The Many Lives of Mirana

First Life

Did I make a mistake? Geoffrey is okay as a father, but he has to go to work, so I'm dependent on Nancy and even evil Malcolm for everything.

Incidentally, don't fret too much about how I, an infant, am managing to write this. I communicate my feelings to the Watcher, who also takes care of things like providing furniture and making Geoffrey get my will out of the mailbox and read it aloud.

To my amazement, I was a topnotch infant when I became a toddler. And even though I didn't have great balance, I learned to walk on schedule. I have an independent nature (pretty much a necessity if I'm to learn to use the potty).

I can hug Enigma now. She likes playing with her toy near me. An her new litter box is self-cleaning.

But the Watcher still has to make Malcolm buy wellness treats for her at the vet. He also pays the bills and has just hired a maid. Nancy is too busy with her midlife crisis to clean and Geoffrey is too upset with angry grief and burnout, plus he's squeamish. They're considering a divorce.

I'm glad we're getting a maid. Neither the potty chair nor the bathtub is anything I want to get close to.

Incidentally, while it looks like I'm a messy eater, that's because I'm trying to provide extra food for Enigma. I'm also a light sleeper who hates being carried.

What's the most exciting thing that happened recently?

We have a maid now. His name is Haruto.

I had a birthday (more about that later).

And Malcolm died when he tried to cook something on the stove. He also picked up the clumsy trait.

We had a funeral for him, but it wasn't much of a success. He decided to stay in the house as a ghost, When the Watcher discovered that he could still work on his Soul's Journey and be reborn, she decided to help him.

So while I was at school, she sent him on a bike trip, as that was something on his bucket list.

Having a fight with his mother was not on the list, but mending his relationship was, so that counted, too.

And then Malcolm added a day in Ravenwood. It was Saturday, meaning no school for me, so I tagged along.

I got to do a few things that I hadn't done while living there. Things like swinging and talking to a crow.

And I met Olive Specter's little boy Isaiah. She didn't recognize me and neither did Nyon, which was kind of sad.

Eventually I returned home, but Malcom stayed until his journey was finished. He rejoined us as a teen.

As promised, there's more to say about myself. (Yes, I've lost a tooth. I'm a kid. We do that.) I was a music lover in my previous life, and I'm a music lover again. This time I plan to do more with it. 

For now I'm playing the violin, but I might take up the piano or the guitar or even singing.

My first aspiration has been to become an artistic prodigy. Besides playing the violin, this requires drawing.

Writing also helps, as do playing with toys and even reading under the covers. I plan to keep a journal throughout my life, and I will add my bucket list to it when I get older.

My nursery has acquired more furniture, but I still sleep next to Enigma's cat tree.

Now that I'm older, I can brush her, feed her, and even give her medicine from the vet.

I finished my first aspiration with a song on the violin. Note the butterfly on my back -- I chose a shirt with a butterfly on it to indicate that I've been reborn.

My next aspiration requires that I learn how to ride a bike. Sadly, while I was cycling around, the Grim Reaper came to the house. I thought at first that he might have come for Nancy, but no, it was Enigma's time.

I challenged him to a game of chess for her, but he refused.

Good-bye, Enigma!