Monopoly

So, one day after school, my friend Lynn and I were in my house waiting for her mother to pick us up. We needed to go to this one particular store that sold jewelry. It was the store where we bought each other Sweet 16 presents. Our friend Robin’s Sweet 16 party was the next day, so we had no time to lose. The doorbell rang, who could it be -  my cousin Raymond.  In a family of characters, Raymond was the oddest duck, in fact he had his own inlet. He had many advantages, he was very handsome, smart and educated but somehow couldn’t find his way. However, on this very day he found his way to my family door.

We explained our situation. He was undeterred and suggested a game of monopoly. Fine. We started to play. 

The doorbell rings and it is my brother’s friend Andy. Andy joins the monopoly game.

Moments later Lynn’s mother calls for us.  We had no choice, we had to shop for the present.  We left.  Andy and Raymond continued playing monopoly together. 

An hour or so later, my mother comes home from work.  Every now and then I giggle to myself about my mother walking in to find Andy and Raymond playing Monopoly alone.  And my Mom being who she was, probably didn’t even blink an eye.  I imagine she went to change out of her work clothes, went to the kitchen to start dinner, as Andy and Raymond continued to play. 

I don’t think we ever spoke about it.  It was just one of those things that happened in my family home.