Gonzales

11

Aurelio's parents had to travel  to visit  relatives and left Aurelio with their oldest son—Romeo and his fiancee .

Charlotte was sitting in the living room, reading a book while Aurelio built a massive Lego castle on the floor. Charlotte smiled at how focused he was, but she also knew that with Aurelio , no moment was ever quiet for long.

"Charlotte, I need a snack! Please. "Aurelio  declared, not looking up from his Legos. "Like, right now!"

Charlotte chuckled and stood up. "Alright, Aurelio . What would you like?"

Aurelio thought for a moment, then pointed dramatically to the kitchen. "I want... pizza! But, like, big pizza. The kind that's as big as the whole house!"

Charlotte laughed. "You want a pizza the size of the house? That's a huge pizza!"

Aurelio nodded seriously. "Yup! And it needs to have every topping on it—cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms, and chocolate !"

Charlotte raised an eyebrow. "Chocolate on pizza? Are you sure about that?"

Aurelio gave her a wide-eyed look. "Yes! It's called ' Aurelio's Special Pizza.' It's gonna be the best pizza ever! You can put the chocolate on top like frosting!"

Charlotte laughed so hard she almost dropped her book. "Well, I don't think I can make that kind of pizza, but I can get you a snack."

"Okay!" Aurelio said, satisfied with that answer. He turned back to his Legos, clearly having moved on to his next big idea.

Later, Charlotte was in the kitchen preparing some crackers and cheese when Aurelio came running in, looking very serious.

"Charlotte! Charlotte!" he shouted. "I think I just found a secret button under the couch!"

Charlotte raised an eyebrow, glancing at the couch. "A secret button, huh? What does it do?"

Aurelio's  eyes widened. "I don't know yet! But I'm going to press it and see if the couch turns into a spaceship!"

Before Charlotte could stop him, Aurelio dove under the couch, squirming around like a little detective. He came out holding a small remote control that had fallen there.

"Found it!" Aurelio  announced triumphantly. "This is the secret button! Now we can fly to the moon!"

Charlotte grinned and played along. "Alright, Captain Aurelio . What's the next mission?"

Aurelio thought for a second, then pointed at the window. "We need to go get some ice cream from the moon! It's the only place where you can get purple ice cream, and we need to bring some back for Romeo!"

Charlotte laughed and shook her head. "Okay, okay. I'll tell Romeo that we've got to launch to the moon for purple ice cream. You ready?"

Aurelio jumped to his feet and grabbed her hand, dragging her toward the door. "Let's go! But you have to wear your helmet!"

Aurelio , trying not to burst into laughter, found an old bike helmet in the closet and placed it on her head. "Alright, I'm ready for space travel. Let's go get that purple ice cream!"

As they walked outside,Aurelio continued to explain how the spaceship which was now just Charlotte's car was going to fly super fast. When they got into the car, he demanded, "You have to press the 'moon button' now!"

Charlotte turned on the car with a dramatic "whoosh!" sound effect, and Aurelio let out an exaggerated "whoooaaaa!" as if they were really blasting off.

When they got back,Romeo was home and asked, "What's all this talk about space and purple ice cream?"

Aurelio stood tall, grinning. "I'm taking Charlotte to the moon! But she almost forgot her helmet. She's lucky I reminded her!"