The Guests

It all started on the day the school bus broke down in front of the house. They were too far from the school and the city to find a way to make it there, and most of these kids lived miles away and could not reach their parents. So they all needed a place to stay warm in this December morning. Five kids stranded in the middle of nowhere with a bus driver angry at a busted transmission. And that is when they noticed the house. It was quite none-descript, white walls, black rooftop, two floors, and not a trace of kids anywhere. Elaine and Gregory, as much as they had tried, were not blessed with children. So when the bus broke down, and the kids were cold, their house finally filled up with the voices and cheers that Elaine had wished to give to this world.

The kids tried calling their parents, but sadly they were not available, and so Elaine did something she always wished to do, take care of kids. Sure they were not infants, and they were quite okay on their own, but for once, Elaine could let her maternal instincts run wild. Gregory enjoyed this side of his wife. They had been married some 15 years, and he had always felt that it was his fault his wife could not get pregnant. She had seen many doctors, and she assured him she was quite fertile. He did not trust one of them down there in his case. She was fertile, he wasn’t, that seemed logical.

And so the kids decided to go outside to play, apparently they would be here until after diner, since there had been some issues with the tow trucks. Apparently there had been this horrible accident in town, and the kids would have to wait for a while. Elaine decided to go outside and watch them play in the snow. They did not need an adult to watch over them, but she seemed so nice, so friendly, that they even invited her to play. That house must have felt lonely without kids to liven things up. And once everyone was tired and cold, she invited the kids inside and whipped up some hot cocoa with whipped cream. She was wonderful. The older kids started wishing she could have kids; she seemed so great and would love to be friends with her children.

Eventually, the kids went back home, and Elaine would be left alone with her husband. And they would once again make love, and Elaine, once more, would have to go back to the big city to get yet another abortion if she happened to get pregnant. She loved her husband, and she loved kids, but she would never let herself be split in two by giving birth.


[So, quick and dirty, nothing special about it.]