Blimp
It was any normal day in the Tessio house, Vern watching TV, Billy hanging upstairs in his room and Mrs. Tessio cleaning, but all that changed once the phone rang.
Vern's POV
I was sitting watching Wagon Train. I hear my Mom call up the stairs for my brother Billy to come down. Once he's in the living room, my mom turns of the TV.
"Mom! What did you do that for!? I was watching Wagon Train!" I whined.
"I have some very exciting news for you all!" my mother started, but was cut off by Billy.
"You're not pregnant, are you?" he asked warily.
"No, Billy," she said a little harshly. "I have just gotten off the phone with your cousin Myrtle. She's coming to visit!"
At the sound of this I think my stomach flipped over. I looked at Billy and saw a look of surprise, distress, and wanting to throw up.
"You…what…I…huh?!" I stuttered.
"It will just be wonderful! I'm going to go call your father and tell him this wonderful news!!!" said my mom, then she walked out of the room.
"You're sharing a room with her, not me," said Billy, then walked out of the room.
"Oh my God…" I muttered while running out the door to tell my friends.
Once I had Chris, Gordie and Teddy in my sight I started screeching at them.
"Guys, you won't believe it! My cousin is coming to town! My cousin is coming town!"
"Verno. What are you talking about?" asked Teddy, giving me a strange look.
"My…cousin…is …coming…to…town…" I said while huffing and puffing for breath.
"Oh, well that's not very exciting," said Gordie.
"Yes it is! You should have seen this one time we were camping with her--" I started but was cut off by the moans and groans of my friends.
"Okay, Vern, get to the point," Chris said.
"Well, I was coming to ask you guys if you would come and have dinner with us when she comes over. Billy won't be any help, so…could you?" I finished, practically on my knees begging them to save me the torture of eating with Billy and my cousin.
"Yeah," they all agreed.
Billy's POV
After I heard the "good" news I ran up to my room and grabbed my jacket. When I came downstairs, Vern was gone. I grabbed the keys to my parents' car and drove towards the junkyard where I was hoping the Cobras would be.
When I pulled up Eyeball was talking about some girl.
"So then she tells me, I might be pregnant, so then I'm like, well why didn't you tell me?!" he stated, clearly agitated.
"That sucks…" Vince muttered.
Before they could say anything, I tumbled out of the car and gasped, "My cousin is coming to town!"
They stared at me.
"Um," I said. "I thought maybe you would want to come over and have dinner with us when she comes over."
They continued to stare at me and Ace cocked an eyebrow. "What?"
"Please," I pleaded, throwing all dignity away. "You have to save me."
"Is she hot?" asked Charlie, spitting into the dust.
"She's—she's got a great personality," I muttered weakly, trying to sound optimistic.
Ace eyed me, and Charlie narrowed his eyes at me. Vince's brow was furrowed.
"Boy, if you're lying, so help me I will—" Eyeball started threateningly.
"Mom's making sausages!" I said quickly, pulling the first thing I could think of.
Their expressions all returned to normal. I exhaled. Charlie nodded.
"Why didn't you say so, faggot?" Ace asked, tossing the ash from the end of his cigarette.
I laughed nervously. "I forgot?"
"Whatever," he said and looked back down at the transmission lying by his feet.
"Those are some damn good sausages…" Charlie sighed.
Ace threw a monkey wrench at his face.
Vern's POV
I ran home after the guys told me they could come over for dinner tomorrow night. As I ran to the front door, Billy's car pulled up.
My mom was at the counter looking through her recipe books trying to decide what to make for dinner.
"Hey, Mom; Chris, Gordie, and Teddy are coming to dinner with us tomorrow night," I said.
Just then, Billy burst in the front door.
"Mom; Ace, Eyeball, Vince, and Charlie are coming to dinner tomorrow," he said then added one more thing. "Oh, yeah, we need sausages," he said then leaped up the stairs.
"Sausages…" my mom muttered, writing it on her grocery list.
