Just Suture Me
Chapter 3 (Yes, FINALLY!!!!)
'A Drink Away From Chicago'
Jack, Maya, Nina, and Dennis are all on the plane. It's a late flight, so some of them are visibly tired. Nina is reading 'Harry Potter', Elliot is sitting to the right of her and is playing with the seat in front of him which Jack is sitting in. Maya is sitting to the left of Jack, and Dennis is sitting to the right of Jack, asleep with his head resting on Jack's shoulder. Maya and Jack are talking quietly so they won't wake up Dennis.
"Ooh, I can't wait to get to Chicago. I think I'll ride the El train back and forth until I get sick of it. Then I think I'll go to the library and read all sorts of books," Maya said with a childlike grin. "Dad, when do you think you'll meet with the president of 'Brush Tips'?"
"Maya, you're acting like a little child, plus the things that you plan on doing in Chicago are things that you do in New York everyday," Jack replied.
"No, that's not true! In New York its called the subway," Maya said, trying to make a point.
"Maybe you should take a nap. I'll wake you after we've landed," Jack said.
"But, I want to be awake when we land," she protested.
Jack and Maya were interrupted when Nina decided to join the conversation, "This is amazing. This young wizard can attend this dreadful sounding school and still have time to shop. This is the best autobiography I've ever read...aside from my own, of course."
"You know Nina, it's really sweet how Finch inspired you to open up a book and read," Elliot teased.
"Jack, can you wake him up so I can have him explain the concept of 'Harry Potter' one more time?" she asked.
"Nina, the poor boy is tired. After all, the airport is a very tiring thing for a kid like him," Jack said.
"Because he kept waving his ticket to people screaming 'I'm flying first class, who wants to come with me?'" Maya said, half asleep.
"That...and then we tricked him into carrying all our bags when we had to switch terminals," Elliot giggled.
"You know, Nina, you're handling this flight considerably well," Jack said, before noticing what Nina was up to.
"Oh, stewardess, can you get me a strong, but not cheap alcoholic drink, please?" she asked.
"Nina!" Jack said. "You promised me you wouldn't drink!"
"What's so wrong? It's 2 o'clock in the morning, I'm completely sober, and I haven't had a drink since this afternoon. Plus, I just found out that Harry is in danger!" she said with a tone of weakness in her voice.
"Fine, Nina. Go ahead, punish yourself!" Jack said, obviously very angry with Nina.
"Dad! You can't just give in to her. Remember a month ago at my birthday party?" Maya reminded him.
"Yeah, I remember. I don't think we'll ever get Donald Trump over to the house again. I'm just going to go to the bathroom," he said, excusing himself.
"Hey, can you hurry that drink up?!" Nina said nervously.
As Jack left his seat, he caught up with the flight attendant to convince her not to serve Nina.
"Hey, I'm Jack Gallo. Listen, Nina over there has some problems that occur rapidly when she drinks. You can't serve her. Maybe you can give her a drink that she thinks is alcohol," he suggested.
"I don't know if I can do that," replied the puzzled flight attendant.
"Just take some water, add a bunch of stuff to it, just nothing with alcohol. Maybe some lemon juice and salt," he said, brainstorming.
"Will that make her feel better?" she asked.
"...Yes," Jack lied.
"Okay, I'll bring it to her right away, Mr. Gallo," she said.
"One more thing, could you not tell her what you're serving her?" he asked.
"Okay, I won't. I'll just say 'Here's your drink,'" she said, not too brightly. "Is that good?"
"Yes, it'll work fine," Jack said with a smile.
Jack found his way back to his seat next to Maya.
"Dad, I'm getting a little worried about Nina, she looks like she's gonna cry," Maya said.
"Don't worry, Maya. I have it all taken care of," he said with a wink.
"You're not having her tied up, are you?" Maya asked angrily.
"Is that service available?" Dennis asked, slowly waking up.
"No Maya, just be quiet about it, okay?" he said, making sure Nina wouldn't suspect anything.
"Okay. Hey, Dennis, Nina's getting worried about her reading material," said Maya, to the now fully awake Dennis.
"Nina, the pictures are SUPPOSED to jump out in a pop up book," Dennis said.
"No, its Harry. He's not okay," replied Nina in tears.
"Just tough it out, Nina," Dennis said, giving everyone an 'Okay...she's weird' look.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please return your seats to the upright position and fasten your seatbelts. We'll be landing in Chicago in 10 to 15 minutes," the pilot's voice piped in over the intercom.
"Yay! We're landing!" said Dennis, obviously excited.
"I know! And to think… Dad was going to let me sleep through it!" Maya said.
"I need to collect all garbage and drinks now, please," the flight attendant said, coming around one more time.
"But, I didn't even get to start my drink," Nina protested.
"That's your fault, Ma'am," The flight attendant said angrily.
"Okay, here," Nina said, overly willing to give it up. She 'accidentally' spilled it right on the flight attendant.
"Oops," Nina said sarcastically.
"Ugh!" The flight attendant said, angrily storming off.
"I'm giving up on Nina. I don't think it ever was the alcohol. Look what she did when she was sober!" Jack pointed out.
"That teaches you not to get between Nina Van Horn and her drinks!" Nina said, visibly happier. "Jack, this is going to be the best trip ever!" Nina continued with a big smile on her face.
"It will be, in her head," Dennis said.
