Title: Project: Rapunzel
Chapter: 2
By: Web Spinner
~Jean~
The halls were amazingly quiet as I walked down to the health clinic. The pounding in my head became worse. My shoes clicked against the tiled floor in an annoying rhythm that agitated my headache. As I rounded a corner into the main wing of the school, I noticed the line of students lined up to get their shots. None of them looked too happy about it either. I waved to a few familiar faces as I made my way up the door. A nurse who looked like she had just swallowed a lemon glared at me.
"In the back of the line!" she barked.
"Look all I need is an aspirin," I said trying to hide my annoyance.
"Back of the line, young lady," she snapped.
"For an aspirin?" I asked in disbelief and looked at the line. She nodded and ushered the next unfortunate student into the clinic. I huffed and made back in the line. I rubbed my temples trying to get rid of the headache that was hitting me like a migraine. "So those Nazis kick you back here with us?" asked Diana who happened to ahead of me. I nodded.
"All I wanted was an aspirin," I said and leaned against the wall. Diana nodded with sympathy.
"Looks like you'll get an aspirin and the shot too. Fun, huh?" Diana asked as she tucked a long strand of hair behind her ear.
"Nothing I'd rather be doing," I answered with sarcasm. She beamed at me.
"So what's it for anyway? Anthrax?" asked one guy behind me.
"I dunno, you need it before you can enter college," I said.
"Some suspicious crap if you ask me. They're not saying much," Diana answered with a shrug.
"Hey maybe it's some secret government to plan to pick up freaks like you," snickered a football player named Daryl. Diana rolled her eyes.
"Yeah maybe nerdy Di is a mutant!" snickered one guy as he stretched the corners of his mouth to make a stupid looking face.
"You know you ought to keep your face like that. It might just crack that Halloween mask you wear for a face," Diana said dryly. The boy making the face ducked away as his companions roared with laughter. Soon they were at the beginning of the line with people streaming behind them. I tried my best to control my beating heart. Needles had always made me nervous. As a child, I had nightmares about being poked and probed with needles and other evil tools associated with doctors. It was a stupid phobia but I have never gotten over it.
"Jean, you look like your going to faint," Diana stated with a worried frown.
"I am fine. I just want to get this over and done with. I don't like needles,' I told her. I closed my eyes and leaned against the wall.
'What do ya know? Jean is not so perfect' Diana said. My eyes shot open. "What?" I demanded. Diana looked at me blankly.
"I didn't say anything, geez girl you must really need that aspirin," she whistled. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.
"I am sorry," I said as Diana was shuffled into the room. I noticed Daryl and the other guy leaving looking quite green. I was ushered into the room next. The health clinic wasn't very big at all. To one side were an examination table and a scale. To the other end of the room there was a cabinet and a sink. There was a small closet where crutches and supplies were stored. Two chairs had been placed in the room. Next to them was a small table covered with band-aids, shots and containers of translucent amber liquid. Diana was just finished getting injected when I sat down.
"Don't worry, it's not to bad. At least it's not in your rear," she laughed but then winced as the nurse pulled the needle out.
"Your outlook on this makes me feel a whole lot better," I said gloomily. My stomach felt like it was going to come out of throat. The nurse rolled up my sleeve and rubbed it with alcohol. I concentrated on the departing form of Diana. She had reached the door and started telling everyone how awful the shot had been and that the needle was twelve inches long and they wiggled it once they stuck it in you. Her efforts were rewarded with some students turning very sickly looking. With a smug look on her face, she was escorted out by an angry nurse.
"I just need an aspirin," I told the nurse. She placed one in my hand with a cup of water. I swallowed the pill quickly and took a swig of water. Then I caught a grimace of the needle and almost spewed water everywhere. I don't think Diana was over exaggerating that much. I turned my head as the nurse stuck it in me and started counting the tiles on the floor. I don't know when she pulled it out but she suddenly pushed me out the door and called for the next student. I felt dazed and sidestepped a bit. I shook my head and went to my next class. I never made it. My vision suddenly went black and I felt myself falling but I don't remember hitting the floor.
