Magical Fire Master Boo
Posted by David | Filed under Personal
My family loves establishing holiday traditions, from little things like serving sparkling apple cider at Thanksgiving to opening that one present on Christmas Eve. July 4th is no different, and this Independence Day found us on the boardwalk in Ocean City, watching the fireworks burst out over the waves.
No holiday would be complete without my two beautiful nieces, who are just getting old enough to make life-long memories of special occasions and aren’t afraid of anything. The oldest (referred to as Boo) had forgotten all about the fireworks from last year and initially couldn’t figure out how they suddenly appeared in the sky. Then, in true Perini fashion, she had an epiphany: she must be creating the fireworks.
Soon after the discovery of her amazing powers, Boo began to make fireworks on request, asking everyone around her what their favorite colors were and giggling uncontrollably when a bright flash of their color lit up the sky. Her hands waved to and fro, almost as though she were conducting a majestic symphony of hues.
The show ended with a brilliant finale and, though surprised at the sudden disappearance of her powers, Boo appeared to be exhausted and refused to even try to create more fireworks, explaining that she was “too tired.” Yet every so often, we could hear a distant boom and catch, out of the corner of our eyes, little Boo waving her hand softly.
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