Nancy's Birthday
Chapter 7:Trampoline Torture
After the show, the crew went outside to jump on Nancy's giant trampoline. "I bet none of you losers can make me get out of the crouched position" Slash said climbing onto the trampoline, curling up like an egg. "I can" said Jam. He too climbed up onto the trampoline and began jumping up and down. When he got really high he crouched all funny like, kind of like Slash, and forced himself hard down. But Slash was really resistant to all of the jumps he did. None of the kids could. But finally, Tommy said, "Watch the pro at work guys. I bet you, Slash, 10 Crunch Bars that You can't stay that way after Tommy's cannonball of Death." "Oh yeah right!" said Slash, "Bring it on!!!" Tommy backed up............way up....... and came charging towards the trampoline. Slash begin to shake with fear. Tommy jumped up into the air, formed the cannonball position, and then came tumbling down onto the rubbery jump item. Slash went flying into the air, screaming like a girl, and came plunging down...except he missed the trampoline. Instead, he landed on the grass beside it. "Ooh" Linda said, "He's gonna feel that tomorrow morning." Slash, lying down on the ground, lifted his head up long enough to say, "But I don't want the cookies Mommy" and then he passed out. "I'll deal with it" Juliana said jumping up and running into the house mumbling something like, "Ice pack" and "First aid kit". The rest of the gang took Slash up onto the trampoline and laid him on his back. Wendi raced in to get him a blanket. Juliana came back with Ice and band-aids. She put a large band-aid on the bloody cut on his fore-head. "Oh I hope he's O.K." Nancy said. "He's fine" Kendra said, "I think the biggest thing that got hurt was either his pride, or his um..." "Ok enough" Nancy said, ending the subject before they even got there.
As soon as he woke up, Slash didn't feel like jumping anymore. Neither did anyone else. So they all just laid down on the trampoline. Wendi and Jam were lying down on one side of the trampoline( Wendi was pointing out all the constellations), and the there was a big huddle. Nancy sat on one end, then Linda, then Kendra, then Slash, the Juliana, and then Tommy and Damien were siting off the trampoline, because Slash was still scared of Tommy and Damien was being nice for a change. They were all looking at the stars when they saw a shooting star. "Did you see that?" Linda said. "Yeah" Nancy said, "I read in some book that every time you wish on a start and then see a shooting star, that wish will come true." "Really?" asked Kendra. "Yeah" Nancy said, fantasizing about her wish. After a while, the Snow board Kids began to get uncomfortable. "Tommy?" Damien asked, "Go get us some pillows." Tommy got up and ran into the house. "I all ready got my pillow, huh Slash" said Juliana. Nancy looked up to see what she meant. She wish she hadn't. Juliana had her head resting on Slash's chest. Nancy quickly turned away, tears filling her eyes. Her own cousin, she thought in disgust. She would have gone inside except for the feeling she got that she was in the right place at the right time. It was torture and liberating at the same time to be out there. She felt better when she remembered that it was her birthday and she had seen the shooting star. Maybe there was a little hope after all.
Chapter 7:Trampoline Torture
After the show, the crew went outside to jump on Nancy's giant trampoline. "I bet none of you losers can make me get out of the crouched position" Slash said climbing onto the trampoline, curling up like an egg. "I can" said Jam. He too climbed up onto the trampoline and began jumping up and down. When he got really high he crouched all funny like, kind of like Slash, and forced himself hard down. But Slash was really resistant to all of the jumps he did. None of the kids could. But finally, Tommy said, "Watch the pro at work guys. I bet you, Slash, 10 Crunch Bars that You can't stay that way after Tommy's cannonball of Death." "Oh yeah right!" said Slash, "Bring it on!!!" Tommy backed up............way up....... and came charging towards the trampoline. Slash begin to shake with fear. Tommy jumped up into the air, formed the cannonball position, and then came tumbling down onto the rubbery jump item. Slash went flying into the air, screaming like a girl, and came plunging down...except he missed the trampoline. Instead, he landed on the grass beside it. "Ooh" Linda said, "He's gonna feel that tomorrow morning." Slash, lying down on the ground, lifted his head up long enough to say, "But I don't want the cookies Mommy" and then he passed out. "I'll deal with it" Juliana said jumping up and running into the house mumbling something like, "Ice pack" and "First aid kit". The rest of the gang took Slash up onto the trampoline and laid him on his back. Wendi raced in to get him a blanket. Juliana came back with Ice and band-aids. She put a large band-aid on the bloody cut on his fore-head. "Oh I hope he's O.K." Nancy said. "He's fine" Kendra said, "I think the biggest thing that got hurt was either his pride, or his um..." "Ok enough" Nancy said, ending the subject before they even got there.
As soon as he woke up, Slash didn't feel like jumping anymore. Neither did anyone else. So they all just laid down on the trampoline. Wendi and Jam were lying down on one side of the trampoline( Wendi was pointing out all the constellations), and the there was a big huddle. Nancy sat on one end, then Linda, then Kendra, then Slash, the Juliana, and then Tommy and Damien were siting off the trampoline, because Slash was still scared of Tommy and Damien was being nice for a change. They were all looking at the stars when they saw a shooting star. "Did you see that?" Linda said. "Yeah" Nancy said, "I read in some book that every time you wish on a start and then see a shooting star, that wish will come true." "Really?" asked Kendra. "Yeah" Nancy said, fantasizing about her wish. After a while, the Snow board Kids began to get uncomfortable. "Tommy?" Damien asked, "Go get us some pillows." Tommy got up and ran into the house. "I all ready got my pillow, huh Slash" said Juliana. Nancy looked up to see what she meant. She wish she hadn't. Juliana had her head resting on Slash's chest. Nancy quickly turned away, tears filling her eyes. Her own cousin, she thought in disgust. She would have gone inside except for the feeling she got that she was in the right place at the right time. It was torture and liberating at the same time to be out there. She felt better when she remembered that it was her birthday and she had seen the shooting star. Maybe there was a little hope after all.