Chapter 3: An Unexpected Surprise
At noon, Richard went to the living room to read a book. He kept sitting for a while until his parents came to tell him something.
"Richard do you think you can stay home alone? We need to go to a conference in town." his dad said.
When Richard heard this, it was like lifting a ton of weight of shoulders. He felt excited to have some independence for a while.
"Okay dad!" Richard said happily.
"Um, excuse me. Can I have a talk with your dad for a few minutes?" his mom said.
"Sure," Richard said, and he shooed them off into the kitchen.
Mary was really wondering if it was a good idea for Richard to stay alone. The couple were debating on that.
"I'm not sure if it's safe for Richard to stay. I mean like what if something happens to him?" his mom said worriedly.
"Don't worry. He's ten years old. This should be a-okay." his dad said optimistically.
"I know, but isn't it better just to take him there?" his mom suggested.
"No way. Richard will feel bored that way, and I don't want him to feel like that." his dad said.
"Fine!" his mom said sharply. "But if something happens to him, you are in big trouble!"
Bob gulped as he thought of what Mary said. They both went back to Richard to tell him that he could stay.
"Oh thank you thank you thank you!" he exclaimed happily. "I promise to keep the house secure." he said pretending to salute like a soldier.
Bob and Mary giggled at that moment, and they walked towards the door.
"Oh, there's one last thing. Remember that we will come back at 7 o'clock tonight." Mary said.
"Okay." Richard said.
Once the door closed, Richard ran back to his room, and he walked back to his room. He had all afternoon to do something. He went to get his snow gear to go outside. It consisted of snow boots, a pair of snow gloves, a snow hat, ear muffs, ski pants, a scarf, and a thick, puffy, jacket. He also grabbed a backpack to put some fiber bars and a couple bottles of water becuase he needed some energy while he was outside.
He put on his snow gear, he was ready to go. Richard went outside, and he continued to play in the snow. He kept throwing snowballs again and again and again until he got pretty bored. He didn't feel like playing in the snow. It felt comfortable, but not enough for him to stay outside any longer.
Once again, Richard went back to his room, but he was too lazy to take off his snow gear. He looked inside his backpack and realized he didn't touch a single thing inside. He picked up the crystal, and once again he saw that it was glowing again. Richard hoped the day would just pass by. He looked up at the time, and it said 3:00.
He sighed and said, "I wish there was something that I could do"
Soon, the crystal started to glow again, but it shined a blinding light that expanded. Before he could react, it sucked him up, and he disappeared into thin air.