There Is No Love
Chapter 4
Dragging Out The Truth
"So Dad," began January as she watched her father prepare dinner, "Can you tell me why our family looks different?"
Dib almost dropped the hot pan full of sizzling food, "Uh... not now...."
"Daaa-aaad!" whined January, "You said--"
"Wait til your mother is here."
January frowned, then a big smile crossed her face when she heard her mom walk through the kitchen door. "Mom!" January exclaimed. Esther smiled, her face was dirty from working on the garden. "OK Dad, now we can talk, right?"
"Uh...." Dib looked to Esther, who nodded, signaling him to begin. Dib cleared his throat, "Well, January... we're uh... Well, what I'm about to tell you, you cannot tell your brother this..."
"That's right," Esther said, "The only reason why we're telling you is because we think you are at the right age."
"I won't tell him! I promise! Just tell me! I needa know!" January jumped up and down anxiously awaiting the news.
"Well..." Dib knelt down and placed his hands on his daughter's shoulders, "January we're something called human."
'I knew it!' thought January.
"Back when me and your father were young, we lived on a planet called Earth," said Esther, "But we had to leave... to this planet..."
"Why?" asked January.
"Because we were forced to."
"Why?"
"Because Earth was in danger."
"Why?"
"Because it was being invaded."
"Oh...." January paused, "Uncle Zim and Aunt Gaz had to leave to, huh?"
"Yes."
"Uncle Zim isn't human, huh?"
"No... no he isn't," said Dib.
"What is he?"
"Irken."
"So how did he fall in love with Aunt Gaz? They're not the same..."
"That doesn't matter," Esther said shaking her head, "You do not have to be the same species in order to fall in love."
"How come?"
Esther and Dib exchanged glances, "January... that's just not the way love works..." Esther said.
"Oh..." she paused, "Are we ever gonna go back home?"
"Home?" questioned Dib.
"Home. Back to Earth."
Esther and Dib frowned, "I don't think so, Honey."
"How about other humans? Are we ever gonna see any other humans? Any others like us?"
"I'm afraid not."
"Why?"
"I don't think anyone else escaped... See, on Earth we did not have ships."
"Well then how--"
"January, that's enough questions for tonight," said Dib, "Go wash your hands, dinner's almost ready." Dib looked at Esther and smiled, "You better wash up too."
Esther looked down at herself and noticed herself covered with dirt. She nodded and followed her daughter to the bathroom.
"I knew we weren't Crewkin," January said to herself as she readied herself for bed, "So we're human... that's why we look different, and can only eat certain kinds of food, and can't go outside when it rains, and stuff. But what happened to Earth? Is it completely destroyed... or is it like reconstructed or something? There's no way I'll sleep tonight! I needa know more!"
Chapter 4
Dragging Out The Truth
"So Dad," began January as she watched her father prepare dinner, "Can you tell me why our family looks different?"
Dib almost dropped the hot pan full of sizzling food, "Uh... not now...."
"Daaa-aaad!" whined January, "You said--"
"Wait til your mother is here."
January frowned, then a big smile crossed her face when she heard her mom walk through the kitchen door. "Mom!" January exclaimed. Esther smiled, her face was dirty from working on the garden. "OK Dad, now we can talk, right?"
"Uh...." Dib looked to Esther, who nodded, signaling him to begin. Dib cleared his throat, "Well, January... we're uh... Well, what I'm about to tell you, you cannot tell your brother this..."
"That's right," Esther said, "The only reason why we're telling you is because we think you are at the right age."
"I won't tell him! I promise! Just tell me! I needa know!" January jumped up and down anxiously awaiting the news.
"Well..." Dib knelt down and placed his hands on his daughter's shoulders, "January we're something called human."
'I knew it!' thought January.
"Back when me and your father were young, we lived on a planet called Earth," said Esther, "But we had to leave... to this planet..."
"Why?" asked January.
"Because we were forced to."
"Why?"
"Because Earth was in danger."
"Why?"
"Because it was being invaded."
"Oh...." January paused, "Uncle Zim and Aunt Gaz had to leave to, huh?"
"Yes."
"Uncle Zim isn't human, huh?"
"No... no he isn't," said Dib.
"What is he?"
"Irken."
"So how did he fall in love with Aunt Gaz? They're not the same..."
"That doesn't matter," Esther said shaking her head, "You do not have to be the same species in order to fall in love."
"How come?"
Esther and Dib exchanged glances, "January... that's just not the way love works..." Esther said.
"Oh..." she paused, "Are we ever gonna go back home?"
"Home?" questioned Dib.
"Home. Back to Earth."
Esther and Dib frowned, "I don't think so, Honey."
"How about other humans? Are we ever gonna see any other humans? Any others like us?"
"I'm afraid not."
"Why?"
"I don't think anyone else escaped... See, on Earth we did not have ships."
"Well then how--"
"January, that's enough questions for tonight," said Dib, "Go wash your hands, dinner's almost ready." Dib looked at Esther and smiled, "You better wash up too."
Esther looked down at herself and noticed herself covered with dirt. She nodded and followed her daughter to the bathroom.
"I knew we weren't Crewkin," January said to herself as she readied herself for bed, "So we're human... that's why we look different, and can only eat certain kinds of food, and can't go outside when it rains, and stuff. But what happened to Earth? Is it completely destroyed... or is it like reconstructed or something? There's no way I'll sleep tonight! I needa know more!"