ACT VI - Interlude
It is just another day for a good old fashioned father/son activity day at the Antol-Halligan household. Their house resembles a large scale white and green colored mansion that comprises of a kitchen, bedrooms, playrooms, a theater, a gym, and bathrooms just to name a few. Inside one of the playrooms, Dominic Antol and his 5-6 year old son Richard is playing a game of soccer make believe.
"Will Richard Antol be able to make a goal to win the game for his team today? Or will the Valley View Warriors be able to score another one? Let's find out!" said Dominic who's wearing a light green sweater with white short pants with white socks on his feet. From there, Richard would run on the green carpet that's designed to resemble the playing field and kick the ball all over. Richard is wearing a short sleeved blue striped polo shirt with black gym shorts along with white socks on his feet. He then scratches his dark blonde hair figuring out what his next strategy would be for his play. "Do you give up young grasshopper?" asked Dominic playfully. "I think I got a move right here" said Richard as he races to the goal with the ball right in front of his right foot as he kicked it. Going right next to the goalie and Richard wins the game! "Congratulations son, you beat me yet again, sooner or later, you're gonna face a tougher challenge!" said Dominic giving his son a hug. "Well, let them come at me then Dad! I'm in the mood for some lemonade!" said Richard. The father and son duo of Dominic and Richard Antol would make their way to the kitchen to prepare themselves a helping of some grilled cheese. "I'm guessing this is the kitchen of champions!" said Richard "That's right champ! We just installed most of the memorabilia and some of my trophies in the glass corner. And lets not forget your cousin Amber's as well" said Dominic. "I'm ready for my grilled cheese!" said Richard as he brought out the white bread and cheddar cheese to put on the table. "So what do you want to be when you grow up junior? Bet you wanna be a soccer player just like me" said Dominic with a chuckle "Yes Dad!" said Richard excitedly while Dominic is preparing the grilled cheese sandwiches for them to consume in the middle of the day during Richard's summer break. "That's good to hear son, but for now school's right around the corner and after you finish your sandwich, we'll review some mathematics. How's that sound?" said Dominic picking up the finished sandwiches and proceeded to hand them over to his son. "Sounds good" said Richard beginning to consume his sandwich. After they had eaten their food, both Kelly and Amber Halligan returned to their home fresh after a long, rigorous book signing at Target. "Excuse the cliche Dominic but honey we're homeeeeee!" said Kelly cheerfully "Mommy!" said Richard running to give his mother a great big hug "How's your day today with your Dad?" asked Kelly "Its AWESOME, I beat him at soccer and we made grilled cheese sandwiches together!" said Richard "I can see that Richard, you've been practicing real hard and working hard while you're at it too." said Amber taking pleasure in the grilled cheese smell "Didn't know you're a cook as well Dominic!" "Well, I try to be Amber, Home Economics is one of the subjects I'm good at in High School haha" replied Dominic "Speaking of school, I gotta pick up the math textbook so Little Richard can play some math music with his drumstick pencils!" "I always thought Little Richard play with the pianos in his heyday!" said Amber "Even though, Richard is going to be a Math Musician one day!" "Hey Dominic, before you take Richard on a journey of 'Math Music', why don't we step outside for a little bit. I think we need to talk" said Kelly feeling concerned. "Alright, I'll meet you in a little while Richard and as matter of fact, Amber would take over before I arrive" said Dominic as he began to walk into his and Kelly's bedroom. Inside their bedroom was a red and black queen sized bed where Dominic and Kelly sleep on, lavender painted walls on each corner of the room, brown drawer chests where their clothing are stored and a chandelier hanging above them. "What's going on Kelly?" asked Dominic. "I never thought it would come to this but the last person I had expected to see showed up right in front of both me and Amber" said Kelly "And that person is Madeline Sawyer…" "I haven't heard about her in years. Last time I remembered, she's in prison working with the Straight Path program to help out the youth from not committing crimes and hurting people in the community." said Dominic "Well, she showed up offering her 'apologises' to us and don't you remember what she did to us 10 years ago?!" said Kelly "I'm not disagreeing with what you're saying. She killed Riley Jones in cold blood, she tried to ruin you and Gibson's career, harmed my fellow Coach Hendricks who's heading into retirement real soon and most of all put us in danger. She's experienced a dark time in her life that she regrets dearly. Maybe she's changed Kelly." "Well why don't we invite her to dinner someday at the Golden Corral where we talk about our high school memories we spent together. From there we'll discuss her precious Straight Path program her 'love' for you, the great times she and Riley spent together...ARE YOU CRAZY?! She's never going to change Dominic. Have you even looked at the bigger picture here? Amber gotten PTSD after she got nearly killed by Maddie and you know what, as I've said to her years back 'You deserved to live with it. ALL OF IT'" said Kelly "Look Kelly, I understand and respect your frustrations and I love you, Amber, and our son Richard. 10 years has passed since the unfortunate events and maybe, just maybe Maddie wants to turn her whole life around in this world." said Dominic "If Maddie has any type of newfound respect for us, she should move on with her life and leave us all alone." said Kelly "If you excuse me, you gotta go teach your son some math before he goes back to school real soon." Dominic then proceeded to head out the bedroom and into the study area where his son and Amber is located at. "I really don't know how you ever got involved with Madeline Sawyer once again Dominic. She's trying to find a way to get back into our lives and I hope you would be able to make the right decisions for our family's sake." thought Kelly "Now that the Maddie stuff is over hopefully, I have a presentation to prepare for in the coming weeks."
END ACT VI