Hamlet
...NSWERED SUSY AND TOM.
THEY WALKED UP THE CREAKY STAIRS TO THE GUESTROOM. THERE WAS A BUNK BED IN THERE WITH NIGHT TABLES AT EACH END.
“I GET THE TOP!” YELLED SUSY.
“YOU ALWAYS GET IT!” WHINED TOM.
“CHILDREN DON’T FIGHT! TOM, YOU CAN HAVE THE TOP TONIGHT AND SUSY YOU CAN HAVE IT TOMORROW, “ SAID GRANDPA.
“OKAY, GRANDPA,” SAID SUSY AND TOM.
THE NEXT DAY SUSY AND TOM BOTH CAME DOWN FOR BREAKFAST AT 6:00AM IN THE MORNING. LATER THAT DAY TOM TRIED TO GO IN THE BASEMENT BUT SUSY STOPPED HIM.
“TOM WHAT ARE YOU DOING?’ ASKED SUSY.
“TRYING TO GO INTO THE BASEMENT. COME WITH ME.,” SAID TOM.
“OKAY” SAID SUSY.
THEY WENT INTO THE BASEMENT. THEN, THEY SAW THE MACHINE. IT HAD ALL THESE BUTTONS AND FLASHING LIGHTS. IT WAS HUGE. THEN TOM SAW A BOTTOM THAT SAID “MAKES IT SMALLER” SO HE PUSHED IT. BEFORE THEIR EYES, THE MACHINE THAT WAS 5 TIMES THEIR SIZE BEAME 3 TIMES LESS THEIR SIZE.
“TOM, WHAT DID YOU DO?” ASKED SUSY.
“I THINK I SHRUNK IT,” TOM SAID.
THEN SOMETHING HAPPPENED. A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A COW SAYING, “LET’S TAKE IT APART.” SO SUZY AND TOM LISTENED AND THEY TOOK IT APART. THEN THEY HEARD THEIR GRANDFATHER SAY, “TOM, SUSY, I A M GOING OUT AND I’LL BE RIGHT BACK. I NEED SOME MEDICINE.”