A NeverEnding Story...

An Invitation

"Ahh...here! Here!" Flan looked up and saw a beautifully dressed young lady wave. "The mom! This way." Flan pulled D's hand hard, as they weaved their way out of everyone's feet.
Ten minutes later, they were seated in the plush red seats and waiting in anticipation for the performance to begin.
"Have you eat?" Alice's mom asked. She was radiant. Her eyes dancing in excitement. Her attempts at conversing in a language so foreign to her is highly commendable. Flan was equally excited. The kids are performing tonight and she can't wait. She hadn't mean to drag D along, and so, she was really glad that he had agreed to come readily.
"Welcome to..." Flan was too distracted by the hungry growls from her stomach (and D's) to pay much attention to the speech.

Finally the kids appeared. For a nano-second, she thought she saw them. The children were all clustered in the center, too shy to spread out. Throughout the entire song, both mom and Flan craned their necks to try to spot the children. It was a futile effort.

The rest of the performance by other students, were amusing and very entertaining. More than once, D and Flan were doubled-up with laughter. So much so that they have forgotten about their hunger.

At the end of it all, they gathered outside of the concert hall, awaiting the appearance of the children. "Ahh, there they are! Hey you guys, that was a fantastic job!" Flan grinned at the two bright-eyed kids, who were hugging three big balloons each. "Alamak!" cried 'Sarah' as his balloon floated out of his grasp. "OK, I did not teach him that! Come here...who is this? Say hello..." Flan twisted him round so that he was facing D. "Your husband," he said shyly. "My balloon! Alamak!" As he reached out to catch the fat balloon, all the rest fell to the floor...
"Told you they are cute, hee hee," Flan laughed.

posted by Flaneur @ 10:50 PM