Tragic Tales of Teenagers
Chapter Twenty-one
Big Day
It had been days since Allie and Fred had spoken to each other. Every time they had to be around each other, they purposely avoided eye contact. Alicia was being a bit of a nuisance. Non-stop all day long, she was in her baby talk stage. She made silly noises all day long. It was very annoying. But eventually, she said her very first word. It was at lunch one day. Alicia was in her high chair and playing with food. Then she began trying to make a certain noise.
"Is she okay?" Whitley asked, noticing her struggle.
"You guys, I think she's trying to say something!" Hermione said.
"She's been trying to say something since the day she popped out of Allie," Whitley said.
"Ah-ah-ah," Alicia said.
"Apple?" asked Allie.
"Ah-assss h-ho-ole! A-ass hole!" Alicia said happily.
"What did she just say? Oh no, she did not just go there! I will beat that girl!" Allie said angrily. "Her first word is ass hole, that's what I have to put in her baby books. Couldn't she say something cute like mommy?"
Alicia was bouncing up and down in her high chair repeating the word.
"How long will this phase last?" Ginny asked.
"Too long," Allie replied.
As the days progressed, Allie got sick. It must have been the stress of raising a baby all by herself. Fred had pretty much deserted his role as a father. Everyone was nearly broke and were doing odd jobs, like mowing lawns, to earn a few dollars. They didn't have time to find real jobs because they were leaving for the United States in the morning. They needed to get Allie to a hospital. They couldn't go to one there in England because they didn't have the proper medication that she needed to live. She had an extremely bad case of the flu.
After their flight, Allie wandered around the American airport. She grabbed a ton of chocolate bars and other candies. She dumped them all on a counter and pulled some money out of her purse.
"Um, hello. I'm Shane. Are you from around here?" the man behind the counter asked.
"What? No, I'm from England. I'm here to go to the American hospital," Allie replied without looking up from her hands. She was filing her nail, which had broken on the plane ride over.
"Cool. Well, you'll like it here. Everyone is really friendly and stuff," Shane said as he rang up her items. "This is a lot of candy! Twelve-fifty- two."
Allie finally looked up at him. Her jaw dropped. He was drop-dead gorgeous. He smiled at her as she stuck out her hand and let the money drop. She missed his hand and it all fell to the floor.
"OOPS!" Allie said as she bent down to get it up. Coins had rolled everywhere.
"Oh, let me help you," Shane said as he crouched on the floor and started picking up the coins. When they finished, they only found three dollars worth of coins.
"You know what? It's on me," Shane told her.
"You don't have to do that. I'm such a klutz all the time. Can I just pay you back?" Allie asked.
"Yeah, pay me back by going out to dinner with me tonight. If you're not busy or anything, I mean," Shane said. Allie smiled and said yes. They exchanged phone numbers and told each other where they lived. He said he'd pick her up at six.
"What are you so happy about?" Whitley asked later.
"I've already gotten a date for tonight! I met this amazing guy in the airport, Shane West," Allie said with a grin.
For their date, Allie and Shane went to a comedy movie and out to dinner. It wasn't anything fancy, but it was very fun. Then Shane took Allie sight seeing. They were in California, so there was a lot to see.
When Allie got back to the hotel she was staying in, she plopped down on her bed and started watching Tweety Bird. George walked in.
"Hi, I didn't hear you come in," Allie said. George sat down by her. He moved her hair out of her face and touched his forehead against her cheek.
"You are so pretty tonight. I want you so bad. Come on, no one but us is here. Let's do something," George whispered to her. Allie pulled away.
"I'm sorry, I don't feel that way about you. I.I don't want to do anything with you," Allie said standing up.
"You know you do. I can feel it. You want to be with me but you don't want to hurt Fred. It's okay though. Fred never has to know, no one does," George said, standing up as well.
"You're insane," Allie said as she reached for the door to let herself out. Fred got there first and slammed the door shut. Her locked it and dove at her.
"Get of me!" Allie screamed. George was completely on top of her and tearing away at her clothes.
"You're mine tonight!" George hissed. Allie kicked at him but he was too strong for her. He picked her up by her hair and pushed her onto the bed. George pulled down his pants and tried to force her head down on him. She resisted though. Allie grabbed the vase of flowers by her bed and smashed it down on his head. The glass shattered everywhere and George fell to the ground, motionless.
In a panic, Allie rushed to the kitchen where the phone was. She dialed the number for the police and before she knew it, they were there to arrest George. A large group of people watched as George was placed into the cop car and driven away. The people at the hotel had Allie's room cleaned and called her friends to come. It had been quite a day for Allie. She hopped into her bed and closed her eyes, hoping that tomorrow would hurry up and come. Tomorrow she was going to the hospital. She was very sick, but didn't feel it anymore. She felt completely normal actually.
