I the author of this story do not claim to own any of the creative mastery behind the ideas that are and or were made by Bill Watterson Calvin and Hobbes are his creation and any characters i might(did) have borrowed were simply becuase I am and forever will be a fan of his work.
AUTHORS NOTE: ok sorry it took me awhile to finish this chapter but i still don't know if i like it, and after the next chapter I think i might go a little faster into the year. cuz if im not mistaken i don't think anything really happens till winter break in elementry school. I dont really remember its been like 10 years since i was in it so i think ya get why i might not know but if any body has an idea of something that might be important that happens in elementry school please tell me so i might be able to use it. Also if you don't think things like what happen to calvin in this chapter actually happen or happened than think again cuz I have had friends that have been in pretty simmular situations. Please Review I've only had two so far and I'd love to know whatever it is that your thinking about this story even if it's "hmm, your story is a lot of words, me no like words." i don't care what you write as long as your honest
Chapter 4: The Spider advances and the Fly is Doomed
Seven weeks three days four hours and thirty six minutes have passed since Calvin entered his most dreadful school year and in approximately one hour and twenty four minutes he along with the thirty other students in his class would be going home with their progress reports. Now, this isn't always the worst thing in the world, but when it comes on the Friday of Halloween it tends to suck the life out of every ten year old in the class room(the exception being Susie Derkins and anyone anything like her). So, Calvin sat at his desk with a nauseated look upon his face and a nervous pencil bouncing around on his desk.
"Calvin, are you alright?" Susie whispered to him.
"What? Oh yeah, I, I'm fine?" with that his pencil took a wild swoop and landed three rows ahead of him, and he starred blankly after it.
The class was unusually subdued with the majority freaking out at the notion that they may not have a chance to reach an all time sugar high for a solid three weeks for they would most likely be grounded when they got home. It was exactly this that was bothering Calvin. He could help but wonder weather or not he should just hold off on telling his parents or get it over with. There was the possibility they already new but he did not even like to put that near his realm of thought, because he had done his duty as a mischievous kid and gotten rid of the paper that Mrs. Eldermon sent with the knowledge of the progress report. Still, the question was there deep in the pockets of his mind what if they some how found out? Like, what if while his mom and Susie's where having one of their book clubs, or what if when his dad was out on his bike and he came across Mrs. Eldermon walking her poodle?
This was it only forty five minutes left and what was the teacher talking about spelling, squirrels, perplexed, tornado, and all Calvin could do was sit in his desk fidgeting around wiggling his feet and tapping his fingers. "Cut it out Calvin" Patty Fuller said in the seat in front of him.
She was more like Susie nothing to worry about, but not Calvin he still had thirty minutes until his life was ruined and he would suffer with having to remember that on the year of his tenth Halloween possibly one of the last times he would be considered young enough to go trick or treating he would be stuck at home bored into oblivion the only thing to keep him sane would be the company of Hobbes. Still, he knew that if he could not have this treasured holiday then what was the point, why was he even here? He was the fly all over again, but this time Calvin had realized that he was trapped in a never ending web.
Calvin had a look of horror on his face as he starred at the clock with only fifteen minutes left. In five minutes the teacher would be asking them to put their chairs up on top of their desks, gather any home work 'don't forget your spelling sheets', and line up at the door. This would be the time that he would start praying relentlessly begging God that there would be some strange chance that Mrs. Eldermon some how someway forgot or was joking about the progress reports, but Calvin has never been on the greatest of terms with the big man up stairs and maybe he gets a laugh out of seeing a kid in a position like this but a teacher never forgets.
"Calvin you know its going to be alright it's not like it's the end of the world" Susie Derkins broke into Calvin's worried mind as the students started to move the chairs.
"Are you kidding? Seriously, Susie I know you're a brainniac, but that doesn't make the rest of us safe from the clutches of modern day parents who wish to rule with an iron fist. Geesh, what do you think my parents will do when they see my progress report? Why do they even call it that it's not like half of us are making any kind of progress, but who cares…"Calvin droned on as he marched his way towards the back of the line with Susie.
He had not noticed but they were mere moments away from receiving their sentences, and so Susie let him continue on about parents and how they were like the wardens to prisons. Finally she felt the need to cut in with, " what if you do good though?"
"Well, hmm, I hadn't really thought about that, but I guess on the very impossible chance that I do succeed in receiving decent grades I still don't think it is a good thing to get these progress reports. What I mean is the only thing that can come from them, either way good or bad grades, is bad stuff. If I do good my parents expectations go up and they'll want me to do better and better until I'm gettin straight A's, but if I do poorly then I get grounded and miss Halloween and get stuck in my room for who knows how long. So, either way I'm out of luck." He finishes as Mrs. Eldermon hands him and envelope with to the parents of Calvin on it.
"Class remember to have your parents sign these and bring them back on Monday I will be checking and making calls if I need to." And with that the bell rang and Mrs. Eldermon gave two final words,"Happy Halloween."
Calvin was making his way through the hall way trying to get through the crowd of kids excited for the holiday and Susie was right behind him trying to catch up. She noticed that he was ripping open the envelope getting ready to check out how he did when Susie finally caught up to him, "Calvin, what are you doing that is meant for our parents. You can't open that."
"Why not there is nothing stopping me? Really is some sort of light bolt or something going to strike if I open it? I don't think so, any way my parents won't even know that it was in an envelope. Also, I need to find out what I'm working with. Because, if these are good then I guess I'll show them and get it over with right away at least they might reward me or something, but if they are bad then ill show them Monday morning and that way I can still have Halloween and the rest of the weekend that is as long as nobodies informed them of this little paper." He was standing in front of Susie shaking the half open progress report in his hand.
"Well Calvin it sounds like you have it all planned out. So, how did you do?"
He slowly tore open the rest of the envelope and pulled out the paper and read a note that stated: Calvin when I spoke to your mother at the beginning of the year she asked me to place a note in your envelope saying, you were not listen by opening it, and that I have sent your progress report in the mail to your parents. Do to the fact that in the past several years you have found ways to hide important school papers from them your mother and I both agreed that this would be the best way for you to do well this year. Sincerely Mrs. Eldermon P.S. I'll see you on Monday with your progress report signed.
Calvin starred blankly at the paper for a moment with his mouth slightly open, "So, what does it say? Calvin?" She said nudging him out of his stupor.
"uhm, it's a note from Mrs. Eldermon. My plans are ruined."