Friday, February 27, 2015

Be Home Before Midnight - Week 9 of 52round2

SECOND GRADE

“Mommy and Daddy, it’s so wonderful.  Today is the day we are going on our field trip.  You remember, don’t you?  You signed the paper and said I could go.  I just can’t wait.  We are going to leave school on a special bus to go eat lunch at a restaurant and then we are going to go to the museum.  This is going to be so super because we will get to see all the mummies and stuff.  It’s going to be so fun.  Remember, you don’t have to pick me up at school either because the special bus will drop me off right in front of our house.”

“Remember what Mommy told you, honey.  You absolutely, positively must be home by midnight.  You must be home and in your room and in your bed with the lights out by midnight.  You will remember that, won’t you?  It’s the most important thing you will ever have to remember.”

“Mommy is right, dear.  Daddy knows what’s best for his little girl too.  You absolutely, positively must be home and in your bed with the lights out by midnight.  Listen to Daddy, sweetie.  You must always follow this rule.”

“Mommy and Daddy, you are both so silly.  You are always telling me to be home by midnight.  I’m only in the second grade and of course, I’ll be home by midnight.  I’ll be home today at the same time I always get home from school.  I’ve got such a silly Mommy and Daddy.”

FOURTH GRADE

“Mommy and Daddy, it’s so wonderful.  Today is the day Janey’s mommy is picking us up from school and taking us to the park.  You remember that you said it would be alright.  Janey is my bestest friend ever in the whole entire world and you said her mommy was sweet and you knew she would take good care of me.  The park is so nice.  They have such a big playground and there is a man who sells hot dogs and ice cream.  You said I could have some if I didn’t eat too much and spoil my dinner.  I’ll just have one hot dog and a small ice cream bar and then play on the swings.  Janey’s mommy is going to bring me right home after so you won’t have to pick me up at her house.  It’s going to be so fun.”

“Remember what Mommy told you, honey.  You absolutely, positively must be home by midnight.  You must be home and in your room and in your bed with the lights out by midnight.  You will remember that, won’t you?  It’s the most important thing you will ever have to remember.”

“Mommy is right, dear.  Daddy knows what’s best for his little girl too.  You absolutely, positively must be home and in your bed with the lights out by midnight.  Listen to Daddy, sweetie.  You must always follow this rule.”

“Mommy and Daddy, you are both so silly.  You are always telling me to be home by midnight.  I’m only in the fourth grade and of course, I’ll be home by midnight.  I’ll be home today at the same time I always get home from school.  I’ve got such a silly Mommy and Daddy.”

SIXTH GRADE

“Mom and Dad, it’s so wonderful.  Today is the day of my first Girl Scout meeting after school.  I’m so excited about it and it’s going to be so much fun.  You know that Suzanne joined with me and she’s my best friend on the whole planet.  I’m so glad they started a troop in our town.  We can do projects for our neighborhoods and sell cookies and we get to wear these vests and earn badges.  After our meetings, we get to have snacks too, but won’t worry, I won’t spoil my dinner.  They said we are just going to have a small juice and a muffin.  Suzanne’s dad is going to drive us there after school and bring us home, so you don’t have to pick me up anywhere.”

“Remember what Mommy told you, honey.  You absolutely, positively must be home by midnight.  You must be home and in your room and in your bed with the lights out by midnight.  You will remember that, won’t you?  It’s the most important thing you will ever have to remember.”

“Mommy is right, dear.  Daddy knows what’s best for his little girl too.  You absolutely, positively must be home and in your bed with the lights out by midnight.  Listen to Daddy, sweetie.  You must always follow this rule.”

“Mom and Dad, you are both so funny.  You are always telling me to be home by midnight.  I’m only in the sixth grade and of course, I’ll be home by midnight.  I’ll be home tonight in time for dinner.  You both can be so funny.”

