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My parents are inventors. They’re always working on something amazing in their laboratory, like invisible umbrellas or eyeglasses that help you see through walls. They’re not very interested in me. I just knew that the birthday present they’d given me would be despicable, flawlessly perfected to manipulate my obvious abhorrence for the creatures many call my parents. At school I will be pelted, squished and squashed, all because of this one execrable gift. I’ll have to catch the bus home, but I won’t be able to, they’ll have stolen my money. I’ll drag myself home, desperately. I’ll arrive home black, purple and blue. A royal blue. Help me. The diabolical brown paper package was about the size of a large loaf of bread. My hatred for the package …show more content…

My parents are tilting their heads, smiling, like deranged babies in horror movies. I’m scared. Horrified. Help me. Death lies on me like an untimely frost. Jacque will kill me this year. I tear the package open and peer like a vigilant meerkat ready to scurry back into my burrow. The gift looks familiar. Almost like our 2002 hoover, except newer. “So, so, you’re punishing me!” I exclaim, exasperated, “What is it, I have to hoover the house! You’re lunatics. A hoover!” I add, shaking my head.
“We’re, I mean, it’s…” my father couldn’t finish. He was too short of breath, his eyes welled up and flooded like the Malpasset Dam in 1959.
“It’s a jetpack, okay, Pierre. Look, Pierre, you have to understand. We’re sorry.” my mother finishes.
“Whatever,” I couldn’t stand the sound of her voice any longer.
“Look, Pierre, you push this button here to turn it on.” she gestured to an inanimate button that had inscribed; on.
“I’m not stupid!” I screamed at her, enraged by her calmness.
“This is a very special button...” she started, like the still ocean at midnight.
I hated her for her stillness. I hate her. I despise her. I had to press the button. I had to. So I

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