Newborn Marshmallow Unicorn Maze

 Today I was in the cereal aisle, looking at the backs of each cereal box to see if they still out mazes on the back. The only one displaying it was Lucky Charms Cereal. Yes, the Leprechaun-themed cereal with the colourful marshmallows "that turns the milk GREEN!" 

When I was a kid, we didn't have TV at our house, so whenever we traveled to the city to stock up on our rations, we would always stay in a hotel with TV. I would enjoy the commercials more than the actual programs, but I especially enjoyed the Lucky Charms commercial: a flood of green milk and marshmallows. I begged my mom to buy me a box, but she said no in a very firm manner every time. "But it turns the milk GREEN!" I would say. And she would say, "Absolutely not. I'm only getting you 'Quaker Boring Bran of Raisins and Fibre' because I want you to be healthy." At the word "healthy," I would nearly cry. I never got a chance to try that cereal anyways. 

I reached for the Lucky Charms cereal box and traced the unicorn-themed maze on the back. It had unicorn facts, such as, "Unicorns always know whether or not you're telling the truth!" and "Unicorns can heal anyone and everyone with their magic powers!" The maze was filled with curving paths. I got to the finish in three seconds. And I was thinking, "Wow, this was easy. A newborn could do this."

Then, the produce restocker came up to me. 

His name was West. I had said hi to him enough when I went to the store that we sort of became friends, and have discussions about various things. "Hellooooooooooo!" he said cheerfully but quietly. "Can I help you with anything?" 

I smiled and showed West the back of the cereal box. "I was looking at the backs of all the cereal boxes to see if they still had puzzles and mazes," I said, "and I found one this this box." I traced my finger along the curving, rainbow paths of the maze and got to the finish in no time. "See how easy it is?" I said. 

West smiled. "Cool!" he clapped his hands. Walking away with a smile on his face, he said, "Have fuuuun! Thank you for sharing that with me!" 

I waved goodbye. 

West is so fun to talk to.