CHAPTER: A rat and a jellybean
Max and Alec walked out of SLCB (Seattle Lottery Control Board) a week later with a check to cash in. But it wasn't for $800,000:00 and it definitely wasn't 40 million dollars. The check in their hand after a variety of taxes charged was valued at $500,000:00. There was a lot of obscene language used when they saw the value. " How can they charge so much taxes?" Alec asked looking at the check.
" It's a rip off that's how?"
" We should steel all the money in there." Alec said looking at the building.
" That would be a good idea if they actually kept the money in there." She said giving him a tap on his head.
" Ouch, sorry how was I supposed to know? Where do they keep the money anyway?"
" In the bank." She said like she was stating the obvious.
" So I guess we have to settle for our poor man winnings."
" It's still better than what we had before," she pointed out.
" But I can't even buy my mansion," he said pouting his lips to look like a spoilt kid.
" The Playboy Mansion is not for sale Alec," she teased.
" Ha ha. but I wasn't referring to that," he said then got on his bike and waited for Max to get on hers.
Max got on the bike and started the engine. They rode back to work in a hurry. They were gone for more than two hours. They walked in and tried to run to back to look like they had been there the whole time.
" Where have you been?" Normal said coming behind Max.
Darn. Max turned and put on an innocent face. " I was here all the time," she lied.
" I wasn't born yesterday, I saw you sneak in."
Alec stepped up and tapped Normal on his shoulder. " She was helping me.uh. exercise," he managed to say.
Normal's faces lightened up. " Well why didn't you say so," he said looking at Max. " So you getting back in the ring?" he asked Alec.
" I'm not sure.May be," he lied.
" Well if you do, be sure to tell me." He watched him and then went back to his desk.
" Thanks," Max said.
" You're welcome." He said smiling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------
" So you have the check?" he asked Max as they were ready to leave her apartment to cash in the check.
" No, I gave you it."
" Max you didn't give me it," he said looking at her in disbelief. " Please tell me you didn't lose it."
Max rushed in her room and rampaged through a heap of clothes. She found the pants she had on the day before and pushed her hands in the pocket. She felt her hands come through he other end. " Oh god."
" What?"
" There was a hole in my pocket."
" Please tell me you're joking."
She got up from the ground. " I'm sorry," she said softly.
" You lost it," he yelled. " I can't believe you lost it."
" How was I to know there was a whole in the pocket?"
" Because the tag said Made in Korea." He said frantically.
Max couldn't believe what she was hearing. " Hey I do not support sweatshops. All my clothes are made in China."
"Oh I guess that makes the quality a whole lot better," he said sarcastically.
Max frowned. She, in a few minutes lost all the money and discovered her jeans were less than perfect. " We'll find it." She said.
" Max it's us and miles of road. We aren't going to find it," he said angrily. His attention was diverted by something gray running across the floor with a check in its mouth. Max had seen it too. " That rat has our check." He said.
Max and Alec both dived to catch it. " Shit," they said in unison. They hit each other's head and the rat was nowhere to be seen. " What is your head made of? Concrete or something," Alec asked Max while rubbing his head.
" Very funny"
" Well that rat has the check, do you know what that means."
" Yes," she said shaking her head. " My jeans are good quality jeans, it's that thing that's been eating them."
Alec looked at her for a moment. " What lingers in this girl's mind," he said bending down looking for the rat.
Max followed him on the ground and began to call. " Here Rattie Rattie Rattie," she said in a silly voice.
" Something tells me that's not going to work."
" What are you two doing?" Original Cindy asked from the door.
They looked up and saw Original Cindy standing in the doorway. " We were just looking for a. a." Max stumbled.
" A pack of Jellybeans," Alec finished
" Jellybeans," OC said looking at him like he was mad.
" Yes, they are very rare these days," Max said shaking her head.
OC looked at then she knew something was up but decided to drop it. " Ok I'll let you two get back to your JellyBean hunt." She left the room.
" A pack of Jellybean." She said looking at him.
" It's better than what you came up with."
NOTE: Sorry I took so long to write this. " I just had a hard time coming up with something to write. So review.
And sorry for the spelling and the grammar and everything else that sucked.
