The Last Supper (text by Lucas and illustration by Ramiro)

The Last Supper

‘Hurry up, Peter! Your uncles are about to arrive!’ said his father. ‘Welcome, John! Your brother is here.’

While the guests were arriving, Peter was spicing the barbecue. He was then called by his uncle Pope, ‘Peter, come here to say hello to your uncle!’

Peter spiced the barbecue in a hurry and he didn’t realize he had made a terrible mistake...

‘Hi Pope! How are you?’

‘Fine, but a bit hungry.’

‘So let’s go to eat... dinner is ready.’

A few minutes later, everyone was sitting at the table, laughing and talking. They were served the spiced tasty barbecue. Half an hour later the dishes were empty.

‘Time for dessert,’ said John, but when he stood up he felt a terrible stomachache and fell down, dead.

Uncle Pope started coughing, as well as aunt Mary. The night was filled with coughing and desperation. To Peter’s surprise, everyone fell dead into their dishes. Panic invaded his body, so he stood up to ask for help. It was at that moment when he saw at a glance the empty bottle of the ‘spice’.

‘Rat poison??’ he whispered. Suddenly, he started coughing...

NOTE: The previous story and illustration were submitted to the "Cuentos de mi Ciudad" Contest, organised by The Bristish Council and KEL Ediciones.