To 2001!
Chapter Five
"You WHAT?!" Allen shouted. "You TOLD him he would die?!" I looked at my feet and nodded sheepishly. He groaned.
"Why are you yelling at me? What did I do?" I asked.
"Don't you get it?"
"Get WHAT?"
"By telling him that, you have changed history!"
"Maybe for the better."
"Skye, I believe everything happens for a reason. And maybe he was supposed to die!"
"Allen, I don't believe in fate or whatever you want to call it." But just then Rafe walked in. But next to him was a woman in a nurse's outfit.
"Lemme guess. Evelyn?" I said sarcastically. She nodded. "Arrrrrrrrrg!" I banged my head on the wall. "This is not possible!" I groaned. And then, to make matters worse, Danny walked in. He gasped.
"Evelyn!"
"Hi Danny," she said quietly.
"Can someone tell me what is going ON here?!" Allen yelled at the top of his lungs as Danny shot death glances at Rafe and Evelyn.
"Uh, this is my girl," Rafe said to no one in particular.
"No, she's mine," Danny said fiercely. Uh oh. Why me, why me?
"That's where you're wrong," Rafe said. And with that, he slugged Danny across the mouth. Allen cheered. Evelyn gasped. I tried to think of a way to break up the fight that was starting right in front of us.
Danny looked shocked and angry, and then kicked Rafe in the stomach. Rafe groaned and stumbled over to Danny, slapping at him wildly. Danny grabbed Rafe by the collar and threw him towards the sink. Finally I found my voice.
"HEY! HEY! BREAK IT UP!" I shouted. They turned their heads to look at me. "Stop that! This is not some sort of bar where you can beat the tar out of each other! Get over it!" I couldn't believe I was doing this. Usually I wasn't all that outgoing, but I had a crisis, so what else could I do?
"Yeah, stop acting like me and Skye when we get into a fight!" I heard Allen speak up.
"I'm very sorry, ma'am," Rafe said quietly.
"You two, we need to work this out," Evelyn said. I nodded.
"Right on," I said. They looked at me strangely. "BUT, if you decide you want to beat each other up anymore, do it in the backyard. I don't want to get blood on the carpet or anything." And so they left for the yard obediently. I sighed. At last, some peace around here.
"We have got to find out how to get rid of them! They are stealing our room and peace of mind! By the end of two weeks, Mom and Dad will be forced to commit us!" I wailed. Allen nodded sympathetically.
"But I still can't believe you told Danny he'd DIE!" He shrieked. I groaned; he'd probably never let me forget that. I knew it probably wasn't a good idea to tell him, but I couldn't help it!
But then we decided it would be a good idea to quietly sneak out on the porch and watch. Besides, we needed to water our mother's plants anyway, so we had a cover. I beckoned to Allen to follow me.
I picked the watering can and filled it with water and handed it to Allen. We walked out the back door onto the deck. Out on the deck, it was like a jungle. Mom had plants all over, and hanging baskets hanging from the rain gutter. I knew we'd need more water, but this was a good start.
Walking over to a large flower box with geraniums planted in it, I switched into Nosy Mode. I peered over the railing at what was going on down in the yard. It seemed that Evelyn and Rafe were doing most of the talking. Danny was looking at all of the things in the yard. The big bushes, the bird feeder, everything except the other two.
But all of a sudden, Danny stood up a screamed at the top of his lungs: "THAT'S NOT TRUE AND YOU KNOW IT!" I heard everything clearly and it was all I could do to not burst out laughing. Allen looked at me, and it was even harder to not cackle evilly. We shook with silent laughter. We were lucky they hadn't seen us, but it would be hard for anyone to see through all of the plants.
Allen and I went back to watering plants, but we glanced up every so often to see what was going on down in the grass. And finally, it came.
"Oh yeah?" Rafe bellowed, punching Danny in the nose. Danny groaned and kicked Rafe repeatedly in the shins. Rafe shrieked in fury and leapt on Danny's shoulders, beating him with his fists like Allen had done. I gestured to Allen and he looked down in the lawn, where Danny had punched Rafe in the back.
I was laughing so hard, tears poured down my cheeks and I spilled half of the water in the can. I had to quickly walk inside to fill my watering can and keel over with laughter. Allen followed me in and got some more water. We exchanged a look, and burst out laughing.
We were still laughing when Rafe stumbled through the back door with a bloody nose. Danny followed with a black eye. Evelyn was behind with a shocked look on her face. But then, it happened. The doorbell rang.
Why was this a big deal? When the doorbell rings, the neighbors come...
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Just to be mean, I will stop here. And now for an important message!
OK, you may have wondered, so here you go. The character of Skye is based on me, and the character of Allen is based on my brother. And Allen is my brother's middle name; Skye is my pen name (obviously). I would have used Trevor's (my brother) pen name, but I didn't think he'd like it if his name was Toad Rocket.
Thanks for reading! *waves* Bye!
