DramaQueen110 - Cool, I can read upside down too, sort of, and I can read
right to left! But can you read really small words, from two feet away
upside down? I can't :(. Anyways, I don't think I stole you your idea, I
think it was mentioned in the movie that Keith was in Ricky's math class. I
just put him in every math class he ever had. Thanks so much for you
review, its nice to get someone who constantly reviews your work. It makes
my feel so special.
Tears of Blood From My Eyes - Thanks for the review! Please try not to kill Ziggy..I need him for the rest of my story!
Beena-Pani - All my classes are in portables! Thanks for the grammar lesson; grammar is one thing I hate, even though I love to write. I have to correct Daily Oral Language tests for my mom, and they give me headaches _. Thanks for your constant reviews!
Trucalifornian - Thanks for the review! Sorry for keeping you waiting!
lil ms kp - Thanks! Hey, it had to start somewhere!!!
ER - Glad you like my story!! Don't start feeling sorry for him yet. it gets worse! (*Sobs* I'm so sorry Ziggiepoo!!! Please forgive me!!! *Zigzag gives Kat a weird look*)
I got my mom to beta read for me!
Disclaimer: If I owned Holes, Stanley wouldn't be the main character, Squid would!
Chapter 4
Broken
"Ricky! What took you so long? School got out 45 minutes ago! You should have been home by now!" Ricky's mother stood on the steps leading up to the front door. She had her hands on her hips, and was glaring down at Ricky as he reached the walk and started up the stairs. Ricky glanced up, and then shrugged his shoulders.
"Mr. Mason kept me after, and I missed the bus. I had to walk home."
"You walked? Do you have any idea how dangerous this neighborhood is? I never want you to take that chance again, you hear me?"
"Yes, mom you know me, I am the most careful twelve year old in the Huston area. No one can sneak up on me without me noticing!" The next thing he knew, Ricky was struggling to get out of his younger sister's grasp. "Vicky! Let go!"
"NO!! I was so worried when you didn't get off the bus, Ricky, and I was so scared that the bullies finally got you. I have a present for you, and I worked all day wrapping it and making it pretty for you! And I don't want you to leave me, because Talli's new boyfriend scares me! He's a football player!" Vicky gasped it all out in a rush.
Ricky rolled his eyes and swung her around so she was in front of him. She was wearing a pretty pink dress, and he was sure it was under protest, his sister hated pink. She had on white tights and black Mary Janes. Her long blond hair was pulled back from her face with a headband and her curls where spilling down her back. Her green eyes where wide and glittering with unshed tears. She looked like a little doll, but she would scream, really, really, really loud if anyone said it out loud.
Ricky smiled and gave her a hug. "So, you have something for me? I bet it's the best present ever!" He took her hand and led her inside. She ran into the living room dragging him behind her.
"It's the bestest all right! I bought it for you myself! With my allowance." She grinned, reveling her missing front teeth, as she held out a carefully wrapped gift. "Happy March 22nd!"
There was a snort from the couch behind her. "Happy March 22nd? There is no such holiday. Little kids are so stupid!" Talli, Ricky and Vicky's oldest sibling, was flopped across the couch, watching MTV music videos.
"Your just jealous because you never get a March 22nd gift, Talli. If you weren't so stupid, maybe you'd get one too!" Ricky snapped at her. Ever since Vicky was old enough to understand the concept of gift giving, she had made several holidays. March 22nd was her favorite, because it was the first one she had declared. It was the only holiday that had survived the years, and every year, Talli tried to ruin it. At 17, she was 'too good for childish games'. "Come on Vicky, your gift is up in my room." After one last glare from Talli, they headed up the stairs.
"Here's your present, Vicky. I hope you like it." Vicky smiled and ripped open the package.
"Oh!" She shrieked, and started to jump up and down. "Anastasia! My favorite movie!! Thank you Ricky! You're the bestest." She gave her brother a big hug and handed him his gift. Ricky slowly unwrapped it, and inside, found a TV guide for that week, March 22nd, 1998. On the cover was a picture of some Star Trek crew, he didn't know which one, there were so many. He looked up at Vicky, whose smile was so big that it lit the whole room. "I bought all by myself. It was twenty-five cents. Do you like it?"
"Of course, Vicky, it's the best March 22nd gift I have ever gotten. I'll keep it right here," he said, putting it on his bedside table, "forever. Every time I look at it, I'll think of my little sister." Vicky gave another shriek and pounced on him.
"I love you Richard!"
"I love you too, Victoria."
"Don't call me that."
"Then don't call me Richard."
"Ok."
"Vicky, dear, come on, its time for your doctors appointment!"
"Coming mommy. Wish me luck, the doctor is out to eat me." Vicky blew her brother a kiss and bounced down the stairs.
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Ricky was sitting on the couch watching MTV videos with Talli when his mom and Vicky came home. Becky, his mother, walked into the room and turned off the TV.
"Hey! I was watching that!" Talli said, and reached around to turn the TV back on. Then she stopped. "Mom? What's wrong?" Their mother's face was tear stained and she hadn't let go of Vicky's hand since she had walked into the room.