~ Diana~
The nurse was giving me a good lecture on lying. It was amusing and I was enjoying it. She was getting madder and telling me to wipe the grin from my face. I waved the nurse away and turned to my locker. Gym was next. I abhor gym. So you can hit a ball, big woop. I caught sight of Jean making her way down the hall. It's hard to miss her with that red hair of hers. She acts like a princess but she's not a snob. But right now she was acting drunk. She was staggering and fell to the floor.
"Oh my gosh! Someone help!" I screamed. People stopped what they were doing but none moved to help.
"Take her to the office at once," said a nurse grimly. What happened next I'll never know for sure. All the lockers through open and the papers swirled though the air like a big wind had caught them. From out of the crowd Duncan appeared and scooped Jean in his arms. For once I was glad she was in love with such a big ox. I kept right along with Duncan taking two steps for his one. I envied people with long legs at times. The office was abuzz and we were ushered into an empty office.
"Wait here, both of you. Do not move from this spot," commanded a secretary. Poor Jean must have had a reaction to the shot. Her eyes fluttered open.
"Where am I?" she asked. "Hey Red, you fainted," said Duncan as he helped Jean sit up.
"Oh, that was some weird crap," mumbled Jean looking still slightly dazed.
~ Jean~
I rested my head against Duncan's chest as we waited in the office. I wasn't sure what was going on. Diana was telling a few jokes mostly to keep the mood light. They were very poor jokes but I didn't mind. The door finally opened after an eternity. The principal walked in the room followed by my parents.
"Mom, Dad, what are you doing here?" I asked and slowly stood up. Neither of them looked at me.
"Come along Miss. Peterson," he said and grabbed my wrist. I jerked back.
"What was going on?" I demanded. I was suddenly scared but not sure why. Duncan and Diana moved in front of me.
"You need help, Princess," said my father for the first time.
"No I just fainted. I am fine, really Daddy," I said with a puzzled look. This was too weird.
"Step aside you two," commanded the principal as he removed a pair of handcuffs from his pocket. I looked at them strangely and almost laughed at the absurdity of it all. Principals just don't keep handcuffs, right?
"Step aside," he bellowed at them again.
"Why should we?" yelled Diana back. She was so courageous even though the principal stood at least one and half feet taller then her.
"She's a mutant," he said simply like it explained it all. I laughed. Everyone looked at me strangely. I laughed harder like those locked into places for the insane. "This is a joke? Right, dad, you really got me this time," I said hopefully and grabbed on to his sleeve. He didn't look at me but jerked his arm away. I felt like he had just slapped me.
"No there's a mistake," I assured them as I turned around.
"It's a joke," I said again and reached out to Duncan. He pulled back as if I was a leper.
"You can't believe this Duncan, you love me," I said and hugged him and buried my head in his shirt. I just wanted to hold him and for this to go away. He pried me off him.
"Get away from me, freak," he hissed and left the room. I crumbled to the floor as I watched him go.
"She has rights, leave her be," said Diana looking more determined.
"She's a mutant, those laws don't apply," said my mother. "She's your daughter!" Diana yelled at her. I sat numbly on the ground wishing I would black out again. The principal handcuffed me.
"This is for her own good," my mother assured Diana. Diana hugged me but the principal tore Diana from me.
"Thank you," I said as I was led out in humiliation. Sassy Diana looked like she was about to cry. I felt like I was going to. I am a mutant. A freak. Worse then any boogie man that scared children from under their beds. I am a mutant and a freak. Students stopped what they were doing to watch me being ushered out in handcuffs. They'll probably be told I was dealing drugs or some illegal action. Their parents will shake their heads and say something like
"But she was such a nice girl" Duncan won't tell what I am. Duncan wouldn't want to admit he had fallen in love with a mutant. Nobody would.
