Family Secrets – Part 2
The park was reasonably full with families having picnics; Archie went up around the hill and parked in the entrance park that overlooked the beach. "This looks like a good spot" He announced, opening the door and hoping out. The kids grabbed the boxes and ran over to the hill. It was steep but they knew that once they got over the first bit it would be smooth sailing. Lexie stood watching with her husband, a smile on her face. "Aren't you two coming?" Shelley asked "I dunno..." Lexie resisted "Come on" Archie laughed dragging her by the arm to sit on the piece of box that Shelley had lined up for them. "Archie...Archie I don't know if this...." Lexie's reservations were drowned out as they gained momentum down the hill. The cardboard hit a patch of grass and changed direction "I'm gonna kill you Arch" Lexie muttered holding on tight "Carn Lex, where's your sense of adventure?" Archie teased, putting on his imitation of an Aussie accent Lexie just shook her head and muttered under her breath. Shelley went flying past them and then tumbled off into the grass "You okay?" Archie checked "Yeah fine. That was fun, I'm going again!" she screamed running back up towards the top "We're raising a bunch of hoons" Archie commented Lexie shook her head "You're influence not mine" Suddenly they reached the bottom of the hill, the grass changed direction again and turned them so they were going backwards. Lexie screamed as they both went flying off the cardboard and Archie ended up on top of her. Lexie gasped as the wind was knocked out of her "You right?" Archie laughed staring down at her Lexie grinned "Yeah. Shelley's right that is kinda fun" Archie laughed rolling off her "I knew you'd come around" They looked at each other and laughed at their appearance. They had grass all over them "I'm glad I wore jeans" Lexie commented, "I don't think anything else would have survived." Archie grinned as they began the trudge back up to the top. Lexie glanced around when they got there and raised her eyebrows "Where's Duncan?" "I don't know" Archie answered, he looked around but only saw Shelley down the bottom of the hill "Shell" He called out "Where's your brother?" "Said he was goin down to the pavilion" she yelled back "Ok." Archie answered "You want to stay here with her while I go get him?" He asked "Yeah okay" Lexie echoed
Archie walked down the path towards the pavilion and saw Duncan sitting on the steps his chin in his hands. "Hey" Archie smiled "Oh hey Dad. What's up?" "Not much" Archie shrugged "why aren't you up there with you're sister?" "Don't feel like it" "You'd rather sit down here by yourself?" Archie asked incredulously Duncan shrugged "Do you want to go?" Archie prompted "Yeah" "Okay, come on- let's get the girls" They walked back up the hill and found Lexie and Shelley giggling as they rolled down the hill "Come on you two, we're off. It's getting cold" "Awwww" they whined Archie rolled his eyes and opened the car. The traffic was atrocious, he groaned as he looked at the clock- 5 pm. Peak hour traffic...on a Friday. Suddenly he found that he had to merge in to he other lane "What's going on? "Lexie asked "I don't know" Archie replied The kids saw it first, two crashed cars on each side of the road into Maryville. "Oh bugger!" Duncan exclaimed One car was an older Holden with a mother and teenager in it and the other that had the entire front smashed in was a very done up P plater's pride and joy. "That'll cost a wee bit" Lexie murmured "They would have been on their way to the parade," Duncan added, "now they're screwed" Archie glanced over his shoulder "What do you know about the parade?" Duncan shrugged innocently "Josh's brother goes in it" Archie sent him one last look before turning back to the traffic. Duncan breathed out in relief. The parade was a reference to the Friday late night parade of revved up cars of all the local adolescences around the foreshore. It was a meet and greet between all the local youth at around 11pm before they went clubbing. Everyone was 18 or above and it was pretty packed. Finally they were home.......
The park was reasonably full with families having picnics; Archie went up around the hill and parked in the entrance park that overlooked the beach. "This looks like a good spot" He announced, opening the door and hoping out. The kids grabbed the boxes and ran over to the hill. It was steep but they knew that once they got over the first bit it would be smooth sailing. Lexie stood watching with her husband, a smile on her face. "Aren't you two coming?" Shelley asked "I dunno..." Lexie resisted "Come on" Archie laughed dragging her by the arm to sit on the piece of box that Shelley had lined up for them. "Archie...Archie I don't know if this...." Lexie's reservations were drowned out as they gained momentum down the hill. The cardboard hit a patch of grass and changed direction "I'm gonna kill you Arch" Lexie muttered holding on tight "Carn Lex, where's your sense of adventure?" Archie teased, putting on his imitation of an Aussie accent Lexie just shook her head and muttered under her breath. Shelley went flying past them and then tumbled off into the grass "You okay?" Archie checked "Yeah fine. That was fun, I'm going again!" she screamed running back up towards the top "We're raising a bunch of hoons" Archie commented Lexie shook her head "You're influence not mine" Suddenly they reached the bottom of the hill, the grass changed direction again and turned them so they were going backwards. Lexie screamed as they both went flying off the cardboard and Archie ended up on top of her. Lexie gasped as the wind was knocked out of her "You right?" Archie laughed staring down at her Lexie grinned "Yeah. Shelley's right that is kinda fun" Archie laughed rolling off her "I knew you'd come around" They looked at each other and laughed at their appearance. They had grass all over them "I'm glad I wore jeans" Lexie commented, "I don't think anything else would have survived." Archie grinned as they began the trudge back up to the top. Lexie glanced around when they got there and raised her eyebrows "Where's Duncan?" "I don't know" Archie answered, he looked around but only saw Shelley down the bottom of the hill "Shell" He called out "Where's your brother?" "Said he was goin down to the pavilion" she yelled back "Ok." Archie answered "You want to stay here with her while I go get him?" He asked "Yeah okay" Lexie echoed
Archie walked down the path towards the pavilion and saw Duncan sitting on the steps his chin in his hands. "Hey" Archie smiled "Oh hey Dad. What's up?" "Not much" Archie shrugged "why aren't you up there with you're sister?" "Don't feel like it" "You'd rather sit down here by yourself?" Archie asked incredulously Duncan shrugged "Do you want to go?" Archie prompted "Yeah" "Okay, come on- let's get the girls" They walked back up the hill and found Lexie and Shelley giggling as they rolled down the hill "Come on you two, we're off. It's getting cold" "Awwww" they whined Archie rolled his eyes and opened the car. The traffic was atrocious, he groaned as he looked at the clock- 5 pm. Peak hour traffic...on a Friday. Suddenly he found that he had to merge in to he other lane "What's going on? "Lexie asked "I don't know" Archie replied The kids saw it first, two crashed cars on each side of the road into Maryville. "Oh bugger!" Duncan exclaimed One car was an older Holden with a mother and teenager in it and the other that had the entire front smashed in was a very done up P plater's pride and joy. "That'll cost a wee bit" Lexie murmured "They would have been on their way to the parade," Duncan added, "now they're screwed" Archie glanced over his shoulder "What do you know about the parade?" Duncan shrugged innocently "Josh's brother goes in it" Archie sent him one last look before turning back to the traffic. Duncan breathed out in relief. The parade was a reference to the Friday late night parade of revved up cars of all the local adolescences around the foreshore. It was a meet and greet between all the local youth at around 11pm before they went clubbing. Everyone was 18 or above and it was pretty packed. Finally they were home.......