Sally woke up the next morning in the arms of Jack. She looked at him, a
tender look in her eyes. Here he was, Jack, the one she had crafted a Santa
suit for. The one who had saved her from Oogie Boogie. The one who had
taken her into his care in a time when things were wrong. The one who
loved her.
Jack woke up to Sally's loving gaze. He kissed her softly. "Good morning,
my dearest friend." Sally gave him a warm hug. "Good morning, Jack." They
sat together, Sally's head rested on Jack's shoulder. "There's been
something I've been meaning to ask you." "Yes?" said Jack, gliding a finger
through her red hair. "Why were you up so late last night? I mean. When I
came, you didn't look like you'd been sleeping." Jack sat up and stretched.
"I've been having some trouble getting to sleep lately. I was trying to
read to pass the time when you came." "Why didn't you tell me Jack? I would
have known exactly what you needed." Sally crawled out of bed and began
dressing herself. "Really?" said Jack, becoming curious. "Whatever would
that be?" "Deadly nightshade, of course." Said Sally as she slipped her
dress over her head. "It worked on the doctor whenever I wanted to get
out." "So you're going back to Doctor Finklestien's house to get it?" Jack
looked worried. "Don't worry, Jack." Said Sally giving him a quick kiss.
"Just so long as I make it quick, he won't be bothered. I'd expect he'd
want it out of his house anyway."
Sally knocked on the metal door of the Finklestien manor. No Answer. Sally waited a bit and knocked again. Still no answer. "They must be out." Sally thought. She decided to let herself in, but briefly.
She pushed open the metal door. The place was dark and quiet. The door slammed shut, as if pushed by a sudden force. Startled, Sally spun around. "It's just the wind." She told herself. She took a candle off a nearby desk. Finding a some matches in a drawer, she lit it and carried it over to the cabinet where the spices were kept. "Worm's wart. Witch hazel. Frog's breath. Ah! Here we go." She pulled out the deadly nightshade, a satisfied look on her face. "I thought you'd be back for that." Came a deep voice from across the room. Sally, frightened, turned around quickly, holding onto the candle tight. "Who's there?!" "You should know, doll girl, since I am your improvement." Sally with the light of the candle, gazed in horror at the face of Jewel, Doctor Finklestien's wife.
"Didn't think anybody was home now, did you?" Said Jewel, coming slowly towards Sally. "Jewel. I didn't. nobody answered. I. "Silence!" Jewel growled at her. "What would you be needing that deadly nightshade for now anyway, hmm? Found somebody ELSE to toy with? To poison over and over again? To BETRAY?!" "I didn't betray him." said Sally, backing away. "I needed to get out.." "BITCH!!" Shouted Jewel, grabbing a steak knife from the counter. "He went through so much to create you, to sew your limbs up. to give you life and a place to stay. AND THIS IS HOW YOU THANK HIM?!!" At this, Sally began to cry, the guilt was too much to take. "Ah." Said Jewel, smirking mischievously, watching a tear roll down Sally's left cheek, "You're guilty for your wrongdoings now are you? Well you should be, for you have sinned." Jewel raised the knife at Sally. ".You must be punished." Sally screamed and ran like a wildcat for the door, realizing, to her horror, that it was locked. "I'LL TEAR YOU TO PIECES!!" Jewel yelled, running after her, the knife raised above her head. Sally did not have time to think. She tried to run up the stairs but tripped. Thus, Jewel was instantly upon her. To keep Sally from going any further, Jewel chopped off her hands and feet. She tied them up so they couldn't move. Sally lay there, hurt and terrified. She couldn't get up. Jewel stood over her with the knife in a look of triumph. "What's the matter Sally? Hate feeling the hurt you've caused on other people? That's too bad because you're never going to see your dear friends again!" "No!!" Sally cried, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'll never do things like that ever again!! Just let me go. PLEASE!!" Sally was sobbing greatly now, squirming around on the floor. "Stupid child, getting your tears all over my clean floor. I guess I'll have to pluck to pretty little eyes out too!!" Jewel was just about to do so when she was impaled with a black trident. Jewel, dropping the knife, fell down the stairs, clutching the trident embedded in her stomach. Sally looked up at the figure who had impaled Jewel. It was Jack.
"Jack.." Said Sally as she gazed up at him. Jack dropped to his knees and hugged Sally close to his chest. He was crying. "Sally." He sobbed, "Oh Sally. How could I have been so careless? How could I?! You were almost. almost." He brought Sally closer to him. He knew she had almost been killed. Sally looked up at his tearstained skull. "No Jack. Please don't cry. I'm the one who should be punished. I shouldn't have poisoned the doctor all those times." Jack gave her a serious look. "If you had stayed locked up in this building, Sally, then I would never have known you." He gave her a long, loving kiss. Sally now wished she had her hands and feet. "Jack." Sally began. "Oh that's right, you're hands and feet." Jack said, suddenly realizing what kind of situation Sally was in. "Sally, I'm so sorry. I never should have let you come over here alone. Not so soon." Jack began carefully sewing Sally's left hand back on. "Jack. I'm a rag doll. I can be sewn back together. It's not much of a big deal." Jack started on the right hand. "Sally, if it were up to me, you would never have a stitch out of place. Ever." Sally started sewing her feet back on. "Jack, nobody has ever treated me like you. Not even the doctor. Your so sweet." Jack kissed her again "Sally, my dearest friend, my one true love, as long as I exist, I will always be here for you." Sally smiled. "Jack, we're both dead. We'll be together forever." Jack helped her down the stairs. "That's true. We'll be together forever .and ever." And so they did, forever. and ever. and.ever .and ever.
