A/N: Hey guys, how's it going? I've wanted to make an Arthur fan fiction submission for a long time, but I didn't feel totally inspired. I don't know why, I made a lot of Arthur stories when I was younger, but I never published any of them, because of course, I was younger. I've been watching Arthur since I was almost two years old and today on my Facebook, I got a shocking new story about Joan Rivers passing away earlier today. I don't know how I feel about that, I never really disliked Ms. Rivers, but I never really grew fond of her to follow either, it was surprising to see her guest star in a show like ARTHUR as Francine's grandmother. Nothing against her, it was just surprising. I'm not sure how to feel about her death and all, but for some reason, i was thinking of Arthur and her time on Arthur in the newer episodes, before that Ladonna girl showed up, so I present you this story. Read & Review.
Francine was writing at her desk like the others. The school nurse had stepped in to talk with Mr. Ratburn. Francine noticed the nurse had a grim look on her face, but she kept writing so she wouldn't get in trouble with her tough teacher. The nurse bowed her head and shut her eyes as Mr. Ratburn went to the monkey girl's desk.
"Mr. Ratburn?" Francine looked up at him.
"Francine, the nurse would like to have a word with you..." the teacher told her, sounding sad about something.
The tomboy was confused by his nature but went along with it. She stood up and left the classroom with the nurse. She had shut the door and folded her arms. Francine wasn't in trouble, but what the nurse had to tell the girl was just hard for a grown up to even bear. It was the saddest thing she heard earlier and it would be harder to tell the girl. Especially at age eight.
"What is it?" Francine asked.
The nurse released a sigh and looked back at her. "I'm sorry, Francine... But... I have some very sad news... Your grandmother has passed away."
"What?" Francine asked. Her voice was suddenly shallow and heartbreaking. She sounded like she was sick to her stomach and very unhappy now on what felt like a normal Thursday in school.
"I'm sorry, Francine." the nurse told her and held out her arms, offering a hug.
Francine looked back at the nurse and hugged her. She then let loose some streaming tears and felt very sick and unhappy now. Her grandmother was just joining the family again after her first Yom Kippur and helping Arthur cope with his memory losing grandfather and now she was gone. "Bubby..." she whispered very sadly and very emotional right now.
"I'm very sorry, dear," the nurse whispered.
Francine rarely ever cried. No one had seen her cry before. The other students were looking in shock from inside Mr. Ratburn's classroom. She wasn't sure what to do now. Suddenly, everything seemed unbearable and hard to deal with. This was truly an unhappy day for her. She just wondered what to do next as she was heartbroken and she felt sick to her stomach. She felt starving earlier due to eating a pastry from the toaster as a quick breakfast this morning and still an hour to lunch, but suddenly, all her hunger faded away. What was she going to do now?