As wise figures of the past once said, not everything is as it seems. The laws of what we believe to be real may seem unmoved, but they are not set in stone. So trust not in everything you believe, but in what you see. It may hurt for your mind to be incorrect, yet as the pain subsides you keep it locked away as a story to tell another.
As the fourth of July approached, the one thing we required as a necessity was a pack of fireworks. But no basic firework at any normal stand would do. What my family and I needed was one that would really knock the socks off everyone in town. More specifically out of town, as they recently made it against the law to shoot them off within city limits.
My family and I intended on driving well out of town to shoot them off, ensuring they were just close enough to town for the residents to enjoy.
It took a decent drive but we found a fireworks stand just out of town, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. There's no way we could have found it without using a GPS. Pulling up, we saw several packages of fireworks that looked intriguing enough to grab and see what was held within. I had to know, my curiosity was too great.
My parents and I quickly made our way to the tent as swiftly as if we were making some kind of illegal deal with a hooded figure. Stepping inside, we saw nothing but boxes of several interesting fireworks unlike anything we'd ever seen. Some claimed to spell out words and make shapes in the sky. Others threatened to emulate a change in the weather. Some even had a different sound for the explosion that erupted from it.
I picked one up with lightning charges scrawled across the box, begging my parents to get it for me. My parents grabbed varying boxes with some insane graphics on them. As we went to check out, the man running the register warned us to be careful with them. Of course, we were the most careful people in town. That was sarcasm, it just doesn't translate well to paper.
Making our way back to town, it was nearly nightfall. We figured it would be a good time to light off one of the fireworks we got. We made our way out of town a good half mile before finding a nice open spot, away from nearby houses. The last thing we wanted was to disturb and scare people.
I grabbed my lightening fireworks box and sat it down on the ground. My dad picked it up and looked the box over, smiling as he saw what it was capable of. He unwrapped the plastic wrap and sat the box down. He handed the wrap off to my mom and she traded it for a lighter.
My dad pulled out the wick and lit it before running back to us, a safe distance away from the box. It took a few moments, but what erupted from the box were a few rockets that whizzed up into the sky, making an arch away from us. It seemed like they did nothing.
I was disappointed before we saw a massive flash of light, followed by thunder. Had lightening just struck? Looking up to the sky, a few more rockets were ready to go off. As one did, there was a massive flash of light as an arc formed that looked just like lightening. It disappeared just as quickly as it appeared, followed by thunder.
Before my eyes was something I couldn't believe. We could really use this to mess with people...
As the fourth of July approached, the one thing we required as a necessity was a pack of fireworks. But no basic firework at any normal stand would do. What my family and I needed was one that would really knock the socks off everyone in town. More specifically out of town, as they recently made it against the law to shoot them off within city limits.
My family and I intended on driving well out of town to shoot them off, ensuring they were just close enough to town for the residents to enjoy.
It took a decent drive but we found a fireworks stand just out of town, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. There's no way we could have found it without using a GPS. Pulling up, we saw several packages of fireworks that looked intriguing enough to grab and see what was held within. I had to know, my curiosity was too great.
My parents and I quickly made our way to the tent as swiftly as if we were making some kind of illegal deal with a hooded figure. Stepping inside, we saw nothing but boxes of several interesting fireworks unlike anything we'd ever seen. Some claimed to spell out words and make shapes in the sky. Others threatened to emulate a change in the weather. Some even had a different sound for the explosion that erupted from it.
I picked one up with lightning charges scrawled across the box, begging my parents to get it for me. My parents grabbed varying boxes with some insane graphics on them. As we went to check out, the man running the register warned us to be careful with them. Of course, we were the most careful people in town. That was sarcasm, it just doesn't translate well to paper.
Making our way back to town, it was nearly nightfall. We figured it would be a good time to light off one of the fireworks we got. We made our way out of town a good half mile before finding a nice open spot, away from nearby houses. The last thing we wanted was to disturb and scare people.
I grabbed my lightening fireworks box and sat it down on the ground. My dad picked it up and looked the box over, smiling as he saw what it was capable of. He unwrapped the plastic wrap and sat the box down. He handed the wrap off to my mom and she traded it for a lighter.
My dad pulled out the wick and lit it before running back to us, a safe distance away from the box. It took a few moments, but what erupted from the box were a few rockets that whizzed up into the sky, making an arch away from us. It seemed like they did nothing.
I was disappointed before we saw a massive flash of light, followed by thunder. Had lightening just struck? Looking up to the sky, a few more rockets were ready to go off. As one did, there was a massive flash of light as an arc formed that looked just like lightening. It disappeared just as quickly as it appeared, followed by thunder.
Before my eyes was something I couldn't believe. We could really use this to mess with people...
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