CHAPTER FIVE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~Later that afternoon~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hyde, Fez and Sara had just gotten out of class. They walked back to Hyde and Fez's dorm room so Fez could give Sara his notes. She was going to go to the library over the weekend and start their research project.
"Thanks for doing this Sara," Fez said as he handed her a stack of papers. "I really want to help you, but my host parents are making me come home for the weekend to help with a stupid church fundraiser."
"Don't worry about it Fez," she answered sweetly.
"Fez, is this a message from Jackie?" Hyde asked looking at the chalkboard.
Fez glanced at the board over Hyde's shoulder. "Does it say it's from Jackie?" he asked sarcastically.
"Jackie called.....Dance cancelled," Hyde read.
"Cool!" Sara said. "Now you can come to the jello party with Kelso, George and I!"
"Did I hear my name?" George called from the hallway.
"Damn you! Will Fez be the only one that misses out? Hey! You are my ride! How am I going to get home you son of a bitch!"
"George, did you take this message?" Hyde asked as George plopped down on the couch.
"Oh, yea I did. Jackie said that the dance was being postponed. Something about an accident in the gym."
"I better call her," Hyde said.
George waited tensely as Hyde called Jackie. He hadn't thought that Hyde might call Jackie to confirm his story. He hoped he wasn't about to get his ass kicked.
"Hello?" a woman answered the phone.
"Um, hello Mrs. Burkhardt. Is Jackie there?"
"No she isn't dear. She just left for cheerleading camp."
"What? Are you sure?"
"Of course I'm sure."
"Oh, Ok. Do you know when she will be back?"
"Sunday."
"Ok. I'll call her then."
Hyde hung up the phone. "Jello party here I come!" he exclaimed.
"What happened to Jackie?" Fez asked.
"She ditched me for cheerleading camp. I guess she decided to go since the dance was postponed."
George let out a sigh of relief. Everyone turned and looked at him.
"I had beans for lunch," he said.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*Back in Point Place*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Who was that?" Mrs. Burkhardt slurred as she walked into the kitchen. She set her glass down on the table and sloshed vodka onto the floor.
Misty tried to think, but the room was starting to spin a little. She was trying to hang up the phone, but she kept dropping the receiver on the floor. "It was some guy asking about my daughter Jackie. I told him she was at cheerleading camp.....who was that anyway? I think he sounded a little old for Jackie, I mean she's only 9."
Mrs. Burkhardt started laughing so hard that she fell out of her chair. "We both have daughters named Jackie. That's funny!"
"I know!" Misty agreed. Then, trying her hardest to concentrate through the laughter she added, "You know, I think he might have called me Mrs. Burkhardt." They both started laughing hysterically again and Misty fell out of her chair too.
They were still on the floor when Jackie walked into the kitchen for some juice.
"Mom! What are you doing?"
"Mind your own business!" she replied. Jackie didn't have to wonder long as she saw the empty liquor bottles scattered on the counter. Ever since Jackie's dad went to prison Jackie had been cleaning up a lot of empty liquor bottles.
"Did anyone call for me?" Jackie asked.
"No, the rone hasn't phung all day," Jackie's mom replied. "Misty and I are going to out for happy hour...see you later."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~Later that afternoon~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hyde, Fez and Sara had just gotten out of class. They walked back to Hyde and Fez's dorm room so Fez could give Sara his notes. She was going to go to the library over the weekend and start their research project.
"Thanks for doing this Sara," Fez said as he handed her a stack of papers. "I really want to help you, but my host parents are making me come home for the weekend to help with a stupid church fundraiser."
"Don't worry about it Fez," she answered sweetly.
"Fez, is this a message from Jackie?" Hyde asked looking at the chalkboard.
Fez glanced at the board over Hyde's shoulder. "Does it say it's from Jackie?" he asked sarcastically.
"Jackie called.....Dance cancelled," Hyde read.
"Cool!" Sara said. "Now you can come to the jello party with Kelso, George and I!"
"Did I hear my name?" George called from the hallway.
"Damn you! Will Fez be the only one that misses out? Hey! You are my ride! How am I going to get home you son of a bitch!"
"George, did you take this message?" Hyde asked as George plopped down on the couch.
"Oh, yea I did. Jackie said that the dance was being postponed. Something about an accident in the gym."
"I better call her," Hyde said.
George waited tensely as Hyde called Jackie. He hadn't thought that Hyde might call Jackie to confirm his story. He hoped he wasn't about to get his ass kicked.
"Hello?" a woman answered the phone.
"Um, hello Mrs. Burkhardt. Is Jackie there?"
"No she isn't dear. She just left for cheerleading camp."
"What? Are you sure?"
"Of course I'm sure."
"Oh, Ok. Do you know when she will be back?"
"Sunday."
"Ok. I'll call her then."
Hyde hung up the phone. "Jello party here I come!" he exclaimed.
"What happened to Jackie?" Fez asked.
"She ditched me for cheerleading camp. I guess she decided to go since the dance was postponed."
George let out a sigh of relief. Everyone turned and looked at him.
"I had beans for lunch," he said.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*Back in Point Place*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Who was that?" Mrs. Burkhardt slurred as she walked into the kitchen. She set her glass down on the table and sloshed vodka onto the floor.
Misty tried to think, but the room was starting to spin a little. She was trying to hang up the phone, but she kept dropping the receiver on the floor. "It was some guy asking about my daughter Jackie. I told him she was at cheerleading camp.....who was that anyway? I think he sounded a little old for Jackie, I mean she's only 9."
Mrs. Burkhardt started laughing so hard that she fell out of her chair. "We both have daughters named Jackie. That's funny!"
"I know!" Misty agreed. Then, trying her hardest to concentrate through the laughter she added, "You know, I think he might have called me Mrs. Burkhardt." They both started laughing hysterically again and Misty fell out of her chair too.
They were still on the floor when Jackie walked into the kitchen for some juice.
"Mom! What are you doing?"
"Mind your own business!" she replied. Jackie didn't have to wonder long as she saw the empty liquor bottles scattered on the counter. Ever since Jackie's dad went to prison Jackie had been cleaning up a lot of empty liquor bottles.
"Did anyone call for me?" Jackie asked.
"No, the rone hasn't phung all day," Jackie's mom replied. "Misty and I are going to out for happy hour...see you later."