My Cousin, Frankenstein
By: Kari Marie Trujillo
Chapter 7
I looked at my cousin, sleeping next to me. She looked so innocent laying there. Still asleep, she turned her head and let out a quiet groan; her eyes then slowly opened. She didn't look too good, she was pale and looked tired.
"How you feeling?" I asked.
"I've felt better." She struggled to sit up, and gradually got there. She threw off the bed sheets, and lifted her hospital gown so she could view her wound. I quickly turned away, not wanting to see my cousin in her underwear, "How is it?" I asked, my head still turned the other way.
"Bad," I heard my cousin say, "Must be, it's all wrapped up in bandages... you can turn around now."
I looked back at my cousin, and she sat up, leaning against her pillows, "Sorry I shot you." she said. I said nothing. She gently rubbed her stomach, "Well, I got what I deserved... I guess."
A nurse walked in, "Oh honey," she said to Victoria, "You shouldn't be sitting up! You wanna get as much rest as you can!"
Victoria, slowly slumped down, and laid down on her back.
"So what exactly happened to you two?" the nurse asked.
Me and Victoria looked at each other. Then Victoria replied, "Drive by shooting."
"Oh, how awful!" The nurse exclaimed, falling for my cousin's lie. "Me and the other nurses were talking about how heroic you were, carrying your cousin here, even with your wounded leg," the nurse said to me.
I smiled proudly, and Victoria shot me a look of jealousy... I kept smiling. "How long will we be here?" Victoria asked.
"You have to stay here over the night, but your cousin can leave now," she said to Victoria.
I saw Victoria was angry, "I think I'll stay here with Victoria," I said, "It is kinda late."
"Excuses, excuses..." said the nurse, "I bet you wanna stay to see if your little cousin stays safe, huh? Well, of course you may stay! Now, good night you two," she said leaving.
"See if your little cousin stays safe.." my cousin teasingly mimicked, "Little!? I'm three months older than you! Stupid nurse..."
The next morning, we were released. As we walked home Victoria complained about the hospital... It was too cold... the gown too itchy... all she did was complain! Then she stopped, as we approached Zim's house. I looked into her eyes, and she seemed to have a hurt look on her face. She then shook her head, and forced an angry expression to spread across her face, "Stupid green bastard, left us yesterday... left us to suffer."
"Yesterday..." I began, "Yesterday, you said you liked Zim, am I correct?"
Victoria's eyes went wide, "No, no I didn't."
"You said he was cute."
"Well... that was just a, uh, trick to uh..." her cheeks grew pink, "Trick him."
"A trick to trick him?" I said raising an eyebrow.
"OK. You got me..."
"Victoria, you're in love with an alien?!"
"He's not an alien."
"Yes he is."
"No he's not!"
"Yes he is!"
"He is not!" she screamed, stomping her foot.
"What the hell is going on here!?" Zim's voice came from behind.
"Nothing!" said Victoria, "Dib, let's go home."
"Filthy humans," muttered Zim.
"What, did you just say?" asked my cousin.
"I called you a filthy human!" Zim said proudly.
"Well, you're an ass hole!"
"Worm-monkey!"
"Stupid green ass!"
"Girl that... uh, has hair!"
"Ha! That the best you got?!"
I just stood there, watching the two of them go at it... It was almost as if they enjoyed insulting each other... then it was silent. The two of them stared at each other for several seconds then, my cousin suddenly leaped at Zim, grabbing his head and pulling it towards hers, kissing. She then pulled away, as if just realizing what she was doing. Her face was red with embarrassment, and then... she ran away.
I looked at Zim, who's eyes were wide. He stood there, watching my cousin disappear, his hands gently touched his lips, and he looked at me as if saying "Wow."
By: Kari Marie Trujillo
Chapter 7
I looked at my cousin, sleeping next to me. She looked so innocent laying there. Still asleep, she turned her head and let out a quiet groan; her eyes then slowly opened. She didn't look too good, she was pale and looked tired.
"How you feeling?" I asked.
"I've felt better." She struggled to sit up, and gradually got there. She threw off the bed sheets, and lifted her hospital gown so she could view her wound. I quickly turned away, not wanting to see my cousin in her underwear, "How is it?" I asked, my head still turned the other way.
"Bad," I heard my cousin say, "Must be, it's all wrapped up in bandages... you can turn around now."
I looked back at my cousin, and she sat up, leaning against her pillows, "Sorry I shot you." she said. I said nothing. She gently rubbed her stomach, "Well, I got what I deserved... I guess."
A nurse walked in, "Oh honey," she said to Victoria, "You shouldn't be sitting up! You wanna get as much rest as you can!"
Victoria, slowly slumped down, and laid down on her back.
"So what exactly happened to you two?" the nurse asked.
Me and Victoria looked at each other. Then Victoria replied, "Drive by shooting."
"Oh, how awful!" The nurse exclaimed, falling for my cousin's lie. "Me and the other nurses were talking about how heroic you were, carrying your cousin here, even with your wounded leg," the nurse said to me.
I smiled proudly, and Victoria shot me a look of jealousy... I kept smiling. "How long will we be here?" Victoria asked.
"You have to stay here over the night, but your cousin can leave now," she said to Victoria.
I saw Victoria was angry, "I think I'll stay here with Victoria," I said, "It is kinda late."
"Excuses, excuses..." said the nurse, "I bet you wanna stay to see if your little cousin stays safe, huh? Well, of course you may stay! Now, good night you two," she said leaving.
"See if your little cousin stays safe.." my cousin teasingly mimicked, "Little!? I'm three months older than you! Stupid nurse..."
The next morning, we were released. As we walked home Victoria complained about the hospital... It was too cold... the gown too itchy... all she did was complain! Then she stopped, as we approached Zim's house. I looked into her eyes, and she seemed to have a hurt look on her face. She then shook her head, and forced an angry expression to spread across her face, "Stupid green bastard, left us yesterday... left us to suffer."
"Yesterday..." I began, "Yesterday, you said you liked Zim, am I correct?"
Victoria's eyes went wide, "No, no I didn't."
"You said he was cute."
"Well... that was just a, uh, trick to uh..." her cheeks grew pink, "Trick him."
"A trick to trick him?" I said raising an eyebrow.
"OK. You got me..."
"Victoria, you're in love with an alien?!"
"He's not an alien."
"Yes he is."
"No he's not!"
"Yes he is!"
"He is not!" she screamed, stomping her foot.
"What the hell is going on here!?" Zim's voice came from behind.
"Nothing!" said Victoria, "Dib, let's go home."
"Filthy humans," muttered Zim.
"What, did you just say?" asked my cousin.
"I called you a filthy human!" Zim said proudly.
"Well, you're an ass hole!"
"Worm-monkey!"
"Stupid green ass!"
"Girl that... uh, has hair!"
"Ha! That the best you got?!"
I just stood there, watching the two of them go at it... It was almost as if they enjoyed insulting each other... then it was silent. The two of them stared at each other for several seconds then, my cousin suddenly leaped at Zim, grabbing his head and pulling it towards hers, kissing. She then pulled away, as if just realizing what she was doing. Her face was red with embarrassment, and then... she ran away.
I looked at Zim, who's eyes were wide. He stood there, watching my cousin disappear, his hands gently touched his lips, and he looked at me as if saying "Wow."