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Chapter 13- Close Encounter
"ALLIE, EVA GET YOUR BUTT DOWN HERE!! NOW!" I yelled up the stairs. Running back into the kitchen and opening the fridge, grabbing the already made sandwiches. I opened the cupboards doors and grabbed the cookies of the middle shelf. Going to the round kitchen table and leaning over and grabbing four bananas's from the basket. I put three on the counter and turned back around to the table, slowly peeling the banana and putting it into Hope's outstretched hand. Again I turned back around I finished packing up the three lunches and once I heard the pounding on the stairs, grabbing the three lunches in one hand and picked up Hope around the waist resting her on my hip. Walking into the hallway and handed Allie and Eva the lunches while they were seated on the stairs lacing their shoes.
Going to the hooks where the coats where hanging, "Let's go! Five Four Three" The two jumped off the stairs and scooped up their backpacks and lunches. Running to the door snatching their coats from the hangers on the way out. Taking my purse and keys off the table beside the door and picking up Hope's bag from the floor. Going out the door I balanced Hope on my hip, the coat, my purse and Hope's bag in my hand and the other on locking the door. After a couple tries I finally succeeded and then made my way down the steps and to the car. Allie was already seated in the back the door open and her arms already out for me to hand her Hope. Once the two where seated in there seats I put the bags on the floor and opened the front door. I let myself into the car and started it, Eva listening to her tapes on her portable tape player; was seated beside me in the passenger seat.
We were driving for awhile when we reached the High School, Allie leaned in between the front seats and gave a kiss to Eva on the cheeks, then turned to me and did the same. Grabbing her bag she jumped out of the car and run up the stair of the school waving one more time before she disappeared behind the doors. We drove another block until we came to a stop again this time in a smaller building, I opened the door and jumped out rounding to the other side and opening the passengers side door. Reaching inside I undid the seatbelt and held out my hand as Eva took it and jumped down. Eva opened the back door and undid Hope's seatbelt with some difficulty lifted her up and put her on the ground, taking her little sister's hand. I reached over and picked up the two back packs, straightening up I closed the door and Eva took my hand. Together we walked into the daycare, once we walked in the door's Sarah stopped us, "Hey, Liz."
"Sarah, hi. How are you?"
"Fine and you?"
"Great," I answered as Eva tugged on my hand.
"Another mad dash today."
"Isn't it always?"
"Mommmyyyyyyyy......" Eva begged, pulling on my hand again.
"I don't know how you do it. I have enough problems with a baby, but you also have a teen and toddler," she said laughing. Once she calmed down she reached over and took Eva's hand, "I'll take them and let you get to work."
"Thanks," I said rolling my eyes, bending down and hugging and kissing Eva and then doing the
same to Hope. I came back up and handed Sarah their bags, "Have fun."
"You too." she said as I walked out of the daycare and back to the car. Once I was inside I started the car and then drove another five minutes until I reached a one-story building. Driving around the very small parking lot for a moment I finally saw a parking space "Yes!" I cried in triumph as I pulled into the space. Turning off the car, I reached behind me and pulled back my purse and camera bag. Getting out of the car and closing the door I started to walk into the building.
I walked into the lobby, "Hello Eliza!" The red headed girl behind the desk yelled to me.
"Hello, Anya," I waved at her as I continued to walk down the hallway to my right. Walking down past the three office doors and then into a big room where many desks where set up, the people sitting behind them waved or mumbled a hello as I walked past them. Gliding into a large room with a glass panel pulled across to separate the bigger one to this one.
"Hello, Emma. How are you today?"
"Fine," the blonde haired girl said behind the desk as he flipped through a stack of pictures. She tossed them on her desk and I put my bags down on the chair in front of the desk. Turning to the desk I looked down and saw they where my pictures that I took a couple days ago laying there.
"These are good Liz! There wonderful!! I want to put them in the Halloween shipment."
"Wow!" I said surprisingly. "Sure! But......"
"No name, no address, you don't exist." she finished for me chuckling.
"Ya," I replied rolling my eyes at her. "So, not that I'm complaining but why did you call me in today?"
"Well, I just wanted to give you an update. There is a fair kind of thing about two towns over that happens every year. There will be lot's of kids of all ages to take wonderful pictures of to take care of some pictures with the faces showing. But, I was thinking you could take your kids to get your normal style since there are popular." She explained.
"Sounds good. When is it?"
She looked down at the sheet in front of her, "Two days from now on Saturday over at Crest Hill....."
The door opened interrupted us, a teenage girl no older then someone that just got out of high school popped her head in the room. "Emma you will be late for your meeting if you do not leave soon."
Anya jumped up and looked towards me, "Oh I am sorry Eliza I must have forgotten."
"That's okay Anya," I said brushing off her apology.
"There," she replied holding out the flyer she was reading from before. Taking it form her and collecting my bags from behind me.
"Goodbye, I will call you on Monday," I told her leaving the office.
"Bye," she yelled and I left my hand over my shoulder waving. I exited the building the same way i entered walking past the desks in the big room, down the hallway past the three offices and finally waving goodbye to the girl at the front desk.
Saturday
Crest Hill
The drive over to Crest Hill was long even though the trip would usually only be an hour at the most. But, the trip was filled with tons of stops and breaks, taking the toll on the whole car. We did finally get there and as the car came to a stop we all jumped out of the car, stretching our arms out high.
"But, Liz I don't want to bring a jacket," Allie complained.
