In honor of Halloween tomorrow, heres a scary, real-life Flanagan story; It was a dark rainy night. My entire ride home from work I couldnt help but think about DINNER. I finally got home, and as I pulled onto my street, there she stood in the door way.... Gram. A bright light surrounded her (probably just the television) but my eyes couldnt look away. As I stepped out of the car...she mouthed the words Chinese food and it almost seemed as if it were in slow motion. Heavenly. I go to run into her house, yet another voice calls to me. ASHLEY! Dinner! It was my mother. So there it was. The dilemma. I had to choose whos dinner I was going to eat. I go inside to sit and decide what I was going to do. My mom begins to threaten me. You better eat my dinner! Ok mom. I look over to my sister, whos eyes are pleading with me. I can see it. She wants grams Chinese food too. We both get up, and inch closer and closer to the door.. Be right back! We run to Grams, into the kitchen, full force. And devour all the chinese food. We look up, and there she is. Grandma. Standing there, watching us. Terrified and guilty, Alysa and I beg her. Gram!! Please dont tell mom we ate your dinner. Well why not? Mom told us we had to eat hers. Ok, I wont. Your secret is safe with me! Me and Alysa both felt better. Gram said she would keep the secret. Alysa and I thought it was all over. Thank God we got away with it. Mom had no idea. Fast forward 24 hours. Im upstairs in bed, asleep. A familiar voice awakens me, so I listen in. Its gram. I hear the words sweet and sour chicken and white rice Could it be?!?!?! COULD IT BE THAT GRAM WAS TELLING OUR SECRET?! All the sudden, she says it. The dreadful words. Ashley and Alysa ate at my house last night, yeah, they ate all the chinese food! NOOOO I thought to myself. Gram how could you. I thought the secret was safe! Terrified, I lay in bed, cold and shaking. ASHLEY!! I hear my mom scream. Thump, thump, thump! I heard the sounds of my mothers foot steps racing up the steps ..................Now thats scary.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 13:41:06 +0000