"Wow, today surely is a good day to have a nice picnic" said Mr Shawn. "Everyday is a nice day for a picnic when it comes to you, you gluton" said Mrs Shawn and the kids burst into laughter.
"Hey, that's not true, you can't compare what I eat to what you eat. You could eat a whole cow if they let you have your way." Mr Shawn replied while chuckling. He got up immediately to run as his wife launched at him.
The kids laughed so heartily that couldn't breathe. This was a usual thing in this family, the love and playfulness if the couple had never died down. Even though they didn't live such a comfortable life and barely had enough time to be together.
They all sat on their tattered mat that was laid on the floor with only one basket of food on it. Then they held hands and Mr Shawn said a little prayer.
The two boys Simon and Samuel had finished their own food Soo quickly and now they wanted more. Their mother decided to sacrifice some of her only food for them.
Suddenly her husband held her hand I signaled her with his eyes, that she shouldn't worry as he would give them his own.
Sarah already knew that her father would go hungr if he gave them his share. He had barely eaten properly as he was always busy working for the family and their mother had to always be at her little stall selling some foodstuff.
So without thinking twice she gave the twins her food. Her parents looked at her with tears in their eyes and a little bit of shame feeling that they couldn't even get a proper meal for their children.
Then she held their hands and said don't worry too much about us sometimes let us worry about you. They felt Soo proud
"We are soo lucky to have a daughter like you." Her father said. And the three hugged
The twins felt left out and decided to push in for their own hug. And their father started to tickle them "you little glutons am sure you got it from your mother" he said and turned to his wife.
She pulled his ear and asked " so am I a gluton" "oh no never, my love am Soo sorry" he screeched trying to get himself out of his situation. "Mother he's smiling" one of the twins said chuckling "yes mother he is smiling" the other conformed also chuckling
"Oh you are smiling " she asked with a smirk in her face "I'll get the both of you back for this" he said to the twins with the face of an innocent baby about to cry.
Suddenly Sarah's close friend Anna came over and greeted. She couldn't stop herself from chuckling. Then she looked at Sarah who immediately turned to her parents and asked if she could go out with her friend.
On a normal day they wouldn't have let her but they felt she deserved a reward for her kind act earlier. When they agreed to let her go she was soo happy. She hugged both her parents and kissed her brothers goodbye as she and her friends ran into the town
Now she and her friend Anna went into town it was actually a very long distance from her house. Because her family lived at the outskirts of the kingdom.
She only had the opportunity to go into town a few times to help her mother in the shop or give her father something. She always wanted to explore the town but she had a busy life but now she had an opportunity.
She told her friend to show her everywhere. She knew that this was a once in a lifetime opportunity and she wasn't going to waste it she thought to herself.
Her friend took her to the market place showed her many things in the market and even bought for her some stake. That was her first time of tasting it but she didn't let it show because she would feel embarrassed.
Then they met another guy and a girl. Agustin and Olivia. The two decide to tag along. Agustin and Olivia were children of noblemen ( that was what the rich and middle class people were called).
But Agustin never acted up like other children of noblemen. Instead he was nice and friendly to everyone. And Sarah had a crush on him. That was the more reason her friend was trying to get them closer.
Olivia on the other hand she had her moments. Sometimes she wanted everyone to know she was of noble blood and other times she was nice and acted like an ordinary peasant.
The four, went round the whole town sometimes they would stop to greet some other of their friends. Finally they came to the river.
It was the most beautiful place in the kingdom. The grasses on the river bank looked soo colourful. The river sparkled in the sunlight. It was truly a beautiful sight. there were flowers everywhere.
The four sat under a tree as they admired the view. But Sarah wanted to feel the water, watch the fishes swim. So she went closer to the river.
Suddenly her friend Anna came over and splashed some water on her. Now it became a water fight between the two girls. But Sarah mistakenly missed Anna and she ended up pouring the water on another guy.
She looked at him in shock, feeling soo bad
While he looked at her with anger in his eyes
Now this was how it all started.....