"Please Allie we are staying late and I don't want to have to come back to the car. Just put it in the bag with the others, " I asked.
"Okay Okay!" she chanted raising her hands in the air. Once we were all ready and had everything we needed, Eva was reaching her hands up to the handles of the stroller that Hope was seated in. Since it's not the funest to carry Hope late into the night when she would refuse to walk.
We spent the rest of the day playing the games and I got some wonderful pictures of both the kids and some other children we passed.
"That was not straight," I managed to spit out while laughing. Eva had her head pressed against my leg as Allie tried to apologize to the man she hit with the ball. Hope and Eva giggling as they tried to look sorry as the man looked around Allie's shoulder at us. Once she finished apologizing she walked back over to us, she stood in front of us and Allie and I looked at each other and we started laughing again. As soon as we all calmed down we started to make our way to the rides that lined the beach.
"Okay which one?" I asked them.
"Roller Coaster!" Eva and Allie yelled together.
I laughed at them, and nodded yes. They both grabbed my hands and pulled me to the nearest Roller Coaster. Allie pushed the stroller in front of her as we made our way to the huge roller coaster they set up near the coast line.
"Okay, here," I handed Allie and Eva a ticket and then grabbed each hand and ran to the line. Hope and I watched at the bottom as they finally got to the beginning of the line and handed their tickets to the operator. Together they got on the ride and held on as the ride started, I got my camera out and started to take some pictures.
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Allie and Eva holding hands while they got on the ride
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The two screaming as they went over a loop.
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Eva hiding her head in Allie's shoulder
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Both holding each other close
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The riding coming to an end as they laughed
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Stumbling as they got off at the same time laughing.
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Allie giving Eva a pigging back.
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Eva and Hope poising in a cut-out of two aliens
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Eva pouting as she ran out of tickets
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Allie and Eva sitting across from each other making faces
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Eva spinning Hope around on the beach
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Eva, Allie and Hope playing in the water the bottom of Hope and Eva dresses were wet.
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Hope and Eva making a sand castle
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Allie and I laying on the beach
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Hope playing with my hair as we lay on the beach
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Eva laying in between my leg
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Eva laying in between my legs and Hope standing up beside us.
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Eva, Hope and Allie standing on the hill watching the sun set
I lowered the camera and watched the expression on the their faces as they watched the sun set. Allie looked over at me and smiled she bent down and whispered into Eva's ear, Eva looked over at me and ran towards me and jumped into my arms. Allie with Hope in her arms walked over to us. The sun could no more be seen and the moon came out, "Can we go and ride one more ride," Eva asked.
"Sure, but I thought you wanted to stay and watch the fire crackers?" I teased.
"Fire crackers!" Eva cried jumping up and down in my arms. Putting her on the ground, she stood in front of us still jumping, suddenly going quiet she reached out and touched us and starting running yelling behind her, "Your it!!" Looking at each other we started to run, Hope giggling and holding on to Allie's dress as she ran. We ran up the hill and back into the main part of the fair.
"I win I win!" Eva cried jumping up and down. "Oh, can we go on that one!" she asks pointing to one of the roller coasters next to the one we first went on when we came.
"Sure go on!" Allie and Eva giggling and just like before they grabbed each others hand and raced to the end of the line. Five minutes past and Allie and Eva were just getting on the ride. Hope giggling in my arms and looking down I saw she was playing with the straps of my dress. I pulled a sucker from my pocket and pulled off the wrapper and handed it to her. She took the sucker and help it in her little fist putting it in her mouth. "Mommy mommy did you see that!" Eva yelled running to me and wrapping her arms around my legs, looking up at me. Allie came to a stop in front of us laughing, all of the sudden the dark night sky turned into blues and pinks. Looking up the firecrackers filled the sky, blues, purples, greens, yellows, reds.
"Would you like a picture taken!" a man asked as he approached us.
"No thank-you we have tons of pictures!" I replied.
"Mommy please!" Eva pleaded.
"Come on please!"
"Okay why not!" I said to the man. We got together and a flash covered us..
"There you go!" The man said holding out the picture to us.
I handed it to Allie as I reached into my pocket and got out some money and handed it to him. "Thank-you!"
Another firecracker exploded above us and we all looked upwards, a noise caught my attention and I looked to my right. I gasped and my eyes widened as I saw Maria and someone that I could only guess was someone from Roswell stare at the four of us. I dropped my the bag I was holding in my hand and whispered, "Allie."
"Ya," she said looking back at me and smiling. I grabbed her hand, and picking up the bag form the ground, I was already holding Eva and took off in a fast walk dragging them behind. I pushing people out of my way in the process.
Maria's POV
"Michael look," I cried looking over to where Liz was standing with the kids.
"Shit," he cried as Liz grabbed Allie and Eva's hand and took off on a dead run. We raced after them, as they disappeared from site, I looked down and saw that Liz forget something when she dropped her bag. Bending down I picked up a photo, Michael came up behind me and looked down at the picture. Smiling up at us was Liz in a purple sun dress her sunglass resting on top of her head beside her Allie wore the same dress but in blue with matching sun glasses. Eva had her arms around Allie's leg her yellow sun dress blowing in the wind the matching yellow ribbon placed in her hair. Liz held Hope in her arms Hope's fist clutching the strap of Liz's dress Hope wearing a pink sun dress. They all wore the same style and they all looked happy.
Maria looked over at the spot were just a couple moments ago she saw her best friend disappear through.
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