Max and Alec walked out of SLCB (Seattle Lottery Control Board) a week later with a check to cash in. But it wasn't for $800,000:00 and it definitely wasn't 40 million dollars. The check in their hand after a variety of taxes charged was valued at $500,000:00. There was a lot of obscene language used when they saw the value. " How can they charge so much taxes?" Alec asked looking at the check.
" It's a rip off that's how?"
" We should steel all the money in there." Alec said looking at the building.
" That would be a good idea if they actually kept the money in there." She said giving him a tap on his head.
" Ouch, sorry how was I supposed to know? Where do they keep the money anyway?"
" In the bank." She said like she was stating the obvious.
" So I guess we have to settle for our poor man winnings."
" It's still better than what we had before," she pointed out.
" But I can't even buy my mansion," he said pouting his lips to look like a spoilt kid.
" The Playboy Mansion is not for sale Alec," she teased.
" Ha ha. but I wasn't referring to that," he said then got on his bike and waited for Max to get on hers.
Max got on the bike and started the engine. They rode back to work in a hurry. They were gone for more than two hours. They walked in and tried to run to back to look like they had been there the whole time.
" Where have you been?" Normal said coming behind Max.
Darn. Max turned and put on an innocent face. " I was here all the time," she lied.
" I wasn't born yesterday, I saw you sneak in."
Alec stepped up and tapped Normal on his shoulder. " She was helping me.uh. exercise," he managed to say.
Normal's faces lightened up. " Well why didn't you say so," he said looking at Max. " So you getting back in the ring?" he asked Alec.
" I'm not sure.May be," he lied.
" Well if you do, be sure to tell me." He watched him and then went back to his desk.
" Thanks," Max said.
" You're welcome." He said smiling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------
" So you have the check?" he asked Max as they were ready to leave her apartment to cash in the check.
" No, I gave you it."
" Max you didn't give me it," he said looking at her in disbelief. " Please tell me you didn't lose it."
Max rushed in her room and rampaged through a heap of clothes. She found the pants she had on the day before and pushed her hands in the pocket. She felt her hands come through he other end. " Oh god."
" What?"
" There was a hole in my pocket."
" Please tell me you're joking."
She got up from the ground. " I'm sorry," she said softly.
" You lost it," he yelled. " I can't believe you lost it."
" How was I to know there was a whole in the pocket?"
" Because the tag said Made in Korea." He said frantically.
Max couldn't believe what she was hearing. " Hey I do not support sweatshops. All my clothes are made in China."
"Oh I guess that makes the quality a whole lot better," he said sarcastically.
Max frowned. She, in a few minutes lost all the money and discovered her jeans were less than perfect. " We'll find it." She said.
" Max it's us and miles of road. We aren't going to find it," he said angrily. His attention was diverted by something gray running across the floor with a check in its mouth. Max had seen it too. " That rat has our check." He said.
Max and Alec both dived to catch it. " Shit," they said in unison. They hit each other's head and the rat was nowhere to be seen. " What is your head made of? Concrete or something," Alec asked Max while rubbing his head.
" Very funny"
" Well that rat has the check, do you know what that means."
" Yes," she said shaking her head. " My jeans are good quality jeans, it's that thing that's been eating them."
Alec looked at her for a moment. " What lingers in this girl's mind," he said bending down looking for the rat.
Max followed him on the ground and began to call. " Here Rattie Rattie Rattie," she said in a silly voice.
" Something tells me that's not going to work."
" What are you two doing?" Original Cindy asked from the door.
They looked up and saw Original Cindy standing in the doorway. " We were just looking for a. a." Max stumbled.
" A pack of Jellybeans," Alec finished
" Jellybeans," OC said looking at him like he was mad.
" Yes, they are very rare these days," Max said shaking her head.
OC looked at then she knew something was up but decided to drop it. " Ok I'll let you two get back to your JellyBean hunt." She left the room.
" A pack of Jellybean." She said looking at him.
" It's better than what you came up with."
NOTE: Sorry I took so long to write this. " I just had a hard time coming up with something to write. So review.
And sorry for the spelling and the grammar and everything else that sucked.