The End
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Chapter 3 (Yes, FINALLY!!!!)
'A Drink Away From Chicago'
Jack, Maya, Nina, and Dennis are all on the plane. It's a late flight, so some of them are visibly tired. Nina is reading 'Harry Potter', Elliot is sitting to the right of her and is playing with the seat in front of him which Jack is sitting in. Maya is sitting to the left of Jack, and Dennis is sitting to the right of Jack, asleep with his head resting on Jack's shoulder. Maya and Jack are talking quietly so they won't wake up Dennis.
"Ooh, I can't wait to get to Chicago. I think I'll ride the El train back and forth until I get sick of it. Then I think I'll go to the library and read all sorts of books," Maya said with a childlike grin. "Dad, when do you think you'll meet with the president of 'Brush Tips'?"
"Maya, you're acting like a little child, plus the things that you plan on doing in Chicago are things that you do in New York everyday," Jack replied.
"No, that's not true! In New York its called the subway," Maya said, trying to make a point.
"Maybe you should take a nap. I'll wake you after we've landed," Jack said.
"But, I want to be awake when we land," she protested.
Jack and Maya were interrupted when Nina decided to join the conversation, "This is amazing. This young wizard can attend this dreadful sounding school and still have time to shop. This is the best autobiography I've ever read...aside from my own, of course."
"You know Nina, it's really sweet how Finch inspired you to open up a book and read," Elliot teased.
"Jack, can you wake him up so I can have him explain the concept of 'Harry Potter' one more time?" she asked.
"Nina, the poor boy is tired. After all, the airport is a very tiring thing for a kid like him," Jack said.
"Because he kept waving his ticket to people screaming 'I'm flying first class, who wants to come with me?'" Maya said, half asleep.
"That...and then we tricked him into carrying all our bags when we had to switch terminals," Elliot giggled.
"You know, Nina, you're handling this flight considerably well," Jack said, before noticing what Nina was up to.
"Oh, stewardess, can you get me a strong, but not cheap alcoholic drink, please?" she asked.
"Nina!" Jack said. "You promised me you wouldn't drink!"
"What's so wrong? It's 2 o'clock in the morning, I'm completely sober, and I haven't had a drink since this afternoon. Plus, I just found out that Harry is in danger!" she said with a tone of weakness in her voice.
"Fine, Nina. Go ahead, punish yourself!" Jack said, obviously very angry with Nina.
"Dad! You can't just give in to her. Remember a month ago at my birthday party?" Maya reminded him.
"Yeah, I remember. I don't think we'll ever get Donald Trump over to the house again. I'm just going to go to the bathroom," he said, excusing himself.
"Hey, can you hurry that drink up?!" Nina said nervously.
As Jack left his seat, he caught up with the flight attendant to convince her not to serve Nina.
"Hey, I'm Jack Gallo. Listen, Nina over there has some problems that occur rapidly when she drinks. You can't serve her. Maybe you can give her a drink that she thinks is alcohol," he suggested.
"I don't know if I can do that," replied the puzzled flight attendant.
"Just take some water, add a bunch of stuff to it, just nothing with alcohol. Maybe some lemon juice and salt," he said, brainstorming.
"Will that make her feel better?" she asked.
"...Yes," Jack lied.
"Okay, I'll bring it to her right away, Mr. Gallo," she said.
"One more thing, could you not tell her what you're serving her?" he asked.
"Okay, I won't. I'll just say 'Here's your drink,'" she said, not too brightly. "Is that good?"
"Yes, it'll work fine," Jack said with a smile.
Jack found his way back to his seat next to Maya.
"Dad, I'm getting a little worried about Nina, she looks like she's gonna cry," Maya said.
"Don't worry, Maya. I have it all taken care of," he said with a wink.
"You're not having her tied up, are you?" Maya asked angrily.
"Is that service available?" Dennis asked, slowly waking up.
"No Maya, just be quiet about it, okay?" he said, making sure Nina wouldn't suspect anything.
"Okay. Hey, Dennis, Nina's getting worried about her reading material," said Maya, to the now fully awake Dennis.
"Nina, the pictures are SUPPOSED to jump out in a pop up book," Dennis said.
"No, its Harry. He's not okay," replied Nina in tears.
"Just tough it out, Nina," Dennis said, giving everyone an 'Okay...she's weird' look.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please return your seats to the upright position and fasten your seatbelts. We'll be landing in Chicago in 10 to 15 minutes," the pilot's voice piped in over the intercom.
"Yay! We're landing!" said Dennis, obviously excited.
"I know! And to think… Dad was going to let me sleep through it!" Maya said.
"I need to collect all garbage and drinks now, please," the flight attendant said, coming around one more time.
"But, I didn't even get to start my drink," Nina protested.
"That's your fault, Ma'am," The flight attendant said angrily.
"Okay, here," Nina said, overly willing to give it up. She 'accidentally' spilled it right on the flight attendant.
"Oops," Nina said sarcastically.
"Ugh!" The flight attendant said, angrily storming off.
"I'm giving up on Nina. I don't think it ever was the alcohol. Look what she did when she was sober!" Jack pointed out.
"That teaches you not to get between Nina Van Horn and her drinks!" Nina said, visibly happier. "Jack, this is going to be the best trip ever!" Nina continued with a big smile on her face.
"It will be, in her head," Dennis said.
The End
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