18 Years Later

Ghost hides behind a flower pot and camouflages herself.

Emira shouted as she shoves aside curtains "HAH!" She said normally "Hmm, Well... I guess Ghost's not hiding out here."

Ghost then chuckled thinking she won the game, then Emira's hair snatches her up by her tail.
Emira shouted "GOTCHA!!!" Ghost shrieks making her fur color the normal snowy white. Emira said putting ghost down "That's twenty two for me." Emira asked putting her hands on her hips "How about twenty three, out of forty five?" Ghost pouts then shakes her head no. Emira asked sitting on the window sill "Okay, well, what do you want to do?" Ghost smiled then points her tail out the window, indicating that she wants to go outside. Emira said putting ghost on her lap "Yeah, I don't think so. I like it in here and so do you." Ghost pouts then stuck her tongue out as a raspberry. Emira said picking ghost up "Oh, come on Ghost, it's not so bad in there"
Emira went inside then got ready for the usual chores. Emira used her hair to let in the sunlight in the tower then slid down to see the clock.

Emira began singing "7 a.m. the usual morning lineup, starting the chores I sweep 'til the floors all clean."
Ghost held the dust pan as Emira swept, making ghost covered in dust.

Emira slid on polish brushes, climbed the stairs with laundry and dusted the candles.

"Polish and wax, do laundry and mop and shine up. Sweep again, and by then it's like 7:15."

Emira took a break as she leaned on the wall.

Emira then grabbed some books.

"So I'll read a book, or maybe two or three."

Emira painted as Ghost held the easel "I'll add a few new paintings to my gallery."

Emira held a guitar, knit as Ghost was in the scarf, and baked a pie.

"I'll play guitar, and knit, and cook and basically. Wonder when will my life, begin?"

Emira saw a part of the tower she hadn't painted yet then looked at it using her thumb along with Ghost who was using her paw to copy Emira. Emira opened her paint box, then began painting.

Emira was working on a puzzle, playing darts and held cookies as Ghost was on a plate as she held one in her mouth.

"Then after lunch, it's puzzles, and darts and baking."

She held a head which made Ghost scared and run away. She twirled then fell when she was twirled in her hair, then made a move on the chess board making Ghost shocked. "Paper-mache, a bit of ballet, and chess."

Emira made a pot while Ghost made the pattern, Ghost played as the puppet while Emira drank water, Ghost varied a candle as Emira made three more candles. "Pottery, and ventriloquy, candle making."

Emira and Ghost stretched, Emira painted some more, Emira climbed her hair as Ghost was on her shoulder, Ghost was not amused as she wore a dress, while Emira was amazed.

"Then I'll stretch, maybe sketch. Take a climb, sew a dress."

Emira took the book she read with a bored face as well as Ghost, then the read the books on Emira's bed.
"and I'll re-read the books. If I have time to spare."

Emira looked at the paintings she made seeing that she made a lot more than she expected.

"I'll paint the walls some more, I'm sure there's room somewhere."

Emira then looked in the mirror brushing her hair, as it showed her brushing her long hair all the way to the end, making Emira sigh, And then I'll brush, and brush, and brush, and brush my hair."

Emira threw her hair in a curls "Stuck in the same place I've always been. And I'll keep wondering, and wondering, and wondering... Wondering, just when will my life begin?"

Emira looked outside of the tower in wonder "Tomorrow night, the lights will appear. Just like they do on my birthday, each year." Ghost went next to Emira. Emira looked at the painting she made. "What is it like out there, where they glow? Now that I'm older."

Emira then painted herself watching the lanterns.

"Mother might just let me go."

Then she finished singing.