It had been days since Allie and Fred had spoken to each other. Every time they had to be around each other, they purposely avoided eye contact. Alicia was being a bit of a nuisance. Non-stop all day long, she was in her baby talk stage. She made silly noises all day long. It was very annoying. But eventually, she said her very first word. It was at lunch one day. Alicia was in her high chair and playing with food. Then she began trying to make a certain noise.
"Is she okay?" Whitley asked, noticing her struggle.
"You guys, I think she's trying to say something!" Hermione said.
"She's been trying to say something since the day she popped out of Allie," Whitley said.
"Ah-ah-ah," Alicia said.
"Apple?" asked Allie.
"Ah-assss h-ho-ole! A-ass hole!" Alicia said happily.
"What did she just say? Oh no, she did not just go there! I will beat that girl!" Allie said angrily. "Her first word is ass hole, that's what I have to put in her baby books. Couldn't she say something cute like mommy?"
Alicia was bouncing up and down in her high chair repeating the word.
"How long will this phase last?" Ginny asked.
"Too long," Allie replied.
As the days progressed, Allie got sick. It must have been the stress of raising a baby all by herself. Fred had pretty much deserted his role as a father. Everyone was nearly broke and were doing odd jobs, like mowing lawns, to earn a few dollars. They didn't have time to find real jobs because they were leaving for the United States in the morning. They needed to get Allie to a hospital. They couldn't go to one there in England because they didn't have the proper medication that she needed to live. She had an extremely bad case of the flu.
After their flight, Allie wandered around the American airport. She grabbed a ton of chocolate bars and other candies. She dumped them all on a counter and pulled some money out of her purse.
"Um, hello. I'm Shane. Are you from around here?" the man behind the counter asked.
"What? No, I'm from England. I'm here to go to the American hospital," Allie replied without looking up from her hands. She was filing her nail, which had broken on the plane ride over.
"Cool. Well, you'll like it here. Everyone is really friendly and stuff," Shane said as he rang up her items. "This is a lot of candy! Twelve-fifty- two."
Allie finally looked up at him. Her jaw dropped. He was drop-dead gorgeous. He smiled at her as she stuck out her hand and let the money drop. She missed his hand and it all fell to the floor.
"OOPS!" Allie said as she bent down to get it up. Coins had rolled everywhere.
"Oh, let me help you," Shane said as he crouched on the floor and started picking up the coins. When they finished, they only found three dollars worth of coins.
"You know what? It's on me," Shane told her.
"You don't have to do that. I'm such a klutz all the time. Can I just pay you back?" Allie asked.
"Yeah, pay me back by going out to dinner with me tonight. If you're not busy or anything, I mean," Shane said. Allie smiled and said yes. They exchanged phone numbers and told each other where they lived. He said he'd pick her up at six.
"What are you so happy about?" Whitley asked later.
"I've already gotten a date for tonight! I met this amazing guy in the airport, Shane West," Allie said with a grin.
For their date, Allie and Shane went to a comedy movie and out to dinner. It wasn't anything fancy, but it was very fun. Then Shane took Allie sight seeing. They were in California, so there was a lot to see.
When Allie got back to the hotel she was staying in, she plopped down on her bed and started watching Tweety Bird. George walked in.
"Hi, I didn't hear you come in," Allie said. George sat down by her. He moved her hair out of her face and touched his forehead against her cheek.
"You are so pretty tonight. I want you so bad. Come on, no one but us is here. Let's do something," George whispered to her. Allie pulled away.
"I'm sorry, I don't feel that way about you. I.I don't want to do anything with you," Allie said standing up.
"You know you do. I can feel it. You want to be with me but you don't want to hurt Fred. It's okay though. Fred never has to know, no one does," George said, standing up as well.
"You're insane," Allie said as she reached for the door to let herself out. Fred got there first and slammed the door shut. Her locked it and dove at her.
"Get of me!" Allie screamed. George was completely on top of her and tearing away at her clothes.
"You're mine tonight!" George hissed. Allie kicked at him but he was too strong for her. He picked her up by her hair and pushed her onto the bed. George pulled down his pants and tried to force her head down on him. She resisted though. Allie grabbed the vase of flowers by her bed and smashed it down on his head. The glass shattered everywhere and George fell to the ground, motionless.
In a panic, Allie rushed to the kitchen where the phone was. She dialed the number for the police and before she knew it, they were there to arrest George. A large group of people watched as George was placed into the cop car and driven away. The people at the hotel had Allie's room cleaned and called her friends to come. It had been quite a day for Allie. She hopped into her bed and closed her eyes, hoping that tomorrow would hurry up and come. Tomorrow she was going to the hospital. She was very sick, but didn't feel it anymore. She felt completely normal actually.