Chapter 4: Monday
Pepper Ann's alarm went off at eight o'clock the next morning. She got out of bed and headed for school. As usual, she was late, having stopped at Brain Dead and taken the long way to school. Not only did she get the usual detention slip for being late, she had to turn in a project she hadn't even started yet. At this point, she began to panic, but she was in for a surprise when she walked into Mr. Finky's class.
"Today is the due date for your projects, class, but before you hand them in, I have something to hand in to you. Take one and pass them back. Please keep them face down until I give you the signal." There was a short pause. "Now!"
Pepper Ann turned over her paper, and all she saw were the words 'APRIL FOOL!' "What the Fuzzy?"
After laughing uncontrollably for a few minutes, Mr. Finky explained the whole deal. "If you look at the calendar, you will see that today is April 1, commonly called April Fool's Day. This brings me to your project. There was no project! It was the biggest gag in Hazelnut Middle School history! Now, I repeat: APRIL FOOL!"
Milo, quite unmoved by the news, said, "Oh. All right."
Nicky was not so relenting. "WHAT? I spent two hours of my life on this infernal project, and now you're telling me it was all a joke?" Milo tried to console her, and was rewarded with an angry glare. Nicky eventually cooled down.
Pepper Ann just fainted. After waking up, she found herself in the nurse's office, with Milo by her side. "Ugh. Milo? What happened?"
"You fainted. It's a shame, too, because Nicky really blew a gasket. She's talking to Finky about it in the most mature way she can. She recovered from her fit surprisingly well, but I suggest not talking to her about it for a while." About a minute later, Nicky walked in.
"That was a cruel joke, and I let Mr. Finky know it. I'm fine now. I just keep telling myself that it wasn't the entire weekend that was wasted, just two hours. Plus, I learned a lot about myself, so I guess this whole deal was worth it after all."
After hearing what happened, Craig walked in with a concerned look on his face. "PA, are you all right?"
"Yeah, just a little woozy."
"Good. In that case, what do you say to Freezy Pleezy? My treat."
"You're on." Hand in hand, Pepper Ann and Craig walked out, signaling the beginning of a wonderful relationship.
Pepper Ann's alarm went off at eight o'clock the next morning. She got out of bed and headed for school. As usual, she was late, having stopped at Brain Dead and taken the long way to school. Not only did she get the usual detention slip for being late, she had to turn in a project she hadn't even started yet. At this point, she began to panic, but she was in for a surprise when she walked into Mr. Finky's class.
"Today is the due date for your projects, class, but before you hand them in, I have something to hand in to you. Take one and pass them back. Please keep them face down until I give you the signal." There was a short pause. "Now!"
Pepper Ann turned over her paper, and all she saw were the words 'APRIL FOOL!' "What the Fuzzy?"
After laughing uncontrollably for a few minutes, Mr. Finky explained the whole deal. "If you look at the calendar, you will see that today is April 1, commonly called April Fool's Day. This brings me to your project. There was no project! It was the biggest gag in Hazelnut Middle School history! Now, I repeat: APRIL FOOL!"
Milo, quite unmoved by the news, said, "Oh. All right."
Nicky was not so relenting. "WHAT? I spent two hours of my life on this infernal project, and now you're telling me it was all a joke?" Milo tried to console her, and was rewarded with an angry glare. Nicky eventually cooled down.
Pepper Ann just fainted. After waking up, she found herself in the nurse's office, with Milo by her side. "Ugh. Milo? What happened?"
"You fainted. It's a shame, too, because Nicky really blew a gasket. She's talking to Finky about it in the most mature way she can. She recovered from her fit surprisingly well, but I suggest not talking to her about it for a while." About a minute later, Nicky walked in.
"That was a cruel joke, and I let Mr. Finky know it. I'm fine now. I just keep telling myself that it wasn't the entire weekend that was wasted, just two hours. Plus, I learned a lot about myself, so I guess this whole deal was worth it after all."
After hearing what happened, Craig walked in with a concerned look on his face. "PA, are you all right?"
"Yeah, just a little woozy."
"Good. In that case, what do you say to Freezy Pleezy? My treat."
"You're on." Hand in hand, Pepper Ann and Craig walked out, signaling the beginning of a wonderful relationship.