EMERGENCY

As soon as I got out of the elevator I got in the car and got out of there as quickly as possible (to have a chance for Gustavo to come after me for whatever reason) I went straight to school and when I got there the children were waiting for me, I opened the door from behind and everyone entered.

-It's gone Cinemaaaaa! (Christopher shouted)

-Notice the movie night was moved to Sunday because Dad's friends are going too! (I said)

-REALLY??....I miss Aunt Megara a lot! (Said Ana)

-YES, now let's go home to do our homework! (I spoke with the intention of provoking enthusiasm, but I failed)

-Pass the soverteria first FATHER!? (Christopher asked with the cat's eyes)

-Okay, just an ice cream ! (I said)

And off we went! .....

I arrived home from work and worried about Gustavo, I was waiting for his call all night and while he didn't call I went to finish some projects that Megara asked for. who said i got it? It's practically impossible to work with four kids running around the house, throwing darts at each other and playing football in the living room.

So I had to take the most drastic step a parent could take.

-Everyone to bed NOW! (I said)

At that moment it was like I was at a party and someone shot into the air and everyone ran out. And you must be wondering where they went when I live in one apartment? I don't know either, but I went looking for the house and found each one in a very peculiar place and it reminded me that when I was a child nobody beat me in hide-and-seek and they inherited that from me.

First I found Christopher inside the washing machine and how did he

get in there? I don't know either.

-How did you get there? (I said looking into the washing machine, which was that model with a hole in the front and very efficient, I RECOMMEND!!)

-It wasn't so difficult, I've come here several times! (he said, leaving alone!) )

-Our that fun if go in there again, will be grounded! (I said just leaving and going after the other)

-CELINA APPEARS, YOU HAVE TO SLEEP !!! (screamed the house)

when I passed the room heard a noise that came from the window, and when I looked it looked like there was a thief trying to hide in the curtain, I immediately looked for something that would serve as a weapon, but when I looked at the shoes that were outside the curtain I soon recognized it.

-Celina, let's go to bed. (I spoke pulling the curtain)

-You always find me! (she said, going to the bedroom dragging her foot)

-It wasn't very difficult, I was very good as a child! (I said)

Now it was two to go, Lucas and Ana. At that moment I started in the living room and when I was looking behind the TV I heard a noise of a closet door slamming upstairs and with that I soon deduced that there was someone in the bathroom.

When I got there it was checkmate, there was Lucas all chosen.

-Did you know that curiosity killed the cat!? (I asked)

-Okay, I'm coming! (he said, going to the bedroom in his pajamas)

Now the smartest of all was missing; Ana, she always hid in very difficult places and always won of the brothers and how do I know that? I have so far not found her.

-ANA!! Seriously let's go, it's late!!! (I screamed)

I walked around the whole house and nothing was found, so I started going through the places I had already been to, but I still couldn't find it, when I looked at my wristwatch it was gone midnight. So I used the oldest technique of all, I started from the kitchen to my bedroom, passing through the living room I turned off the lights. My strategy was to make her fear of the dark speak louder. Let's see if she doesn't leave .

As soon as I got to my room I realized that she still hadn't come so I deduced that the fear of the dark had passed, but when? After that I started to get worried because my daughter VANISHED!!

I started going through their rooms to see if everyone was in bed, I went by Christopher's room and there he was sleeping, I arrived in Celina's room and there she was sleeping like a princess then I went to Lucas' room and there was the individual, sleeping, I quickly passed by Ana's room and saw that in her bed there was a person with hair, as I ran past I thought I was a doll, but then I remembered that during my search I had not gone to her room, when I came back there was the miss; SLEEPING!

I gave her a little kiss on the cheek and went to the bedroom.

The other day I woke up more inspired I was for some reason happier, but before I could wash my face my happiness ended, as soon as I looked at my cell there were seventeen missed calls from Gustavo and as soon as I saw it, the idea came into my head. that he had found out.I immediately took my phone to call Megara and cancel my trip to the movies, I didn't want to go there and ran into Gustavo, who for sure wouldn't be in his best days.

