If Only It Were True
By: Kari T.
Chapter 5
"Dib, Dib!" Gaz's voice came out of no where, "Dib, can I change the channel?"
"Huh, what? Uh, yeah, go ahead." He said. Whew, he was only day dreaming... or day nightmaring, if there is such a thing... "Has Bernadette called?"
"No." Gaz said in her "do-you-think-I-care" kind of voice.
"Oh," he said disappointed, "Should I call her?"
Gaz shrugged, "I dunno..." she said, it wasn't much help for Dib.
"I think I will."
"I'm not stopping you."
Dib got up and searched for the phone. Five minutes later he found it, he was just about to push "TALK" when it rang, "Hello?" he said into the receiver.
"Um Hi, is Dib there?" asked the voice on the other end.
"Bernadette?" Dib asked.
"Yeah, Dib?"
"Yeah, what is it?"
"Well, I just wanted to tell you, that I talked to Zim yesterday..."
Oh no, was his nightmare becoming a reality? "Oh, you did?" Dib said as calm as he could.
"Yeah, and he helped me realize that.... I love you."
A weird feeling rushed through Dib's body at that point, she loved him. He struggled to hold the phone steady.
"Are you still there?" Bernadette asked.
"Yeah, yeah... I'm here. So, are we--"
"Boyfriend and Girlfriend?"
"Yeah," Dib's voice was shaking.
"I guess, if you wanna..."
"Of course, why wouldn't I!?! I uh mean... yeah, that'll be cool."
Bernadette's giggles were heard from the other end, "OK, cool then... I'll talk to you later?"
"Right!"
"OK then, bye."
"Bye!" As soon as Dib hanged up he yelled, "YEEEEEEESSS!!! BERNADETTE IS MIIIIINE!" Gaz looked up from the TV, and Professor Membrane peeked in from the kitchen, each of them had strange expressions on their face. There were a few moments of silence until Dib said, "Well she is..."
Dib laid in bed, grinning from ear to ear. Tomorrow, he and Bernadette will be together. Tomorrow, he will look at her and think, "She is beautiful. She is smart. She is Bernadette Diego, and she is mine." Tomorrow will magical. Tomorrow will be the best day of his life.
Dib waited in front of the skool yard for Bernadette, "Any minute now, she'll be walking around that corner!"
"What are you so happy about?" Zim asked, noticing the happy expression on Dib's face.
"I have a girlfriend!" Dib said proudly.
"Bernadette?" Zim asked.
"Yup."
Zim frowned, turned, and walked away.
"Oh, Zim looks unhappy..." Bernadette said as she walked up to Dib.
Zim? She was supposed be talking about Dib and how much she loved him! Not Zim! "Oh, I'm sure he's fine!"
"I dunno, something about his face..." Bernadette frowned.
"What? Greener than usual?" said Dib, and he suddenly wished he hadn't said that, for Bernadette looked unhappy.
"No, blue. He looks sad. And how dare you joke about him like that! He called you a nice guy!" Bernadette exclaimed, frowning even more.
"Zim called me nice? Oh... I'm sorry, Bernad--"
"You should be!" Bernadette said sharply. Dib looked surprise, "Oh, I'm sorry Dib... It's you know how I hate--"
"Yeah, yeah... I know. I got carried away.... with you being my girlfriend, and you talking about another guy..."
"You got jealous?" Dib nodded and Bernadette blushed, her tan cheeks turning a rosie pink. The skool bell rang.
"Well we better get to class," Dib said, and the two of them entered the building.
A hushed silence fell upon the room as Dib and Bernadette entered. They looked at them as if THEY were aliens. "Weeeell, if it isn't the love birds." Jessica teased. The kids started laughing and giggling, some whistling, and making kissy noises. Dib was ready to lunge at them, but Bernadette gave him a look, as if saying "No. Don't get mad, they are the ones that look like fools." Dib and Bernadette took their seats. Whispers and silent giggling still hung in the air. Dib was red with anger, he looked at Bernadette to see her red with embarrassment, and Zim was blue with depression. What a crazy day it would be.
