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- Author: James Patterson
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MADDY’S A LOT more excited this morning. That’s because I’m making
my famous banana-nut pancakes. They’re a family favorite. And the whole
family is here. Maddy and my wife Margo are already sitting at the kitchen
table with Maddy’s grandmother Jessica, who raised her from a baby.
Bando, our Scottish terrier, is crouched at my feet, sniffing the air and
pawing my leg. He can’t wait for his portion.
“That smells so good!” says Maddy. “I’m drooling over here!”
“Be patient,” says Margo. “Perfection can’t be rushed.”
“Remember,” says Jessica, “extra nuts in mine.”
I’m watching the circles of batter in the hot skillet, waiting for the
bubbles to break through the surface, watching for the perfect moment to
flip. Patience is key. And Margo is right. It’s not my strong suit.
The morning sun is pouring through the windows behind me. The air is
filled with the aromas of fresh coffee and sizzling butter and warm bananas.
I’m thinking how much I love this room, this house, these people.
We’re all living in the mansion I built in the 1930s—back when I started
my career as an investigator in New York. Before Margo and I even met. It
was a big house for a bachelor, but I had the money and I liked living in
style. And maybe, deep down, I knew that someday I’d be filling this place
with a family. I just didn’t know it would take more than a century.
Now! The bubbles are popping. I angle my spatula and flip the pancakes
one by one. I turn to see the light streaming into the kitchen. Why waste this
great weather? I nod to Maddy. “Let’s have breakfast on the terrace, okay?”
Maddy grumbles a bit as she picks up the plates and flatware and carries
them outside. She’s very mature in some ways, but she’s also a typical
teenager. Cheery one second, grumpy the next.
I think about the changes this house has been through since I built it.
About all those years it sat empty after Margo and I nearly died. About
those long decades when we were both held in suspended animation—until
Maddy found us and brought us back to life. By then the house was in the
hands of a world dictator—who turned out to be my old enemy Shiwan
Khan. Very dark days.
Khan almost killed us all, right here in this house. My house! But we
managed to defeat him. Me and Maddy. The girl who turned out to be my
great-great-great-great-granddaughter. The girl with powers of her own—
powers she’s still trying to figure out.
“Hey, chef! Watch the flapjacks!” It’s Jessica calling from the terrace.
Dammit! The griddle is starting to smoke.
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