Hello again, and uh welcome to Chapter 4 of Family Issues, and I hope you like it, now you can, read.
Chapter 4... Leaving and Greetings
Spongebob slept on Sandy's couch, and she slept in her bed, it was quite, and a little differnt. Spongebob stayed up for a little while thinking of what could happen while he was gone, he might not, ever come home, there might be words said behind his back, like he was pussy wiped, what ever that means, SpongeBob thought. He could lose his uncle who was in the hospital, with some type of deadly cancer, he would miss his friends, and family, he would miss home, and work, but all that is changing now. He dose love her, but to the point to drop and leave everything, and everyone he loved behind was a lot of courage, and weight on his shoulders, he knew that it was too late to back out, and right now she was his family, and right now he would go as far to do anything for her. SpongeBob was starring up at the ceiling, it was cold, and dark, nothing but the sound of the wind passing by the tree, making the leaves shake was all that could be heard. SpongeBob looked at the alarm clock, it was mid-night, and he knew he had to go to sleep, so he did.
In the morning, Sandy had came down the stairs, wearing purple night pants, and a T-shirt, yawning and scratching her side, and going into the kitchen for a glass of milk. Spongebob was still sleeping, Sandy stood infrount of him, watching him sleep, it almost looked like Spongebob was 20 years younger than he was, he was so peaceful, so interesting to the young land mammal. She sat infront of him, examining his face, the sun shining through her tree's leaves, and shining on his face, ' He's so cute when hes asleep,' Sandy thought to her self, touching his face with her hand, careful not to wake him, she gintally pressed her lips against hers, than Spongebob woke up, he sat up, yawning, and stretching. Sandy was still on the floor, and inbetween his legs, Spongebob looked around, before looking down, to see Sandy, " Good morning Sandy, how was your sleep, and why are you on the floor?" Spongebob asked, and Sandy got up from the floor and sat next to him, "Sorry, I was just watching you sleep," Sandy said, rubbing the back of her head, " How long were you sitting there," "Not long, just a few seconds, I just woke up, how was you sleep Spongebob?" Sandy said, changing the subject, " It was alright, not used to sleeping here is all, so how was your sleep?" Spongebob threw the question back at her, "Um, I had a nice sleep, thankyou for asking, do you want breakfast before we leave?" "Uh, yeah sure, are you cooking?" "Yeah, what do you want?" "Uh, whatever you decide to make, anything would be good." Spongebob sujested, " Sandy, where's the bathroom?" Spongebob asked, "Uh, down the hall strait ahead," "Ok, thankyou," Spongebob said walking to the bathroom. Sandy had cooked up some blueberry and acorn waffle, served with maple syrup, and butter, and a side of eggs and bacon. Spongebob came out of the bathroom, he had gotten dressed and was sitting at the table across from Sandy, they were talking about their plans when they got there, "When we arrive in Texas, we'll go to my parents house, and then we'll walk around, and later that night we'll see my pa," Sandy explained to Spongebob, who understood whatever it was she was saying to him.
After Breakfast, Spongebob and Sandy grabbed their stuff and headed to the airport, to catch their flight. The plane ride took about 5 hours to get from, the pacific ocean, to amarica, the state of Texas. Sandy wanted to suprize her parents when she got home, so she didnt call them to let them know that they were coming. On the plane ride, they both had to wear their helmets. They were talking almost the whole way, Spongebob asking Sandy what a few things were form now and again. Spongebob just tried to hide the doubts that he felt aside, the doubts that, he may or may not come back, but he didnt care, he was with her, but he was doubting, if that was enough to keep him with her through the ride, he worried about so many things, about her family, hating him, and making her hate him, his job, his family he left home, his friends, everything that was important to him, he left it all behind, for the one girl that he'd loved since they first met, but what if it wasnt all as it was cracked up to be, what if they fought, and they hated each other, what if they really didnt' love each other at all, maybe it might have been the feeling of being alone, the feeling of love. No, he knew he loved her, but didnt know if she truely felt the same in her heart, like he did, but he knew she loved him, or just believed she did. Spongebob just looked out the window, not saying much, Sandy noticed how Spongebob was acting, " Spongebob, are you ok?" Sandy asked, placing her hand on his sholder, and he turned to look at Sandy, his hand on hers, " Yeah, everythings fine, why would you ask?" Spongebob asked, " I just thought you looked sad, I've never think this hard before, what are you thinking of?" Sandy asked him, Spongebob tried to think but couldn't think, "Do you, love me?" Spongebob asked, looking away from her, "Of course I do, why do you, love me?" Spongebob looked at Sandy, "More than anything Sandy" Spongebob smiled, and hugged her, Sandy hugged back, a little baffaled by his question.
