4 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS (Woah, seriously?)
Rings, Cemeteries, and Sledding
Me: Ok Phantom, we're gonna do one of the simplest things EVER
Erik: Really? Do enlighten me
Me: Well, we gotta drive there first
Erik: Ok, have you seen the car keys?
Me: Should be on the shelf next to me bed
Erik: Gabby...
Me: What?
Erik: Why do you have a ring?
Me: Hmm?
Erik: *Takes the white ring box off my shelf and opens it. There's a small gold ring with a little ruby* Why do you have this?
Me: It was... a gift
Erik: Are you, do you, have a lover?
Me: *Gently takes the box away* No dear, I have no lover right now
Erik: Did you have one, before?
Me: I did
Erik: And he gave you this?
Me: Yes he did
Erik: Do you still love him?
Me: No... He's my friend, but nothing more
Erik: Are you sure?
Me: All that's left of that relationship is the ring. I promise. It was hardly a relationship at all, long, but not true love
Erik: So you were never truly lovers?
Me: No. We were young, we were curious. We dated just so we could have someone, since we were best friend before when we were dating, it was just like normal, only just a bit more touching
Erik: You didn't!
Me: What? NO! No not like that! We were only in the 6th grade! It was just touching like, holding hands and such.
Erik: Did you, ever kiss him?
Me: He was my first kiss
Erik: Was it passionate?
Me: Why all the questions? No there was no passion behind it, we were young and didn't know what to do
Erik: *Takes the box back and looks at the ring* Are you very sure you've no lover?
Me: I promise *Gets the keys off the shelf* Come on now, we're wasting time. Especially since today is the shortest day of the year!
Erik: *Gently closes the box and puts it back on the shelf* So we're going somewhere?
Me: *Tosses Phantom Keys* Yep, the Cemetery
Erik: Really?
Me: Yep. That's where the best sledding hill in the whole town is of course! Everybody goes there!
Erik: Isn't a little weird sledding at a cemetery?
Me: *Shrugs* The tombstones are only at the top of the hill, so only really the parents are hanging around them while we sled. I actually kinda like them, looking at all the names and stuff. Plus, it's a revolutionary war cemetery, so nobody's been buried there recently or nothing. It's just sorta there
Erik: Will we have to go near it at all?
Me: You have to walk through it to get to the hill, but it's not big
*We grab sleds and drive over to the hill. We go through the cemetery and stand at the top of the hill, obviously used by many*
Erik: So, what exactly do I do?
Me: Well, here's the sled, so just sit on it
Erik: *Slowly sits in the sled* Ok, now what?
Me: We do this *Shoves the sled over the side of the hill*
Erik: AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Me: *Jumps on the other sled and goes down the hill*
Erik: *Hyperventilates* Why... Couldn't... I... Bring... Erik... Jr.?
Me: You forgot him, not me. Now brush yourself off and come back up to the top of the hill
Erik: I'd rather... not
Me: COME ON!
Erik: Fine
*We go back up the hill and go down a second time, but the Phantom doesn't scream, simply clings to the sled with his life*
Me: Lighten up! The worst that can happen is you fall off! There's not even any trees for you to run into!
Erik: Well there's THAT!
Me: YAY! Some kids build a jump! I love these things! COME ON!
*We go back up the hill and I go down and off the jump*
Erik: That looked horrible
Me: It's fun! Come on you party pooper!
Erik: WHAT? I am no such thing! *Gets on sled angrily and goes down and off the jump, but wipes out*
Me: Now THAT looked horrible. At least I landed mine right side up!
Erik: My mask will come off if we keep this up!
Me: Not if you're careful!
Erik: I don't think I can. Who came up with this idea, sledding
Me: You think THIS is scary, I should borrow my friends snowmobile
Erik: That sounds terribly frightening
Me: No! Those things are AWESOME! I always go as fast as I can on those things!
Erik: Can we be done now? It's almost dark
Me: Already?
Erik: Well you DID say it was the shortest day of the year!
Me: Can't we go a few more times?
Erik: I suppose!
Me: YAY!
*We go two more times, but then the Phantom gets too scared to go down anymore*
Me: What if I go with you?
Erik: Then you'll fall down too!
Me: What? No way! I'll get us to the bottom of the hill nice and safe
Erik: OK...
*We both get in the sled, and I make sure to make it go as fast as it can down the hill*
Erik: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *Grabs onto my coat like the end of the world is coming*
Me: Phantom, we're at the bottom now...
Erik: *Stops screaming and looks around, before straightening out* Oh... Well then
Me: That was pretty hilarious
Erik: What happened to nice and safe?
Me: Yea, I didn't say anything about how fast we would go
Erik: It's dark now, and I'm cold, and tired, can we go?
Me: Quit your whining! *Sigh* We can go now if you really want. I just have to do one more thing
Erik: *Stands on the top of the hill as we get ready to go*
Me: THIS *Shoves Erik over the side of the hill so he falls all the way down, without a sled*
Erik: OWWWW!
Me: Aww Honey you'll be fine!
Erik: I officially hate sledding now!
Me: If you want come caffeinated Hot Chocolate better come along *Starts walking through the cemetery to the car*
Erik: *Runs up the hill as fast as he can* WAIT FOR ME!
Haha Phantom, did you honestly think I'd give you caffeinated Hot Chocolate? NOPE! I'll give you some NON caffeinated stuff though. What the heck was with him and that ring? I've hardly looked at the thing in a long time. It barely fits me anyway! Whatever, I kinda missed Erik Jr. in this chapter, but I'm sure he'll be around plenty tomorrow. What SHOULD we do tomorrow? Hmmmmmmm. Well, stick around, soon will be the exciting conclusion to this! Or will it be?
QUESTION OF THE DAY: What do you hope to get for Christmas this year?