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Holiday road kill To understand this story, you first need to know that my grandfather is a gadget freak and my dad loves to buy things that are on sale. When the two of them went together to a huge tool show while we were visiting my grandparents for Thanksgiving, we knew there was bound to be trouble. Everything seemed fine when they returned with nothing more than a car-top luggage carrier that they had bought for a very low price. On the morning of my family’s return home, my dad packed in the new luggage carrier most of our suitcases and a lot of the Christmas presents my mom had bought the day before. After we got a few hours down the road, my mom noticed that one of the carrier straps was no longer connected and was flapping in the wind. Everything else seemed secure so we didn’t stop. Several miles later, a couple of cars honked as they passed us on the Interstate. Fearing that his recent investment was not living up to its “rip-stop” guarantee, my dad pulled the car over to investigate. Much to the dismay of my siblings and myself, my dad informed us that all but a lonely few of our gifts were most likely scattered all along the Interstate. Being the money-saving family that we are, my parents were determined to at least look for our lost presents. As we kids covered our eyes, my parents drove back and walked along the highway until they found every single one of them. On Christmas Day, as we opened those gifts, we remembered the day of the holiday road kill. Hannah Love, Matthews | Butler High School |
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