charloft - 100 drabbles - 39. Superstition

"Okay, this is just stupid."

Kismet looked up from the book he was studying. "What’s stupid?"

"I found something here that says all redheads are violent and have a temper. That’s not like me at all."

"Well, dad did tell me once that you got so mad at him you destroyed two villages with a volcano."

K’tanya turned away from her laptop and looked at her son, her eyes flashing a dangerous shade of red. "That’s different. He provoked me."

Wary of her sudden change in mood, Kismet slowly nodded. "Okay, I believe you."

Satisfied, K’tanya returned to her research.