Julie loudly ran across the wood floor, her bare feet making loud
slapping noises as she made her way to the couch. She began to shake her
sister to wake her from her slumber.
"Colleen!" She whispered in her ear.
"Hmm?" Colleen mumbled awakening. "Julie? What's wrong?" She asked as the things around her came into view.
"I had a bad dream." Julie reluctantly admitted with tears lining her eyes.
"Oh sweetie, come here." Colleen reached out her arms and put her sister on her lap. ~ Downstairs ~
Randy awoke to the sound of thumping on the floor above him. He sat up straight. When he heard mumbling he jumped out of bed and grabbed a T- shirt on his way upstairs. ~ Back upstairs ~
"It's okay, it was just a dream. I'm here." Colleen hugged her sister protectively. Suddenly Randy came into the room. He also looked slightly frightened.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"She just had a bad dream." Colleen explained as Julie let out a little sniffle.
"Oh." Randy sighed heavily. He walked over and sat next to the girls. "I think I have something to cheer you up a bit."
"Really? What?" Julie asked intrigued.
"Well, when I was about eleven, I moved down to the basement. It made the weirdest sounds and it really REALLY scared me. My first night down there, I sang '99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall' and made it all the way to zero. I ended up sleeping up here on the couch for t least a week and I hid my pillows in the oven." Randy laughed at the memory of his own childish behavior.
"You did?" Julie asked giggling
"Unfortunately yes."
"What did you do?"
"I faced my fears. My dad showed me what was making all the noises and even how to stop some of them." Randy explained. "Now, what was your dream about?"
"I don't remember." Julie smiled.
"See? It worked. I thought you might get a kick out of that story. And if this ever happens again, I've got tons of stories about things my dad has blown up, destroyed, or sat fire to." Randy laughed.
"Really? Tell me one." Julie smiled and scooted over into Randy's lap.
"Well let me see. There's just so many." Julie let out another giggle, as did Colleen. Randy smiled at her as he remembered a good one. "There was this one time, he and Al were fixing a gas leak at their friend Benny's aunt's house. Well it turns out there was two leaks and an electric clapper lamps was still on. My dad didn't know about it and clapped his hands to get people motivated. The light went on and the electricity blew up the entire house." Randy told the story as best he could remember. Julie was covering her mouth to stifle her laughter as best she could but was failing miserably.
"Shhh. Julie, don't wake anybody else." Colleen tried to calm her but was laughing as well. "All right, back up to bed with you." Colleen announced when she'd controlled her own laughter.
"Aw, but I wanna hear more stories." Julie whined.
"Well, I need time to think of more. Besides, you need your sleep." Randy lifted her up and put her back on her feet.
"Will you guys tuck me in?" Julie asked with her most angelic face.
"Yes, we'll be right up." Colleen smiled, remembering when she used that face to get what she wanted. Julie's smile grew wider and she darted up the stairs.
"Thank you." Colleen said looking over at Randy.
"No problem." Randy gave her a quick kiss, took her hand, and led her upstairs.
"Colleen!" She whispered in her ear.
"Hmm?" Colleen mumbled awakening. "Julie? What's wrong?" She asked as the things around her came into view.
"I had a bad dream." Julie reluctantly admitted with tears lining her eyes.
"Oh sweetie, come here." Colleen reached out her arms and put her sister on her lap. ~ Downstairs ~
Randy awoke to the sound of thumping on the floor above him. He sat up straight. When he heard mumbling he jumped out of bed and grabbed a T- shirt on his way upstairs. ~ Back upstairs ~
"It's okay, it was just a dream. I'm here." Colleen hugged her sister protectively. Suddenly Randy came into the room. He also looked slightly frightened.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"She just had a bad dream." Colleen explained as Julie let out a little sniffle.
"Oh." Randy sighed heavily. He walked over and sat next to the girls. "I think I have something to cheer you up a bit."
"Really? What?" Julie asked intrigued.
"Well, when I was about eleven, I moved down to the basement. It made the weirdest sounds and it really REALLY scared me. My first night down there, I sang '99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall' and made it all the way to zero. I ended up sleeping up here on the couch for t least a week and I hid my pillows in the oven." Randy laughed at the memory of his own childish behavior.
"You did?" Julie asked giggling
"Unfortunately yes."
"What did you do?"
"I faced my fears. My dad showed me what was making all the noises and even how to stop some of them." Randy explained. "Now, what was your dream about?"
"I don't remember." Julie smiled.
"See? It worked. I thought you might get a kick out of that story. And if this ever happens again, I've got tons of stories about things my dad has blown up, destroyed, or sat fire to." Randy laughed.
"Really? Tell me one." Julie smiled and scooted over into Randy's lap.
"Well let me see. There's just so many." Julie let out another giggle, as did Colleen. Randy smiled at her as he remembered a good one. "There was this one time, he and Al were fixing a gas leak at their friend Benny's aunt's house. Well it turns out there was two leaks and an electric clapper lamps was still on. My dad didn't know about it and clapped his hands to get people motivated. The light went on and the electricity blew up the entire house." Randy told the story as best he could remember. Julie was covering her mouth to stifle her laughter as best she could but was failing miserably.
"Shhh. Julie, don't wake anybody else." Colleen tried to calm her but was laughing as well. "All right, back up to bed with you." Colleen announced when she'd controlled her own laughter.
"Aw, but I wanna hear more stories." Julie whined.
"Well, I need time to think of more. Besides, you need your sleep." Randy lifted her up and put her back on her feet.
"Will you guys tuck me in?" Julie asked with her most angelic face.
"Yes, we'll be right up." Colleen smiled, remembering when she used that face to get what she wanted. Julie's smile grew wider and she darted up the stairs.
"Thank you." Colleen said looking over at Randy.
"No problem." Randy gave her a quick kiss, took her hand, and led her upstairs.
