This is a story about a girl who believes in something so strong it's real,
but still has to come to terms with reality, and how important imaginary
friends can be, even if they don't really exist.
Disclaimers: Herc characters have their owners, and I own Aimee and any other person you don't recognise. Nickelodeon or other channels mentioned, or shows have owners too.
'Whatcha doing?' Herc asked looking over Aimee's shoulder at a book covered in blue words.
'Homework, it has to be in tomorrow.' Aimee answered.
'What homework?'
'English, now give me second to finish it,' she quickly finished so that she could tell her friends how her school day went. She found she could tell her friends whatever she wanted to tell them. It was like she had another world in her head where she could go whenever she wanted. She was watching a show called Young Hercules and thought wouldn't it be cool to have friends like the three heroes, then one day they just came and it was as if the quartet been friends forever. If she were in a crowded room, the crowd disappeared and she was alone with her friends. If she was in danger or on her own, she always had Herc, Iolaus and Jason to help her out, and keep her company.
'Ok, I'm done. But still need to finish math and Welsh,' she sighed, then decided to do it later. She really wanted to talk to her friends, and since there wasn't anyone home she didn't have to worry about being caught in the act.
'How was school?' Jason asked, 'Something happened, I can tell.' They also knew when something bad had happened.
'They were at it again, and the teacher didn't do anything about it. It was the same names, skinny, match stick.' she said looking down at her hands.
'Cheer up, we'll come to school with you tomorrow, and everything will be ok. We'll tell you things to say to them, and make ten feel like crap,' Iolaus said. He always knew how to turn a bad moment into a good one. When her grandmother had a stroke, he was the one that kept her going while she struggled to keep her family from breaking apart. When she comforted her crying mother, he and the boys wiped away her tears and told her jokes to make her laugh.
'Thanks' she said smiling.
'I have an idea, why don't we go into you're room and watch Nickelodeon,' Herc said getting up and walking to her room. It was winter, and dark outside, but she didn't need to switch on the light because she was with her friends.
The four friends climbed the ladder to the top bunk, and watched the Hey Arnold marathon.
'Aimee, we're home.' Came a voice from the hall, it was her parents home from work. Suddenly Aimee was aware of the darkened room, and the only light being the TV.
She felt for the light switch, and turned it on just as her dad entered the room. 'What you doing in here by yourself? Done your homework?' he asked.
'Nearly all of it,' she smiled and climbed down the ladder into the living room.
'Hi honey' her mum said. 'How was school?'
'It was ok,' she answered, and then sat down to finish her homework so she could escape back into the world that was real to her, and unknown to anyone else.
Disclaimers: Herc characters have their owners, and I own Aimee and any other person you don't recognise. Nickelodeon or other channels mentioned, or shows have owners too.
'Whatcha doing?' Herc asked looking over Aimee's shoulder at a book covered in blue words.
'Homework, it has to be in tomorrow.' Aimee answered.
'What homework?'
'English, now give me second to finish it,' she quickly finished so that she could tell her friends how her school day went. She found she could tell her friends whatever she wanted to tell them. It was like she had another world in her head where she could go whenever she wanted. She was watching a show called Young Hercules and thought wouldn't it be cool to have friends like the three heroes, then one day they just came and it was as if the quartet been friends forever. If she were in a crowded room, the crowd disappeared and she was alone with her friends. If she was in danger or on her own, she always had Herc, Iolaus and Jason to help her out, and keep her company.
'Ok, I'm done. But still need to finish math and Welsh,' she sighed, then decided to do it later. She really wanted to talk to her friends, and since there wasn't anyone home she didn't have to worry about being caught in the act.
'How was school?' Jason asked, 'Something happened, I can tell.' They also knew when something bad had happened.
'They were at it again, and the teacher didn't do anything about it. It was the same names, skinny, match stick.' she said looking down at her hands.
'Cheer up, we'll come to school with you tomorrow, and everything will be ok. We'll tell you things to say to them, and make ten feel like crap,' Iolaus said. He always knew how to turn a bad moment into a good one. When her grandmother had a stroke, he was the one that kept her going while she struggled to keep her family from breaking apart. When she comforted her crying mother, he and the boys wiped away her tears and told her jokes to make her laugh.
'Thanks' she said smiling.
'I have an idea, why don't we go into you're room and watch Nickelodeon,' Herc said getting up and walking to her room. It was winter, and dark outside, but she didn't need to switch on the light because she was with her friends.
The four friends climbed the ladder to the top bunk, and watched the Hey Arnold marathon.
'Aimee, we're home.' Came a voice from the hall, it was her parents home from work. Suddenly Aimee was aware of the darkened room, and the only light being the TV.
She felt for the light switch, and turned it on just as her dad entered the room. 'What you doing in here by yourself? Done your homework?' he asked.
'Nearly all of it,' she smiled and climbed down the ladder into the living room.
'Hi honey' her mum said. 'How was school?'
'It was ok,' she answered, and then sat down to finish her homework so she could escape back into the world that was real to her, and unknown to anyone else.