Emma was really happy with her life. She had a nice mother, a nice stepfather, and a wonderful baby brother. Despite the fact that Archie had Cancer, Emma was extremely happy. Lots of terrible things had happened to Emma, like a crazy father, a madman on the internet, and a friend gone wild. But now everything was perfect.

Emma, Archie, Spike, and Emma were sitting at the dining table, eating dinner. All of a sudden the doorbell rang.

"Emma, can you go get that?" asked Spike.

"Sure," said Emma.

Emma walked over to the front door and opened it. Standing in front of her was a man with a lot of holes in his clothes. He had a long beard and long hair. Emma realized that this guy was a bum, and she was wondering what he was doing at her house.

"Can I help you?" asked Emma.

"Yo momma and you poppa told me I could stay in this brick," said the bum.

"Huh?" asked a confused Emma.

"That was street talk," said the bum. "I meant to say that your mom and dad told me I could stay in your house."

Emma was sure that Archie and Spike wouldn't let a bum stay in their house. She started to assume that the bum was a crazy person.

"Emma, who is it?!" called Archie from the dining room.

"It's a guy!" shouted Emma.

Spike and Archie walked over to the front door. They looked at the bum and smiled.

"Come in, Mr. Dooble," said Archie and Spike.

The bum, or Mr. Dooble, entered the house and took a seat on the couch. Now Emma thought that the bum wasn't the only crazy one.

"Who is this guy?" asked Emma.

"His name is Mr. Dooble," said Archie. "His first name is Jeff. Spike and I met him on the street. We felt nice that day, so we asked him if he would like to stay in our house for the rest of his life. He said yes."

Emma gasped. Her mother and stepfather were definitely crazy.

"Nice to meet you, Emma," said Jeff. "And by the way, call me Jeff. Don't call me Mr. Dooble. It makes me sound like a bum."

'But you are a bum!' thought Emma.

"Jeff, you will be staying in the guest room," said Spike. "Except it'll no longer be the guest room since you'll be staying her forever!"

"Oh Emma, I forgot to tell you," began Archie. "Your math teacher ran away, so Jeff will be substituting for her until she comes back. Yup, you'll get to see him everyday!"

"What?!" asked Emma. "I'm gonna faint."

She didn't faint.

TO BE CONTINUED...