The curious townspeople

I wake up at about three in the morning to hear a loud plane coming to the small airport of Watsaken. That is very unusual because very little people come to visit our little town just on the edge of Florida. I push my thoughts and questions for this new person coming to our town away. I toss and turn in my bed and just try to sleep. Finally, i feel a little tired. My eyelids start getting heavy. And off i go into a great nights sleep.

Morning has come and i wake up at about 7:30 to get ready for school. The thought passes my mind about the new comer. I stand there for a while thinking maybe if i walk to school, i'll pass by him. I rush down the stairs, grab a piece of toast and run out the door. I do not know what he looks like so i ask one of my classmates i see about to walk into the school gate. "Hey Izzy, did you hear the plane last night?" I ask hoping she knows what i'm talking about. "Oh yeah it was so loud. My mom told me he's the new pastor at the church." she replied.

I spent the rest of my day when i got home asking my family what they knew about the new priest and looking on the city hall website. Once i finished all my homework i met up with Izzy outside. We met up at the church to go meet the new pastor. We brought the cards we made on FaceTime for him. As we stepped inside the church, we saw a man we had not seen before. "Excuse me, sir." I asked. "Are you the new pastor here at our church?" The man chuckled a bit with a faint smile on his face. "Indeed I am. And who might you two be?" "I'm Izzy and this is my friend Denise." Izzy replied almost immediately out of excitement. "Nice to meet you." we say at the same time.

We split ways when we're in the neighborhood to get to our homes. I found mom talking to the neighbor Mrs. Ruckle about the new pastor. My mom called me over to say hello to Mrs. Ruckle. I said hello and told mom that me and Izzy had seen the pastor and gave him the cards and that he seemed happy. I rushed back inside, grabbed something to eat and went to my room to start doing my schoolwork.

The next day when I awoke, my mom had left me a note on my nightstand. I read it; "Dear Denise, I have gone to run some errands. We are having a guest over for dinner tonight. I shouldn't be too long. Enjoy your Saturday. :)" I looked at the clock. The time was 9:08. "Hopefully mom will be here before church at 11:45." I think to myself. As i walk to my closet to pick out my dress for church, i remember today is the day we get to see the new pastor preach! I go downstairs and call Izzy while i make my breakfast. We are both super excited for church.

As mom comes home, our family starts getting ready. Once we're in the car, i ask mom who's coming for dinner. She says it's a surprise. That just makes me annoyed because I hate surprises. I stay quiet for the rest of the drive. As we take our seats on the church pews, the deacons pass out the bulletins. I can through it and check who's doing the sermon. I read the name: Mark LaVoy, new pastor! I get super exited, sit back and wait for pastor LaVoy to start talking.

After the service, we go up to talk to him and tell him how good he did and we really enjoyed the service. He thanked us and we went home. Mom started preparing the food for dinner. I helped her set the table. The table was set for six people. The four of us and the two mystery guests. Once 5:30 hit the clock, the doorbell rang. I didn't want to be there once dad opened the door so i waited in my room. The voice talking sounded very familiar. Then it struck me: that's the pastor and his wife!

The hour goes by and we have finished eating my parents and the pastor and his wife stay at the table talking while me and my brother go upstairs. We talk for a while on how we feel about the new pastor. We are very excited. After about 45 minutes, my mom called me downstairs and whispered in my ear to go get the desserts from the outside fridge. I go get it then we plate it and put it on the table. Me and my brother stay at the table this time and listen to the talking.

Next Saturday rolls around and we head over to our neighbors house for sabbath lunch. We tell the curious woman all that we heard from the pastor and his wife. The pastor had moved from Miami to Watsaken to live a simpler life and settle down. He had two children in their twenties. The weeks go by and the two families become great family friends.

Summer break rolled around and the pastors children visited to surprise their parents. Denise and her brother, Toby got to meet them. And when they had sabbath lunch together, their parents got to meet them. Then one night, Toby woke up in the middle of the night and heard a very loud motor about a mile away. He snuck out of bed and took a peak out the window to see a woman taking a bag out of the trunk of the car, heading to the window. The next morning, he walked to the hotel and found a foreigner sitting at the cafe. When he got home, he searched up the town he lived in, and found an article that had one dunderhead thousand views. The two children found many other foreigners in their small town that was slowly becoming popular.

The End :)