📚| Timothy Willoughby

Walter and Helga Willoughby embarked on a perilous journey suggested by their own children. Timothy, Jane, and the Barnaby twins eagerly await the day their parents will disappear, just like in their favorite stories.

Before leaving, Walter and Helga took an unexpected precaution: they hired someone to look after the house and watch the children during their absence.

The news wasn't well received. Timothy felt it was an unnecessary interference in his plans. He was the older brother and thought he could run the house on his own. The twins watched curiously, wondering how long it would be before he gave up and left like any other adult. Jane seemed excited about the arrival of someone new.

The situation is complicated because the Willoughby siblings aren't ordinary children. They love classic adventure novels and have romanticized notions about being orphaned. They often make decisions based on stories written over a hundred years ago. Any everyday problem can become a grand adventure for them.

While Walter and Helga send postcards from increasingly dangerous locations, she must try to keep the house in order, prevent Timothy from carrying out absurd plans, control the twins' antics, and ensure Jane's safety.

But an unexpected problem arises. The longer he stays in the house, the more obvious it becomes that he doesn't act like the other adults. He doesn't ignore the children or treat them like a nuisance. He doesn't disappear when things get complicated.

That's more perplexing to the Willoughby siblings than any volcano or fatal accident. For the first time, Timothy, Jane, and the twins wonder if family isn't defined solely by blood or the Willoughby name. Perhaps family is someone who chooses to stay.