The Hollands, pt. 1

Boilerplate disclaimer: This story is fictional in its entirety. The characters mentioned herein do not exist and have never existed, and the events transcribed have never, to the author’s knowledge, occurred. This story is designed for adults, and only for adults. If you are in a location where this material is illegal, do not read this story. If you are too young to legally read this story, do not read this story. If you have difficulties discerning the difference between fiction and reality, do not read this story. Do not, under any circumstances whatsoever, at any time, attempt to emulate any illegal or immoral actions performed in this story. It is important that you understand and respect the line between fiction and reality. This story is harmless fantasy-fulfillment, but any attempt to act out any of these events would not be harmless. Don’t do bad things.

Non-standard disclaimer: In many aspects, this work is heavily idealized. While I have taken care to not include any physical impossibilities, it is important to recognize that in fantasy, body proportions (among other things) trend toward the author’s ideal. If this series becomes popular enough, I’ll handwave it away with some miracle drug, or leave it alone if that’s the will of the audience. If you want more realistic anatomy, I’ll be working on a more realistic story later if my writing style is well-received.

Dramatis Personae:

The Hollands
Christian Holland, 33. Mass tort attorney with Holland, Holland, and Tomlinson. 6’1″, 170 lbs.
Sophia Holland, 32. Criminal defense attorney with Holland, Holland, and Tomlinson. 5’3″, 115 lbs.
Sarah Holland, 15. Junior-to-be at Memphis High School. 5’4″, 105 lbs.
James Holland, 15. Junior-to-be at Memphis High School. 5’7″, 135 lbs.
Erin Holland, 13. Freshman-to-be at Memphis High School. 5’0″, 90 lbs.

The Others
Jane Simons, 48. Governess and nanny to the Holland family.
Richard Hall, 41. Teacher of Civics and Economics at Memphis High School.
John Tomlinson, 33. Mass tort attorney with Holland, Holland, and Tomlinson.
Christine Turnbull, 27. Teacher of Chemistry at Memphis High School.
Annabeth Turnbull, 15. Junior-to-be at Memphis High School. 5’6″, 115 lbs.
Robert Stevens, 14. Freshman-to-be at Memphis High School. 5’6″, 150 lbs.

When Christian Holland, scion of the Holland family of shipping magnates, wed at the tender age of sixteen, the social strain was nearly too much for his name to bear. For a time the Hollands were quietly ridiculed, especially once they began having children. But that soon passed. In fact, Christian Holland soon faded from the eye of society entirely, preferring to make his own name as an attorney rather than live on a sinecure at Holland Shipping, LLc. While it must be said that perhaps no other couple could have made it through college and law school with young children, and perhaps no other couple could so easily have established a thriving law practice, it cannot be denied that Christian and Sophia had managed to establish their own affluence, independant of the Holland family business.

It is their children, who had grown with scant interference or guidance from their own parents, with whom we now concern ourselves. We go now to the city of Memphis, in Tennessee.

It was almost noon on the fourth or fifth day of summer, and a jackhammer was assaulting Sarah’s eardrums. She rolled over blearily to press the snooze button for the fifth time that morning, thought better of it, and rolled gracelessly out of bed in a tangle of blankets.