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Morning Newness

*beep beep beep*

My eardrums tingle and my eyes shake open as the sound of the alarm churns out an unharmonious and quite honestly quite horrendous beeping sound. I push my blanket to the side as I stretch my back while I sat down away from the bed. My feet brush over the warm carpet as I proceed to stand and make my back crackle even more. My left arms slowly feel warmer and warmer as the rays hit it while I take steps closer to the door. I look behind and me and quickly glanced at the morning glory. The skylight yellow and the clouds thin and high above the sky. The sun slowly rising even higher from the eastern horizon. Mayas chirp softly along with the faint crows of chickens beyond the village. My feet slowly lose their numbness as I jump a few times before I went out the door.

As I walk through the corridor, the sound of pans and utensils unmelodically orchestrates into my eardrums. The repeated brash sound of plates against the sponge scrubs added to the ensemble of noise downstairs. As I proceed to walk down the stairs, fast footsteps made themselves known to my hearing the closer I approach the ground floor. The sizzling of bacon also introduced itself as I very closely go nearer the dining room. A soft voice panics around alone along with all the ruckus that was enduring at that time. Then a loud noise overpowers them all.

*beep beep beep*

"Goodness! The brownies! The brownies are almost burnt!" Mrs. Emily's voice filled the room as she rushes back and forth the kitchen with her mittens on. 

"Emily... Emily... Hey Emily... Calm down. Everything's gonna be fine." Mr. Stephenson's voice softly quiets the room.

Mrs. Emily's frantic movements evidently proved themselves enough to catch even the attentions of birds as they land and fly on the kitchen window. Car engines and tricycle exhausts then proceed to replace the cutleries' concert. Children walking with their bags started appearing on the sidewalk. Further observing the outside world through the slightly large window behind where Mr. Stephenson sits at the dining table, I see these yellow buses slowly pass by our home. Few are empty and most filled with what I suppose are children. I proceeded to observe and warm myself up with the morning light as I stand at the fairly spacious gap between the dining table and the window. I then hear a plate gently placed at the table. I turned around and was met with Mrs. Emily's light yellow and white polka dot dress.

"Ace, here's your breakfast." Mrs. Emily says as she says with a small smile on her face while she gestures towards my plate placed in my spot on the table.

I approach the table while massaging the left side of my neck with my right hand and proceed to smile at Mrs. Emily. The chair screeches lightly as I pull it from the table and sit on it. As I sit down, I am immediately greeted by the aroma of mornings. Sizzling bacon, salt bread, and the very hot sunny-side-up egg. I grabbed my fork and knife and proceeded to put a cut of the sunny-side-up up in one of the three salt bread. The perfect blend of saltiness mixed with the taste of the dripping yolk and crackling salt bread made this morning divine. I then looked at Mrs. Emily next to me in her seat just gleefully staring at me.

"What's with the stare Mrs. Emily?" I joking said while I continue to chew my bread.

"Nothing... It's just that... I never expected to have another kid go to school too. The first time Emma went to school- *phew* - I was more frantic than this. *laughs*" Mrs. Emily told me as she looks to Emma's side of the table to reminisce.

"Well, I do believe not seeing your kid for the first time is hard. " I replied after I swallowed the second piece of salt bread.

"I suppose your right about that... Anyways, you better wash up and get dressed after that." Mrs. Emily told me as she smiles slightly and stands up using my left shoulder.