Thursday, November 10, 2011

Once Upon A Time

Sunday morning arrived.  The family members awaken one by one.  Elizabeth is making breakfast in the kitchen and George is reading the Sunday paper.  The kids are slowly getting up from bed and washing up so they can start their Sunday morning.  Elizabeth pours a cup of coffee and gives it to George, then she pours a cup of coffee for herself and sits for a bit to enjoy her coffee.  George is very attentive with the news on the newspaper, so she decides to quietly enjoy her cup of coffee and checks out the Sunday sales on the newspaper.  The morning seemed quiet and so serene.  Meanwhile the kids are getting ready in their bedrooms and they are moving things around their bedroom to find their clothes, socks and underwear.  James was unable to find an item that he was looking in his bedroom, so he goes to the bedroom where it used to be his parents bedroom, he was looking for a special sweatshirt that was given to him by his parents before they passed away.  James opens the closet doors and searches in the closet.  He notices there is a black safety box on top of the shelf.  He brings it down to check what's in it, but he cannot open it.  It is locked.  He places the black safety box on the bed side and goes back to search for his sweat shirt.  He finds his sweat shirt and puts it on.  He then carried the black box to the direction where Tamara's bedroom is and knocks at her door.  "Tamara, can I come in?, he asked.  Tamara, tells him to wait for a moment, and he waits there patiently.  "Tamara then replies, "James it's open, come on in".  "Tamara, I found this black box on top of Mom's and Dad's closet, have you seen this black box before?, "No", Tamara replied.  "No, what's in it? she asked.  "I don't know, I don't know, replied James. "Can you open it? asked Tamara.  "No, it's locked", answered James.  "Let me try it", said Tamara.  So Tamara tried, and sure enough it was locked.  "who has the key for the black box?", asked Tamara, "Don't really know", said James. "Let's go downstairs and asked George and Elizabeth to see if they know about the black box and the whereabouts on the key", said James.
So, they both go downstairs while James is carrying the black box in his hands.  "Aunt Elizabeth, have you seen this black box before?", asked James, "No, where did you get the black box from?", she asked. "I found it inside my parent's closet, on top of the shelf", he answered. George also looked at it, and said, "I wonder what's in it", "lets look and see".  He tried to open the box but it was locked.  "Where is they key?", asked George. "That's it, I don't know where the key is", "Tamara and I don't know where the key is", replied James." Elizabeth looks at the box with curiosity and decides that she was going to look for the key.  "I will find the key", "you guys leave that to me", "I will look for the key", she tells them.  George then goes back to reading the newspaper and the children get distracted and start eating their breakfast on their table.  Elizabeth gets her breakfast and starts joining them too.  Meanwhile, the black box is left near their side, and they go on to another conversation.  Sebastain and Joanna appear in the kitchen, and Sebastian sees the black box next to them, he becomes excited and tells Joanna, "they found the box", "they found the box!", "Look, it's on the table, on their side", "Yeah, now we are cooking", said Sebastian.  "Yeah, they did", replied Joanna.  "Why are they ignoring the box?" asked Joanna. "I don't know." answered Sebastian.  "They should have opened the box by now, don't you think so?", asked Sebastian. "Yeah, I would certainly think so, replied Joanna.  "Maybe, they already opened it, and they already seen what's in it", she said. There goes my surprise", said Sebastian. "Maybe not", replied Joanna. "If they would have opened it, they would not be concentrated on their breakfast, they would probably be talking about the content on that box, since you said that it was a surprise for the kids, assuming that it is a surprise, and it may be an exciting surprise for them, they would be more into the box, then their breakfast", explained Joanna.  "Maybe, Maybe", you are right but only for this time, said Sebastian.  "After breakfast, I will look for the key", said Elizabeth", Joanna looks at Sebastian, and tells him, "You see, they have to find the key, so they have not opened the box", "they need a key to open the box". "Do you know where the key is?", asked Joanna.  "No, I don't think so", "I don't remember where the key is"  "I know it's in our bedroom, but I really can't remember where I put the key the last time." "Think, Think" replied Joanna.  "Darn, I can't remember", replied Sebastian.
Meanwhile, all the members of the household get ready to go to Sunday Church.  They all leave the house, and now the house is so empty without them and so quiet.  Sebastian and Joanna are now looking for the key and search all over the house for that key, but can't find it.  They tried their luck with their hands, and doors open and close, and dressers open and close and drawers open and close, but they can't seem to find the key anywhere, "where is that key", said Sebastian, "where did I placed the key", "Only you would know, Sebastian", "you need to think harder and calm down, othewise you are not going to find that key". "Calm down a little, sit down and think on where you placed that key." advised Joanna.  Sebastian sits and starts thinking, but he still feels frustrated and does not allow himself to calm down.  Joanna just keeps looking on her own, but she can't find anything and decides to just give it a rest.

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