Part Five: A Sad Day
Magnet was still staring at the phone, but Hilary quickly started looking through the box. Magnet didn't seem to care anymore. The letter talked about how much Becky missed all of them and junk, so she threw that aside. Then she saw individual gifts, wrapped up with cards on them that said,
THINGS TO REMEMBER ME BY.
Then it had one of the boy's names on it. Hilary spotted one for Squid, and quickly grabbed it. She started to rip it open, and an envelope fell out. She read that first, before looking at the gift. Magnet was starting to go on the computer, probably going in the chat room.
Dear Squid,
I wrote you this letter because I wanted to keep it between you and me.
I wanted to say thanks to you, for being such a good friend. I also wanted to say thanks for talking to me during that spin the bottle game. It really helped me.
I also wanted to say that I miss you a lot, and that maybe on the next school break we can gather all of you up and get you up here to have a small party and stuff. Maybe all of you could stay for a while. Or maybe you could stay for a while?
I really enjoy our talks on AIM, though I wonder why none of the other guys go on anymore. Magnet's been on a few times, but I think something's bothering him. I think he tried to call me once. But he hung up. Do you know anything about it?
Love,
Becky aka Bookworm
SHE SAID LOVE! Hilary suddenly thought. Did she put love on any of the other letters? No. She checked those. She said love only on Squid and Magnet's letters.
That's very, very interesting. She thought.
She walked over to Magnet, who was talking with all the guys, who were NOW all on AIM. Becky wasn't there though. she read over his shoulder.
(*)
Squidman17: Yeah, I just got an email from her about it. She sounds really upset.
Paranoid: what do you think we should do?
Smelly One: Maybe she'll invite us to the funeral.
Twitchy: I hope so.
Squidman17: I do too. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Magnetic Charge: I'll go call her back.
(*)
Magnet got up, and then saw her reading over his shoulder.
"You're still here?"
Hilary gave him a look. "Yeah!" He saw her holding the letter, then he looked at the box, and gasped.
"You OPENNED everything? What did you do that for? I was supposed to send it!" Magnet started trying to put everything back together. Hilary hid the letter behind her back.
"I was just curious!" she said, pretending to cry.
"Oh shut up! And get out!" he said angrily at her, then she stomped off, crumpling up the letter and throwing it aside.
Magnet mumbled as he wrapped the presents up again, and put them back into the box. Then he went to call Becky again, not noticing the crumpled paper.
*
Dear Alan(or Rex, or Ricky, or Armpit, or Jose, ect.),
You are invited to Mr. Stell's funeral on Sept. 23, 2003, at ........(couldn't think of an address lol), at 4:00 P.M. to 12:00 P.M. Please dress appropriately and bring a small white candle to be lit and placed above the casket at midnight. You are welcome to stay as long as you would like afterwards. There will be a dinner, dessert, and an open casket. We will be glad if you could come.
Love, The Stell Family
After that each of the family members had signed their name.
The D Tent boys had seen Becky's grandfather more than once. About a month after they got home, which was near the beginning of June, Becky's grandparents had invited them to the house for a surprise birthday party for Becky. That was the last time they had seen him. The very last. Now they were going to see him dead.
(*)
Magnetic Charge: You all coming to the funeral?
Squidman17: Of course we are!
Paranoid: I'm defiantly going. I still can't believe he's dead.
Twitchy: Me neither.
Smelly One: It's really weird isn't it?
X-ray Vision: I wonder how Becky's doing.
Magnetic Charge: I called her, and too me, I think their living room is already flooded. All of them were crying so much.....
Squidman17: Man, I feel so bad for them.
Magnetic Charge: Me2.
(*)
*
Becky was standing with the rest of the family outside, near the doors, shaking everyone's hands as they came in. Michelle had her tiny hand clasped in Becky's. She looked so miserable. They all did.
The boys were one of the last to arrive. X-ray entered first. He nodded at Becky, and patted her on the shoulder.
"Thanks for coming." Becky said in a whisper.
