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"Sun shining bright, check! Clothes? Check! Favorite shoes? Check! That's it I'm all set to go" little Alfredo says as he makes his way out.
On my way out a big silhouette came from behind, what could it be? I turned around and made an opportunity to attack . "Operation retreat!" Alfredo runs as he faces the mysterious monster "where are you going mister?" His mother was finally able to get a hold of him. "You got me," Alfredo muttered. "You forgot this, well hold on to it tightly and don't lose it now" Mother just wanted to give me my beloved paper that I had left behind .
After all that fiasco I held the paper tightly onto my hands and began to continue my adventure which is to the park! I arrived at the park and was drawn to this familiar scent drawing me in. I found myself walking up to this person not having their day with the familiar scent that drew me in, Spaghetti.
Hey look what you have got there, it's my all time favorite! SPAGHETTI! Hi, I'm Alfredo 5, nearly 10 nice to meet you! Now my name might be what you're thinking of, yes! Pasta! I'm also half Italian now you can start connecting the pieces. I got this name from my mother who loves and loves alfredo pasta. Though I disagree with this name because I'm the opposite, since I prefer the all time Filipino sweet style spaghetti over alfredo.
Come to think of it, people often think our family is weird but please don't think so, we're a completely normal family who just love their pasta. We got pops Ditalini , Tita Pepper , Uncle Farfalle, and my favorite Cousin Linguine! Oh and my parents' names are Penne and Ravi! Ravi - short for ravioli.
"A family of pasta indeed" said the stranger with the bowl of spaghetti.
I have to tell you this that parties and birthdays are my favorite occasions, because they both have something in common , SPAGHETTI! At parties there is a tradition in our family which is to bring the type of food based on their names and here's a secret: Tita peppers name isn't actually pepper, it's She's short for shells and she can't cook! One time she brought her homemade shell pasta but it was out of this world, why? IT HAS TOO MUCH PEPPER! Hence the nickname Tita pepper.
The stranger had finally smiled which made me happy. "So what do you do on your birthday?" the stranger asked. "Me? On my birthdays everyone has to eat my special homemade spaghetti, which is a must on my birthday!" Alfredo answered with a very serious tone.
"Am I ever gonna try this spaghetti of yours?" asked the stranger
"Of Course you can!" Alfredo replied.
The paper Alfredo had held tightly in his hands suddenly flew away by the wind that passed. With great reflex the stranger had caught Alfredo's most prized paper. The stranger quickly handed the paper back to Alfredo who had a smile of relief. "You know, I'll give you something better than getting to taste my special homemade spaghetti" said Alfredo.
" Onion, Garlic, Salt , pepper, tomato sauce" The stranger in confusion figuring out what Alfredo had said.
"It's the secret recipe to my special homemade spaghetti. Keep in mind you are the only person to know my secret recipe!" Well aside from my mom because she basically taught me this recipe.
"But how about the meat? Isn't that the most important ingredient?" the stranger commented.
"Well you are right too but since all kinds of meat suits well that people often ignore the quality of the other ingredients just like the onion. If shallots or white onions taste better or if more salt would make a difference do you get my point?" Alfredo stated.
In amazement the stranger simply laughed and agreed with what I had just stated. "Alright I'll keep this in mind and try making this special spaghetti of yours'' the stranger smiled. "Do you want a bite? There's too much spaghetti on my bowl" the stranger asked "No thank you that's for you to enjoy though that's what brought me here" Alfredo replied.
"Well I think I took up most of your time. I'll be going ahead and continuing my adventure and make sure you eat your spaghetti or I'll be back to finish it myself" Alfredo said as he left.
From seeing this person down in the dumps to having the warmest smile while eating what I think is the best food in the entire world, I seemed to have lighten up the day of this stranger as they gobbled up all the rest of the spaghetti and continued their remarkable adventure. A pat on the back to myself. Pasta does make everything better. "You did good me! now lets go and find for some spaghetti!" Alfredo said filled with excitement as he continued his journey.
"Onion, garlic ,salt ,pepper........tomato sauce!" the stranger constantly repeated the special recipe to little Alfredo's homemade Spaghetti with a smile.
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A SPAGHETTI TO ENJOY
Short Story5 year old Alfredo goes on an early morning walk to the park and was seem to be drawn by something familiar , what could it be?