Chapter Five
"You WHAT?!" Allen shouted. "You TOLD him he would die?!" I looked at my feet and nodded sheepishly. He groaned.
"Why are you yelling at me? What did I do?" I asked.
"Don't you get it?"
"Get WHAT?"
"By telling him that, you have changed history!"
"Maybe for the better."
"Skye, I believe everything happens for a reason. And maybe he was supposed to die!"
"Allen, I don't believe in fate or whatever you want to call it." But just then Rafe walked in. But next to him was a woman in a nurse's outfit.
"Lemme guess. Evelyn?" I said sarcastically. She nodded. "Arrrrrrrrrg!" I banged my head on the wall. "This is not possible!" I groaned. And then, to make matters worse, Danny walked in. He gasped.
"Evelyn!"
"Hi Danny," she said quietly.
"Can someone tell me what is going ON here?!" Allen yelled at the top of his lungs as Danny shot death glances at Rafe and Evelyn.
"Uh, this is my girl," Rafe said to no one in particular.
"No, she's mine," Danny said fiercely. Uh oh. Why me, why me?
"That's where you're wrong," Rafe said. And with that, he slugged Danny across the mouth. Allen cheered. Evelyn gasped. I tried to think of a way to break up the fight that was starting right in front of us.
Danny looked shocked and angry, and then kicked Rafe in the stomach. Rafe groaned and stumbled over to Danny, slapping at him wildly. Danny grabbed Rafe by the collar and threw him towards the sink. Finally I found my voice.
"HEY! HEY! BREAK IT UP!" I shouted. They turned their heads to look at me. "Stop that! This is not some sort of bar where you can beat the tar out of each other! Get over it!" I couldn't believe I was doing this. Usually I wasn't all that outgoing, but I had a crisis, so what else could I do?
"Yeah, stop acting like me and Skye when we get into a fight!" I heard Allen speak up.
"I'm very sorry, ma'am," Rafe said quietly.
"You two, we need to work this out," Evelyn said. I nodded.
"Right on," I said. They looked at me strangely. "BUT, if you decide you want to beat each other up anymore, do it in the backyard. I don't want to get blood on the carpet or anything." And so they left for the yard obediently. I sighed. At last, some peace around here.
"We have got to find out how to get rid of them! They are stealing our room and peace of mind! By the end of two weeks, Mom and Dad will be forced to commit us!" I wailed. Allen nodded sympathetically.
"But I still can't believe you told Danny he'd DIE!" He shrieked. I groaned; he'd probably never let me forget that. I knew it probably wasn't a good idea to tell him, but I couldn't help it!
But then we decided it would be a good idea to quietly sneak out on the porch and watch. Besides, we needed to water our mother's plants anyway, so we had a cover. I beckoned to Allen to follow me.
I picked the watering can and filled it with water and handed it to Allen. We walked out the back door onto the deck. Out on the deck, it was like a jungle. Mom had plants all over, and hanging baskets hanging from the rain gutter. I knew we'd need more water, but this was a good start.
Walking over to a large flower box with geraniums planted in it, I switched into Nosy Mode. I peered over the railing at what was going on down in the yard. It seemed that Evelyn and Rafe were doing most of the talking. Danny was looking at all of the things in the yard. The big bushes, the bird feeder, everything except the other two.
But all of a sudden, Danny stood up a screamed at the top of his lungs: "THAT'S NOT TRUE AND YOU KNOW IT!" I heard everything clearly and it was all I could do to not burst out laughing. Allen looked at me, and it was even harder to not cackle evilly. We shook with silent laughter. We were lucky they hadn't seen us, but it would be hard for anyone to see through all of the plants.
Allen and I went back to watering plants, but we glanced up every so often to see what was going on down in the grass. And finally, it came.
"Oh yeah?" Rafe bellowed, punching Danny in the nose. Danny groaned and kicked Rafe repeatedly in the shins. Rafe shrieked in fury and leapt on Danny's shoulders, beating him with his fists like Allen had done. I gestured to Allen and he looked down in the lawn, where Danny had punched Rafe in the back.
I was laughing so hard, tears poured down my cheeks and I spilled half of the water in the can. I had to quickly walk inside to fill my watering can and keel over with laughter. Allen followed me in and got some more water. We exchanged a look, and burst out laughing.
We were still laughing when Rafe stumbled through the back door with a bloody nose. Danny followed with a black eye. Evelyn was behind with a shocked look on her face. But then, it happened. The doorbell rang.
Why was this a big deal? When the doorbell rings, the neighbors come...
**********************
Just to be mean, I will stop here. And now for an important message!
OK, you may have wondered, so here you go. The character of Skye is based on me, and the character of Allen is based on my brother. And Allen is my brother's middle name; Skye is my pen name (obviously). I would have used Trevor's (my brother) pen name, but I didn't think he'd like it if his name was Toad Rocket.
Thanks for reading! *waves* Bye!