Smile

Smile, and the whole world will smile with you.

Once Upon A Time

Sebastian looked everywhere, and then he remembered where he had placed  the item.  He jumped for joy and he smiled at Joanna.  Joanna just stared at him, "what's wrong with you, you act as if you won the lottery", she said, and Sebastian responded by saying, "maybe I did".  "I think I found it", Sabastian said.  "Found what!" replied, Joanna, "I found what I was looking for," answered Sebastian, "it is inside the black safe box". "I can see it now," "ready, Joanna", said Sebastian, "ok", "I am ready, but I don't know what you are talking about nor what you have in that black safe box".  "I hope it's not locked", said Sebastian, "because if it is", "we are doomed!   "Aha!, there it is, my precious black safe box". " I can see it from here," (lt was up on the right hand corner on the top shelf in the closet).  Sebastian tried to pick-up the black box, but to no avail. "Well, there is a disadvantage of being a ghost after all, now what am I going to do,?" said Sebastian. Joanna just shook her head.  "We can try to get the attention of my sister or brother-in-law, that's the only two options we have", said Joanna.  "Right", said Sebastian, "Do you know how hard that's going to be," replied Sebastian.  "We don't have many choices, Sebastian, unless you want to try to catch the attention of our children", "No," replied Sebastian, "I want to surprise our children with it""Then Elizabeth and George will have to be our target, replied Joanna.  "Let's do it", said Sebastian. So, off they go to find the couple in the rooms. "Joanna, you go to the right, and I will go to the left of the hall".  "Call me as soon as you find one of them".  Joanna answered, "ok".  Sebastian looked all throughout the left side of the hall, and Joanna all through the right side of the hall, but no soul  was around. From bedroom to bedroom, first floor, second floor, but no one was home. "Where can they be?", asked Sebastian.  "Have no clue", said Joanna.  "Ok, let's wait for them, eventually they will come home".  So, Sebastian sits on the couch and Joanna sits right next to him. They waited, and waited, and waited.  Soon, the doors open, and there were the two children, coming in the door, laughing and joking with each other. "James, when are you giving up, that girl you like, she doesn't even know you exist", you my brother are wasting your time and energy, and if I were you, I find another girl that really wants you", you know what I mean". Tamara, you don't even know what you are talking about" "she loves me, you haven't seen her how she smiles at me when I walk  right pass her."replied, James. "she's probably glad to get rid of you", answered Tamara. "No, she knows me by my first name, and says hi each time I see her, replied James.  "Right", Tamara, answered, "she says hi to everyone, including her puppy and cat, she happens to be friendly, you are not the only man in this world, "get over it, James", replied Tamara.  "That girl is mine, she is going to be your sister- in- law in the near future, you watch and see,  Tamara, you watch and see" replied James.  "Right", sure, James," answered Tamara with a very doubtful look on her face.  Sebastian looks back at Joanna, and smiles with a devilish smile.  "My boy, that's my boy" Sebastian said. Joanna looks at Sebastian and smiles back, "you know he is still too young, and this will pass too", "he is only a baby attracted to another baby", "I don't worry about that", said Joanna. Suddenly, the door opens again, and it is Elizabeth with her car keys in her hand and purse on the other hand.  "Yes!, said Sebastian, "Yes, "Yes", Yes!", he yelled with excitement,"the homecoming queen is back". "Yeah! he yells, again.  "Ok",  what next, do you have a plan, Sebastian? "No, but I will figure it out one way or another", replied Sebastian. Joanna waited for Sebastian's big master plan, she wanted to know how he was going to pull this one.  Sebastian kept pacing back and fourth in the living, room, and Joanna just kept looking at him.  "Sebastian, what next, genius", said Joanna.  "Wait, I am thinking, I am thinking, don't ruin my concentration, ok". So, Sebastian paced back and fourth again and again, finally he came through with an idea.  "I got it, I got it", he yelled, "I know, I know, now," he said.  "Ok", said Joanna,  "what is your plan?" "We need to talk to Martin, and he can tell us how, he has more experience in this ghost thing".  "I know he would know what to do, so  that we can get to the black box".  "Let's try to concentrate on Martin's name".  "Are you ready, Joanna", but what if it doesn't work, Sebastian, then what", said Joanna, "then we will keep on doing different things, until we can get it down, I am sure he knows of a better way to do this.  His been around more as a ghost than we have.  We have nothing to lose and everything to gain.  I am sure he will do it free, he has no use for money and we sure can't get any ourselves.  What do you say, we call him, Joanna?.  "fine, I just hope this is not a big mistake", replied Joanna.  "Concentrate, Concentrate", said Sebastian, "concentrate by calling his name, so he can appear in front of us"  So, Joanna and Sebastian both concentrate and concentrate and nothing happens.  "what the hell, where is this man?, I am sure we are doing the right thing". Sebastian cries out with lots of fraustraton.  "Who knows, said, Joanna, "we might as well just do it ourselves", "No", said Sebastian, let's concentrate again, so they both keep on concentrating, they both close their eyes, and think, "Martin", "Martin", Martin",  Bingo, Martin appears. " Man, we've been calling you for a while, and you are a hard man to get a hold of", said Sebastian. "Yeah", said Joanna, "where in the hell were you?".  Martin replied, "you guys made me come so you can scold me, what's up with that!", "I am going back, see you clowns some other time, I don't need this, I was having some of my own fun in a night club".  There were pretty senoritas dancing the cumbias and salsas in the nightclub called, "La Fiesta".  Nice, then I was totally interruped by a couple that I hardly know, now that's a crying shame, my friends". "I am going back to "La Fiesta, see you guys", "No, wait!", said Sebastian, we need your help. "Oh, now you need my help, when I am having the best night of all nights", "ok, what is it?", said Martin. " You know that we are newly ghosts, right, said Sebastian. "Right", said Martin, and, Martin waited for Sebastian to reply, "and, we need to know how to operate as  ghosts, we need to complete something I left incomplete.  I didn't know I was going to die!" said Sebastian.  Martin laughs, "now  that's funny, do you think I knew I was going to die", replied Martin. " No of course not, I am just saying, said Sebastian, this was so unexpected, can you help us, or not! asked Sebastian.  "ok, what is it you want from me? replied Martin.  "Tell me", said Martin. "Well, said Sebastian "I have this black safe box, and I don't know how to open it, or how to get someone's attention, like my sister- in- law or my brother- in- law, for example.  "Now, you really want to get their attention", replied Martin, "well of course", answered Sebastian, "Now, how do we do that, you tell us,"asked Sebastiaan.  "Well", you have several options, answered Martin,  "So, tell us, what are our options", replied Sebastian.  "You can scare them at night by making all kinds of noises in the home, like opening the kitchen cabinets, by turning on the television unexpectedly, by moving dishes that are on top of the kitchen counter, moving all sorts of items in the closets, and turning on the water in the bathroom and eventually leading them to the closet towards your black box, or they may just leave and never come back," said Martin. "ok", what's the other option, replied Sebastian.  "The other option is that one of them dream of one of you and you can tell he/she what you want them to look for and what to do with the so called, black safe box you have here". "So, it is possible that we can talk to them while they are asleep, asked Sebastian. "Of course it's possible", answered Martin.  "Tell us how to do that, then, said Sebastian. "Well, is not an instant thing you do, it takes practice and patience".  Both of you need to have patience and will need to keep on trying until you get it right". "There is no time limit, after all, you two don't have to worry about time, it does not exist for you anymore".  "So, just have patience, and you will eventually get their attention", said Martin.  "Ok, how do we do this, tell us now, Sebastian urged for an answer. "ok", for the moving of items, you need to focus on the item itself, then use all the energy you have and move your hands towards the item, don't touch!, that will not work, just sway your hands towards the item you wish to move, and keep on focusing on that item, and that is how you move things.  "The next option, you will need to be at their bedside while they are sleeping, but you can only do one person at a time, because the concentration is real intensed". "You must really focus and concentrate".  "While Elizabeth is asleep, you must look into her eyelids and go beyond them, that is the window of dreams", "you can almost see what she is dreaming about," Martin said. How is that?, Sebastian questioned him. "I don't know, it's just happens to be that's what happens, don't question me, just do it, "you asked for help, and now I am helping you", "so stop interrupting me!, answered Martin.  Fine!, Fine! "what next?", asked Sebastian.  "You must keep on trying until you can visually see Elizabeth or George in that dream, and they can see you too, replied Martin.  "Once Elizabeth or George recognize you and calls your name in the dream, then at that moment, you need to give them instructions on what you need them to do and where to find what you are looking for; remember, you will need to explain to them very clearly what you want them to do for you, the dream doesn't come so easy, so try to give as much details as possible, it could be your only chance, there is no telling when the next dream will come, and if they will ever see you, again".  "Ok", I told you all I know, Sebastian, so, now I must go back to my fiesta, see you guys later", and out he goes and disappears like a thin fog in the air before their eyes, they did not have a chance to thank him.  "Well, now we know", said Tamara.  "We have what we need, now the hard stuff, begins"."Yeah", said Sebastian.  "We  can only try."