My Cousin, Frankenstein
By: Kari Marie Trujillo
Chapter 4
I had trouble sleeping that night. Right above me, in the attic, was my insane cousin and a dead body. I could not take it anymore. I got up and headed for my cousin's room upstairs.
I didn't know what I would do when I reached the room. Maybe retrieve the body and return it to it's rightful place? Or possibly convince my cousin that she should take it back...
As I reached for the door knob, I heard "What do you think you are doing?"
I spun around, "Victoria, Uh I--"
"You weren't going to do something with the body, now were you?" she asked.
"Well, no but--"
"But what?" she said raising an eyebrow, "Dib, you just don't realize how important this is to me, do you? I could-- No, wait! WE could go done in history! Dib, please, before you turn me in, just wait and see what I've got planned, OK?"
I looked at her. She had this way of convincing me to do whatever she told me... she made this face, and her voice did this thing, I could not describe, that just made me pity her.
I nodded my head. She was not convinced. She made me promise. She made me swear. My cousin, was in total control of me.
The next day at skool, I actually was wishing I never had to leave my classroom. During class, I kept looking over at my cousin, who was busy writing something...
Victoria's seat was behind Zim, and Zim kept looking back at what Victoria was writing. He made odd expressions, and it made me want to have a seat near my cousin so I could see what she wrote.
Then, the bell rang, telling us it was recess. As I walked out of the classroom, Zim pulled me aside.
"What is it?" I asked, slightly annoyed.
"Dib-worm, do you know that your cousin is a genius?"
"What?"
"Actually, more of an evil-mad-scientist sort of genius."
"Yeah, I kind of noticed that... why do you care?"
"Because stink monkey, she is planning to bring back the dead."
"Excuse me?" I couldn't believe me ears.
"Yes it's true. I read it myself. Dib, you are not helping her are you?"
"Well..."
"Idiotic human! Do you not know what dangers are risked for something like this? Stop your cousin, before she gets the disgusting body!"
"....too late."
"What?! Damn boy! And I bet, like the fool you are, you helped her!"
"OK then, you stop her... because I cannot."
"And why is that?"
"I promised I wouldn't interfere until I see what she had."
"Stupid Dib," he said shaking his head.
I watched my enemy walk away. If he thought this was bad, then it must be... but how could I trust him? Then again, how could I trust someone who calls herself God? Maybe Zim misunderstood what my cousin wrote. Maybe he is wrong. Hopefully, he is wrong.
After skool, Victoria hurried me home. She then sent her siblings and Gaz to the mall, giving them thirty dollars each to spend. We then stuffed the body into a garbage bag, and we were off to the old abandoned tower.
When we reached our destination, Victoria had us climb to the very top. There, I expected to see cob webs and dust, but everything was clean. I soon found out that Victoria had been visiting this place for the past three years... since she was 9.
I watched Victoria run back and forth, fetching different tools; she laid them out. She began to circle the body, studying it a bit, then stopped.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"The brain."
"What about it?"
"Look here," she said pointing to the head. I walked to where she stood, and saw there was a wound in the man's head. "It's no good," she continued, "The brain is useless."
I could see she was frustrated. She paced back and forth about the room, then halted. She looked at me, with an evil grin on her face. She slowly walked closer and closer to me... she wanted my brain.
I started slowly to the door, then ran. She ran after me. I knew I shouldn't have agreed to this. We ran down the flight of stairs; she kept shouting at me to come back.
I was running so fast, I forgot everything around me, except my crazy cousin who was three yards behind me. I then realized it was raining, it was pouring. The ground was muddy and wet, and I kept slipping here and there. Then I stopped. I suddenly didn't hear Victoria's voice; I looked behind me and saw nothing.
Finally, I heard my cousin's voice. I looked down the side of the rough hillside and saw my cousin grasping on an almost broken branch. She asked me to help her... I did.
I pulled her up, and she laid on the ground, out of breath. Both of us sat there for several seconds, the rain still pouring. Then, unexpectedly she pushed me down.
I pushed her away, but she flew back at me. She grabbed my head, and pushed my face into the mud. I choked on the mud, and I thought I was going to run out of breath and die. I then played dead, and laid motionless... she fell for it.
Victoria flipped me over, onto my back, and I laid there with my eyes closed. I waited a while, then pounced on her. She screamed, and I began to choke her, my hands tightly grasped around her neck.
"Dib! Please, please stop!" she said gasping for air, "I swear, I won't use your brain! Just stop!"
I released my grip, and she collapsed desperately gasping for air. I stood, watching her lay on the ground, catching her breath.
"Victoria," I began, " I think... I think we should get you some help."
"No!" she exclaimed, "No! Dib, I am not crazy!"
"Victoria, you need--"
"No! I'll stop Dib. I'll forget the experiment."
"Really?"
"Yes. Yes, I swear! Tomorrow we will return the body, OK?"
"OK."
I trusted her, and prayed I did the right thing. We then started our walk home. On the way, we ran into Zim.
Victoria approached Zim, with a smile on her face, "Hello." She then giggled, "I can't believe I made fun of you before..."
"Eh?" Zim said confused.
"You're pretty cute," said my cousin, and this totally surprised me an Zim.
Victoria wrapped her hands around Zim, then kissed him... next thing I knew, Zim slowly staggered to the ground; he pulled something out of his stomach... a dagger.
I looked at Victoria who had an evil grin on her face, "Dib," she said, "We got our brain."
I was in complete shock. My cousin, I now knew for sure, was insane. I stood there, watching my enemy slowly die before my eyes.
"OK, now--"
"No." I said interrupting her, "I'm not apart of this anymore." I began to walk away.
"Dib, get back here!" she yelled, but I kept walking and didn't look back.
