Before Juniper could escape, Evelyn and Lillian’s voices soared in perfect harmony:
♪
“Welcome hoooome,
our little tree!
Back
to
where
you’re
meant
to
beeeee!”
♪
Jacob launched himself from the stairs, sock-sliding across hardwood:
♪
“Juni’s home,
Juni’s homeee!
Why’d
you
ever
have
to
r
o
o
o
o
a
m
m
m
m
?
”
♪
Juniper’s face settled into a mask of practiced neutrality. “Oh no.”
Evelyn pirouetted around her husband’s recliner, her cardigan flowing like a costume:
♪
“Our lawyer daughter,
so refined
Left all her family
far behiiiind!”
♪
Lillian emerged from behind the tree
in a shower of tinsel:
♪
“To
chase
big
dreams
down
in
the
city
Leaving
us
here,
oh
what
a
pity!”
♪
They converged in the center of the room, circling their captive audience like musical sharks:
♪
“But now she’s
back,
back,
back!
With friend in
tow,
oh what a
shooow!
Our
Juni’s
finally
tracked
her
path…
Back
to
where
the
heart
knows
to
g
o
o
o
o
o
!
”
♪