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Monday morning was dark and rainy, a hard situation to get yourself out of bed. I had to tickle and cajole Finn.

Finally he slumped into the red chair and ate his English muffin. The large half with mixed berry jam the smaller half with honey. When he finished I told him to go brush his teeth.

I walked back to the bathroom and he was not there. I spied by him in his bed with his cozy blue blanket.

“I have a stomachache,” he said.

 “Come on, you gotta go to school,” I tell him.

I convinced him to get dressed.

“Sometimes the fresh air fixes a stomachache,” I say. “Let’s get dressed and go.”

 Finn reluctantly got ready.  As we stepped outside, we were speckled by raindrops. I popped open my bright pink umbrella.

“My stomach still hurts.”

I keep walking.

“What was your favorite part of the movie yesterday?” I ask.

 “I like the that the creature can smell your fear and when the boy realized he could be fearless the creature could not find him anymore. I also like the part where he was dreaming about his sister.”

And all the way down Avenue B Finn and I discussed After Earth.

He happily walked into school to see his friends after the weekend and did not mention his stomach again.