A strange day by Kamen Lowell (leveled readers .TXT) 📕

Chapter 5

It was finally the weekend and Timothy had help his parents with the preparation for the barbecue party they were going to have.His mother woke him up really early,because the guests were coming at noon and they didnt have much time to get ready.Timothy hated such occasions because he was just busting himself for people he will ultimately not see or at least wont spend time with,but his parents were famous for that in the neighbourhood,so he didnt want them losing their reputation because of him.Their kitchen had taken again the form of a bakery for the occasion and Timothys mother was running around checking the cookies in the oven,then running to the other part of the kitchen to taste the topping for the pasta and back again.His father on the other hand was still looking through the news in the newspaper while drinking his coffee and was trying to look inadequate so that his wife wouldnt make him do anything,at least for now.On the table were waiting still steaming a plate full of pancakes with a bowl of chocolate next to them just the way Timothy liked them.Just that his mother cooked pancakes only on special occasions and she was most likely going to ask something of him in return.He was too weak to deny them unfortunately.After devouring all the pancakes for a short period of time he sat splattered in the chair and waited for his mother to tell him what he should do.Covered in flower and sauce stains she was just taking out the last plate of cookies from the oven,all they needed to do now was to take everything out and decorate the backyard.As he was preparing the barbecue Timothy heard a knock on the door and quickly left everything to see who it is.It was Melanie,she was wearing a white tank top with a black long skirt that was outlining her curvy body.She had brought some food too from her parents and Tim just wanted to take the box from her hands and throw it at the first thing that passed by.

-Are you serious ? -

- My mom already cooked enough food for like a whole batalion - said Tim with a desperate expression on his face while picking the box from Melanie.

- Well,you know my parents,they can never come empty handed.Otherwise they might as well not come at all - Melanie chuckled and followed Timothy to the kitchen.His mother greeted her with a kiss on the cheeck and his father on the other hand just smirked hiding behind his newspaper.

- I think we used the electricity of two towns to prepare all the dishes for the party later,i cant believe that the oven hasnt melted yet. - said Timothy as he sat in the chair to refresh himself before he went back to moving all the other things.

- Woah,your mother must`ve spent the whole night cooking,how many people are coming actually ? - asked Melanie while walking pass the dishes restraining herself from jumping on them.

-Three,four families beside yours,best case scenario,we wont need to cook for the next two weeks or so - a slight smile appeared on his face while saying that and then he told Melanie to join him outside because it was very suffocating inside the kitchen.

- So,got any new power that you want to share with me ? - asked Melanie while following Tim,who was still trying to get the barbecue working.- Nah,not that i know of any,I was thinking we could have some fun today depending on who comes - said Timothy with a slight excitement in his voice -Have you tried telling your parents about this ? - he turned to her with a face saying “are you out of your mind ? “

- Of course not,they`ll either think I`m insane and take me to some doctor or make fun of me -

- I think I’m alright like this - .Finally some of the people started ariving so Timothy and Melanie could get some rest,even though she was only walking after him and observing what he does.They took a seat in the far end of the garden and just watched their parents discussing ‘’old peoples’’ stuff with the rest of the guests.

-You wont believe what a lawnmower I bought last week - Tim overheard his father saying that with such an exitement as if he was just told he got a raise from at work.

-God,dont tell me we`re gonna be like that too in thirty years - cried out Timothy to Melanie and stuck his hands in his hair pulling it backwards.

- Probably - she seemed a bit distant,starring at the people in the backyard and picking pop corn from the bowl.But Tim didnt notice because he was busy whining about everything and anything.

-You know what,lets join them - said finally Melanie jumping from the bench and pulling Timothy by the hand.At first he wasnt sure what she was up to,so he was sceptical,but she pulled him even harder so he followed her eventually.The two of them went to Melanies parents,who were chatting with Tims mom and dad and looking like they were having the time of their lives.They usually didnt have the time to meet eachother regularly so everytime they met they had loads of catching up to do.Melanie went next to her dad putting his hand around her and just stood there in his embrace acting like shes part of the conversation.

- Hey kids,Tims mom sure did a great job preparing this party,right? - Tims dad poked Timothy in the ribs and winked at Melanie for the wanted answer.

-Oh yeah,of course,gets better every year - both of them answered simultaneously trying to sound as sincere as possible and then ended up just sipping from their drinks and looking around awkwardly.

-I hear you did very well on your math examination Tim,it seems you`re full of surprises these days - Melanies father tried to cheer him up with his wife joining after him.

-Oh yes and his french is perfect,almost as if raised in france -

His parents looked at him like they had swallowed their tongues and waited for him to explain what was going on.Melanie was watching with a weird pleasure at the scene and added to the whole mess

-Yes Tim,how did you manage all that ? -

Timothy backed a step and noticed that everyone at the party was starring at him.The guests started moving closer to him and in a few seconds he was surrounded.A wall of people was blocking all ways for him to escape,his mother crying outside the crowd and his father looking at him with disgust,Timothy was confused and paralyzed at the sight.Melanie was still staying next to her father with an ominous smile waiting to see him get torn to piece.The people started getting closer again until the light was blocked from their heads and everything went dark.Tim woke up shaking and sweating in his bed.It was 2 am and everything was quiet in his house,only the light of the moon shining through the window was helping him distinguish the objects around him.He took his phone from his night stand and checked the date.It was today that he took his card to be changed,he had no messages sent though to Melanie.He checked if he had deleted them but he hadnt.Timothy tried thinking about his meeting with the lady that had to change his card,but he couldnt recall anything out of the ordinary.He had no idea what sort of things she was dealing with at work,after all,it was a few hours ago he couldnt have forgotten all about it already.That left him even more confused,he leaned back on his pillow and stared at the black ceiling.

Text: Kamen Kostov
Publication Date: 07-09-2015

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