“Dad, when did you get up?” I ask as I steal a maple stick.
“I got up at around 8:40, but I came straight downstairs to open up.” Replies Dad as he restocks Hershey Bars. “Why don’t you go see a movie with Arlette or meet up with Soren and Gregor?”
Gunther steals a Hershey Kiss as we head out. “ Okay dad, we’ll be back later!” And off we go, most likely off to the movies. I look around. A pretty small town. A movie theatre, a handful of shops of all kinds, a few restaurants, a town hall, a k-8 school, and a tiny little clinic on the far side of town. Only about 500 residents. I pull over my hood and stick my hand in my pockets. Barley November and I feel like we're gonna have a white thanksgiving. We head over to the cafe and see if Soren’s awake. He’s behind the counter, helping his mom.
“Hey Soren, wanna head over to the baby forest and see who can climb the tree fastest?” I ask, eyeing some of the pastries.
“Sure, give me a minute.” He calls through the crowd. Gunther and I take a seat in the big armchairs and wait. I love his mothers bakery. The warm air and the scent of cinnamon swirls around. Soren comes over and we race to the forest. Year round school has its perks. We reach the forest and immediately we scurry up the tree like squirrels. But upon reaching the top, we are greeted by a fantastic view and a horrible surprise. On one side, the entire town. We take in.
“Amazing, isn’t it?” Exclaims Soren.” Really takes your breath away.”
I stare at the town, finding the window from our bedroom. I turn around, facing the open hills for miles.
Instead, I find about 20 huge pieces of machinery driving this way. In front of them is a small black SUV.
“Hey Gunther, Soren, you better see this.” I whisper to them.” Some huge trucks are coming towards town. And they don’t look very friendly.”
We climb down quickly and hide between the trunks, waiting for the strange machines to arrive.
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Fox And Gunther
Teen Fiction14-year-old twins Gunther and Fox Tagiuri aren't exactly living the most average life. Living in the apartment above the family owned candy store with their dads in a small town is not the most glamorous life . But they love it. So when the mayor al...