-Hello, Megara, how are you?

-Hello, here we are already here waiting for you, Gustavo called you, but you didn't answer.

-Ask him where he is!! (Gustavo said, whispering in Megara's ear)

-Where are you? (asked Megara)

-Eeeeeee (I stammered) -Leaving the house the children are a little late, you know with me? (I asked trying to disguise it)

-Yes, I know, lol (she said, giggling over the phone)

-Okay, let's wait for you here at the entrance.

-Okay (I said hanging up the phone)

The kids weren't even up yet and I was still in my pajamas, so in a matter of a second I got dressed. social with light blue buttons, blue shorts, then I went to each one's room telling them that they had to get ready, at first it was easy Ana who was super organized was already up and ready to leave.

-Are you ready yet? (I asked)

-Yes, yesterday you said we were going out... Remember?

-Oh, of course I remember, enjoy and wake up your sister I'll wake up the boys! (I said)

-Okay, Dad.

I went further and went to Lucas's room to wake him up and luckily she was already up handling the iPad she got last Christmas.

-Hey big boy? All right?

-More or less

I realized that his face was downcast and that meant trouble.

-What happened? (I asked, closing the door)

At first he was a little afraid to speak, but I knew there was something going on, I quickly mentalized the entire journey and realized it hadn't been at home because I'm a very attentive parent, so I only had school on my mental list. I thought it was something about grading, but this week they didn't have assessments and last week I checked the grades and they were all ok, after I eliminated it from my list, my options stayed kind of limited so I had to insist.

-What's it? You can tell me.

-Promise me not to laugh in my face?

-I WOULD NEVER DO THAT!!

-So… There's a girl in high school that I thought was pretty, you know?

-"BEAUTIFUL" ?? (I said opening quotes with my hands)

-Yes, (he said with a giggle)

-Only that, yesterday she came to talk to me.

-What did she want? (I asked excitedly)

-She wanted to know who Christopher liked.

-Whoa!!

We had a problem, Christopher didn't care about that, he always had his head in the clouds and now he had a girl who liked him, but who by coincidence is the same girl that his brother likes.

-Look, don't be like that if she doesn't like you and because she hasn't seen what an amazing boy you are.

-But what should I do?

-Study, because you're too young for these things. Now go get ready because we have to leave in a few minutes. (I spoke leaving the room)

Now I had the hardest mission of all which was to wake up the bear in hibernation. Christopher's room it was the weirdest thing you seemed to be entering a space station, the door had a metallic sticker that looks like an automated door so when you enter you are faced with a bed like a spaceship and a huge telescope in the window. he had a desk full of comic books and aerospace books. And in bed was the animal in its natural state of hibernation.

-LET'S WAKE UP!! (I said screaming and opening the window)

This was my biggest mistake, he woke up with a start and fell out of bed.

-Oh my God, Christopher! (I said going towards him on the floor that was already crying)

-Dad what happened? (The three arrived at the bedroom door)

As soon as I unrolled him from the deck, she was in tears, pointing to the arm, when there was the broken arm.

-Calm down, I know it hurts, but you need to get up! (I said helping him to get up, moving as little as possible)

-Dad, it hurts a lot! (he said with tears in his eyes)

-I know! Come here. (I spoke taking him in my lap)

I looked at the door and there he was, Lucas with a dark denim bib with pants and a gray blouse underneath and a black sneaker beside her was Celina in an ordinary black children's dress with a loose skirt and with designs of yellow and pink shoes, a white sneaker and a black bow with a bow and at her side was Ana with a white dress with pink and blue flowers and a guy in a loose skirt and an open little shoe also white and a pink bow .

-Ana takes the car keys, my wallet and my cell phone that are on my bed. (I spoke leaving the room with Christopher on my lap, who was still crying)

I went down to the second floor and immediately Ana arrived with the My stuff, I put Christopher on the couch to see how his arm is and it wasn't looking good. It wasn't turned over like people imagine, but it was swollen on the forearm part near the elbow and also because he was crying a lot.

-Calm down, I'll take you to a doctor. (I said).