A Chistmas Miracle
Copyright© 2021 by DB86
Chapter 3
I was a very active kid, always getting in trouble. My parents’ divorce did not help matters. Dad went to live to Portland, while Mom stayed in Middletown and I split time with each of them.
When I was in Middletown I used to spend a lot of time outdoors, riding my bike with my friends there. However, my best childhood friend lived in Portland. A boy named Jonathan James Reynolds or J.J. for short. He had two sisters. Wendy, who was two years older than we were, and Lizzie, who was three years younger.
Wendy was really cool, and she used to hang with us too. Lizizie, on the other hand, was a very shy girl, and preferred to stay indoors reading books.
Mr. Reynolds was a surgeon, so he was hardly ever home. Mrs. Reynolds was really nice. She always invited us in to swim in the pool they had in the back yard. I always thought they were insanely rich because of that.
J.J. and I were very active kids and we got into our share of trouble. Nothing serious, of course, we used to ride our bikes, explore abandoned houses, and throw rocks at the windows.
One day, one of the neighbors called the police, we were around ten years old. Both our parents were called. Dr. Reynolds accused me of being ‘a bad influence’ and forbid his son to hang out with me.
That was the beginning of the end of our friendship.
“It’s not fair,” I said to Dad. “J.J. is my best friend. We didn’t do anything really serious.”
Dad tried calling Dr. Reynolds, but he hung up the phone. We tried to talk with Mrs. Reynolds but she refused to hear us. Even a kid like me could see that the poor woman lived in terror of contradicting her husband’s orders.
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