Bacter Family Saga

At Beta Eta Pi: Legionella Bacter - 3rd Gen. Heiress - Fortune (Earn 100K); Cillia Bacter - Bacillus Bacter’s Heiress - Popularity (Become Mayor)

Now that Legionella had learned the truth about her mother she could sit back, relax, focus on school and just enjoy her engagement to Gordon. She hadn’t told her father of their engagement, only her sister. In fact, Legionella hadn’t spoken to her father since she left for school. She had heard from Listeria that her father’s mistress had bore him another daughter. Part of Legionella worried about how this estrangement from her father would affect her inheritance.

As much as she hated her father, Legionella was named the heiress of the Bacter Estate by her mother and her mother had held control over the property. In fact, her father should count himself lucky that Legionella had allowed him to live there since she was now the owner. But she feared her father would try and make things difficult in the days to come so for the time being she was just going to enjoy what was left of her college career and cross that bridge when she got to it.

Legionella had moved into the Greek house founded by her grandfather with her cousin Cillia. She had always been much closer to Cell growing up but Legionella found Cillia to be just as wonderful as her older brother and understood instantly why her uncle had chosen Cillia to be his heiress.

The two cousins ate their meals together, taking turns cooking them. They always had lots to discuss from clothes, to men, to the latest pledges at the house.

Legionella couldn’t believe the words that were coming over the phone line. Could Cell possibly be telling her the truth? She was in shock. Was it possible? How could it be? The story that Cell told her was one he had overheard from his father and mother once when he was a child. He didn’t say a word to anyone because he didn’t want them to know he had listened in. It was in fact the same story that Gordon had told her about his father except that the woman was her mother.

Legionella felt totally numb. She didn’t know how this was going to affect her relationship with Gordon. She was a little upset about his father’s history but that his father’s history was so directly tied to her own was something she could not conceive. She even had a fleeting thought that Gordon’s father could be her own father but she knew she got her red hair from her father and the numbers didn’t add up. She was silent.

Cell was a little concerned about the silence on the other end of the phone, “Ella. Ella, are you okay?”
Her cousin’s voice snapped Legionella back into present reality, “Yeah. Sorry. It’s just a lot to take in.”
“I know. Maybe you should talk to my dad about this. He seems to know more than anyone.”
Legionella nodded her head slowly as she said, “Yeah. I think that might be a good idea. But not today. I need to chew on this.”
“Of course.” Cell said, “Ella, I’m really sorry.”
“Thanks Cell.”

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At the House on Crumplebottom Dr.: Michelle Kearney - Store Clerk - Pleasure (Professional Party Guest); Legionella Bacter - 3rd Gen. Heiress - Fortune (Earn 100K); Calla LeTourneau - Eldest child of River Goss and Brandi LeTourneau - Fortune (Chief of Staff); Marsha Bruenig - Aged up Child Townie - Knowledge (Chief of Staff)

Legionella was now a sophomore and she was growing more and more angry and frustrated with her father. She had heard from her sister, Listeria, that he had asked that harlot he had cheated on their mother with to move into her house. Legionella definitely thought of the Bacter Estate as her house because she was the heiress afterall. She did not want to return home to find her jerk of a father there with his mistress. But at least she had a couple more years of school before it came to that. Maybe he would tire of her by then. She certainly hoped so.

But she had school to think about. She had finished her freshman year with a 4.0 and planned on keeping that up through all four of her college years just like her mother and grandfather before her. It was almost a Bacter expectation.

Another Bacter expectation was the pledging of the family fraternity, Beta Eta Pi. Her grandfather, Anthracis, had founded the fraternity when he was at SSU, her mother, aunt and uncle had been members, her cousin Cell had been a member and now Cillia was there all alone. So, Legionella decided it was time for her to pledge Beta Eta Pi. Of course, pledging was really just a technicality. She was the Bacter family heiress, there was no doubt that she would become a member. And sure enough, Cillia came to Crumplebottom Drive dressed in a toga to celebrate her cousin’s joining the fraternity.

Legionella decided she would spend the rest of her sophomore year at the house on Crumplebottom Drive before moving into the Greek house. Cillia was a little disappointed but she understood how difficult it was to move in the middle of the semester.

At the house on Crumplebottom Drive: Michelle Kearney- Store Clerk - Knowledge - Max 7 Skills; Legionella Bacter - 3rd generation heiress to main house - Fortune - Earn 100K

Legionella was devastated by the loss of her mother. She felt so guilty. She felt like it was her fault that her mom was dead. She felt that if she has just told her mom what she knew about her dad this never would have happened. Legionella went through her mother’s funeral like a zombie. She just nodded at people delivered platitude after platitude. She was numb to the whole experience. After it was all over, Yersinia Bacter’s body was laid to rest in the family cemetary next to those of her parents.

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Even after discussing matters with her cousin Cell, Legionella still didn’t know what to do about witnessing her father cheat on her mother. Xavier knew he had been caught by his daughter but he was too embarrassed to confront her about it. He did know that she hadn’t told Yersinia yet and he wanted to talk to her before she spoke to her mother. In an attempt to keep her quiet he bought her a car. Listeria didn’t understand why her sister got a new car so he promised her one when she turned sixteen as well. This seemed to keep her quiet, at least for the time being. Legionella knew why her father bought her the car and it felt like blood money but, being a slightly selfish teenager, she decided to keep it anyway. Besides, it was nice not having to ride the bus to school anymore.

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Yersinia and Xavier could hardly believe how much their two daughters had grown. Legionella had started high school and had turned into quite a beautiful young woman. Listeria had also started school. After much discussion, a lot of which Legionella had to give her opinion, Yersinia and Xavier decided to have the headmaster of the Legacy Academy over for dinner to see about getting their girls admitted. They had both put it off for various reasons but it seemed the time was right. It was the school Yersinia had gone to and it had prepared her well for college so she could only hope that it would do the same for her daughters.

So, Yersinia and Xavier had Headmaster Ryan over for dinner. Xavier set about giving the headmaster a tour of the house. Headmaster Ryan couldn’t help but comment on how lovely the house was. Xavier pointed out that Yersinia’s late father had built it from nothing and this of course impressed the headmaster even more. Yersinia set out making dinner while Xavier gave the tour. She had decided to make lobster for dinner, something she had never done before. It turned out pretty bad. But remarkably, Headmaster Ryan didn’t seem to notice the funny taste to the lobster and engaged in a lively dinner conversation. Legionella joined her parents for dinner because she figured she could convince the headmaster that she deserved to be in his school.

Headmaster Ryan was more than pleased with the Bacter family and enrolled Legionella and Listeria on the spot. It was hard to tell who was more excited about the enrollment, Legionella or her parents.

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