Y'know, there are times when the lamentations of the older generation, describing safe neighbourhoods where kids do not vanish due to sinister hooded figures, are really appealing. All who think that encouraging kids to "Go outside and play!" is a stupid and irresponsible thing to do, say 'aye'!
Well, Longford Place is still alright... my neighbours are out on the road all the time, playing cricket, footy, and other things that boys do, without their parents worrying about abduction. But then, kids like Madeleine McCann aren't as fortunate. What are we to do...?
What are you supposed to think when come home, expecting your brother to be glued to the TV, but are instead greeted by an empty, eerily quiet house? Trying to convince my friend that her brother was safe didn't work when I wasn't convinced myself. :-/ The fact that both of us were familiar with the way horror movies worked was of no help either. Mental images of bloodied bodies stuffed under beds or limp corpses plopping out of cupboards suddenly became scarily realistic.
Anyone ever felt helpless panic? Or hysterical relief? I think both of us did today. The latter came when a father's reprimanding voice was heard in the background, demanding to know where his son had been hiding. It soon became harder to continue our phone conversation as the air was filled with the sounds of a blissfully-ignorant boy banging away on the drum set.
Little brothers.
Gah.
Update - 28/5/07, 10.37am
For those who don't like cryptic writings, head to Zaneta's blog for a more direct narrative.
4 comments:
Cryptic. O.O
Oo, hard to understand hia? I'll try to be less flowery with my language next time. =P
Basic chronology, from my friend's POV:
1) Brother goes missing.
2) Panic.
3) Phone Sze Howe.
4) Further panic.
5) Brother pops out of nowhere.
6) Relief.
7) Kill brother.
oh, i can so see the look on her face when she found her bro :P
Lol. Guess it's different there. My parent's wouldn't leave my siblings home alone. Finding them alone at home unsupervised when they should be... I'd be confused. :)
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