By: Kari T.
Chapter 5
"Dib, Dib!" Gaz's voice came out of no where, "Dib, can I change the channel?"
"Huh, what? Uh, yeah, go ahead." He said. Whew, he was only day dreaming... or day nightmaring, if there is such a thing... "Has Bernadette called?"
"No." Gaz said in her "do-you-think-I-care" kind of voice.
"Oh," he said disappointed, "Should I call her?"
Gaz shrugged, "I dunno..." she said, it wasn't much help for Dib.
"I think I will."
"I'm not stopping you."
Dib got up and searched for the phone. Five minutes later he found it, he was just about to push "TALK" when it rang, "Hello?" he said into the receiver.
"Um Hi, is Dib there?" asked the voice on the other end.
"Bernadette?" Dib asked.
"Yeah, Dib?"
"Yeah, what is it?"
"Well, I just wanted to tell you, that I talked to Zim yesterday..."
Oh no, was his nightmare becoming a reality? "Oh, you did?" Dib said as calm as he could.
"Yeah, and he helped me realize that.... I love you."
A weird feeling rushed through Dib's body at that point, she loved him. He struggled to hold the phone steady.
"Are you still there?" Bernadette asked.
"Yeah, yeah... I'm here. So, are we--"
"Boyfriend and Girlfriend?"
"Yeah," Dib's voice was shaking.
"I guess, if you wanna..."
"Of course, why wouldn't I!?! I uh mean... yeah, that'll be cool."
Bernadette's giggles were heard from the other end, "OK, cool then... I'll talk to you later?"
"Right!"
"OK then, bye."
"Bye!" As soon as Dib hanged up he yelled, "YEEEEEEESSS!!! BERNADETTE IS MIIIIINE!" Gaz looked up from the TV, and Professor Membrane peeked in from the kitchen, each of them had strange expressions on their face. There were a few moments of silence until Dib said, "Well she is..."
Dib laid in bed, grinning from ear to ear. Tomorrow, he and Bernadette will be together. Tomorrow, he will look at her and think, "She is beautiful. She is smart. She is Bernadette Diego, and she is mine." Tomorrow will magical. Tomorrow will be the best day of his life.
Dib waited in front of the skool yard for Bernadette, "Any minute now, she'll be walking around that corner!"
"What are you so happy about?" Zim asked, noticing the happy expression on Dib's face.
"I have a girlfriend!" Dib said proudly.
"Bernadette?" Zim asked.
"Yup."
Zim frowned, turned, and walked away.
"Oh, Zim looks unhappy..." Bernadette said as she walked up to Dib.
Zim? She was supposed be talking about Dib and how much she loved him! Not Zim! "Oh, I'm sure he's fine!"
"I dunno, something about his face..." Bernadette frowned.
"What? Greener than usual?" said Dib, and he suddenly wished he hadn't said that, for Bernadette looked unhappy.
"No, blue. He looks sad. And how dare you joke about him like that! He called you a nice guy!" Bernadette exclaimed, frowning even more.
"Zim called me nice? Oh... I'm sorry, Bernad--"
"You should be!" Bernadette said sharply. Dib looked surprise, "Oh, I'm sorry Dib... It's you know how I hate--"
"Yeah, yeah... I know. I got carried away.... with you being my girlfriend, and you talking about another guy..."
"You got jealous?" Dib nodded and Bernadette blushed, her tan cheeks turning a rosie pink. The skool bell rang.
"Well we better get to class," Dib said, and the two of them entered the building.
A hushed silence fell upon the room as Dib and Bernadette entered. They looked at them as if THEY were aliens. "Weeeell, if it isn't the love birds." Jessica teased. The kids started laughing and giggling, some whistling, and making kissy noises. Dib was ready to lunge at them, but Bernadette gave him a look, as if saying "No. Don't get mad, they are the ones that look like fools." Dib and Bernadette took their seats. Whispers and silent giggling still hung in the air. Dib was red with anger, he looked at Bernadette to see her red with embarrassment, and Zim was blue with depression. What a crazy day it would be.