Conclusion
That night as Rick and Evy were drifting off to sleep Alex knocked softly at their door.
"What is it?" called Evy.
Alex entered and said "I can't sleep." He was too old to ask to sleep in his parent's bed, but if they offered…
"You want to sleep with us, pal?" asked Rick.
"Yeah…" said Alex.
"Come on then," Evy said.
Alex climbed into bed in between them and they snuggled together. "Dad," said Alex.
"Yes?"
"How did that boy die?" he asked.
Rick yawned. "What boy?"
"The boy you said you had to look at today."
Though it was dark, Rick still felt Evy's eyes glare at him.
"He drowned," he said simply.
"Drowned? How did he drown?"
"We don't know, baby," said Evy. "Don't think about that, just go to sleep."
"I can't help but think about it, Mum."
"That's something that will never happen to you," she promised him. "You know how to swim and you know better than to go away alone, don't you?"
Alex squirmed. His bottom was still a bit sore. "Yes, I know," he said.
"We won't let anything bad happen to you," Rick told him. "Now try to go to sleep and try to dream about the trip we'll be taking to Egypt. We're going to have a great time."
"Okay, Dad," said Alex. "Goodnight."
*~*~*~*~*~*
The next morning after breakfast, Rick told Alex he was taking him to the aviation exhibit. His theory about spankings was that they were over and done with and life could go on. Besides, he had been looking forward to that exhibit since he first saw the poster too. Rick invited Jonathan along and the three boys had a wonderful time. They even took a balloon ride. Rick got sick and swore he would never ever go up in a balloon again.
Evy didn't go with them. The boys needed some time for themselves, and she wanted to go to the British Museums to make sure there were no aberrations in the new exhibit. There would be women and children there, for God's sake! She spent the rest of the afternoon daydreaming about their upcoming trip. She loved Egypt. They were going to have a wonderful time.
The End
That night as Rick and Evy were drifting off to sleep Alex knocked softly at their door.
"What is it?" called Evy.
Alex entered and said "I can't sleep." He was too old to ask to sleep in his parent's bed, but if they offered…
"You want to sleep with us, pal?" asked Rick.
"Yeah…" said Alex.
"Come on then," Evy said.
Alex climbed into bed in between them and they snuggled together. "Dad," said Alex.
"Yes?"
"How did that boy die?" he asked.
Rick yawned. "What boy?"
"The boy you said you had to look at today."
Though it was dark, Rick still felt Evy's eyes glare at him.
"He drowned," he said simply.
"Drowned? How did he drown?"
"We don't know, baby," said Evy. "Don't think about that, just go to sleep."
"I can't help but think about it, Mum."
"That's something that will never happen to you," she promised him. "You know how to swim and you know better than to go away alone, don't you?"
Alex squirmed. His bottom was still a bit sore. "Yes, I know," he said.
"We won't let anything bad happen to you," Rick told him. "Now try to go to sleep and try to dream about the trip we'll be taking to Egypt. We're going to have a great time."
"Okay, Dad," said Alex. "Goodnight."
*~*~*~*~*~*
The next morning after breakfast, Rick told Alex he was taking him to the aviation exhibit. His theory about spankings was that they were over and done with and life could go on. Besides, he had been looking forward to that exhibit since he first saw the poster too. Rick invited Jonathan along and the three boys had a wonderful time. They even took a balloon ride. Rick got sick and swore he would never ever go up in a balloon again.
Evy didn't go with them. The boys needed some time for themselves, and she wanted to go to the British Museums to make sure there were no aberrations in the new exhibit. There would be women and children there, for God's sake! She spent the rest of the afternoon daydreaming about their upcoming trip. She loved Egypt. They were going to have a wonderful time.
The End