Chapter 3
"So, how far away does your family live?" Emma asked Archie, desperate for conversation. 30 minutes into the trip Archie made a little comment to Christine about her stomach looking so big she might be having twins. This, of course, caused Christine to cry and scream over and over, "I'm not fat,".
"Not very far, Em. We should be there in about an hour." Archie replied. He slowly looked over at Christine, who was still insulted by Archie's comment.
a/n: Sorry to interupt the story, but what does Emma call her stepdad? Snake, Archie? I'm just going to let her call him Mr. Simpson 4 now. If someone knows tell me what she calls him.
ANYWAY...
"Mr. Simpson, why didn't your family come to the wedding?" Emma asked curiously.
Archie laughed. "Oh, Ma had to tend Big Ma and Papa." Emma looked at her stepdad in a confused manner. Ma, Big Ma, Papa? Who in the hell were these people. Where in the hell was Mr. Simpson from?
Emma was about to ask another question, but she didn't want another screwed up answer so she decided to scribble in her 'Save the Animals' notebook.
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Craig sat in front of the phone. He stared until he couldn't stare anymore. Just then a miniature Craig wearing a hallow appeared on his right shoulder.
"Just call her Craig. It's Manny here. She's sweet, innocent, doesn't hold grudges. She'll pick up. She's a sweet girl." Craig shook his head. Was he hallucinating? He really shouldn't have stayed up all night watching the damn movie marathon. Suddenly, another miniature Craig wearing horns over his curls and holding a pitchfork appeared on his left shoulder.
"Manny's no good and you know it! That's why you broke up with her, eh? Now you can enjoy the single life. Better than being tied down, eh?" Asked the devious devil. Craig knew it! He'd gone nuts. Maybe he'd been knocked out and was now in a coma lying in a hospital hooked up to machine keeping him alive. Maybe this was what happens when you're in a coma.
Craig wiggled his fingers, nope he was definitely not in a coma. He was just nuts. Craig tried to push his nutty thoughts away as he dialed Manny's number.
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"Baby turn around and let me see that sexy body go bump, bump, bump." Manny sang along with the radio. She was actually starting to like this B2K that J.t had hooked her on. She was about to sing the rap part with Diddy, when her phone rang. Manny groaned. How dare someone interupt her music?
About a month ago Many parents surprised her with her own phone [with her own phone line, of course]. She programmed her phone so if someone she knew called the her voice would say who it was. You know, the talking phone. "It's Craig." Manny voice said on the phone.
Manny froze. Why would Craig be calling her? The last thing he'd said to her was "You are the most annoying, most immature girl I've ever known, and it'll be a cold day in hell before I ever call you!" Manny laughed at their break-up .Yes, she'd cried a little the first week, but by the second week she was like 'Hey, if he's over it I'm over it'.
Manny rushed to pick up the phone. "Well, well, has hell frozen over?" Manny asked jokingly. Craig didn't get the joke.
"Huh?' He asked confused. Was Manny as nuts as he was?
" Well, don't you remember? You said you'd call me when there's a cold day in hell." Manny said, getting a little attitude,
Craig was embarassed. Did he really say that? "Oh, I'm so, so sorry." He said.
Manny was distracted by a knock on her door. "Who is it?" She shouted forgetting Craig was still on the phone.
"Manny? It's Eden, can I come in?"
"Gotta go Craig." Manny said and hung up, leaving Craig hurt. He'd heard him, Eden, the guy who ruined his relationship with Manny.
"So, how far away does your family live?" Emma asked Archie, desperate for conversation. 30 minutes into the trip Archie made a little comment to Christine about her stomach looking so big she might be having twins. This, of course, caused Christine to cry and scream over and over, "I'm not fat,".
"Not very far, Em. We should be there in about an hour." Archie replied. He slowly looked over at Christine, who was still insulted by Archie's comment.
a/n: Sorry to interupt the story, but what does Emma call her stepdad? Snake, Archie? I'm just going to let her call him Mr. Simpson 4 now. If someone knows tell me what she calls him.
ANYWAY...
"Mr. Simpson, why didn't your family come to the wedding?" Emma asked curiously.
Archie laughed. "Oh, Ma had to tend Big Ma and Papa." Emma looked at her stepdad in a confused manner. Ma, Big Ma, Papa? Who in the hell were these people. Where in the hell was Mr. Simpson from?
Emma was about to ask another question, but she didn't want another screwed up answer so she decided to scribble in her 'Save the Animals' notebook.
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Craig sat in front of the phone. He stared until he couldn't stare anymore. Just then a miniature Craig wearing a hallow appeared on his right shoulder.
"Just call her Craig. It's Manny here. She's sweet, innocent, doesn't hold grudges. She'll pick up. She's a sweet girl." Craig shook his head. Was he hallucinating? He really shouldn't have stayed up all night watching the damn movie marathon. Suddenly, another miniature Craig wearing horns over his curls and holding a pitchfork appeared on his left shoulder.
"Manny's no good and you know it! That's why you broke up with her, eh? Now you can enjoy the single life. Better than being tied down, eh?" Asked the devious devil. Craig knew it! He'd gone nuts. Maybe he'd been knocked out and was now in a coma lying in a hospital hooked up to machine keeping him alive. Maybe this was what happens when you're in a coma.
Craig wiggled his fingers, nope he was definitely not in a coma. He was just nuts. Craig tried to push his nutty thoughts away as he dialed Manny's number.
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"Baby turn around and let me see that sexy body go bump, bump, bump." Manny sang along with the radio. She was actually starting to like this B2K that J.t had hooked her on. She was about to sing the rap part with Diddy, when her phone rang. Manny groaned. How dare someone interupt her music?
About a month ago Many parents surprised her with her own phone [with her own phone line, of course]. She programmed her phone so if someone she knew called the her voice would say who it was. You know, the talking phone. "It's Craig." Manny voice said on the phone.
Manny froze. Why would Craig be calling her? The last thing he'd said to her was "You are the most annoying, most immature girl I've ever known, and it'll be a cold day in hell before I ever call you!" Manny laughed at their break-up .Yes, she'd cried a little the first week, but by the second week she was like 'Hey, if he's over it I'm over it'.
Manny rushed to pick up the phone. "Well, well, has hell frozen over?" Manny asked jokingly. Craig didn't get the joke.
"Huh?' He asked confused. Was Manny as nuts as he was?
" Well, don't you remember? You said you'd call me when there's a cold day in hell." Manny said, getting a little attitude,
Craig was embarassed. Did he really say that? "Oh, I'm so, so sorry." He said.
Manny was distracted by a knock on her door. "Who is it?" She shouted forgetting Craig was still on the phone.
"Manny? It's Eden, can I come in?"
"Gotta go Craig." Manny said and hung up, leaving Craig hurt. He'd heard him, Eden, the guy who ruined his relationship with Manny.