A Guide to Never Growing up

“Forget them all.

Come with me where you'll never,

 never have to worry about grown up things again.”

-Peter Pan

 

It was winter. A cosy movie night in the living room of the Jackson family. Mr and Mrs Jackson were having fun looking at how their kids were enjoying their childhood years that would very soon be over. Their innocent sparkly blue eyes were focused on the screen with such joy.

Little Lia was laughing hysterically at each joke the characters cracked and she fully understood the humour of each one. Thanks to those she would later in life develop a great sense of humour that would help her get through all the though patches with a smile on her face. She was completely amazed by the technique of animation and by the beauty of it all. She felt happy when she saw all those beautiful colours mix together forming a story. Her little 5 year-old brain couldn't quite figure out how it all worked but she had it in mind to someday learn how it was done. And so she would. Someday she would become a great animator and make millions of other kids all throughout the world happy just as she was at that very moment.

Next to her, her big brother, in the name of Lucas, was using his imagination to the maximum trying to imagine himself doing all those crazy things he was seeing in real life. He had a great adventure spirit but was trapped by the borders that society puts. He had great ideas and was incredibly innovative. He could probably build a whole plane only by using near-by materials… if only someone was to believe in it. He was to become a famous inventor and traveller later in life. Those crazy scenes he was seeing on the screen were broadening his horizons and giving him so many ideas. He was overwhelmed and jumping up and down with a huge smile on his face.

This was all thanks to the geniuses who made old fairy tales come to life. Little Lia and Lucas had already seen the most of the kids’ movies and they were soon going to be let into the real world. They were aware of that. Many responsibilities were to come. They would soon grow out of their clothes and out of their way of life. They would be made to go to school and those moments would only be a memory. They subconsciously knew what was happening so they tried to enjoy every minute of their days left.

Soon it was time for the credits. Their parents turned off the TV and sent them upstairs while turning off the lights. They put Lia and Lucas to sleep to the sound of the storm that was outside of their warm home. The snowflakes were falling behind the thick walls of their home making the kids feel safe and sound. They soon fell asleep letting their imaginations go crazy in their dreams while leaving their bodies to rest in the dull real world.

After about 45 minutes, which is only like a second in dream time, lighting struck outside of their bedroom window and woke them both up. A wild storm was going on outside. The kids hugged each other tightly and thought about whether or not they should wake their parents up. Lia explained that it wasn't right to deprive their hard-working parents from sleep just because they got scared of a storm. Luke agreed. He suggested they do something to keep their minds off the scary lightning strikes outside. They both knew what that something was going to be.

They looked at each other with the same exact thought and ran off, racing each other downstairs. They jumped on the couch with overjoyed smiles. Luke took the remote control and pushed the turn on button just as a lightning struck. They got scared and stood gazing upon the TV screen which was filled with black and white disturbed images with a buzzing sound to them. In those sounds they could hear Peter Pan calling them… calling them to step into Neverland.

The two kids passed through the screen disobeying all laws of physics. They sank deep in their childhood memories where they were happy forever.

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