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While they waited, Ted turned around and started looking at the posters on the wall, the legal stuff. Minimum wage, workers rights, labor laws. Jaki turned around and asked him. "So how was your Thanksgiving?" Ted kept looking at the posters and moved down the wall, still looking at others. He replied. "It was good thank you. I tried that deep fried turkey for the first time, and added some spices inside with a long needle. It came out pretty good, and very tender, why didn't you come? Or did you go out with your boyfriend?"
Jaki had been looking around the room and spotting the cameras, she stopped and said. "I do not have a boyfriend and you know that. Funny wanting to talk about Thanksgiving when you know I am hungry. Sounds like it was a good time, did you have all the fixings?" Jaki turned back towards the rear of the building still checking the layout. "Yeah, we had the stuffing and all that, pies, ciders. Well it would have been nice had you come, there was plenty." Ted continued to look around the office.
Chapter 5
The air was very crisp and cool, the evening was coming but there was enough light in the day for people to go out and play. Football season was in full effect, the Eagles still had a shot at the playoffs, this made the city excited, and many went outside to imitate their favorite players. Some were playing flag football, others just touch, many small children played around the trees and ran around Juanita park.
"Hike!" yelled a young black male, the ball went back, he was in the shotgun position, the ball went back quickly, just off target. He reached out to his right jumping just a little to catch the ball, this cost him time, and the defenders were coming quickly. He spun back and to left, he outran the defenders going to the side, a receiver saw his position and broke towards the same side of the field. His cover was caught off guard and lost a step, the quarterback
threw it, but it was low. The receiver jumped for it and caught the ball just before it hit the ground. "First down." replied a friend on the side, who could not play this day due to a sprained foot.
The sounds of fun were in the air, the children ran around as mothers watched them closely, they raked up leaves and made them into big piles jumping in them. The mothers thought of the stains to the jeans and clothes and how much washing would take place, but still smiled as they talked to each other.
"Hmmm, hmmmmm, hmm." Two black gloved hands, placed the quad mini drone on the ground. The ground was flat enough, the figure moved away, and started to play with the controller in their hands. Touching some of the controls, the blades of the drone started to spin, their right thumb pressed forward on the control stick, the drone went up four feet. The hands worked the controller, and the drone settled into a hovering position.
The hands started to move around the controller, pushing one control stick and the other to right the drone, it went higher than the trees and forward, the screen showed its progress. The drone was coming too close to the trees, and went higher as it still continued forward. The manicured fields of the park started to come into view, the football games below and people running around. The drone passed the trees and came to a stop and turned, the screen showed the mothers.
The drone turned to the left and went forward slowly, the view in the screen became more clear. "Mommy, look at that!" yelled out a small child, tugging at his mother's shirt. The blonde mom turned to look and asked "What?" she moved her long hair out of her eyes, the wind blowing it around. "Look mommy." the child said while pointing. The mother looked for a moment and finally saw the drone in the air. "Watch out! Four!" a football passed just by her and made her jump. "Oh!" she said as she moved back, a smile came to her face as she realized it was a football.
"I am so sorry mame, a
throw away pass." said the friend with the hurt foot, he went for the ball with a slight limp. The woman moved quickly and grabbed the football, she said "It is okay, just frightened me a little...... here you go." She grabbed the ball and tossed it to the young male. He said "Thank you." with a smile and the woman looked for her child. Her young son was still looking up in the air amazed at the drone as it was a little closer, but sitting in air hovering. The mother went closer to her son and touched his head, she said. "Oh look at that, it is a drone." "I want one mom! Those are cool!!" the mother continued to watch and replied. "Well you have to be real good, and I am not sure Santa will bring it to you this year, you have to do much better."
The young boy turned to his mother, eyes getting bigger. "You think Santa will bring me a drone?" the mother smiled back, and walked back to the other's with her son. "Santa can bring anything, but you have to be good. Why don't you go play with your friends." The young boy ran towards the others playing in the leave piles, and laughed as he went away. "Hey... Mom... um, Santa is going to bring me a drone!"
The drone moved over the field, it hovered above the football players, and looked as if it was following the action. The drone turned back to the left and focused on the mothers as they sat and talked about the weather, their boyfriends and husbands, the meals they planned for Christmas.
The drone turned back, and went high again, returning to the owner. It moved quickly and passed the trees, and dived down between two. Some practice to see if it could get between the trees, the limbs, without hitting them and getting damaged. The drone made it to the ground, and the blades slowed until they came to a stop. The black gloved hands came close and picked up the drone, turning it around, the hands opened the battery compartment.
The hands pulled at the battery pack and removed the battery, the cords connected to it were removed, and the used battery was taken back away from view. A moment later the hand appeared with a battery that looked the very same, the wires were reconnected and the battery pushed back into the drone. The cover was closed, and the gloved hands set the drone back down on the ground. Again with the controller the blades started to spin, the drone went up fast, and moved quickly with more confidence.
It went back, this time going between the trees, coming out of the other side, it gained altitude. "Come on Sandy, it is time to go, we have to get dinner!" said a mother loud enough for her child to hear her over the laughter and loud voices of the other children playing. "Coming mother." replied Sandy, her brown hair had some leaves in them, some clung to her clothes. "Later everyone, goodbye." Sandy said. "Good bye Sandy." "See you tomorrow." "Bye." were the replies as Sandy ran towards her mom who was going towards the car.
Sandy's mom took out her keys, and grabbed the little black controller. Her right thumb pressed on a button and the sound of the cars safety beeped at her. "Blup, blup." the lights flashed on the car, and she went to the rear and opened the door. "Did you have fun?" she asked as Suzy came to the car and went inside, she responded. "Yes mom, can we come back tomorrow?" Suzy was being buckled into the car seat and her mom said. "We will have to see how the weather it, and see if we have any other plans first okay?" Suzy was excited. "Okay." she sat still so her mom could secure her, she watched closer than ever, and moved the straps around herself more comfortable.
The drone moved in close, but too far away to be noticed, it came close enough to view the license plate of the car, and hovered in the air. The black gloved hands moved away from the controllers sticks, and the left hand pushed a button. The sound of an image being taken could be heard, a moment on the screen showed the image, the drone moved just a little closer and the sound was heard again. Click, click, click. The car, the license, images of the mother and child.
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