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Twelve year-old Michel and his tubby, three-year-old cousin Romain, were shot out of the dark, windy vortex and through the hole in the fence, and back into Michel’s garden. Michel got to his feet and held his head. It already felt like he had just had the most terrific, insane dream.
He checked on Romain, who was already giggling, and wobbling towards the kitchen door like nothing had happened.
Michel went with him, then he noticed the crushed but blackened flowerbed. Blackened? In fact, all the flowers in the garden were now black and decaying. Weird.
He and Romain went into the kitchen, and were hit by the wonderful aroma of Michel’s mom’s fondant au chocolat. What a relief! It was still baking, and it still smelt good. Michel then overheard his French mother and her brother arguing with his English dad about how insulting it was that the Eurostar’s terminus in London was once at Waterloo.
What happened to the garden? Mom’s going to freak! However, if that was the only thing that was wrong, then, whatever!
Romain found some of his toy cars on the kitchen floor, and began playing with them. Michel went over to Romain, picked him up and hugged him. Romain gave him a sloppy kiss, which left a combination of saliva and snot on Michel’s cheek. Michel didn’t mind.
He put Romain down, and noticed that he hadn’t closed the kitchen door. He rushed over and slammed it shut, locked it then checked it to make sure it was locked. He didn’t want Romain anywhere near the garden, and especially near the hole in the fence that led to that really bizarre universe.
What about the hole in the fence? Should he get his dad onto it and fix it? Should he tell his parents all about it? Would he want to return and visit Skaters’ Paradise or Candy Land? He could bring his mates! They’d totally freak out over Skates’ Paradise… if they believed him enough to go through the hole in the garden fence. They might think it’s a prank, so that Michel could kick them up the butt. These were things to consider later, as right now he barely had enough energy to stand.
Michel poked his head into the dining room and saw his mom, dad and uncle still having coffee. He rushed up to his mom and gave her a huge, tight hug with as much warmth as he could easily muster, then did the same to his dad. He even hugged his uncle. He went back to his mom and gave her another hug. “I love you guys.”
He went out of the dining room. His dad and uncle glanced at each other with confused looks. His mom, however, smiled. A few minutes can be a long time.
Michel clambered up the stairs and went to his bedroom. He poked his head underneath his bed to see that his ‘Speed Demon’ skateboard was still there. He was definitely going skateboarding tomorrow with his mates. Michel then collapsed onto his bed, and was asleep in less than a second.
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