When I was about eight years old, I went to Florida with my parents. We stayed at the Hilton hotel, which was really nice and not far from Disney World. One day my dad went for a swim early in the morning while I was asleep. When I woke up I glanced out the window and saw the sun shining, and the ocean a dark blue. My mom was in the shower, so I just turned on the TV. My stomach growled, and I couldn't wait for my dad to come back so we could all eat breakfast at a restaurant. I got dressed, so we could go right away. Suddenly, the door clicked open and my dad came in holding a sea shell, his hair all wet. The shell was big, about the size of an adult's fist. I picked it up, and it was a little heavy. I see two big blue eyes peek out of the shell, followed by a large hairy body. I shriek, and hand it back to my dad. 'It's just a little crab, see? He can't even get out of the shell.' I look over at the shell and see the crab slip back into the shell. Crawl Crawl Slip Slide. The pattern continues for a couple minutes.
A little later after we eat breakfast my parents and I go over to a beach with the crab. We go over to a platform, followed by a port. The crab keeps trying to get out, so we go near the ocean water and let the crab go. I was a little scared of the crab, but later that night, I fell asleep thinking of good names for him.
awww...that's so cute. I think. I don't know if I'm talking about the crab or your 8-year-old self. I liked this slice of life because it focused on one small thing about your trip to Disney World, not the whole thing.
ReplyDeleteI have never been to Disney World, did you guys ever go on that trip? I like the slice and I think it would be cool if you did a slice about Disney World to your 8 year old self.
ReplyDeleteYeah, we went to Disney World the next day.
DeleteAs always, a very descriptive slice of life! Good work. Did you ever decide on what to call the crab?
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