Rebecca and Sam woke up early in the morning and they could hear the birds singing in the tree outside the window. The sun was shining so bright and the day was so hot. They looked out the window and saw such a beautiful day. They hurried, jumped out of bed and got dressed. Rebecca and Sam ran down the stairs so fast they almost tripped over each other, but they managed to escape in one piece. They started running to the kitchen to get some breakfast but stopped in the living room to find their mother asleep on the couch. There was a large bottle on the coffee table with only a small amount of liquid in it. They knew their mother wouldn't get up today. Unfortunately, they ended up walking towards the kitchen. Rebecca and Sam had their own breakfast for the fifth day in a row. Another day of cereal without milk because mom hadn't gone to the store to buy groceries yet. They both started to miss their father. He had only been gone for two weeks but they were so afraid that they would never see him again and that Mom didn't love them anymore. As they finished their breakfast, they heard the birds singing again and it made them smile. They wanted to go to the park today, but their mother couldn't take them. They knew she wasn't supposed to go alone, but the day was so hot and Mom probably wouldn't wake up anyway. So they went upstairs and brushed their hair and teeth. They grabbed their roller skates, then Rebecca and Sam walked quietly back down the stairs. They glanced at their mother again. Yeah, still sound asleep. Quietly, Rebecca and Sam walked towards the front door. They carefully turned the handle and opened the door. They turned into... middle of paper... very sad. Their stomachs growled again. Rebecca and Sam decided it was time to go home and eat. They also feared that their mother would wake up soon and find them missing. So they went into the bush and got some skates. They sat down and put them on. Again they tied their shoelaces together and turned their shoes over their shoulders. Rebecca and Sam skated home, thinking about the wonderful sunny day and how lucky all those people were. Rebecca and Sam felt very sad and very alone. Rebecca and Sam wanted their mother or father to spend time with them, just like the children's parents did in the park. This makes them feel like they have no one and are alone. This makes them sad and they have tears streaming down their faces. They hugged each other and wished their family could go do something like this together one of these days..