Chapter 8: Captured by Divers

All I can say is that the Maui Divers Jewelry Company knows their stuff. We were captured as soon as we walked in-- well, right after a lady gave us a shell lei. They called us over to try a key in the lock of the golden treasure chest. Mom won, of course, and received a 50% off coupon to go "pearl diving", which translated means oyster picking. Mom went first and got a black pearl. Sarah did too. I picked out a pretty looking oyster and out popped two twin white pearls-- after the saleslady made me tap the thing three times and yell "Aloha!" We tourists are ridiculous. So, after you pick pearls, you must find a setting (if you give a mouse a cookie)... so us three girls found pretty necklace settings with the help of our sales ladies and as dad watched... until the saleslady told us we got a free second dive and we all got twin pearls. Sarah and Mom black and pink for me. Dad then excused himself with pain in his blue eyes, probably from the thought of his credit card bill for next month, and we continued our choosing spree. (He came back some time after with a book about mutual funds and sequestered himself on a bench outside.)

Mom and Sarah got earrings with their twins and so each had a nice set. I choose a beatiful wave pattern ring and fled to the shot glass section... but not before I was informed that I "had" to dive again. I'm sure I didn't have to, but I did, and received fraternal twins- blue black and purple black. I now fear to get married and have children. Those were put in a baggie and I made my escape.