Book - A Mammoth of a Time

for 13 years and I never knew. Why didn’t I know? From the looks of Mum and Dad, they didn’t either. They were shocked. “My little boy is so amazing!” Mum exclaimed. “Way to go mate!” yelled Dad in the most Aussie accent I've ever seen. The two of them were so excited as they finished their little filming project and went into the Mammoth to show us. Quentin was wearing a beaming smile and the three of us rushed to embrace him. “You’re so talented” “We are so proud of you!” “You will have to show us everything you can do when we get home little bro.” I teased. “Hey! I am the older twin!” Leo interrupted, “Thank you for that help young sir, a new advancement! This will help so much! I hope you have enjoyed Italy. Although you haven’t seen much.” “How about we do just that?” Mum asked. “It would give us a chance to relax a little.” “Perfect,” Dad said. “Thank you again, young sir, Quentin,” Leo said, “I hope you come back soon. Your iPad is truly fabulous! I think I will work on bigger projects with more sound and colour.” “Bye Leo!” we all say and go outdoors into the sunshine, Rory catching up to us from where we had left him outside. I pat him a little as we wander the streets and find a small patch of green grass, a sort of courtyard where we all settle down. “Well, I can safely say that this was the best holiday that has ever gone wrong.” Mum commented. This trip is the best one we’ve ever been on. We finally came together, we got Quentin out of his shell and understand him better, Mum got the adventure she wanted, Rory got exercise, Dad had more time to spend with us instead of working or worrying about his appearance and I got a happy family. Thank goodness for holidays that go wrong. Good things always come out of the bad if you just believe and look for the opportunity in every situation. Go with the flow and see where life takes you. Connect with people and everything feels so much better. Your family is your support system, and if you let them, your best friends.

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