Chapter: 2
By: Web Spinner
~Jean~
The halls were amazingly quiet as I walked down to the health clinic. The pounding in my head became worse. My shoes clicked against the tiled floor in an annoying rhythm that agitated my headache. As I rounded a corner into the main wing of the school, I noticed the line of students lined up to get their shots. None of them looked too happy about it either. I waved to a few familiar faces as I made my way up the door. A nurse who looked like she had just swallowed a lemon glared at me.
"In the back of the line!" she barked.
"Look all I need is an aspirin," I said trying to hide my annoyance.
"Back of the line, young lady," she snapped.
"For an aspirin?" I asked in disbelief and looked at the line. She nodded and ushered the next unfortunate student into the clinic. I huffed and made back in the line. I rubbed my temples trying to get rid of the headache that was hitting me like a migraine. "So those Nazis kick you back here with us?" asked Diana who happened to ahead of me. I nodded.
"All I wanted was an aspirin," I said and leaned against the wall. Diana nodded with sympathy.
"Looks like you'll get an aspirin and the shot too. Fun, huh?" Diana asked as she tucked a long strand of hair behind her ear.
"Nothing I'd rather be doing," I answered with sarcasm. She beamed at me.
"So what's it for anyway? Anthrax?" asked one guy behind me.
"I dunno, you need it before you can enter college," I said.
"Some suspicious crap if you ask me. They're not saying much," Diana answered with a shrug.
"Hey maybe it's some secret government to plan to pick up freaks like you," snickered a football player named Daryl. Diana rolled her eyes.
"Yeah maybe nerdy Di is a mutant!" snickered one guy as he stretched the corners of his mouth to make a stupid looking face.
"You know you ought to keep your face like that. It might just crack that Halloween mask you wear for a face," Diana said dryly. The boy making the face ducked away as his companions roared with laughter. Soon they were at the beginning of the line with people streaming behind them. I tried my best to control my beating heart. Needles had always made me nervous. As a child, I had nightmares about being poked and probed with needles and other evil tools associated with doctors. It was a stupid phobia but I have never gotten over it.
"Jean, you look like your going to faint," Diana stated with a worried frown.
"I am fine. I just want to get this over and done with. I don't like needles,' I told her. I closed my eyes and leaned against the wall.
'What do ya know? Jean is not so perfect' Diana said. My eyes shot open. "What?" I demanded. Diana looked at me blankly.
"I didn't say anything, geez girl you must really need that aspirin," she whistled. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.
"I am sorry," I said as Diana was shuffled into the room. I noticed Daryl and the other guy leaving looking quite green. I was ushered into the room next. The health clinic wasn't very big at all. To one side were an examination table and a scale. To the other end of the room there was a cabinet and a sink. There was a small closet where crutches and supplies were stored. Two chairs had been placed in the room. Next to them was a small table covered with band-aids, shots and containers of translucent amber liquid. Diana was just finished getting injected when I sat down.
"Don't worry, it's not to bad. At least it's not in your rear," she laughed but then winced as the nurse pulled the needle out.
"Your outlook on this makes me feel a whole lot better," I said gloomily. My stomach felt like it was going to come out of throat. The nurse rolled up my sleeve and rubbed it with alcohol. I concentrated on the departing form of Diana. She had reached the door and started telling everyone how awful the shot had been and that the needle was twelve inches long and they wiggled it once they stuck it in you. Her efforts were rewarded with some students turning very sickly looking. With a smug look on her face, she was escorted out by an angry nurse.
"I just need an aspirin," I told the nurse. She placed one in my hand with a cup of water. I swallowed the pill quickly and took a swig of water. Then I caught a grimace of the needle and almost spewed water everywhere. I don't think Diana was over exaggerating that much. I turned my head as the nurse stuck it in me and started counting the tiles on the floor. I don't know when she pulled it out but she suddenly pushed me out the door and called for the next student. I felt dazed and sidestepped a bit. I shook my head and went to my next class. I never made it. My vision suddenly went black and I felt myself falling but I don't remember hitting the floor.
