It's funny. She could have broken almost anything. Anything. Other than my Radius. That hurt. It really did.
It's because she sees it in your hand all the time, and was jealous...
"Why does Father hold you all day and night?" Eri asked the Radius. She had seen Father set it down, for the first time in several hours, and had jumped up to see this tiny demon face to face. It was an intruder. It must be investigated.
She didn't notice anything different in its smell. It seemed to smell just like the silver tube Father used to cradle all day. But this new thing...it was red. Almost like the drink that Father and other-Father had with dinner some nights. This new thing was short. It was boxy. And all she knew was, it had taken Father's love away. He was a zombie when it was in his hand. He was memorized by its touch.
Brave Eri knew something had to be done. She looked around to see if her sister was watching, and to check where Father and other-Father might be...then, before she knew what she was doing, she smacked the Cabernet invader. She didn't intend for her pent up rage to come unhinged in such a way, but something inside her felt good. This infidel had occupied Father's hand long enough.
As the Radius fell to the ground, Eri felt a warm smile of satisfaction slowly spread across her face. She had killed the intruder, and now Father's hands would be free to pet and scratch her and her sister...ALWAYS.