"I - I think you should sit down." She let go of Vicky's hand, and Vicky ran over to Ricky and buried her face in his chest. "Kids, I - I have bad news. The doctors - they took some tests. And Vicky - Vicky has leukemia."
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I think I'll leave it here. Gives ya'll a nice little cliffy.
Tears of Blood From My Eyes - Thanks for the review! Please try not to kill Ziggy..I need him for the rest of my story!
Beena-Pani - All my classes are in portables! Thanks for the grammar lesson; grammar is one thing I hate, even though I love to write. I have to correct Daily Oral Language tests for my mom, and they give me headaches _. Thanks for your constant reviews!
Trucalifornian - Thanks for the review! Sorry for keeping you waiting!
lil ms kp - Thanks! Hey, it had to start somewhere!!!
ER - Glad you like my story!! Don't start feeling sorry for him yet. it gets worse! (*Sobs* I'm so sorry Ziggiepoo!!! Please forgive me!!! *Zigzag gives Kat a weird look*)
I got my mom to beta read for me!
Disclaimer: If I owned Holes, Stanley wouldn't be the main character, Squid would!
Chapter 4
Broken
"Ricky! What took you so long? School got out 45 minutes ago! You should have been home by now!" Ricky's mother stood on the steps leading up to the front door. She had her hands on her hips, and was glaring down at Ricky as he reached the walk and started up the stairs. Ricky glanced up, and then shrugged his shoulders.
"Mr. Mason kept me after, and I missed the bus. I had to walk home."
"You walked? Do you have any idea how dangerous this neighborhood is? I never want you to take that chance again, you hear me?"
"Yes, mom you know me, I am the most careful twelve year old in the Huston area. No one can sneak up on me without me noticing!" The next thing he knew, Ricky was struggling to get out of his younger sister's grasp. "Vicky! Let go!"
"NO!! I was so worried when you didn't get off the bus, Ricky, and I was so scared that the bullies finally got you. I have a present for you, and I worked all day wrapping it and making it pretty for you! And I don't want you to leave me, because Talli's new boyfriend scares me! He's a football player!" Vicky gasped it all out in a rush.
Ricky rolled his eyes and swung her around so she was in front of him. She was wearing a pretty pink dress, and he was sure it was under protest, his sister hated pink. She had on white tights and black Mary Janes. Her long blond hair was pulled back from her face with a headband and her curls where spilling down her back. Her green eyes where wide and glittering with unshed tears. She looked like a little doll, but she would scream, really, really, really loud if anyone said it out loud.
Ricky smiled and gave her a hug. "So, you have something for me? I bet it's the best present ever!" He took her hand and led her inside. She ran into the living room dragging him behind her.
"It's the bestest all right! I bought it for you myself! With my allowance." She grinned, reveling her missing front teeth, as she held out a carefully wrapped gift. "Happy March 22nd!"
There was a snort from the couch behind her. "Happy March 22nd? There is no such holiday. Little kids are so stupid!" Talli, Ricky and Vicky's oldest sibling, was flopped across the couch, watching MTV music videos.
"Your just jealous because you never get a March 22nd gift, Talli. If you weren't so stupid, maybe you'd get one too!" Ricky snapped at her. Ever since Vicky was old enough to understand the concept of gift giving, she had made several holidays. March 22nd was her favorite, because it was the first one she had declared. It was the only holiday that had survived the years, and every year, Talli tried to ruin it. At 17, she was 'too good for childish games'. "Come on Vicky, your gift is up in my room." After one last glare from Talli, they headed up the stairs.
"Here's your present, Vicky. I hope you like it." Vicky smiled and ripped open the package.
"Oh!" She shrieked, and started to jump up and down. "Anastasia! My favorite movie!! Thank you Ricky! You're the bestest." She gave her brother a big hug and handed him his gift. Ricky slowly unwrapped it, and inside, found a TV guide for that week, March 22nd, 1998. On the cover was a picture of some Star Trek crew, he didn't know which one, there were so many. He looked up at Vicky, whose smile was so big that it lit the whole room. "I bought all by myself. It was twenty-five cents. Do you like it?"
"Of course, Vicky, it's the best March 22nd gift I have ever gotten. I'll keep it right here," he said, putting it on his bedside table, "forever. Every time I look at it, I'll think of my little sister." Vicky gave another shriek and pounced on him.
"I love you Richard!"
"I love you too, Victoria."
"Don't call me that."
"Then don't call me Richard."
"Ok."
"Vicky, dear, come on, its time for your doctors appointment!"
"Coming mommy. Wish me luck, the doctor is out to eat me." Vicky blew her brother a kiss and bounced down the stairs.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Ricky was sitting on the couch watching MTV videos with Talli when his mom and Vicky came home. Becky, his mother, walked into the room and turned off the TV.
"Hey! I was watching that!" Talli said, and reached around to turn the TV back on. Then she stopped. "Mom? What's wrong?" Their mother's face was tear stained and she hadn't let go of Vicky's hand since she had walked into the room.
"I - I think you should sit down." She let go of Vicky's hand, and Vicky ran over to Ricky and buried her face in his chest. "Kids, I - I have bad news. The doctors - they took some tests. And Vicky - Vicky has leukemia."
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I think I'll leave it here. Gives ya'll a nice little cliffy.