Braids
Chapter 7
Mysterious Mark
Dib awoke, sweating. It was as if he had a nightmare, but could not remember it. He glanced at the clock which read 3:56 am. He wiped his forehead, which was drenching wet. Suddenly the door of his room flew open. He looked up to see a panting Esther. She walked over to Dib's bed, "Dib I don't feel good..."
Dib could see she was also sweating, "What happened?"
"I dunno... I just woke up, and I've got this pain in my stomach," she looked him over, "You don't look too good either."
"I'm fine... I'm just a little tired, but you look terrible..." he turned on a lamp which stood next to his bed. In the light, he could see that Esther was pale. "Wanna stay here for the night?" he asked. Esther nodded, and climbed into bed. Dib placed his hand around on her waist, but she groaned and pulled his hand away. Dib was now worried. He gently lifted her T-shirt, and saw a blue line streaked across the side of Esther's stomach. "What the--" he gently poked it, and Esther yelped. "What is this thing?"
Esther shrugged, "I dunno, but it hurts." She pulled down her shirt.
"And you have no idea where you got it?"
"I haven't the slightest clue..."
The next morning, Esther didn't feel any better, "Maybe you should stay home today... I'll call my sister and she can stay here with you; make sure you don't grow worse," said Dib, tucking her into bed. He kissed her forehead, "Feel better soon."
A few minutes later, Gaz walked into Esther's room, "How you feeling?"
"Honestly... not too good."
"You give Dib the translator?"
Esther nodded, "I slipped it into one of his books when I got home. He should find it by the time he comes home for lunch." Esther forced herself to sit up, despite her pain, "Gaz, mind if I ask you a few questions?"
"It depends... questions about what?"
"Dib."
"Oh..." Gaz smiled slyly.
"First... has he had a girlfriend before?"
Gaz laughed, "No." She paused, ".... Have you had a boyfriend?"
Esther nodded, "He was nothing like Dib though.... our relationship didn't last for more than a few months. We had nothing in common... OK, um... What's Dib's favorite color?"
Gaz shrugged, "That I don't know... why?"
"I wanna buy him a little something."
"Oh..." Gaz said. Esther slumped back down into bed, and lifted her T-shirt, revealing the mysterious, blue marking. "My brother told me you woke up and just had that..."
"Yeah," replied Esther, "Weird, huh?" She paused, "Dib also woke up and felt a little sick too... but he had no blue mark like mine. He was just really exhausted."
"So what theory have you linked to this happening?"
"Theory? We haven't even thought of it as a paranormal happening..."
"You're kidding. My brother links just about everything to the paranormal... But when his girlfriend wakes up with a weird, mysterious, painful mark, he doesn't consider it an odd event?"
Esther shrugged, "He's been working hard on that UFO case... the thought probably hadn't crossed his mind... it didn't even cross mine."
"Well, you better get some rest," Gaz said, "I'll be in the living room watching TV if you need me."
Dib quickly flipped through books, hoping to find something that he missed. He came across a folded sheet of paper. He unfolded it to see odd writing, and below it was a key in English. His eyes widened, "This is it! This is it!" he exclaimed. He pulled out the small round object and kissed it, "I found the translation key!" He quickly looked it over, and a shocked expression crossed his face, "Wait-- I must have missed something... this can't be right..." he looked it over again, "This can't be...."
Dib rushed home for lunch, he ran through the door, and into Esther's room, "Braids! I know who the Razerken is!"
"What? Who?!"
"Teq."
"What? But how--"
"I know... but I double checked! The writing on that little thing clearly translates to T-E-Q... Teq."
Chapter 7
Mysterious Mark
Dib awoke, sweating. It was as if he had a nightmare, but could not remember it. He glanced at the clock which read 3:56 am. He wiped his forehead, which was drenching wet. Suddenly the door of his room flew open. He looked up to see a panting Esther. She walked over to Dib's bed, "Dib I don't feel good..."
Dib could see she was also sweating, "What happened?"
"I dunno... I just woke up, and I've got this pain in my stomach," she looked him over, "You don't look too good either."
"I'm fine... I'm just a little tired, but you look terrible..." he turned on a lamp which stood next to his bed. In the light, he could see that Esther was pale. "Wanna stay here for the night?" he asked. Esther nodded, and climbed into bed. Dib placed his hand around on her waist, but she groaned and pulled his hand away. Dib was now worried. He gently lifted her T-shirt, and saw a blue line streaked across the side of Esther's stomach. "What the--" he gently poked it, and Esther yelped. "What is this thing?"
Esther shrugged, "I dunno, but it hurts." She pulled down her shirt.
"And you have no idea where you got it?"
"I haven't the slightest clue..."
The next morning, Esther didn't feel any better, "Maybe you should stay home today... I'll call my sister and she can stay here with you; make sure you don't grow worse," said Dib, tucking her into bed. He kissed her forehead, "Feel better soon."
A few minutes later, Gaz walked into Esther's room, "How you feeling?"
"Honestly... not too good."
"You give Dib the translator?"
Esther nodded, "I slipped it into one of his books when I got home. He should find it by the time he comes home for lunch." Esther forced herself to sit up, despite her pain, "Gaz, mind if I ask you a few questions?"
"It depends... questions about what?"
"Dib."
"Oh..." Gaz smiled slyly.
"First... has he had a girlfriend before?"
Gaz laughed, "No." She paused, ".... Have you had a boyfriend?"
Esther nodded, "He was nothing like Dib though.... our relationship didn't last for more than a few months. We had nothing in common... OK, um... What's Dib's favorite color?"
Gaz shrugged, "That I don't know... why?"
"I wanna buy him a little something."
"Oh..." Gaz said. Esther slumped back down into bed, and lifted her T-shirt, revealing the mysterious, blue marking. "My brother told me you woke up and just had that..."
"Yeah," replied Esther, "Weird, huh?" She paused, "Dib also woke up and felt a little sick too... but he had no blue mark like mine. He was just really exhausted."
"So what theory have you linked to this happening?"
"Theory? We haven't even thought of it as a paranormal happening..."
"You're kidding. My brother links just about everything to the paranormal... But when his girlfriend wakes up with a weird, mysterious, painful mark, he doesn't consider it an odd event?"
Esther shrugged, "He's been working hard on that UFO case... the thought probably hadn't crossed his mind... it didn't even cross mine."
"Well, you better get some rest," Gaz said, "I'll be in the living room watching TV if you need me."
Dib quickly flipped through books, hoping to find something that he missed. He came across a folded sheet of paper. He unfolded it to see odd writing, and below it was a key in English. His eyes widened, "This is it! This is it!" he exclaimed. He pulled out the small round object and kissed it, "I found the translation key!" He quickly looked it over, and a shocked expression crossed his face, "Wait-- I must have missed something... this can't be right..." he looked it over again, "This can't be...."
Dib rushed home for lunch, he ran through the door, and into Esther's room, "Braids! I know who the Razerken is!"
"What? Who?!"
"Teq."
"What? But how--"
"I know... but I double checked! The writing on that little thing clearly translates to T-E-Q... Teq."
