The Twelves: A Short Story

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“Why aren’t you children doing your work?!” hollered the Constructors, “Stop being lazy and get back to work! Don’t make me do a roll call!” The Twelves disobeyed what the Constructor said and stood in a straight line for roll call. “Okay, if you want to do it that way!” One by one the children were called in alphabetical order by first name, “Abigail…Abby....Aiden….Alexis….Alexis?! Where is Alexis?!” Alexis heard her name being yelled from the square and took a peep out of her window. The other children started laughing at her, giving her dirty looks, and high fiving as they saw her get in trouble. “I see you in their Alexis, now come out!” Slowly, Alexis came out of her house and stood along with the rest of the Twelves. “Children, go take

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