A Summer Momment
"What do you mean you saw him naked? Like his butt or something?" The
girl asked again. All the others laughed as soon as she said `butt.'
"No, totally naked." Michael Stetson answered with a shrug. This was
answered with a chorus of `ewwws.'
The five children–3 boys and 2 girls–had wandered onto the Stetson
deck after a long afternoon of playing at the park. It was getting
toward dinner time and as the thought strayed across Michael's mind,
one of the moms called her kid home. Now there was just one girl,
the one who asked him about seeing someone naked.
"How did that happen?"
"Well, he's just my brother and I didn't know he was starting the
shower and I hadda go pee. It happens all the time."
"A lot all the time?" asked the girl.
"Well, no. But, what's the big deal? We're both boys. Same stuff."
Michael asked back.
"Yeah," she thoughtfully agreed.
One of the boys piped up, "So, anyone ever eaten worms?"
"What kind?" Michael asked, "The big fat ones after a rainstorm or
what?"
"Any kind."
Just then, Michael's mom poked her head out the sliding glass door.
"Michael, please don't tell me what you've been doing today, just go
inside, wash your hands and face and change that shirt. Augusta,
Andre, and Charles, go on home for dinner before your mothers call
here looking for you."
"Awwww." "Good night, Ms. Stetson." "Bye, Mike!" "C-ya tomorra!"
Michael couldn't trace what voice went with whom as he moved as slow
as possible to obey his mother. She'd put a sudden stop to all his
summer fun. Even if dinner was the reason, it didn't mean he had to
be happy about it.
The End
Author's Chapter Notes:
Author's notes: I have many. For those of you who might be
outraged, sorry. I have 2 brothers and I am sure this happened in
our house. I also have 2 nephews, one of whom is 7 and he's still
got that innocence and lack of self-awareness. He will still bathe
with his 3 year old brother. I think elementary school kids still
have conversations like this these days. I am saying all this now so
that you can maybe tell me I didn't have to later, just covering
my...butt...
outraged, sorry. I have 2 brothers and I am sure this happened in
our house. I also have 2 nephews, one of whom is 7 and he's still
got that innocence and lack of self-awareness. He will still bathe
with his 3 year old brother. I think elementary school kids still
have conversations like this these days. I am saying all this now so
that you can maybe tell me I didn't have to later, just covering
my...butt...