Life… is the greatest adventure
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Chapter 12. The Atlantic Coast and its Caribbean pirates
Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Of the many adventures that ultimately describe our lives, looking back it seems that some have led to remarkable achievements, others facilitated the discovery of promising new lands and places; but perhaps the most cherished and treasured of all, are those shared, with an extraordinary person; present for a fleeting moment of our life, if only in the passing.
It began on a Wednesday afternoon, when suddenly Grandfather arrived. I was busy finishing my homework for school. Besides, I was in a hurry, for I needed to deliver it at the latest, by Monday.
“Hey kiddo… kiddo… kiddy…” I heard Grandfather shouting from the main living room.
“I have a big, fat surprise for you,” he said, a little out of breath, as he walked with a mischievous smile on his face. I knew that smile, and I knew it well. Actually, I knew it: only too well! It was the prelude to some prank of his.
“You have a surprise Grandfather? Well, that’s fine by me! You know how I just love surprises.” I answered, as he gave me a small brown paper bag he had carried. “Oh Grandfather, how did you guess how much I wanted to have… two halves of a white onion?” I managed to ask without understanding the nature of his exotic generosity.
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