the family gathering
my cousin had a race. we all went to it, but it wasn't his typical bike race. it was a running race in the park. it was less than a mile long. he came back to the start to meet us and told us he had won.
everyone on my dad's side of the family was there. we were retracing his steps on the race path back to the car. my other cousin was throwing a fit. it was just a cute fit that is expected in a 4 year old. he came running to me, "sean, will you carry me?" i told him, "you're going to have to ask your mom if you can come with me," knowing that i didn't want to get in the way of his parents disciplining him. he came running back with his arms in the air. i looked at my aunt. she gave me the nod.
off we were down the path. i had a bag on around my waste and put my cousin in it. he is big for his size, but somehow he fit in it and fell asleep right away. i decided to go faster down the path. my two cousins joined me in the race. i was ahead of both of them. one stopped and waited for the rest of our family. i was racing my cousin trent now and was a bit ahead of him. i saw the end. it was a steep uphill with loose rocks on it. i knew i had to be careful, especially with my sleeping cousin on my back. i was making my way up the hill until my cousin, no wait it was my brother peter caught up (i didn't think anything of it). "i just hope their aren't snakes up here hiding behind some rocks," i told him. he agreed.
all of a sudden, a scraggly looking guy with loose clothes and long blonde hair jumped down and looked peter in the eye. oh no, it was the park pirates. in a move quicker than i've ever seen before, he grabbed peter. peter strained, but he was no match for this pirate. soon two comrades came and helped grab the fighting peter. the third looked around for witnesses. luckily i was hidden, but i was hoping my cousin wouldn't wake up and make a noise. it was close. i hoped the rest of my family would soon be behind me so they could help. the pirates were still too close for me to use my cell phone. i crouched in horror. following these pirates were the rest of their ships. three land rovers came bouncing over the rocks. where was my family? were they alright, i wondered.
then i woke up.
everyone on my dad's side of the family was there. we were retracing his steps on the race path back to the car. my other cousin was throwing a fit. it was just a cute fit that is expected in a 4 year old. he came running to me, "sean, will you carry me?" i told him, "you're going to have to ask your mom if you can come with me," knowing that i didn't want to get in the way of his parents disciplining him. he came running back with his arms in the air. i looked at my aunt. she gave me the nod.
off we were down the path. i had a bag on around my waste and put my cousin in it. he is big for his size, but somehow he fit in it and fell asleep right away. i decided to go faster down the path. my two cousins joined me in the race. i was ahead of both of them. one stopped and waited for the rest of our family. i was racing my cousin trent now and was a bit ahead of him. i saw the end. it was a steep uphill with loose rocks on it. i knew i had to be careful, especially with my sleeping cousin on my back. i was making my way up the hill until my cousin, no wait it was my brother peter caught up (i didn't think anything of it). "i just hope their aren't snakes up here hiding behind some rocks," i told him. he agreed.
all of a sudden, a scraggly looking guy with loose clothes and long blonde hair jumped down and looked peter in the eye. oh no, it was the park pirates. in a move quicker than i've ever seen before, he grabbed peter. peter strained, but he was no match for this pirate. soon two comrades came and helped grab the fighting peter. the third looked around for witnesses. luckily i was hidden, but i was hoping my cousin wouldn't wake up and make a noise. it was close. i hoped the rest of my family would soon be behind me so they could help. the pirates were still too close for me to use my cell phone. i crouched in horror. following these pirates were the rest of their ships. three land rovers came bouncing over the rocks. where was my family? were they alright, i wondered.
then i woke up.
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