Author's note: Hey, it's me again! I am like super ready for this chapter as I am sure many of you are too! I dedicate this chapter to a person who thought they weren't going to have fun today! I'm not talking about Cameron actually. I'm talking about you guys, the readers. I hope you will have fun reading this chapter…
WITH ROONEY
"Who is it?" Ferris's voice asked.
"It's Ed Rooney, Ferris. I'd like to have a word with you" Rooney explained happy that he was going to be able to bust Ferris.
"I'm sorry; I can't come to the door right now. In my weakened condition, I could take a spill down the stairs
and suffer further school absences" Ferris's voice replied sneakily.
"Save it, Ferris Come down here" Rooney said taking no crap.
"You can reach my parents at work. Thank you for stopping by. I appreciate your concern" Ferris's voice continued.
"Come down here and talk to me" Rooney yelled annoyed.
"Have a nice day" Ferris's voice finished.
"You're in big trouble Ferris" Rooney yelled ringing the doorbell again.
"Who is it?" Ferris's voice asked again.
"You know darn well who it is" Rooney said gruffly.
"I'm sorry; I can't come to the door right now. In my weakened condition, I could take a spill down the stairs
and suffer further school absences. You can reach my parents at work. Thank you for stopping by. I appreciate your concern. Have a nice day" Ferris's voice repeated. Rooney now understood that it was a tape that Ferris had made so he could get out of the house to play hookey.
Suddenly an angry dog appeared from around the corner of the house.
"Hi, doggy" Rooney said sweetly as the dog growled.
"Stay, boy! Stay! Stay! Sit! Sit! Heel! Stay!" Rooney yelled being chased by the hungry rabid dog.
BACK WITH FERRIS AND THE OTHERS
ABBY'S P.O.V.
"Ferris you hate Art! Why are you doing this?" I asked genuinely concerned.
"You like art. So who's to say I don't" Ferris replied sneakily.
"Ferris really! You don't have to do this to impress me. I was impressed when you caught that French fry in your mouth last year! I was impressed that Cameron let you take out the car! It doesn't take an art museum to impress me! It takes a stupid French fry!" I explained.
Ferris turned toward the audience.
"Abby gets like this sometimes. Sure I know she's easy to impress, I've known her my whole life practically. But when Abby gets into her whole you-don't-have-to-impress-me thing it means she really wants to go to the art museum. I don't know why Abby thinks I don't like art. So the first time I found out I even was supposed to be taking it was when Abby mentioned I never show. That doesn't mean I wouldn't like the class" Ferris admitted.
"Come on Abby! Were going to the art museum" Ferris said helping me out of the car.
"Well if you insist" I said as we walked in. As soon as we entered we saw a class of second graders taking their school field trip. They were all walking holding hands after their teacher.
"Come on let's join them" Ferris suggested.
"I don't think so Ferris" Cam objected.
"What's wrong with playing along with some second graders?" Ferris asked.
"Sharing germs. Ferris you and Abby were normal second graders. You know what it was like. Crying about having to put jackets on, the lunch throwing, the eating glue" Cameron explained.
"Oh, come on Cam we were past the glue eating thing by first grade" Ferris cried in defense.
"What if I get a wart from them? In second grade kid's trade warts all the time" Cameron explained. Ferris and I ignored him as we joined the end of the class by joining hands with them. We knew Cameron would join in soon enough. Poor Cameron.
LATER IN A TAXI
"We'd better go and get the car" Cameron suggested.
"Relax, Cameron we have until six" Ferris said nonchalantly.
"I know you don't care, but it does mean my ass" Cam said hurtfully.
"Cam" I cried in shock.
"Okay, I know Ferris took a real risk taking the car. But really Cam! You think if something happens Ferris will make you take the rap?" I asked in disbelief.
"He's got you on his side now doesn't he?" Cam asked softly. I shook my head at him.
"That hurts, Cameron. What have you seen today?" Ferris asked meaningfully.
