Sonny Boy!

At the beach with my cousins back in 1988, I remember we dug a hole and placed a layer of newspaper then covered it with sand just enough to hide the newspaper but still hold the weight of the sand. Then we waited quietly for unsuspecting people to fall for our trap. 

We did this a couple of times, trapped our uncles and aunts and some of their friends. Heard a few curses that kids like us shouldn't hear during that time. Got a few sermons from our parents(but we knew deep down they were also laughing their hearts out!). Nevertheless, we were young and stupid so we did it again(just like Britney!). But there is this one victim that would stick to my mind up to now. The lady looking for "Sonny Boy".

So there we were, waiting silently behind one of the beachfront kubo(the kawayan table and kawayan bench on both sides with a nipa-hut type roofing). I'm not sure as to whether it was early morning or just before the sunset, but we were hoping someone would walk into our trap soon coz we were getting bored. Then, we heard someone yelling, "Sonny Boy! Sonny Boy!" There's this lady(I think she was looking for her kid or probably her drunk husband), walking towards us, straight to our trap. We waited anxiously as she was getting closer and closer. 

"Sonny Boy! Sonny Boooy!", she yelled. We were all a bit gigglish(not a real word but you know what i mean), but we pretended to be talking about something else. Playing innocent(we were good at it). She was getting closer and closer while continuously looking for her precious Sonny Boy and screaming his name out loud. Then with one last scream, "Sonny...." (SHOOT)! The inevitable happened. I don't remember hearing her words after that coz I was really amazed and shocked and scared and panicky to the point of bursting into a real LOL!

I have no recollection whatsoever about the aftermath of our prank or what became of Sonny Boy. Maybe I was still too light-headed and celebrating our success in prankland. It was just that particular scene that stuck to me.

So whoever, that lady was if you can read this, I apologize. Sorry for being young and stupid. The way I presented the story probably doesn't sound remorseful but its just how I remember it.

To the kids out there, I don't encourage you to try this prank. People have changed since then. You might end up defending your ass in court or worse, with a bullet through your brain.

Think before you dig!