EIGHTH GRADE

“Ma, Pops, it’s so wonderful.  Today is my school’s first basketball game of the season and I’m so excited to be on the cheerleading squad.  We’ve been practicing in gym class to make sure we do the best cheers ever.  It’s going to be so great being on the court getting everyone all wild and crazy over the game.  I already told you there’s a boy on the basketball team that I kind of like and I think he kind of likes me too.  By the way, you don’t have to pick me up after the game.  I’m riding home with Sondra, you know, my best friend in the universe.  Her father’s bringing us all home.”

“Remember what Mommy told you, honey.  You absolutely, positively must be home by midnight.  You must be home and in your room and in your bed with the lights out by midnight.  You will remember that, won’t you?  It’s the most important thing you will ever have to remember.”

“Mommy is right, dear.  Daddy knows what’s best for his little girl too.  You absolutely, positively must be home and in your bed with the lights out by midnight.  Listen to Daddy, sweetie.  You must always follow this rule.”

“Ma, Pops, you are both such a riot.  You are always telling me to be home by midnight.  I’m only in the eighth grade and of course, I’ll be home by midnight.  You both can be so weird.”

TENTH GRADE

“Mother, Father, it’s so wonderful.  Today is the day I am attending my first nighttime party.  Remember you said I could go because Tommy’s parents will be there the whole time.  We’re just going to listen to music and dance and eat tons of pizza.  The whole baseball team will be there and all the girls from my gymnastics class too.  This is going to be so fantastic because it’s like a grownup party.  I’m so glad you’re letting me go because this is so important to me.  There’s a boy on the baseball team that I like and I think he likes me too.  I hope he asks me to dance at the party.  You don’t have to pick me up after though because Marcie’s mother is going to pick a bunch of us girls up and take us home.”

“Remember what Mommy told you, honey.  You absolutely, positively must be home by midnight.  You must be home and in your room and in your bed with the lights out by midnight.  You will remember that, won’t you?  It’s the most important thing you will ever have to remember.”

“Mommy is right, dear.  Daddy knows what’s best for his little girl too.  You absolutely, positively must be home and in your bed with the lights out by midnight.  Listen to Daddy, sweetie.  You must always follow this rule.”

“Mother, Father, you need to stop treating me like a little kid.  You are always telling me to be home by midnight.  I’m in the eighth grade now and I know I need to be home by midnight.  You both need to realize that I’m can be responsible.”

TWELFTH GRADE

“Mommy and Daddy, I know I’m coming home late, but it’s not my fault.  Bradley and I went out to a movie and then we went for a soda.  When we came out of the diner, we saw that one of Bradley’s tires was flat.  He had a spare in his trunk, but that was going flat too, so he called his dad.  His father was at work, so it took a bit of time before he could leave, but he went home and got the spare out of his trunk and brought it for Bradley’s car.  He helped him change the tire and we were able to get going and he was able to bring me home.  But, I guess we stayed too late at the restaurant because by the time we got the car fixed, it was already after midnight and that’s why I’m…

“What is going on?  What is happening to the two of you?  Where are those fangs and claws coming from?  My God, you are actually getting bigger.  Why are your eyes so red?  I don’t understand.  Is this why you always insisted I be home by midnight?  Is it because we are a family of some sort of demon and we all change at that hour?  When do I begin to change and why haven’t I ever remembered changing into such a hideous creature?  Why are you both looking at me that way?  What are you doing with knives and forks at this hour?”

“Mommy always told you to be home and in bed by midnight so you wouldn’t see the becoming.  You don’t remember changing because you are human.  Daddy and I become at the witching hour because we are Rakshasa, the cursed ones.  We adopted a human child so as to appear to be a normal family so none would suspect us when handy men and salesmen would disappear from the area.  We lock them in the shed out back until we become and then we consume them, as that is how we survive.  You are in your room, in bed, with the lights out and the door closed, and you never see.  At least, that’s where you are supposed to be.”

‘Mommy and I have always told you to follow one rule and now that you have violated it, you leave us with no choice.  No human can see us in our true form and live to tell.  My dear wife, the encyclopedia salesman is marinating in the shed, so dinner has already been arranged.  The good news is, now we won’t have to go out to get dessert.  Sit down, sweet child of ours, while I get the whipped cream and cherries.”

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