Peep grew a bit weary of Locket's self centeredness. He didn't understand selfishness came standard with fairies—along with cuteness, sharp wit and the ability to fly.

Peep plopped on his bed and pulled the covers over his head.

Locket flew over and landed on a bump which happened to be Peep's left knee. She beckoned, "Well aren't you gonna ask me WHY I was sent to the Enchantment of Solitude?"

Peep shot out of bed and asked, "The what? Stop saying fancy things when you mean grounded!" Then he dumped off the covers, crossed to his computer chair and began to spin around with an, "I don't care" attitude.

Locket buzzed behind him. "Well I can't help it if you humans use dull words. You must admit The Enchantment of Solitude sounds much more gay then grounded!"

Peep's eyes grew wide. "Gay? Did you just say gay?"

Locket remarked, "Now what? Gay, it means exeedingly joyful. What on this blue and green planet do they teach you in Elementary School? Certainly not vocabulary."

Peep sighed. Truly, he and Locket were from two different worlds. "Okay... I'll bite. Why were you in The Enchantment of Solitude?"

"First of all..." Locket spoke dramatically. "Don't bite. It's rude and secondly I thought you'd never ask!" Like Mary Poppins she took out a long icy blue wand from her gold sparkly fanny-fairy-pack and waved it at Peep's chair. It began spinning and spinning, faster and faster until Peep became a blur.

As Peep swirled at G-force speed he yelled out, "Sssssstop it Locket! I'm gonna beeeee siiiiiick!"

Locket waved her wand. The chair abruptly stopped flinging Peep across the room. He landed against his bedroom door with a THUNK.

How does Peep's family sleep through all of this?

Peep shook his head and asked, "Are you insane?"

Locket shrugged her shoulders and replied, "No, I've been most sincerely tested. However, I'm off the charts in something called; "Impulsivity."

"Wait... hold up," Peep said as he stood to his feet. "You mean to tell me you use all that fancy talk but you don't know what it means to be IMPULSIVE?"

Peep ran to his computer and googled the word impulsive. He read the results, "Impulsive: acting or doing something without forethought, Impetuous, spontaneous, hasty, emotional, hot headed, daring, mad cap, FOOLHARDY!"

Impetuously, Locket stared at the computer monitor. "You made that last word up. Foolhardy! How dare you? I am not a hardy FOOL!"

"Shall I read on?" Peep continued reading, "It also describes you as a daredevil!"

"I'll take that as a compliment. I'm adventurous and NOT boring."

Peep shook his head and laughed. "No Locket you can never be accused of that. So what were you in the clink for?"

Locket looked confused. "The clink?"

"You know..." Peep explained, "Prison?"

"Oh... you know them handmade magic scarf I leant you? It's meant only for my prince-husband. It's never to leave my Cherished Chest of Treasures.  When I told my mom I leant it to a friend she had a conniption!"

Peep stretched and yawned. "That's rough... I'm glad you're out of Princess Prison—or whatever—but I gotta catch some Zs."

Locket tilted her head. Much of what Peep said was lost in translation. "Why would you wanna catch Zs?"

"Sleeeeep Locket! Humans need sleep! Don't fairies sleep?"

Locket answered matter-of-factly, "Oh! Sure we sleep! Once every 100 years we take a fairy-nap. It really helps rev up our fairy juices."

"Once every one hundred years?" Peep looked stunned. "I like sleeping. It takes my mind off stuff. Plus it's so relaxing."

Locket justified everything in her own mind. She said, "Oh I'm relaxed."

Peep argued, "Locket, if there's one thing you ain't—it's relaxed."

Locket's feelings were hurt and she didn't even know why. Fairies never rested in the same way humans did. They were always trying new things or inventing new things or reading about fairies who did great things inspiring them to do even greater things. She didn't want to argue with her new best friend about something humans had a hard time doing. So few humans ever reached their full potential. Locket saw potential raining all over Peep. He happened to be extraordinary. That's why she'd picked him in the first place.

"You rest Peep and I'll come back early tomorrow night, okay?"

Peep laid down in his bed and asked, "You promise Locket?"

"I promise Peep."

Peep yawned one more time and said, "Don't do anything I wouldn't do. I can't go two months without seeing you again."

Locket's face flushed. Did Peep just compliment her? "Don't worry. My queen-mother is out of Fairyland for three months. What kinda trouble could I possibly get into?"

Locket's mother had been called away by the official EBC (Enchanted Beings Counsel.) All of the wizards, trolls, Leprechauns, mermaids, dragons, giants and elves etc held a meeting every decade to keep the peace in the Netherworlds.

The fairy-Queen had given Locket's Ladies in Waiting explicit instructions and guidelines dictating what Locket could and could not do. However... Locket, being the cleverest of fairies, managed to charm or finagle her way out of their grasp. After all, Locket happened to be next in line for the throne! When push came to shove--they had to obey her--and Locket knew it! Eunice, Ursula and Gertrude never stood a chance. Locket couldn't be contained any more than one can hold the wind in their fist.

Eunice, Gertrude and Ursula knocked on Locket's chambers. She didn't answer.

Gertrude asked, "Perhaps she's sleeping?"

Ursula spat, "She's not sleeping you idiot! She's escaped!"

Eunice sighed. "Not again! We are so getting fired!"

Ursula argued, "Ladies in Waiting don't get fired. They get banished!"

The three darling fairies huddled together. Their green, orange and yellow lights forming a brilliant fiery glow. Tears began flowing then the trio started wailing.

Locket snuck up behind them and asked, "What's up my ladies? You look worried."

Ursula wiped away her opaque orange tears on her chubby arm. She sniffled.

Gertrude gasped. "Mistress Locket! Where have you been?"

Locket didn't lie so much as exaggerate. "I've been practicing my invisibility powers." While it happened to be true (Locket had been practicing becoming invisible.) But she lied by omission. Locket smiled deviously then added, "You mean you really couldn't SEE me? Wow! I must be getting better at all this magic stuff!"

Nope, Locket's Ladies in Waiting never ever stood a chance.

-End of Chapter 29-

Author's note: I've been trying to put up one chapter a week in this book and "Escape From Fat Camp." From now on I'm only uploading one book at a time! Thank you for your kind attention! 🤍⭐️🤍⭐️🤍