MY IMORTAL FAMILY

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David and Damascus are in Oaxaca enjoying their holiday. Today they are taking part in the Apoala and The Turquoise Lagoon Tour. The tour lasts about seven hours. They are taken from Santiago Apoala which is in south Mexico. They start their tour by walking through the enchanted forest. Damascus is taking it all in enjoying the nature and observing the cave. Damascus on the other hand is bored out his mind. “I know we are here because we want to lay low but did you have to pick Mexico off all places, and such boring activities “complains David. “Hey I know this isn’t up your wheel house but you will have to deal with it. We wouldn’t be here if you hadn’t gotten yourself in trouble” snaps back Damascus “ well I am bored, besides it’s not like the Pagodians will come looking for us here” replies David “ I am not worried about the Pagodians, it’s the enforcers I am worried about. I don’t want them looking here. That would cause a lot of problems, not just for us but my parents” replies Damascus. The tour continues and they keep quiet.  After about two hours of driving they stop at the ‘cola de serpiente’ which is Spanish for snake’s tail.  “Okay this is nice” says David “wow that’s all you can say” says Damascus “we will now head to the enchanted lagoon” says the tour guide and they drive off. They then arrive at the enchanted lagoon and Damascus pokes his son and says “so you know you can swim here”.  After thirty minutes they head back to the city Oaxaca which is long drive. Damascus uses the drive as an opportunity to take a quick nap. David uses the time to think about what happened in Pagodia and wonders if the guys he was working with set him up or they forgot to tell him that the museum was protected by the enforces. He also wonders why his father is afraid of the enforcers because in his fight with them in the city of Pagodia was rather one sided until someone shot him with a teleporter gun when his back was turned. He then thinks about the null and void and the intergalactic patrolmen. He respects them more since they installed a chip in his body that produces an electric shook to anyone who they deem to be a threat to the intergalactic patrol men who are guarding the place. Silgax what a colorful character he is. Importantly Silgax gave him a good fight he thought, it was the first time in a while David has been in a fight that leaves him in pain days after the fight. The only time he was sore after a fight was when he engaged in sparring with his father, or the time he his grandfather Ray caught him after he had sold the radio of his car and Ray beat him up. He watched his father slept and looked at the landscape as they make their way back into town.

Raymond emerges from the kraals and makes his way to the ploughing field. He walks for a few minutes before he finds on of the farm workers. “I hope you remembered to water the tomatoes” says Ray “yes sir” replies the worker “ I was at the kraal and I noticed the watering reservoir for the goats and sheep is empty. I hope they drank before you let them out to graze” asks Ray “ yes sir I did” replies the worker. Ray then turns to walk away but stops and turns and says “ hey, I hope you sent them out with the dogs” “ yes sir I did. They never go grasing without the dogs” replies the worker. “ okay that’s good to hear” says Ray as he walks away. He leaves the field and walks to the house. But he then stops and decides to inspect the grain silos. After his inspection he walks to the house and makes his way into the bedroom. He changes from his farm clothes into something clean and heads into the sitting room. He spends a few minutes looking around and he heads back outside to get some firewood. He picks up a piece of wood and looks around to see if no one is watching, he then proceeds pull the wood apart with his hands. He then heads back into the house with the firewood and places it neatly in the fireplace. He then flicks his finger and a small spark comes out thus igniting the firewood. Cathy walks into the kitchen with a few vegetables in her hand. Ray follows her into the kitchen and asks “ you need any help” “yeah you could chop and dice up the spinach for me” she says and Ray proceeds to get the kinife and he starts chopping the spinach. “ so you had a productive day” he asks “ yeah I noticed that we might have a better yield this year round” she says “ that is good to hear, I also noticed when we arrived in the morning that our sheep and goats have increased”he says “ that is good” she replies. “ I am done with the spinach” he says “ good follow me” she says. They then leave the house and head outside to where Cathy is preparing their dinner. She opens the pot and says “ put the spinach in there and add water” to which Ray obeys. Cathy then gets a chair for her and her husband and they sit around the fire before he says “ you know I put the fire in the fireplace because I thought you wouldn’t be cooking so I’m going to turn it off and come sit with you here” “okay” responds Cathy. Ray then walks to the house and gets into the sitting room. he then rubs his hands together and manufuctures water out thin air, he then directs the water into the fire. Once the fire is put he walks to the room and gets a wireless radio, he then goes to sit with Cathy. They sit together in silence as they listen to the radio programmes.