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(Tonya's P.O.V.)
897 Sheep
Pahahahah…HA
That night after the Veronica's had quieted down and went to sleep, I couldn't fall asleep. I was exhausted all day and when I could actually have some peace and quiet my brain decided to wake up. After counting 897 sheep I decided to go explore.
I tip-toed down the hall, then down the stairs leading to the commons room. I guess it's called a commons because everyone who goes there have a common house.
Anyways I was sitting in a chair when I heard something. I turned and saw Alex.
"Hey, Alex!" I greeted warmly.
"Hey, Tonya," he greeted back tiredly, "What are you doing awake?"
"Couldn't sleep."
"Oh. Me neither."
Neither of us said anything for what seemed like an eternity. Finally I said, "So, there were these three guys. They were traveling through the dessert until their car broke down. They were in the middle of nowhere with no cell phone service. So they decided to just walk back to civilization." Alex was giving me a weird look, but I was already in the story so I kept going. "They knew it would be a long walk back so they all decided to bring just one item. The first guy brought a water bottle. The second brought an umbrella and the third brought a car door."
"A door?" Alex asked raising an eye brow.
"Yeah, so they kept walking and finally the guy with the umbrella asked the guy with the water why he choose to bring water. He said 'Because water will keep me alive in this hot dessert. Why'd you bring that umbrella?' The guy with the umbrella was like 'So when the sun gets high I can open it and not get a sun burn.' then the two looked at the guy dragging the car door. 'So why'd you bring that?' they asked. The guy with the door rolls his eyes and says 'So when I get hot, I can just roll down the window!'" I finished my joke and started laughing.
Alex, however was just staring at me with an amused smile.
"What?" I asked feeling self-conscious that he wasn't laughing with me.
"You sure do like to tell not so funny jokes, don't you?" Alex asked chuckling.
"What? Are you kidding? That was to funny!" I said slightly offended. "Fine, I'll bet you'll laugh at this joke." I cleared my throat and began, "The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese!"
"Was that supposed to be the joke that would make me laugh?"
I nodded laughing
"That's not even a joke, it's a saying."
"That's why it's so funny!" I gasped between fits of giggling.
Alex gave me a worried look, almost as if I had some weird dieses that he could catch just by standing to close. He turned still giving that weird look and departed up to his dorm.
In the middle of my laughing I decided I should probably go to bed before I scared off anyone else. Especially since the longer I stayed up the loopier I would get.
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