~ Diana~
The nurse was giving me a good lecture on lying. It was amusing and I was enjoying it. She was getting madder and telling me to wipe the grin from my face. I waved the nurse away and turned to my locker. Gym was next. I abhor gym. So you can hit a ball, big woop. I caught sight of Jean making her way down the hall. It's hard to miss her with that red hair of hers. She acts like a princess but she's not a snob. But right now she was acting drunk. She was staggering and fell to the floor.
"Oh my gosh! Someone help!" I screamed. People stopped what they were doing but none moved to help.
"Take her to the office at once," said a nurse grimly. What happened next I'll never know for sure. All the lockers through open and the papers swirled though the air like a big wind had caught them. From out of the crowd Duncan appeared and scooped Jean in his arms. For once I was glad she was in love with such a big ox. I kept right along with Duncan taking two steps for his one. I envied people with long legs at times. The office was abuzz and we were ushered into an empty office.
"Wait here, both of you. Do not move from this spot," commanded a secretary. Poor Jean must have had a reaction to the shot. Her eyes fluttered open.
"Where am I?" she asked. "Hey Red, you fainted," said Duncan as he helped Jean sit up.
"Oh, that was some weird crap," mumbled Jean looking still slightly dazed.
~ Jean~
I rested my head against Duncan's chest as we waited in the office. I wasn't sure what was going on. Diana was telling a few jokes mostly to keep the mood light. They were very poor jokes but I didn't mind. The door finally opened after an eternity. The principal walked in the room followed by my parents.
"Mom, Dad, what are you doing here?" I asked and slowly stood up. Neither of them looked at me.
"Come along Miss. Peterson," he said and grabbed my wrist. I jerked back.
"What was going on?" I demanded. I was suddenly scared but not sure why. Duncan and Diana moved in front of me.
"You need help, Princess," said my father for the first time.
"No I just fainted. I am fine, really Daddy," I said with a puzzled look. This was too weird.
"Step aside you two," commanded the principal as he removed a pair of handcuffs from his pocket. I looked at them strangely and almost laughed at the absurdity of it all. Principals just don't keep handcuffs, right?
"Step aside," he bellowed at them again.
"Why should we?" yelled Diana back. She was so courageous even though the principal stood at least one and half feet taller then her.
"She's a mutant," he said simply like it explained it all. I laughed. Everyone looked at me strangely. I laughed harder like those locked into places for the insane. "This is a joke? Right, dad, you really got me this time," I said hopefully and grabbed on to his sleeve. He didn't look at me but jerked his arm away. I felt like he had just slapped me.
"No there's a mistake," I assured them as I turned around.
"It's a joke," I said again and reached out to Duncan. He pulled back as if I was a leper.
"You can't believe this Duncan, you love me," I said and hugged him and buried my head in his shirt. I just wanted to hold him and for this to go away. He pried me off him.
"Get away from me, freak," he hissed and left the room. I crumbled to the floor as I watched him go.
"She has rights, leave her be," said Diana looking more determined.
"She's a mutant, those laws don't apply," said my mother. "She's your daughter!" Diana yelled at her. I sat numbly on the ground wishing I would black out again. The principal handcuffed me.
"This is for her own good," my mother assured Diana. Diana hugged me but the principal tore Diana from me.
"Thank you," I said as I was led out in humiliation. Sassy Diana looked like she was about to cry. I felt like I was going to. I am a mutant. A freak. Worse then any boogie man that scared children from under their beds. I am a mutant and a freak. Students stopped what they were doing to watch me being ushered out in handcuffs. They'll probably be told I was dealing drugs or some illegal action. Their parents will shake their heads and say something like
"But she was such a nice girl" Duncan won't tell what I am. Duncan wouldn't want to admit he had fallen in love with a mutant. Nobody would.