She Takes a Lickin' but Keeps on Tickin', Elizabeth Ogilvie [the reading list book .TXT] 📗

My grandfather, Pop Pop, is a dentist and can handle any amount of blood and guts without getting uneasy. However, there is one thing that makes him instantly ill—throw up. One time my Pop Pop came over on a Friday night to give my parents a night off by taking me and my three siblings out to dinner. Before we left, my youngest sister, Caroline, said that her stomach hurt, but she is always so tough that nobody thought anything of it.
Pop Pop decided that he would take us to a nice Italian restaurant if we could be good. Well, we were on our best behavior and went into the restaurant, which was packed with a Saturday night crowd. We gave our order to the waitress and were just getting our drinks, when Caroline mentioned that her tummy really didn’t feel good at all. Nobody paid any attention to her and we continued to talk. As the table next to us got their food, Caroline turned green and began to violently vomit into her “blankie.” At that point, the table next to us started to look sick, Pop Pop was looking ill, and the whole restaurant was looking at our table. Pop took a deep a giant deep breath and put the blankie covered in vomit into a plastic bag, while I took Caroline to the restroom. Pop Pop said he would be right back and was just going to put the blankie in his car. It was not an option for my sister Caroline to leave it behind. This is when things got really crazy.
Caroline returned from the bathroom renewed and was ready to eat, but Pop Pop hadn’t returned yet. It turns out that Pop Pop was about to puke himself when he opened the trunk and was so anxious to get rid of the blanket that he shut the trunk before he took out his car keys. To make matters worse, Mom Mom was out of town meaning Pop Pop didn’t know where his car keys were. To make a long story short, Pop Pop came back in and we had a lovely dinner. Caroline recovered enough to have a full dinner and ice cream for dessert. My Aunt Colleen was able to find the extra set of car keys and deliver them to us. We got to go to a concert, my amazing little sister partied the whole night and my parents got a night without kids.

Publication Date: 01-24-2010

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