Making A Kite

Over at the Chan residence later on that afternoon, Alan, Layla, and Tom entered through the front door to find Suzie in the living room soaking her poor aching feet.

"Alan & I are home!" Tom exclaimed in a loud voice.

"Quiet! Anne is doing her history homework in the kitchen!" Suzie scolded Tom in a whisper.

Tom lowered his voice, "Oh, my apologies, how embarrassing, I never usually let my tone slip out of control, just make sure she doesn't enter the garage." he whispered.

"The three of us will be working on a birthday present for her in there!" Alan whispered.

"Okay, I won't." Suzie whispered back to Alan.

Layla, Tom, and Alan raced into the garage to begin work on Anne's new kite.

"Tom," Alan asked. "do you have your kite making book with you?"

Tom pulled out his book on kite making, "You know I do, Alan!" he answered.

"Good," Alan said to Tom. "now, let's get started on that kite!"

About an hour later, the kite was completed and was being wrapped.

Layla then heard the sound of the garage door being opened.

"Somebody's coming in," Layla whispered urgently. "it could be Anne!"

"No, Anne," Tom shouted urgently. "don't come in here!"

The door opened to reveal Henry entering the garage.

"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Take it easy," Henry shouted. "it's only me!"

"So sorry, Henry," Alan said. "we didn't know it was you."

"That's right," Tom said to Henry, now feeling embarrassed. "we thought you were Anne!"

"Do I look like an almost 15-year-old girl to you? For a genius you sure can be daft sometimes, Tom." Henry said.

"Anne's not allowed in here right now, Henry," Alan explained. "we are wrapping her new kite."

Henry looked at the kite that was partially wrapped, "Wow! Annie sure will be as pleased as punch that you have fixed her kite!" he said to Alan & Tom.

"Well, Henry," Alan said. "we didn't exactly fix it."

"What do you mean?" Henry asked Alan.

"Scooter suggested that Alan & I should make a new kite like the one he ruined last Saturday when we had our picnic." Tom told Henry.

"Oh, I see," Henry said. "the poor kid already feels so bad about ruining Anne's first kite."

"What's Anne doing now, Henry?" Tom asked curiously.

"She is showering in the upstairs bathroom." Henry answered Tom.

"Phew!" Layla, Tom, and Alan said in unison, now feeling relieved.

"I almost forgot," Henry said. "Suzie sent me to tell you that supper is ready."

Tom turned to Layla, "Would you like to stay for dinner?" he asked her.

"But of course I would! I'd better call my parents to make sure it's okay!" Layla said.

A few hours later, Tom kissed Layla on her way out the door to go back home.