Mom Lost Her Keys

20 Mom Lost Her Keys My mom lost her keys-a set of keys that gives her access to every place in her life. It might not seem like a big deal. But without these keys, her life became really inconvenient. She couldn't go to the office easily. She had to report to the security guard every time. She couldn't go home easily either. She had to wait until someone else arrived home. I learned from Mom and Dad what happened the day before. It was a warm day in late fall. It was the kind of day people call an " Indian summer" . The day was too nice to stay inside. Mom asked Dad to take a walk along the Ottawa River. She brought her camera and they walked six or seven kilometres. They saw seagulls, ducks and all kinds of other birds. They saw ripe blackberries hanging on the leafless tree branches. Mom took pictures as they strolled along. Obviously, they enjoyed the afternoon very much. But the next morning, Mom couldn't find her keys.

Mom and Dad went back to the river. They searched everywhere with their heads bent low, looking in all the places they passed the day before. They even used their pictures to help them locate the places where they had stopped. After spending half the day searching, they didn't find any keys. But they did find something unexpected. Mom found some coins on the riverbank, and she felt it proved that her keys likely slipped out of her pocket. While checking the car, Dad found a USB flash drive that Mom had lost a long time ago. When Mom posted an ad on a local Lost and Found website, she found she wasn't the only one who had lost keys. In the end, Mom didn't get her keys back. But as she said, she discovered some new lost treasures and enjoyed a wonderful afternoon walk with Dad. Also, she found out something worth telling me-she wants to live in a society where no locks are needed.