Blog Carnival: What a Weird Day

It happened in the year of 1986...

My family and I were at Amoreiras Shopping centre (image above), having a family lunch.

Suddenly we hear "Ladies and gentlemen, we would like to warn you that there is a fire occurring in the premise. Please be so kind to leave the building so that your safety is safeguarded. Do not panic and slowly walk towards the emergency exits"

My father panics...my mother remains cool...my brother and I look at them both waiting for instructions.

Mom: Take the kids out, while I pay for the meal.

Dad: Are you crazy? Didn't you hear it? The building is on fire...you'll pay the meal later on...[my brother and I look at each «But if the building will burn up, how will mom pay the meal later on?» my dad gives us that chilly look]

Mom: Take the kids and I will meet you at the parking lot.

We leave. Once we get to the parking lot, my brother starts crying "I am not leaving without mom!", I look at my dad and say "Dad, let's go back and fetch mom. We can't leave without her...we are a family, if we die we die together!" my dad was shocked, but he "obeyed" us.

My brother takes the lead and walks towards the stairs; my father says "Let's take the lift!" I reply "But we are not to ride the lift when there's a fire...at least that's what they teach us in school" my brother nods in full agreement (I can sense that our father is on the verge of killing us both). Dad looks at us and says "well, we are not suppose to go back to a burning building either, are we?"

We take the lift.

As we walk towards the restaurants area, we hear our mother singing her lungs out...."Relax, don't do it when you want to go to it/ Relax, don't do it...when you want to come..." the three of us run towards her...there she was, drinking her coke and singing out loud. My brother and I start laughing. My dad goes like "What are you doing?" my mother places the glass on the table and answers "There is no fire! So, I just sat here waiting for the fuss to finish..." my father nodded; we sat and waited for everybody to get back to serve us our lunch...

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This is part of Zhu's Blog Carnival: What a Weird Day, if you wish to participate click HERE find out how, and read her weird day (it is incredibly funny).