Sessions from Confessions

Session 6 : Pancakes

Hello Altas, how have you been?

Good, pretty good. My parents still aren't returning my calls or my emails.

I'm sorry to hear that. Where is Jocelyn?

Oh, she had an exam to study for, she couldn't come. I hope that's ok.

Yes that's fine. Today I was hoping we could talk about your sister.

Oh.

Well then I guess I have to tell you about the pancakes.

Pancakes?

Yes. Pancakes.

I was a happy go lucky little kid. I loved to play outside.

As soon as I was big enough I was catching bugs.

Sounds like something you learned from your father.

Oh absolutely, that was our favorite thing to do. Still is, or at least I think it is.

I caught an invis-bug!

I guess once I was big enough my parents thought it would be good for me to travel. My dad had to go all over God's green earth to collect bugs, at least that's what Mom said. So they started taking me with them when Dad had to go on bug trips.

The first summer I went anywhere with them we went to Axe Murderer Campgrounds in the Misty Mountains.

Axe Murderer?

That wasn't the real name but that's what Zeiss and I called it.

My parents brought Zeiss with us. I guess they figured it would give me someone to play with while Dad was working. Zeiss and I had a blast on those trips.

We had so much freedom, we could fish and hunt bugs and swim and hike and do pretty much anything we wanted. It was a boy's dream.

I bet I'm gonna catch a nine-spine stickelback.

Nuh uh

Am too. All you catch is goldfish. You're a fail-boat

Nuh uh nubtart.

Ahhh Ahhhh Ahhhhh I'm a mountian man!

Yes you are son.

The only thing I didn't like at the Axe Murderer Capmgrounds was the statue man. Zeiss said he was the Axe Murderer but that didn't scare me.

What scared you?

It was like he was just watching me all the time. It was creepy. I would try to scare him, to make him move, but it didn't work.

Mom didn't like the statue either

Would you get a life Marquette? Leave my kid alone.

So early one morning my dad says to my mom.

You know I do believe pancakes taste better when they're made outdoors. What do you think?

And my mom says

Do these pancakes taste funny to you?

No, I think they taste really good.

I mean do you think they're expired or something?

No Cal, I don't think fresh made pancakes can be expired.

Because I think they taste funny. Something's not right.

Something was definitely not right with the pancakes. Every time mom ate them she went running off to the bathroom holding her stomach.

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