Bacter Family Saga

After Anthracis finally regained his head he leapt from bed and ran to Lora side. “Remember to breathe,” he told her and she just shot him a look that said shut up and don’t talk to me any more. So Anthracis gave her his hand and let her squeeze it as hard as she wanted. Finally after a couple hours Lora gave birth to their second daughter, Francisella.

She was beautiful and once again had her father’s complexion. A couple small wisps of hair seemed to be on her head and it suggested that she would have her mother’s black hair. Lora handed Francisella to Anthracis and got back into bed to sleep. Francisella was very content and happy when Anthracis laid her back down in her crib so he was able to get back in bed and get some sleep.

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Yersinia was now a toddler which meant that Anthracis and Lora really had their hands full with a toddler and a young boy. Money was definitely tight. Lora had to take some time off of her job to raise her children and while Anthracis was soaring through the ranks of his job they still had two children to care for. So, this means that when things breakdown it is Anthracis who fixes them. This of course causes a great deal of anixety on Lora’s part because she is terrified her husband is going to kill himself.

Fortunately, Anthracis is an intelligent man and has yet to injure himself fixing things up. He had a promotion to a theorist and was hoping that with his additional income they would be able to hire a maid and a repairman when they needed it. But that thought was going to be put on hold when Lora broke the news that she was pregnant for the third time.

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Lora was very, very pregnant with her and Anthracis’s second child. She had reached the point of feeling so pregnant she could hardly walk. Why Anthracis decided to invite the headmaster of the local private school over for dinner was beyond her. She wasn’t happy about it. So there she was very, very pregnant and trying to cook dinner for this man they had to impress so their son could attend his school. She wasn’t happy about the whole situation. Her first attempt resulted in a stove fire. She screamed and screamed but Anthracis was out tending to the yard before the man came. Fortunately Anthracis had insisted on installing a sprinkler overhead and it immedately put out the fire. Lora grumbled as she mopped up the mess. “Ouch!” she cried out. She had felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. Ignoring it she set out to try dinner again. She heard the car of the headmaster pull up. Anthracis led him into the kitchen to give him a tour of the house. He introduced her to the headmaster, “This is my wife Lora. Lora is the Headmaster J from Legacy Academy.” Lora smiled at the headmaster, trying very hard not to make it clear that she was in pain. Anthracis continued on the tour and she pulled the turkey out of the oven. She put in on the counter and couldn’t help but howl in pain. Lora realized she was in labor. Anthracis rushed back into the kitchen with the headmaster at his heels. Lora screamed as Anthracis and the headmaster helped her with her delivery.

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Anthracis was determined not to waste any of Bacillus’s toddler years and he would not take the traditional role of the father, where he would just sit back and watch Bacillus be raised by Lora. No, he was going to help raise his son just as much. And he didn’t waste any time teaching his son what he knew. He would spend hours in the yard with Bacillus, teaching him how to walk. Anthracis saw it as his biggest achievement to date when he successfully taught his son how to walk.

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Anthracis paced outside the room where Lora was in labor. He had gone in with her but couldn’t stand to hear the woman he loved in pain so he had to leave. He felt so nervous. He didn’t know what to expect. Finally, after what seemed like hours, Lora emerged and in her arm was a beautiful baby, “It’s a boy.” She told Anthracis.

Anthracis took the tiny child from his wife and held him in his arms. He then pronounced the child’s name to be Bacillus. Lora smiled and went to lay down to rest. This left Anthracis time to interact with his child. Anthracis immediately felt a connection to his son. He realized that this child meant more to him then anything else in his life and he would do anything to protect him.

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Anthracis found that his job as a science teacher wasn’t so bad and before long he was able to save up enough money to afford his wedding with Lora. It wouldn’t be fancy and they could only have a few guests but it would be their wedding and that was what was important. So, one evening after work Anthracis prepared for the party. The only guests were Erin and her boyfriend (who for the life of me I cannot remember his name.) Erin was happy to see her dear friend Anthracis get married. They had music and food and dancing and Anthracis and Lora quietly said their vows to one another without much fanfare.

So I am pleased to announce Anthracis and Lora Bacter. Anthracis came to realize that he was just as in love with Lora now as he always had been. Lora’s parents had saved up money for Lora’s wedding and since she and Anthracis got married in such a humble way they decided to give her the cash so with the additional $12,000 from Lora’s parents Anthracis and Lora built themselves a real house.

It wasn’t big or fancy but it was home.

