If Only It Were True
By: Kari T.
Author's Note: OK, this is a bit Twilight Zone-ish... I love writing stories with a huge twist... So the ending is a big mystery, accept it! If you be nice and review, I may write a sequel... :)
Chapter 12
Dib awoke, about 8:30 that morning. The first words that came out of his mouth were, "Bernadette's coming over today!" He rushed out of bed, down stairs, and ran into the kitchen. He quickly fixed himself a bowl of cereal, sat down at the kitchen table, and began eating...fast.
A sleepy Gaz walked into the kitchen, her purple hair a mess. She had a grumpy look on her face, she turned to Dib, "What's the rush?" Dib didn't stop eating. Gaz gave him a weird look and walked to the fridge, to fix herself some breakfast. Dib finished his cereal, and fled the kitchen.
A couple hours later, Dib was dressed and ready for Bernadette's visit. He sat on his bed anxiously awaiting for Bernadette's arrival. He looked out the window to see if there were any sign of Bernadette... nothing. "Maybe I should call her... see if something came up..." Dib said opening a drawer, and taking out a phone book. He opened the pages, "That's funny, I could've sworn I wrote her phone number in here... Oh well, I've got it memorized!" He grabbed the phone, punched in a few numbers. He listened... Ring... Ring.. Ring..
"Hello?" a voice said on the other end. The voice was not familiar.
"Hello. Is Bernadette there?"
"Who?"
"Bernadette. Bernadette Diego."
"No... no I'm sorry, you have the wrong phone number."
"What the wrong-- Isn't this 555-2244?"
"Yes. Yes it is. But there is no Bernadette Diego here."
"But there has to be! 555-2244! Bernadette's phone number is 555-2244!" Dib screamed into the phone. He heard a click, whoever it was hanged up on him.
Dib flew out of the house, fast as ever. He ran down the street, towards Bernadette's house. When he got there, he stood there, his jaw hung open. There, where Bernadette's house was supposed to be was dirt and ruins. He walked up what was supposed to be her drive way. He stood, stupefied. He tried to figure what happened, "This isn't happening..." he said in a low toned voice, shaking a little from confusion. He ran down the street, back to his house, and ran into Zim.
"Hey watch it stinkbeast!" Zim said angry.
"Zim! Bernadette! Where's Bernadette!?"
"What... who?"
Dib took hold of Zim, and began shaking him violently, "Bernadette! You've done something to her, haven't you!?!"
Zim broke away, "Dib, I honestly do not know what you are talking about! You need help, earth worm," and with that Zim walked away.
Dib stood there for a while, not knowing what to do, he turned around and began to walk home. As he walked, he just stared down at his moving feet, "What's going on?" he thought, "Just yesterday I--" he looked up. He saw Bernadette. He ran to her, when he reached her, she turned around, and disappeared, "What the--" Dib searched for her, "Bernadette?" He looked across the street, there she was again, "Bernadette! What--" she disappeared. Dib ran across the street to where she stood, "Bernadette!"
A women walked up to Dib, "Are you feeling OK, boy?"
"What?"
"You keep saying 'Bernadette'... Are you sick?"
"No. I'm not sick... I--" he looked down the street, there she was smiling, her blue hair dancing in the wind, "Bernadette! Look, there she is! There! Right there!" he said pointing to where he saw her.
The woman looked at him oddly, "There's no one there."
"But... but..." Dib fell to the ground. He sat there, blocking out the whole world around him. What was happening? Was there ever a Bernadette? Had he gone insane? Why couldn't it been like it was? Why was Bernadette disappearing? Why? He wished he could be with her again. He wish this insane moment wasn't happening. He wished it were true.... If only it were true.
The End.
By: Kari T.
Author's Note: OK, this is a bit Twilight Zone-ish... I love writing stories with a huge twist... So the ending is a big mystery, accept it! If you be nice and review, I may write a sequel... :)
Chapter 12
Dib awoke, about 8:30 that morning. The first words that came out of his mouth were, "Bernadette's coming over today!" He rushed out of bed, down stairs, and ran into the kitchen. He quickly fixed himself a bowl of cereal, sat down at the kitchen table, and began eating...fast.
A sleepy Gaz walked into the kitchen, her purple hair a mess. She had a grumpy look on her face, she turned to Dib, "What's the rush?" Dib didn't stop eating. Gaz gave him a weird look and walked to the fridge, to fix herself some breakfast. Dib finished his cereal, and fled the kitchen.
A couple hours later, Dib was dressed and ready for Bernadette's visit. He sat on his bed anxiously awaiting for Bernadette's arrival. He looked out the window to see if there were any sign of Bernadette... nothing. "Maybe I should call her... see if something came up..." Dib said opening a drawer, and taking out a phone book. He opened the pages, "That's funny, I could've sworn I wrote her phone number in here... Oh well, I've got it memorized!" He grabbed the phone, punched in a few numbers. He listened... Ring... Ring.. Ring..
"Hello?" a voice said on the other end. The voice was not familiar.
"Hello. Is Bernadette there?"
"Who?"
"Bernadette. Bernadette Diego."
"No... no I'm sorry, you have the wrong phone number."
"What the wrong-- Isn't this 555-2244?"
"Yes. Yes it is. But there is no Bernadette Diego here."
"But there has to be! 555-2244! Bernadette's phone number is 555-2244!" Dib screamed into the phone. He heard a click, whoever it was hanged up on him.
Dib flew out of the house, fast as ever. He ran down the street, towards Bernadette's house. When he got there, he stood there, his jaw hung open. There, where Bernadette's house was supposed to be was dirt and ruins. He walked up what was supposed to be her drive way. He stood, stupefied. He tried to figure what happened, "This isn't happening..." he said in a low toned voice, shaking a little from confusion. He ran down the street, back to his house, and ran into Zim.
"Hey watch it stinkbeast!" Zim said angry.
"Zim! Bernadette! Where's Bernadette!?"
"What... who?"
Dib took hold of Zim, and began shaking him violently, "Bernadette! You've done something to her, haven't you!?!"
Zim broke away, "Dib, I honestly do not know what you are talking about! You need help, earth worm," and with that Zim walked away.
Dib stood there for a while, not knowing what to do, he turned around and began to walk home. As he walked, he just stared down at his moving feet, "What's going on?" he thought, "Just yesterday I--" he looked up. He saw Bernadette. He ran to her, when he reached her, she turned around, and disappeared, "What the--" Dib searched for her, "Bernadette?" He looked across the street, there she was again, "Bernadette! What--" she disappeared. Dib ran across the street to where she stood, "Bernadette!"
A women walked up to Dib, "Are you feeling OK, boy?"
"What?"
"You keep saying 'Bernadette'... Are you sick?"
"No. I'm not sick... I--" he looked down the street, there she was smiling, her blue hair dancing in the wind, "Bernadette! Look, there she is! There! Right there!" he said pointing to where he saw her.
The woman looked at him oddly, "There's no one there."
"But... but..." Dib fell to the ground. He sat there, blocking out the whole world around him. What was happening? Was there ever a Bernadette? Had he gone insane? Why couldn't it been like it was? Why was Bernadette disappearing? Why? He wished he could be with her again. He wish this insane moment wasn't happening. He wished it were true.... If only it were true.
The End.