The Adventures of Gunner

(By Request from Matt Berg)

Gunner was a small man, Not more than four feet tall. (Well, to be precise, 3' 4-3/4", but he prefers to just say "four foot".) His hair was brown, with a slight wave to it. His eyes were a sparkling green, the same shade as his mother, Celeste.

Now Celeste was a patient woman, she had learned patience from her husband Matticus. Matticus and Celeste had fallen in love many years ago, it was love at first sight.
Matticus met her, and instantly knew he must date her. Once he began dating her, it was imprinted in his mind that he MUST marry her. So he did. This all occurred in the time frame of 1 minute.

Now we are looking back, onto that lovely day. For it is Matticus and Celeste's 30th wedding anniversary. 'But,' you ask.. 'I thought this was about Gunner!'. Ahh... patience my friend. Learn from wise old Matticus, a lesson in patience will serve you well.

Gunner knew that on this fateful day he must present his parents with a lovely gift. For, after all... it was them who brought him into this world (and had threatened many a time to take him out.)and he knew he owed them greatly. Gunner had not seen his parents in years. He had gotten busy, and letters were inconvenient. Whatever his excuse, he found it a good one. But alas, he knew that he had no excuse for missing an anniversary.

So he devised a plan. After not seeing his mother and father for years, he would visit them. So, he packed for the long journey.
First, he knew he'd need his map. Gunner had a tendency to get lost, especially on long trips. He looked at his old map, and then rethunk this through. He had just recently gotten a gift card to Worst Buys, and thought to himself 'Self? Go get yourself a GPS.' So he did. Once back from the store, he returned to his pack and began to fill it with clothing. Enough to last him for the journey.

'Almost finished' he thought, and looked around his room. Suddenly, he spotted his Ipod, and lifted it off the shelf. 'This is very important,' He spoke aloud, and to himself. 'I'm going to need this for the long journey there and back' so he checked to make sure it was charged. It was empty.

So again, he waited for his Ipod to charge, wasting a few hours of precious time.
How would he make it to his parent's on time at this rate?
So he hurriedly zipped up his pack and hurried out the door.
Forgetting to lock the door, and to clean out the fridge. Gunner sighed and lowered his pack, and walked back into his house. After a good hour of cleaning, and fifteen minutes of checking to make sure all the doors and windows were locked, he breathed a sigh of relief, picked up his bag, and crossed the street to his parents house.
The End.