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Anthracis woke up the morning after the toga party with Lora in his bed. He smiled as he watched her sleep, then he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her body to his. He breathed in the gentle, botanical, scent of her hair and gently kissed her neck. She stirred a bit, but Anthracis didn’t want to wake her up so he just watched her. He was in love and he had no idea being in love was so great. As if she sensed his watching she woke up and turned to him. He smiled and she smiled back. He kissed her and once again, woohoo was made.

They finally pulled themselves out of bed and Anthracis made her breakfast. They were both so happy they didn’t even notice the strange guy that stumbled down the stairs and out of the house. Around mid-afternoon Lora finally left. They had finals and studying to get done. Anthracis studied for finals in a daze and was greatly relieved when they were over. He got his grades and graduate summa cum laude with a 4.0. He decided to celebrate by going onto campus and buying a little something for Lora. A little diamond somthing perhaps. As he walked by the big fountain at the center of the union he couldn’t resist. He found the box of soap that was legended to be stashed under a loose tile and poured a big portion of the box in.

Laughing uncontrollably, Anthracis ran away while countless students ran panicking to the fountain. But his mission was completed. He had a diamond ring in his pocket that he was going to give to Lora at their graduation party this coming weekend.

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Anthracis stared blankly at his phone. What had just happened? He didn’t think that Erin would not invite Lora on purpose. He had been so preoccupied with his term paper that he didn’t double check things. He got up and decided that he would go and talk to Erin.

When he found Erin she was picking up a few of plastic cups left over from the night before. “Good morning!” she said in a chipper voice, “Oooh, you look a little rough around the edges. Want me to make you some breakfast?” Anthracis had hardly slept in several nights and was feeling a bit hung over so he did look a bit frazzled. Food was the last thing on his mind. “No, thanks.” “Okay,” Erin answered, “Let me know if you want anything.” “Okay. Erin, wait.” She had started to leave the room, “Did you notice Lora wasn’t here last night?” Erin worked up her best puzzled face, “You know, I don’t think I did see her.” Anthracis dropped his head into his hands; his head was pounding, “I got a call from her this morning.” “Oh?” said Erin, innocently, “Is that why you are up so early?” “Uh, yeah. Anyway, she said she didn’t know about the party.” “Really?” Erin was trying her best to sound surprised. “You did invite her, right?” “I’m sure I did, but you know, there were so many people to send the invite to that I may have missed her.” Something didn’t seem right to Anthracis. “Well, I think that you might have. I don’t think she would lie about not getting an invite. Just be a little more careful next time. She was pretty upset. She seems to think you did it on purpose.” Erin gasped in mock shock, “I would never do that on purpose.” “I know. I tried to tell her that. I invited her to the toga party just to avoid any confusion.” “Oh good,” Erin sounded a little deflated. “Anyway, I’m going to go try and get some more sleep.” “All right.” Erin figured she had bought herself some time but if she was going to win over Anthracis she had better work fast.

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Anthracis and Lora had taken things to the next level but Lora was still insanely jealous of Erin who would be sharing a house with her boyfriend. Anthracis tried to pursuade her to join the house but Lora would have none of it. Exasperated Anthracis gave up and just let Lora fume with her jealousy.

Meanwhile, he and Erin got along great. She could not have been a better housemate. Anthracis was pleased that she would clean up after herself and didn’t leave messes. She also came from a relatively weathly family and they kept supplying her with money which she often used to buy stuff for the house. He had definitely made a good choice in Erin.

In fact, with the money from Erin’s parents they were able to furnish a living room where Anthracis and Erin would spend time studying together.

Now not only were they living together but they were studying together. Lora was growing more and more convinced something was happening between them.

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Anthracis had completed his second year of college. At the end of all students second year they had to have a meeting with a career counselor. Anthracis wasn’t thrilled about meeting with his because he knew he still wanted to be a mad scientist. But he had to go so Anthracis trudged off to his meeting wishing he could be outside playing kicky bag with Lora. After an hour long interview with his career counselor he announced to Anthracis that he should not change his aspirations or career track. Anthracis wasn’t sure why that had to take an hour but he was glad that was over.

When Anthracis returned to the dorm after his meeting he started thinking that maybe it was time to get out of the dorm. He had saved up enough money from his grants and odd jobs he’d done around campus to rent a house. And he knew just what house too. Lora had told him of an old fraternity on the edge of campus that had died decades ago. Anthracis decided that he would re-found the old frat and who knows, maybe someday Anthracis’s ancestors would come to the house after him. So Anthracis packed up this things and moved into the old frat house, Beta Eta Pi.

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