Chapter 4: Toreador and Smugglers

"Rhonda's house was still the main spot for parties, even the older kids would come, sometimes. She tended to hold simple get-togethers with her "close-knit" group of friends, but tonight, everyone was invited. Arnie had showed up with Harold, Eugene, and Gerald. Gerald didn't even know that Arnold was grounded, Arnie had told him otherwise. Right now, he was desperately trying to get Lila to believe a bunch of crap about Arnold."
LILA
Where is your cousin, he said he would be here.
ARNIE
He changed his mind.
LILA
You're lying. He freed me, I'm not some stupid girl easily swayed by lies.
ARNIE
But its the truth...
"Rhonda and Nadine suddenly shouted at everyone to be silent."
RHONDA
Do you hear that?
NADINE
It sounds like singing.
"Everyone ran to the windows to listen."
EUGENE
It sounds like some sort of distant, male chorus...
CHORUS
Hurrah, Hurrah!!! Hail le Toréro!!
EUGENE
A toréro?
GERALD
A toreador, a bullfighter.
HAROLD
A bullfighter!! Where the hell are there bull fights around here?
"Before Gerald could answer, he was knocked over by a swarm of girls, all running outside, to see the bullfighter."
GERALD
I can't believe how popular bull fighting has become. There's even a bullfighter at our school.
EUGENE
Who?
CHORUS
Hurrah, Hurrah, le Toréro.
GIRLS
Hurrah, Hurrah le Toréro!
CHORUS
Hurrah, Hurrah, Señor Curlimillio!!
GIRLS
Ohh... Curlimillio...
GERALD
Holy crap, its him...
EUGENE
I don't know anyone named Curlimillio, what kind of name is that?
GERALD
That's only his bullfighting name...
"All the girls surrounded the mysterious Toreador, Lila being the only one excluded. Gerald took one look at his glasses and knew, Curly!"
CURLY
A toast!! A toast to me, for on this day, I was victorious!
RHONDA
Oh, Curly, please, tell us of your victory.
CURLY
Such an amazing victory it was, what can I tell you, the bull charges, I dodge.
NADINE
Such bravery...
CURLY
Well, of course, its simple instinct to dodge the bull now. *sigh* I spend most of my time day dreaming while I fight.
RHONDA
About what?
CURLY
Love...
"All the girls, (except for Lila, again) swooned, and all the guys snickered. Seeing that Lila was paying very little attention to him, Curly started to hit on her."
CURLY
I must say, madam, out of all the girls here, you catch my eye the most...
LILA
So... It's only because I do not love you, unlike the other girls...
CURLY
And why is that?
LILA
Cause, I love another, but who knows, I change my mind about things a lot. Unfortunately, I fear that this time, my heart is set in stone for one man only, and he is not you.
CURLY
Tis a pity... Well fair all of thee well, I must look for love elsewhere...
GIRLS
But Curllllyyyy....
CURLY
Away, away, love awaits me else where. Dream away in combat Toreador, and know that a black eye is looking at you, and that love awaits you.
CHORUS
Love awaits you Toreador!!!
"Curly and his chorus left the party, and the chorus still sung into the night..."
CHORUS
Hurrah, Hurrah, le Toréro!
Hurrah, Hurrah, Curlimillio!
Love awaits you Toreador!!!


"After walking Patti home, Harold started making his way back to the party. It was very late, but he usually stayed at parties till they ended though. Unfortunately, he never got to know Patti's neighborhood very well."
HAROLD
Wait a second, umm... Do I take this road here... Oh I'll just go through the alley.
"It was dark, and he couldn't see. He whistled nervously, and yelped when a hand grabbed him, and pulled him into a door. He felt a something sharp at his throat."
HAROLD
No, no, no please!!! Take my money anything!
VOICE
Shutup!! How much did ya see piggy?
VOICE 2
Ya better start talkin real fast before my partner here loses his temper.
HAROLD
Hey wait a second... Sid, Stinky?
SID
Harold?
HAROLD
I haven't seen you guys in weeks, what the hell have you been doing.
"Sid strunk a match, and Harold saw boxes and boxes of cigarrettes...
HAROLD
Gee, you guys must smoke a lot.
SID
You're such an idiot! We're selling these.
STINKY
Yup, at half price!!
HAROLD
That's cool, hey wait a second, how'd you get so many? And don't you have to pay taxes, how are you gonna pay them if you're selling them at half price?
SID
Geeze Harold, you haven't changed. We're selling them, illegally.
HAROLD
What, but, you could get in a lot of trouble!!
SID
I'm aware of that fact... are you going to Rhonda's? That's where we're going.
HAROLD
Yeah, I.. I'm goin there...
SID
Good, we can talk about things on the way there, I haven't seen you in awhile...