The plane finally landed, the two were in the airport, grabbing there stuff and than catching a cab. Spongebob and Sandy rode form the airport to Sandy's parnets house. Spongebob was amazed at the things that he saw, there were many trees, and differnt land creatures that he had never seen before, cats, dogs, birds, many land things. About an hour passed when they arrived at Sandy's parent's house, it was a big oak tree, bigger than Sandy's tree in the treedome, Spongebob was amazed. Sandy had already grabbed her luggage, and was already halfway up the walkway. Spongebob grabbed his suit cases and hurryed to catch up to Sandy. They waited at the door, while Sandy rung the doorbell, at least three times, when they heard a voice from inside, " yah, yah, Im comin' just hold y'alls horses." a female voice was heard from the other side. Sandy turned to Spongebob, " Thats ma," she exclaimed in excitement, and turned back around to the door, then the door opened. Standing in the door was Sandy's mother, Mable, a creamy tan Squirral who was a lighter shade than Sandy. Sandy and Mable exchanged hugs and squeals, " My darlin' Sandra finally came home, oooh, there is so much to talk about," she said bringing her inside, Sandy turned her head and gestured Spongebob to follow them. They went into the living room, and were now sitting on the couches, trying to catch up, "So hows work been?" Mable asked Sandy, "Oh, its been great, I've met so many new friends, and Spongebob here is one of them, but I'll let y'all know, hes my boyfriend, ma" Sandy said gesturing to Spongebob," Oh, this is the young man you've been talkin' about, I do gotta admit, he is cute," she said shaking his hand, " Thankyou ma,me" Spongebob replyed, " Please, call me ma," she said, and than turning her attention back to Sandy.
Spongebob listened to them talk until his phone buzzed, so he took it out of his pocket, he had gotten a text from his mother, and it wasnt a good one either, the text read, " Your uncle's cancer spread to his nervous system, he's paralized from the waste down," Spongebob turned off his phone, and looked up, he had tears in his eyes, and his lips were quivering, he tried to hide it, but couldnt, Sandy and her mother had heard his phone go off, and the looked at him, he smiled and looked away from them, holding his phone on his mouth, a tear falling, he wiped it away. Sandy was confused and worried, " Spongebob, is there something wrong?" she asked, she said rubbing his leg, making him look at Sandy, he smiled, "yeah, everythings, fine" said Spongebob putting his phone in his pocket. He didnt want to make her feel bad, so he just kept quite. Sandy let it go, and looked at her mother, "Hey ma, hows pa, can we go see him?" Sandy asked, Mable looked at the ground, "Yeah, sure, come on, I'll drive," she said getting up, and walking out the door, and grabbing her keys.
Sandy, Spongebob, and Mable were in the waiting room, waiting for a nurse to stop by and show them all into the room. The nurse came out of a hallway, "Follow me," the nurse anounced to the three, looking at Spongebob, she hadnt seen his kind here before, and neither did Spongebob, Sandy looked at Spongebob, " Come on Spongebob," said Sandy grabbing his hand and taking him with her," Sandy, what was that lady?" Spongebob asked, "Shes a nurse," "I know that, but what kind of animal?" "She was a dog, her name's , why?" Sandy asked Spongebob, "Nothing I was just cerious, I've never seen, a dog before," said Spongebob, tring to prononce dog. Spongebob, Mable, and Sandy walked into room 185-6, and saw Sandy's father lying down in a medic bed. He was in a coma, Sandy started to cry, she had never seen him like this, he was always so strong and healthy, he never got sick. Sandy aproched him, knealing down to his exsprestionless face, he had a breathing mask on, he was paler than usual, usually he was a dark grey colored squirrel, with a black nose, and he was now a light Smokey colored grey, with a grey not black nose. He almost looked as if he wasn't her father, just as some other sick, male squirrel. She sat beside him, "Oh, pa, whats happened to you?" she asked him, but knew that he wasnt going to answer. Spongbob picked Sandy up on her feet, and patting her back. Spongebob looked around the room for the doctor, who was by a sink, washing his hands, Spongebob walked up to the doctor, and asked, "Whats wrong with him?" the doctor turned around to face the voice that he had heard behind him, confused as to what, he was, "What are you?" the doctor asked Spongebob, " Im a Sponge, and what are you?" Spongebob asked him, " Im, a bever, but you can call me Dr. Win, and you are?" "Im Spongebob, So whats wrong with him?" Spongebob asked, pointing to Sandy's father, " We dont know yet, the test results wont be in until two days," said the doctor. Spongebob knodded his head, " Than we'll be back two days," Spongebob walked over to Sandy, and informed her what the doctor had said, " in two days?" Sandy asked Spongebob, "Yes, thats what he said anyways, so I was thinking that we could come back two days, we go back to your parents place, you can take a bath, and I'll unpack, and than figure out what ever it is that we could do for the rest of the day," said Spongebob, and Sandy agreed, walking out of the room with Spongebob and Mable.
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