"Nothing good" Cameron said looking out the window.
"Nothing! What do you mean nothing good? We've seen everything good; we've seen the whole city. We went to a museum and saw priceless works of art!" Ferris yelled going crazy. Suddenly, Cameron's face changed.
"What? What's wrong?" I asked.
"Look over there" Cameron grunted. We looked. There was Ferris's dad in another cab reading the newspaper.
Ferris and Cameron got down in the feet area away from Ferris's sight. I stayed where I was putting a pair of shades on. Ferris's dad doesn't know me. I know by all these years you would think that we would have met. Well, we haven't. I only know him as the person to watch out for when you're playing hookey. I thought I might as well have fun while he doesn't know who I am. I made kissy faces at him making he turn bright red and turn back to his newspaper.
"What's he doing?" Ferris whispered.
"He's licking the glass and making obscene gestures with his hands" I joked.
"What?" Cameron asked rubbing a rabbit's foot. That's when Ferris started tickling me.
"Stop it" I screamed laughing.
LATER
"I can't believe he could just run off like that!" Cameron cried hysterically.
"He didn't leave" I protested. I mean he couldn't…could he?
"It really busts my hump" Cameron complained.
"He didn't ditch us" I reassured Cameron.
"He might be back at school" Cam suggested.
"He would not go back to school" I laughed. Boy Cam was getting delusional.
"He'd do it just to make me sweat" Cam said.
Suddenly, we heard a familiar voice. "Ladies and gentlemen, we'd like to play a little tune for you. I dedicate it to a man who doesn't think he's seen anything good today" Ferris's voice rang out in a microphone.
"Cameron Frye, this one is for you" Ferris finished. We searched for him and soon saw him on a parade float surrounded by girls.
"Ferris I'm serious get off the float!" I yelled walking up to it with Cam. We were pulled back by security guards.
"What are you doing?" Cameron yelled with me. Suddenly music started up and the song Danke Schen came on. Ferris mimed every word making it look like he was really singing it. I shook my head. Ferris was unbelievable!
I walked with Cameron and we started to talk. I mean there was no way we were going to be able to get Ferris off that float till Ferris wanted to get off.
"As long as I've known him, everything works for him. There's nothing he can't handle. I can't handle anything. School, parents, and the future. Ferris can do anything. I don't know what I'm going to do" Cameron told me.
"Don't be silly. You're going to college" I told him.
"Yeah, but to do what?" Cameron asked.
"I don't know. What are you interested in?"
"Nothing" Cameron laughed.
"You know what I could see you as a lawyer" I laughed.
"Naw" Cameron laughed too.
"That way when I become an actress and someone tries to stalk me I can call you to help me take him to court" I joked.
"So that's what you want to do? Be an actress" Cameron asked.
"Yep, it's something I've waited my whole life to do" I admitted.
"So you're gonna leave us and go out to Hollywood and never come back" Cameron said getting emotional.
"Cameron, that's not true and you know it. As soon as I star in my first movie I'll come back out here and take you and Ferris out there with me. I'll bring you guys to the movie premiere with me and show off my two best friends in the world. Then I'll invite you both to the Emmys and the Oscar's where I will be nominated for best actress. I will win and thank you both in my acceptance speech" I explained.
"Sounds like you got it all figured out as usual" Cameron said.
"Cameron that's not true and you know it. I still don't know about a lot of things in my life" I said.
Ferris looked back at us in the crowd. "You're crazy!" Cameron laughed.
"What do you think Ferris is going to do?" Cameron asked.
"He's going to be a fry cook or a comedian. Probably the comedian" I laughed. Suddenly the music changed. Oh no I thought. It was Twist and Shout by The Isley brothers.
Ferris was mouthing every word making it look like he was singing it.
"This song is dedicated to the girl that taught me a long time ago to do the twist! This goes out to Abigail Garcia!" Ferris yelled out.
R/r You gotta love Ferris!