Spookychild’s writings

“Mom! Your embarrassing me!” Jeremiah exclaimed looking around. But no one else was within twenty feet except Gerald.

“I am embarrassing  you?” the woman was truly furious now. But she turned her back on Jeremiah. “Micheal,” she turned to him. “Darling. I have some chocolate in my purse you and I are going to have some while we look at the view.”

“Okay!” Michael was excited.

“Hey! I want some chocolate.” Jeremiah demanded.

“No, no. I wouldn’t want to embarrass you.” she waved a hand and began to walk around the car to the driver’s side, leading Michael with her.

“Mom!” Jeremiah cried.

The woman ignored this, got to the car, and let Micheal Go to dig around inside the vehicle. Her rear was elevated in prefect view.

“Mom! “ Jeremiah said again. “Mom!”

Gerald looked at the time again. It was 10:42 am. It was now less than ten minutes.

The woman emerged with a chocolate bar she smiled to herself and then at Michael. She shut the drivers side door and took Micheal’s hand and returned to where she had been standing before.

“MooOM” Jeremiah sounded like a whiny kindergartener now.

 “Okay.” The woman was opening the chocolate. She unwrapped it and gave a crunch to Michael, who took it eagerly.

“Thanks mom!” he said happily. And then he took a bite.

The woman took a chunk as well and faced the view. They chewed in silence for a momment.  In the silence Gerald glanced again at the time.  It was 10:44 am. It was so close he felt like biting his nails.

When he looked back up, Jeremiah was approaching his mother. “I’m sorry, mom,” He said solemnly. He slipped his phone into his pocket. “May I please have a piece of chocolate?”

His mother looked at him slowly again.  “I want you to look at the view for two minutes. And then, when you are done, I will give you a piece of chocolate.”

Jeremiah sighed a great big sigh. But he obeyed and turned to the view. Gerald peeked again. 10:45 am. He looked up. All three were silently looking at the view now. Gerald allowed himself to look. It was still a perfect day. He sighed. The view just didn’t hold the fascination it had held a little while ago.