“Adam,
will you turn off the Brady Bunch! One
day you’ll end up in it.” my mom screamed for the billionth time.
I
was sprawled out on our worn sofa with my feet hanging in the air watching The
Brady Bunch. I was munching on some old
popcorn that I found between the cushions.
It was a great episode, when the family went to Hawaii. The plane had just landed when I saw a light
flash straight into my eyes. It knocked
me off the sofa.
When
I came to, I immediately felt a warm breeze hitting my face. I also felt hot in my jeans and motorcycle
sweatshirt. When I opened my eyes I saw
Greg Brady get ready in a hotel room.
He
looked up from the mirror and in a nervous tone asked, “Who are you?”
I
explained that I was from outside the television and he looked at me like I was
crazy than a cat in a dog pound. Greg
shrugged his shoulders and found me a coconut bathing suit to put on. We headed towards the massive pacific ocean.
The
beach was the size of a thousand football fields, with glowing sand. I saw giant waves crashing down, while people
fell off their surfboard trying to catch a ride. I wasn’t going to try and surf, so I found Cindy
and Bobby building a sandcastle.
“Who
are you?” asked Bobby.
I
tried to explain who I was, but they didn’t believe me. They just let me help them build a
sandcastle. It was my job to get the
water to keep the sand moist, since neither one of them liked the water.
After
about an hour, we had built a sandcastle that any king would be proud of. It had three long towers, and a moat with
running water. Bobby was really
talented, because he even created a sand dragon.
All
of a sudden I heard a whistle blow.
Marcia was screaming that Greg fell under the water. Mr. Brady and I rushed into the ocean to try
and save him. Mr. Brady swam like a fish
and I swam like a paralyzed dog.
Without
warning a giant wave hit me like a ton of bricks. I was out cold. After a short time I heard a familiar voice.
“Adam,
wake up! It’s dinner time. I swear that one day you’ll turn into one of
the Bradys.”
I
slowly trudged over to the television and was about to shut it, when I noticed
Greg laying down on his surf board. He turned towards my direction and winked at
me. I shut the television and told
myself that maybe I do watch this box too much.