Hello everyone, this is my first post for this challenge, which is to write a story or poem about what I think is happening in the image below.

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Brothers Lucas (9 years old) and George (6 years old), after returning home from a toy store and buying what they thought were cute stuffed animals (with the money they had saved by doing some small household chores, a good incentive from their parents), happily began to play with the stuffies as a theater, what seemed to be a quiet afternoon at home would turn into a nightmare for the brothers.

The parents rang the doorbell, the brothers came down from the second floor and opened the door to greet their parents, but something was wrong, they did not seem happy as usual, they looked very worried.

After a few glances between them, they told the boys to sit on the couch, where they explained to them as best they could that they were unfortunately getting divorced. The only reason they gave was that they were tired of arguing with each other, something the brothers couldn't understand since they seemed happy when they were with them.

The boys thought it might be a cruel joke, but they quickly noticed in their parents' tired and determined eyes that they were telling the truth.

But that was not all, the father explained to them that they had to decide who to stay with, upon hearing this, the brothers immediately went up to the playroom, and there they did not cry, not a single tear. They sat on the wooden floor, and thought about how everything was going to change from now on. Lukas thought and thought and decided to stay with his mother. George, on the other hand, had better memories with his father. Neither of them knew yet that they were going to take different paths and that it would be the last weekend they would spend together for a long time.

They will never forget that summer day where they found out that their parents were not a happy couple. It was a Saturday afternoon, the birds were singing and the neighborhood children were laughing while playing.

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ESPAÑOL

Los hermanos Lucas (9 años) y George (6 años), luego de regresar a casa de una juguetería y comprar lo que les parecieron que eran lindos peluches (con el dinero que habían ahorrado haciendo algunas pequeñas tareas del hogar, un buen incentivo por parte de sus padres), felices comenzaron a jugar con los peluches a modo de teatro, lo que parecía ser una tarde tranquila en casa se convertiría en una pesadilla para los hermanos.

Los padres tocaron el timbre, los hermanos bajaron del segundo piso y abrieron la puerta para saludar a sus padres, pero no parecían felices como de costumbre, se veían muy preocupados.

Luego de algunas unas miradas entre ellos, les dijeron a los chicos que se sentaran en el sofá, donde les explicaron lo mejor que pudieron que lamentablemente se estaban divorciando. La única razón que dieron fue que estaban cansados ​​de discutir entre ellos, algo que los hermanos no podian entender ya que parecían felices cuando estaban con ellos.

Los chicos pensaron que podría ser una broma cruel, pero rápidamente notaron en los ojos cansados ​​y decididos de sus padres que estaban diciendo la verdad.

Pero eso no fue todo, el padre les explicó que debían decidir con quién quedarse, al oír esto, los hermanos subieron inmediatamente a la sala de juegos, y allí no lloraron, ni siquiera una sola lágrima. Se sentaron en el suelo de madera, y allí pensaron en cómo todo iba a cambiar a partir de ahora. Lukas pensó y pensó y decidió quedarse con su madre. George, en cambio, tenía mejores recuerdos con su padre. Ninguno de los dos sabía aún que iban a tomar caminos diferentes y que ese sería el último fin de semana que pasarían juntos durante mucho tiempo.

Nunca olvidarán aquel día de verano donde se enteraron de que sus padres no eran una pareja feliz. Era un sábado por la tarde, los pájaros cantaban y los niños del barrio reían mientras jugaban.

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