Anniversary

Rosemary and Regan were busy in the kitchen, making breakfast for their parents. A tower of pancakes drenched in syrup, a side of crispy bacon strips, two big bowls of sugary of cereal, and two glasses of orange juice. All of these meals cluttered together on a single, wooden tray.

Every year they did it for their mother and father. Now they get to do it for their mother and stepfather, who were both still asleep upstairs in their bedroom. It was almost time to get the drop on them. But first, they needed one more family member to help them out. Rosemary opened the top of Slinky's fish tank and hauled the large python out. Slinky hung around the necks of both girls like they were sharing a feathered boa together.

Up the stairs they snuck quietly. Their bedroom was around the corner at the top of the stair flight. The door was closed, meaning that their parents, Carmen Gravely and Lu Lightbringer, were still asleep. It was the perfect opportunity for the Gravely sisters to make their entrance. They counted down together.

3... 2... 1...

The door popped wide open. "Surprise!" Both Rosemary and Regan screamed happily. Once they entered, it turned to an anniversary that no one in the house would forget.

"ROSIE!" Carmen screamed, covering herself with her bedsheets.

"REGAN!" Lu screamed next, jumping away from his wife's backside.

The sisters instantly turned their screams of joy to screams of terror. Immediately they both turned and ran away, still screaming to the top of their lungs. The breakfast tray slipped out of their hands, crashing on the bedroom floor. Chunks of poreclin plates and bowls, along with glass shattered into thousands of pieces. Slinky, who had previous been resting on the girls' shoulders, laid on top of a messing floor. He blinked his emotionless eyes and flickered his forked tongue at the naked pair.

Carmen's face blushed bright red. "They saw, didn't they?" she asked sheepishly.

Her husband nodded. "Yup," Lu answered. "I think it's a safe bet they did." he then noticed the food on their floor. A fork and piece of pancake levitated into the air and flew into his hand. Lu noticed his wife's disgusted look. "What? I'm not going to let it all go to waste." Lu bit into the soggy pancake and smiled. "Happy Anniversary, sweetie." he said sheepishly.

And Happy Anniversary to Sins of the Father!

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