It was not that Sam didn’t appreciate his mom cooking a nutritious meal. Mrs. Dartberry, the lawyer Sam had hired, said almost apologetically to Sam’s father. “However, to quote my client’s words…they’re inedible.”
The chair that held Sam’s stiff little six-year-old body felt as hard and cold as concrete. His heart was beating so fast it frightened him. With a shaky hand he pushed up his glasses that were sliding down his tiny nose and continued staring at his feet. What would his father think of him? Could he ever look him in the face again?
His father slowly began to shake his head and try as he might he could not hold back the tears that rushed from his sad eyes. His mind was flooded with frightening images of slimy sardine sandwiches, tofu rolled in oats, strained peas and broccoli with a side of dried figs and prunes; meals from his wife.
Sam’s father looked into his sons eyes. Sam knew instantly that his idol had felt as tortured by these dreadful dinners as he did!
Together they signed the legal document vowing that Sam’s mother, though a good woman, would never again be allowed near the kitchen.
Laura Ripes started writing in 1996. She is currently writing with two co-authors under the name, The Milk & Cookie Girls. At this time they have two children’s series in the works. You can see what they are working on at www.milkandcookiegirls.com
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