freddie's basket with white paper. He was a simple kid, thank goodness. She glanced at the table and considered getting up to put his basket up but decided against it. She was already down here, she might as well finish. Almost falling over in the process, she dragged Tora's sea green basket over. The edges were a little haphazard, on account of time, but it matched the rough and tumble three year old well. Besides, she made sure to sand off the more severe parts of it, so the kid wouldn't get hurt. Or at least it decreased the chances. Tora always found a way. Sprinkling the last bits of purple paper into her basket Bella seriously regretted not asking for help. The past few late nights working on the baskets were taking a toll. It would be worth it though, to see the five kids' joy the next day. With a huff, she hauled herself up and plopped the last two baskets onto the table. Yawning widely, she rubbed sleep from her eyes. It wouldn't do anyone any good if she fell asleep on her way to bed.
Despite her best efforts to at least maintain some dignity before collapsing, she was asleep before she'd finished lying down.