By: Kari Marie Trujillo
Chapter 4
I had trouble sleeping that night. Right above me, in the attic, was my insane cousin and a dead body. I could not take it anymore. I got up and headed for my cousin's room upstairs.
I didn't know what I would do when I reached the room. Maybe retrieve the body and return it to it's rightful place? Or possibly convince my cousin that she should take it back...
As I reached for the door knob, I heard "What do you think you are doing?"
I spun around, "Victoria, Uh I--"
"You weren't going to do something with the body, now were you?" she asked.
"Well, no but--"
"But what?" she said raising an eyebrow, "Dib, you just don't realize how important this is to me, do you? I could-- No, wait! WE could go done in history! Dib, please, before you turn me in, just wait and see what I've got planned, OK?"
I looked at her. She had this way of convincing me to do whatever she told me... she made this face, and her voice did this thing, I could not describe, that just made me pity her.
I nodded my head. She was not convinced. She made me promise. She made me swear. My cousin, was in total control of me.
The next day at skool, I actually was wishing I never had to leave my classroom. During class, I kept looking over at my cousin, who was busy writing something...
Victoria's seat was behind Zim, and Zim kept looking back at what Victoria was writing. He made odd expressions, and it made me want to have a seat near my cousin so I could see what she wrote.
Then, the bell rang, telling us it was recess. As I walked out of the classroom, Zim pulled me aside.
"What is it?" I asked, slightly annoyed.
"Dib-worm, do you know that your cousin is a genius?"
"What?"
"Actually, more of an evil-mad-scientist sort of genius."
"Yeah, I kind of noticed that... why do you care?"
"Because stink monkey, she is planning to bring back the dead."
"Excuse me?" I couldn't believe me ears.
"Yes it's true. I read it myself. Dib, you are not helping her are you?"
"Well..."
"Idiotic human! Do you not know what dangers are risked for something like this? Stop your cousin, before she gets the disgusting body!"
"....too late."
"What?! Damn boy! And I bet, like the fool you are, you helped her!"
"OK then, you stop her... because I cannot."
"And why is that?"
"I promised I wouldn't interfere until I see what she had."
"Stupid Dib," he said shaking his head.
I watched my enemy walk away. If he thought this was bad, then it must be... but how could I trust him? Then again, how could I trust someone who calls herself God? Maybe Zim misunderstood what my cousin wrote. Maybe he is wrong. Hopefully, he is wrong.
After skool, Victoria hurried me home. She then sent her siblings and Gaz to the mall, giving them thirty dollars each to spend. We then stuffed the body into a garbage bag, and we were off to the old abandoned tower.
When we reached our destination, Victoria had us climb to the very top. There, I expected to see cob webs and dust, but everything was clean. I soon found out that Victoria had been visiting this place for the past three years... since she was 9.
I watched Victoria run back and forth, fetching different tools; she laid them out. She began to circle the body, studying it a bit, then stopped.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"The brain."
"What about it?"
"Look here," she said pointing to the head. I walked to where she stood, and saw there was a wound in the man's head. "It's no good," she continued, "The brain is useless."
I could see she was frustrated. She paced back and forth about the room, then halted. She looked at me, with an evil grin on her face. She slowly walked closer and closer to me... she wanted my brain.
I started slowly to the door, then ran. She ran after me. I knew I shouldn't have agreed to this. We ran down the flight of stairs; she kept shouting at me to come back.
I was running so fast, I forgot everything around me, except my crazy cousin who was three yards behind me. I then realized it was raining, it was pouring. The ground was muddy and wet, and I kept slipping here and there. Then I stopped. I suddenly didn't hear Victoria's voice; I looked behind me and saw nothing.
Finally, I heard my cousin's voice. I looked down the side of the rough hillside and saw my cousin grasping on an almost broken branch. She asked me to help her... I did.
I pulled her up, and she laid on the ground, out of breath. Both of us sat there for several seconds, the rain still pouring. Then, unexpectedly she pushed me down.
I pushed her away, but she flew back at me. She grabbed my head, and pushed my face into the mud. I choked on the mud, and I thought I was going to run out of breath and die. I then played dead, and laid motionless... she fell for it.
Victoria flipped me over, onto my back, and I laid there with my eyes closed. I waited a while, then pounced on her. She screamed, and I began to choke her, my hands tightly grasped around her neck.
"Dib! Please, please stop!" she said gasping for air, "I swear, I won't use your brain! Just stop!"
I released my grip, and she collapsed desperately gasping for air. I stood, watching her lay on the ground, catching her breath.
"Victoria," I began, " I think... I think we should get you some help."
"No!" she exclaimed, "No! Dib, I am not crazy!"
"Victoria, you need--"
"No! I'll stop Dib. I'll forget the experiment."
"Really?"
"Yes. Yes, I swear! Tomorrow we will return the body, OK?"
"OK."
I trusted her, and prayed I did the right thing. We then started our walk home. On the way, we ran into Zim.
Victoria approached Zim, with a smile on her face, "Hello." She then giggled, "I can't believe I made fun of you before..."
"Eh?" Zim said confused.
"You're pretty cute," said my cousin, and this totally surprised me an Zim.
Victoria wrapped her hands around Zim, then kissed him... next thing I knew, Zim slowly staggered to the ground; he pulled something out of his stomach... a dagger.
I looked at Victoria who had an evil grin on her face, "Dib," she said, "We got our brain."
I was in complete shock. My cousin, I now knew for sure, was insane. I stood there, watching my enemy slowly die before my eyes.
"OK, now--"
"No." I said interrupting her, "I'm not apart of this anymore." I began to walk away.
"Dib, get back here!" she yelled, but I kept walking and didn't look back.