So, my friends, as you can plainly see, Some people are simply meant to be.
THE END
Sally knocked on the metal door of the Finklestien manor. No Answer. Sally waited a bit and knocked again. Still no answer. "They must be out." Sally thought. She decided to let herself in, but briefly.
She pushed open the metal door. The place was dark and quiet. The door slammed shut, as if pushed by a sudden force. Startled, Sally spun around. "It's just the wind." She told herself. She took a candle off a nearby desk. Finding a some matches in a drawer, she lit it and carried it over to the cabinet where the spices were kept. "Worm's wart. Witch hazel. Frog's breath. Ah! Here we go." She pulled out the deadly nightshade, a satisfied look on her face. "I thought you'd be back for that." Came a deep voice from across the room. Sally, frightened, turned around quickly, holding onto the candle tight. "Who's there?!" "You should know, doll girl, since I am your improvement." Sally with the light of the candle, gazed in horror at the face of Jewel, Doctor Finklestien's wife.
"Didn't think anybody was home now, did you?" Said Jewel, coming slowly towards Sally. "Jewel. I didn't. nobody answered. I. "Silence!" Jewel growled at her. "What would you be needing that deadly nightshade for now anyway, hmm? Found somebody ELSE to toy with? To poison over and over again? To BETRAY?!" "I didn't betray him." said Sally, backing away. "I needed to get out.." "BITCH!!" Shouted Jewel, grabbing a steak knife from the counter. "He went through so much to create you, to sew your limbs up. to give you life and a place to stay. AND THIS IS HOW YOU THANK HIM?!!" At this, Sally began to cry, the guilt was too much to take. "Ah." Said Jewel, smirking mischievously, watching a tear roll down Sally's left cheek, "You're guilty for your wrongdoings now are you? Well you should be, for you have sinned." Jewel raised the knife at Sally. ".You must be punished." Sally screamed and ran like a wildcat for the door, realizing, to her horror, that it was locked. "I'LL TEAR YOU TO PIECES!!" Jewel yelled, running after her, the knife raised above her head. Sally did not have time to think. She tried to run up the stairs but tripped. Thus, Jewel was instantly upon her. To keep Sally from going any further, Jewel chopped off her hands and feet. She tied them up so they couldn't move. Sally lay there, hurt and terrified. She couldn't get up. Jewel stood over her with the knife in a look of triumph. "What's the matter Sally? Hate feeling the hurt you've caused on other people? That's too bad because you're never going to see your dear friends again!" "No!!" Sally cried, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'll never do things like that ever again!! Just let me go. PLEASE!!" Sally was sobbing greatly now, squirming around on the floor. "Stupid child, getting your tears all over my clean floor. I guess I'll have to pluck to pretty little eyes out too!!" Jewel was just about to do so when she was impaled with a black trident. Jewel, dropping the knife, fell down the stairs, clutching the trident embedded in her stomach. Sally looked up at the figure who had impaled Jewel. It was Jack.
"Jack.." Said Sally as she gazed up at him. Jack dropped to his knees and hugged Sally close to his chest. He was crying. "Sally." He sobbed, "Oh Sally. How could I have been so careless? How could I?! You were almost. almost." He brought Sally closer to him. He knew she had almost been killed. Sally looked up at his tearstained skull. "No Jack. Please don't cry. I'm the one who should be punished. I shouldn't have poisoned the doctor all those times." Jack gave her a serious look. "If you had stayed locked up in this building, Sally, then I would never have known you." He gave her a long, loving kiss. Sally now wished she had her hands and feet. "Jack." Sally began. "Oh that's right, you're hands and feet." Jack said, suddenly realizing what kind of situation Sally was in. "Sally, I'm so sorry. I never should have let you come over here alone. Not so soon." Jack began carefully sewing Sally's left hand back on. "Jack. I'm a rag doll. I can be sewn back together. It's not much of a big deal." Jack started on the right hand. "Sally, if it were up to me, you would never have a stitch out of place. Ever." Sally started sewing her feet back on. "Jack, nobody has ever treated me like you. Not even the doctor. Your so sweet." Jack kissed her again "Sally, my dearest friend, my one true love, as long as I exist, I will always be here for you." Sally smiled. "Jack, we're both dead. We'll be together forever." Jack helped her down the stairs. "That's true. We'll be together forever .and ever." And so they did, forever. and ever. and.ever .and ever.
So, my friends, as you can plainly see, Some people are simply meant to be.
THE END