The Rugrats Flu Epidemic
It was a sunny morning as the Rugrats were headed to school, a Monday morning, the snow was starting to melt and spring was only a few weeks away.
"Did any of you do the homework?" Phil asked as they got to the bus stop that morning.
"I did it" said Lil "I always do my homework"
"Of course you always do but I don't"
"Maybe that is why you are failing, Phil" said Lil
"I'm passing with a 55" Phil said
"A 55 is failing, Phil"
"Not in my book" Phil said back
As Tommy arrived at the bus stop, followered by Chuckie and Kimi. "Did anyone here of the flu virus that has been going around" they both asked
"I heard about this kid who got it and ended up not being able to do anything for weeks" said Tommy
"I hope I don't get it" said Lil "I haven't missed a day of school since preschool" she said
"Miss perfect attendance" said Phil
"Of course" said Lil with a laugh "I am" she said as she fluffed her hair
As the kids got on the bus, almost half the bus was empty. "I guess that flu is going around" said Chuckie "Here's hoping that none of us get it"
"Yes" said Tommy "No way I can get sick. I have baseball"
"So do I" said Phil
"Me too" said Chuckie
"I have dance" said Lil
"So do I" said Kimi
As the kids entered school, almost half of their classmates here absent. On the announcements that morning it said that everyone who has a symptoms of the flu will be sent home.
"I can't get sick" said Lil "I can't break my perfect attendance record. I can't" she said at lunch. Lil dreamed about going all through school with perfect attendance.
"How was school" said Betty when the kids got home from school that day.
"Almost half of the kids were out" said Phil "It was cool"
"The flu must be going around" said Betty "I hope you guys don't get it" she said
"Me either" said Lil "I don't want to miss school"
"I know you don't" said Betty
The next day as Kimi woke up, her throat feeling like razorblades and her head was pounding. There was no way she would miss school, the test in Social Studies that she had been cramming for was today.
"Kimi" said her mother when she saw her as she came down the stairs and Are you feeling alright today" she asked her.
"I'm fine, Mom" Kimi said with a smile even thou she wasn't. "I am just hoping I pass that Social Studies test today"
"I am sure you will" said her mother "You and Chuckie have both been studying so hard for it and I'm sure you will both do really well on it" she said with a smile.
As Kimi walked to the bus stop ahead of Chuckie, she wasn't sure how she would make it through the day without being sent home.
"Dill got sick last night" said Tommy once they got on the bus and Mom made him stay home today.
"Does he have the flu" asked Chuckie
"Mom thinks he doesn't but she is taking him to the doctor today"
"I had the flu shot" said Tommy "but Mom said I can still get it"
"I got it too" said Lil then Phil
"We did too" said Kimi and Chuckie
"So there is no way we can get sick, right" said Lil "since we got the flu shot, you can't get the flu"
As Lil got on the bus she thought back to a few weeks ago, a rainy dark day when she was sitting in the living room as the phone rang. As she found a seat on the bus she thought about the day some more as her Mom answered the phone, she tried to remember what she said but her mind went blank.
She tried to picture herself in the doctors office but she couldn't.
Did Lil get the flu shot? Will all the kids come down with it? Where is Angelica during all of this? Tune in to find out.