Gabriel was rushing about, trying to get ready for his date with Samantha.
He noticed that Teresa was not doing anything, but staring at her fish tank
which contained her only pet, a gold fish named Barbie Girl.
"Teresa, you need to get ready to go to Auntie Sara's house." She ignored him and kept staring. "Teresa?"
She shook a little, as if she was startled. She turned and looked at him. "Daddy, what is wrong with Barbie girl?"
Gabriel looked over and to his horror, he found Babie Girl floating. He bit his lip and said quietly "Teresa, honey, Barbie Girl is dead."
Teresa's lip trembled as she went into tears. He tried to clam her down, but to no avail. She picked up her small fish tank and ran to her room. Gabriel followed her.
"Teresa."
"Go away!" She cried out. He was about to open the door when he heard her lock it. "Teresa!" He said more sternly. In reply, she started blasting her CD player. He started to lose it. "Teresa Deborah Bowman, come out right this minute!"
The music stopped and he could hear some slight whimpering. She unlocked the door and came out. She was still crying. Through tears, she looked up at him and asked
"Daddy, can we give Barbie Girl a funeral?" She asked sullenly. Gabe sighed and nodded. How could he stay mad at her when she did that little face and whimpering voice?
"Yeah, first thing when we get home."
"No, we need to do it now. Please?" She asked again. Gabe caved once more. She carried the fish tank to the bathroom and set it on the counter. She then ran out. Gabe called after her.
"Teresa!"
"One minute!" She called back. She returned with her CD player. She plugged it in and pressed play. The old song "Barbie Girl" by Aqua blasted off the walls of the bathroom.
Teresa picked up Barbie Girl's fish tank and poured Barbie Girl into the toilet. "Barbie Girl, you were a good fish. I hope in fishy heaven you have lots of food, water, and that you don't have to worry about becoming Nicky and Chris's cat's dinner."
She turned to Gabriel. "You want to say something, Daddy?" She asked as she wiped at her eyes.
"Uh, bye Barbie Girl. Have fun in fishy heaven." He said, feeling absoultely ridiculous.
"Bye, Barbie Girl." She put her hand on the handle and then.....
Flip..... Flap...... Barbie Girl was moving!
Teresa stopped crying and shputed in happiness. "Look Daddy!" She cried out cheerfully. "It's a miracle!"
Before Gabe could stop her, she picked Barbie Girl out of the toilet and hugged her before she put her back in her fish tank. She went to hug Gabriel, but he backed away at her wet hands.
"Teresa, you know better. I am very happy Barbie Girl is back, but please wash your hands." She listened and washed her hands.
On the way to Sara's, Teresa was moving up and down in her seat excitedly. Gabe checked the clock. He was 15 minutes late. When they arrived, he rushed her up the stairs to the aparment. Ian opened the door and Gabe led Teresa in. He quickly said good-bye amd then left. The last words he heard were
"Hi Uncle Ian! A miracle happened today!"
Samantha was outside her building tapping her foot. She was patient and didn't mind, but she put a fake pout on her face anyway.
"You are thrity minutes late." She replied when he came up to her.
"I'm sorry, Sam. I had..... A funeral to attend to."
"Oh, sorry. Who died?" She asked, dropping the act.
"Um, Barbie Girl." He replied, blushing in embarassment. Samantha stared at him.
"Barbie girl?"
"It was a fishy funeral. Don't ask." Samantha nodded and they left.
Coming Attractions:
What Daddy Doesn't Know Won't Hurt Him
"Teresa, you need to get ready to go to Auntie Sara's house." She ignored him and kept staring. "Teresa?"
She shook a little, as if she was startled. She turned and looked at him. "Daddy, what is wrong with Barbie girl?"
Gabriel looked over and to his horror, he found Babie Girl floating. He bit his lip and said quietly "Teresa, honey, Barbie Girl is dead."
Teresa's lip trembled as she went into tears. He tried to clam her down, but to no avail. She picked up her small fish tank and ran to her room. Gabriel followed her.
"Teresa."
"Go away!" She cried out. He was about to open the door when he heard her lock it. "Teresa!" He said more sternly. In reply, she started blasting her CD player. He started to lose it. "Teresa Deborah Bowman, come out right this minute!"
The music stopped and he could hear some slight whimpering. She unlocked the door and came out. She was still crying. Through tears, she looked up at him and asked
"Daddy, can we give Barbie Girl a funeral?" She asked sullenly. Gabe sighed and nodded. How could he stay mad at her when she did that little face and whimpering voice?
"Yeah, first thing when we get home."
"No, we need to do it now. Please?" She asked again. Gabe caved once more. She carried the fish tank to the bathroom and set it on the counter. She then ran out. Gabe called after her.
"Teresa!"
"One minute!" She called back. She returned with her CD player. She plugged it in and pressed play. The old song "Barbie Girl" by Aqua blasted off the walls of the bathroom.
Teresa picked up Barbie Girl's fish tank and poured Barbie Girl into the toilet. "Barbie Girl, you were a good fish. I hope in fishy heaven you have lots of food, water, and that you don't have to worry about becoming Nicky and Chris's cat's dinner."
She turned to Gabriel. "You want to say something, Daddy?" She asked as she wiped at her eyes.
"Uh, bye Barbie Girl. Have fun in fishy heaven." He said, feeling absoultely ridiculous.
"Bye, Barbie Girl." She put her hand on the handle and then.....
Flip..... Flap...... Barbie Girl was moving!
Teresa stopped crying and shputed in happiness. "Look Daddy!" She cried out cheerfully. "It's a miracle!"
Before Gabe could stop her, she picked Barbie Girl out of the toilet and hugged her before she put her back in her fish tank. She went to hug Gabriel, but he backed away at her wet hands.
"Teresa, you know better. I am very happy Barbie Girl is back, but please wash your hands." She listened and washed her hands.
On the way to Sara's, Teresa was moving up and down in her seat excitedly. Gabe checked the clock. He was 15 minutes late. When they arrived, he rushed her up the stairs to the aparment. Ian opened the door and Gabe led Teresa in. He quickly said good-bye amd then left. The last words he heard were
"Hi Uncle Ian! A miracle happened today!"
Samantha was outside her building tapping her foot. She was patient and didn't mind, but she put a fake pout on her face anyway.
"You are thrity minutes late." She replied when he came up to her.
"I'm sorry, Sam. I had..... A funeral to attend to."
"Oh, sorry. Who died?" She asked, dropping the act.
"Um, Barbie Girl." He replied, blushing in embarassment. Samantha stared at him.
"Barbie girl?"
"It was a fishy funeral. Don't ask." Samantha nodded and they left.
Coming Attractions:
What Daddy Doesn't Know Won't Hurt Him