I ’ "WONDERING"
A SHORT
SHORT
STORY - A1 Stein II
I His family were just about finishing
I supper when Johnny politely asked; "Can
I I go over to Jerry's for a while?" His
I Dad answered by saying that he could go
! if he would be sure to be back by 10
j O'clock, Johnny's parents were going
I visiting also.
j Jerry was that boy that lived about aj
| quarter mile down the road on the next]
I farm, , f
j Johnny quickly finished his supper
j grabbed his jacket and started down the j
S road. Ten minutes later he met Jerry at]
I his house and yelled, "Are you readyj
j yet? We want to get there on time.”
About a mile and a half down the roadj
was the town Drive-In-Theatre. Every]
- Saturday night the two boys would sneak I
in the back way and sit by the speakers
and take in the movie. To-night was an
extra special night beaause there was a I
good comedy show on. \
[ They got there just as it was start- \
1 ing. They found a speaker and settled]
j down to an evenings entertainment* Time j
i passed and finally the movie was over I
(and Jerry looked at his watch and yelled j
’’HOLY COW, it’s 11 o’clock.” They both]
t took off running like crazy up the road* j
j As they arrived at Jerry’s house John]
) j’ust yelled good-bye and kept right on]
j going* He knew that his father hated to:
1 be disobeyed and whenever he was, he was|
} furious* j
Johnny could see that his Mother and
» Dad were already home and in bed as he
approached the front porch. He had tried
•: to get there before they did but he was
Ito late.
He walked quietly up on the porch and
tried the handle on the door. Sure
j enough it was locked. It had begun to
I -rain and Johnny began to feel the cold
| and dampness. He walked around quietly!
trying to think of some way to get inj
] without waking anyone, Finally he thou-i
! ght he would try the cellar. The only!
j trouble with that, he thought as he made
i his way,through the darkness of the cel
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lar, was that the door opened into his
parents bedroom.
He sat for about an hour or more on
the cellar steps so as to make sure his
folks were asleep. It seemed to beget
ting colder by the minute* Finally he,
eldtfly began turning the door knob. He
held his breathj The door opened slowly
and he listened. It was quiet. He inch
ed it open just about enough to squeeze
thru when all of a sudden there was
a loud crash and lights went on all over
the bedroom. His mother and Dad awaken
ed suddenly and glared at Johnny. The
ironing board had been leaning against
the door, and it was now lying on tha
floor# ^1
Johnny was so scared he couldn't move.
”Where have you been?" growled his Dad.
”1-1-I f-for-forgot ab-about the t-t-t
time.” Johnny answered slowly. ”You
get upstairs to bed and I’ll take
care of you in the morning.” mumbled
his Dad.
As Johnny climed into bed he laid
there thinking that he would be punished
twice for being late.
Johnny said to himself sleeply,”Golly,
I’ve punished myself enough already. I
sure hope he forgets about it by morn-"
ing. ...”
A1 Stein II
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