The Smart One | Mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2036 | Prompt: up the chimney (por la chimenea) [Eng/Esp]

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"Henry, your family reunion is live. I'm having the best fun, but I I can't wait to learn more about your Uncle Norman," Blake whispered as he pulled Henry away for privacy.

Blake loved delving into other families' business. His sole reason for attending his friend's picnic was to learn about the black sheep of their family. After receiving detail, he wrote short story fiction, with a humorous twist, based on the scenarios.

Blake had a feeling he wouldn't need any additional information. From what Henry had already divulged about his Uncle Norman, Blake knew his new story, waiting to be filled in, would be implausible.

"I don't know all the details. Our family lost touch with him a few years ago. I'll bet my Aunt Becky, his sister, can fill you in, " Henry exclaimed.

Henry spotted his Aunt Becky, then beckoned in the direction of the bingo table.

Smiling, Aunt Becky covered her bingo boards, put aside her previous game winnings, and lumbered toward the picnic tables.

In one hand, she held her favorite cocktail. The other was to animate the details as she spoke.

She recounted what she'd heard through family oral history with a gleefulness that Blake thoroughly enjoyed.

Apparently, Uncle Norman convinced his family to quit their day jobs and undertake a new hobby. They'd work while the town slept. Local stuff, mind you. But enough to bring attention to themselves when they began to spend excessively beyond what the town knew was their financial status.

The saving grace was that, although authorities questioned each family member, they could never prove their guilt.

It was all the maneuvering and counteractions thanks to "The Smart One", as she was called. That would be Uncle Norman's wife. Supposedly, she was the mastermind behind their family midnight enterprise.

"Wow, that's some stretch, Henry," Blake's eyes widened as his voice trembled, interrupting Aunt Becky.

"Let her finish, Blake," Henry was anxious to hear the entire story as well. It had been years since Henry had seen Aunt Becky. She was the closest to her brother, Norman.

Aunt Becky took several more sips of her cocktail punch.

Well, to make a long story short, it took years of planning with his entire family. Of course that was before the installation of surveillance equipment at businesses.

They spent money on items they'd never been able to afford. They even purchased an expensive home. The Smart One told family they'd won a small sum from the lottery. That eased the conversion and questions for a while.

Afterward, the Smart One hid the remaining loot they'd accumulated in a secret place no one would suspect. That is, until her middle so heard chirping noises and got the bright idea to remove the bird's nest from the chimney one day while his parents were away.

That expensive house and everything in it vanished in a puff of smoke.

Soon after, we heard that the family relocated suddenly and left no forwarding address.

Both Henry and Blake were now laughing uncontrollably while Aunt Becky took another sip of her punch.

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El listo

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"Henry, tu reunión familiar es en directo. Me lo estoy pasando muy bien, pero me muero de ganas de saber más cosas de tu tío Norman", susurró Blake mientras apartaba a Henry para que tuviera intimidad.

A Blake le encantaba hurgar en los asuntos de otras familias. Su única razón para asistir al picnic de su amigo era aprender sobre la oveja negra de su familia. Después de recibir los detalles, escribió una historia corta de ficción, con un giro humorístico, basada en los escenarios.

Blake tenía la sensación de que no necesitaría información adicional. Por lo que Henry ya había divulgado sobre su tío Norman, Blake sabía que su nueva historia, a la espera de ser completada, sería inverosímil.

"No conozco todos los detalles. Nuestra familia perdió el contacto con él hace unos años. Apuesto a que mi tía Becky, su hermana, puede informarte", exclamó Henry.

Henry vio a su tía Becky y le hizo señas para que se acercara a la mesa de bingo.

Sonriendo, la tía Becky cubrió sus cartones de bingo, dejó a un lado las ganancias de la partida anterior y se dirigió hacia las mesas de picnic.

En una mano sostenía su cóctel favorito. Con la otra animaba los detalles mientras hablaba.

Contaba lo que había oído a través de la historia oral de la familia con un regocijo que Blake disfrutaba enormemente.

Al parecer, el tío Norman convenció a su familia para que dejaran sus trabajos cotidianos y emprendieran un nuevo pasatiempo. Trabajarían mientras la ciudad dormía. Cosas locales, eso sí. Pero lo suficiente como para llamar la atención cuando empezaron a gastar excesivamente por encima de lo que el pueblo sabía que era su estado financiero.

La gracia salvadora fue que, aunque las autoridades interrogaron a cada miembro de la familia, nunca pudieron demostrar su culpabilidad.

Todo fueron maniobras y contras gracias a "La lista", como la llamaban. Esa sería la mujer del tío Norman. Supuestamente, ella era el cerebro detrás de su empresa familiar de medianoche.

"Vaya, qué exagerado, Henry", los ojos de Blake se abrieron de par en par mientras le temblaba la voz, interrumpiendo a la tía Becky.

"Déjala terminar, Blake", Henry también estaba ansioso por escuchar toda la historia. Hacía años que Henry no veía a la tía Becky. Era la más cercana a su hermano Norman.

La tía Becky bebió varios sorbos más de su ponche.

Bueno, para resumir la historia, fueron necesarios años de planificación con toda su familia. Por supuesto, eso fue antes de la instalación de equipos de vigilancia en las empresas.

Gastaron dinero en cosas que nunca habían podido permitirse. Incluso compraron una casa cara. El Listo le dijo a la familia que habían ganado una pequeña suma de la lotería. Eso alivió la conversión y las preguntas durante un tiempo.

Después, la Smart One escondió el resto del botín que habían acumulado en un lugar secreto del que nadie sospecharía. Hasta que el mediano oyó ruidos y tuvo la brillante idea de quitar el nido de pájaros de la chimenea un día que sus padres estaban fuera.

Aquella casa tan cara y todo lo que había en ella desapareció en una nube de humo.

Poco después nos enteramos de que la familia se había trasladado repentinamente y no había dejado ninguna dirección.

Tanto Henry como Blake reían ahora sin control mientras la tía Becky tomaba otro sorbo de su ponche.

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For my theme, I was inspired by and utilized the @daily.prompt's publishing of:

Para mi tema, me inspiré y utilicé la publicación de @daily.prompt de :

@mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2036. Prompt: up the chimney.

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English is my native language.
If translation included, I use DeepL to assist my readers.
Thanks for your patience an understanding
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El inglés es mi lengua materna.
Si se incluye traducción, utilizo DeepL para ayudar a mis lectores.
Gracias por su paciencia y comprensión.

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