"D tent sticks together in times like this." he said, nodding again, then walked in.
Zigzag was next, and he shook Becky's hand. Then Twitch, then Armpit, who was actually clean, then came Squid.
Squid caught Becky's eyes, but looked away as he shook her hand. Then he patted her on the back. "I'm so sorry." he said. She nodded.
"Me too." she said.
Squid entered, shaking the rest of the family's hands.
Magnet came last, and their eyes met. Magnet kissed her, then shook the rest of the family's hands as everyone else did.
Once they were inside, they all looked around.
"Same as it was last time." said X-ray. "Hey look! They still have that chair Armpit broke last time we were here!"
"Really?" Armpit came from the back of the crowd, looking at an old green chair.
"DON'T sit back in it." Becky said quickly, and she smiled a bit. But it vanished quickly.
The boys all looked different, wearing suits, having clean faces, and having their hair combed nice and neat. They all put their candles on a table by the door to the back yard.
The boys stood near the wall, watching Becky talking with the rest of her family. A lot of hugs were going around as they talked. Suddenly Becky called to them.
"This is my aunt." she said when they came over.
"Aunt Joyce, these are my friends. Magnet, Squid, Twitch, Armpit, ZigZag, and X-ray."
"Hello!" said her aunt, shaking all of their hands. "I NEVER stop hearing about you guys." she said, laughing.
For the first time the guys were quiet. They didn't know many of the people here, and most of them were old.
After dessert everyone took their candles and they headed outside. Becky was holding Magnet's hand, and if you were standing at the other side of the room, you wouldn't help but notice Squid glancing at their hands every once in a while.
There was quiet a few people who went up and talked about Becky's grandfather, and Becky looked like she was trying extremely hard not to cry. Sometimes she would cover her mouth with her hand. It seemed to help her resist crying.
"Before he died, he told me to play a very special song for the dance. It was his and my song when we were in high school-" Becky's grandmother paused as she wiped away a tear. "Everyone get with a partner, if you can, and remember you're lovers dearly." she started to play a song.
Jason was dancing with his girlfriend, and Michelle was dancing with one of their uncles, while aunt Joyce laughed and watched from nearby. Becky turned to the boys.
"Hmm..... seems you don't have partners. I believe I'm going to have to switch off." she said, looking at Magnet. Squid suddenly shifted. Then Becky whispered to Magnet, "I want to save the last dance for you. We'll have a longer one then. I also want to talk to you in private."
"Me too." said Magnet, nodding.
Magnet was still staring at the phone, but Hilary quickly started looking through the box. Magnet didn't seem to care anymore. The letter talked about how much Becky missed all of them and junk, so she threw that aside. Then she saw individual gifts, wrapped up with cards on them that said,
THINGS TO REMEMBER ME BY.
Then it had one of the boy's names on it. Hilary spotted one for Squid, and quickly grabbed it. She started to rip it open, and an envelope fell out. She read that first, before looking at the gift. Magnet was starting to go on the computer, probably going in the chat room.
Dear Squid,
I wrote you this letter because I wanted to keep it between you and me.
I wanted to say thanks to you, for being such a good friend. I also wanted to say thanks for talking to me during that spin the bottle game. It really helped me.
I also wanted to say that I miss you a lot, and that maybe on the next school break we can gather all of you up and get you up here to have a small party and stuff. Maybe all of you could stay for a while. Or maybe you could stay for a while?
I really enjoy our talks on AIM, though I wonder why none of the other guys go on anymore. Magnet's been on a few times, but I think something's bothering him. I think he tried to call me once. But he hung up. Do you know anything about it?
Love,
Becky aka Bookworm
SHE SAID LOVE! Hilary suddenly thought. Did she put love on any of the other letters? No. She checked those. She said love only on Squid and Magnet's letters.
That's very, very interesting. She thought.
She walked over to Magnet, who was talking with all the guys, who were NOW all on AIM. Becky wasn't there though. she read over his shoulder.
(*)
Squidman17: Yeah, I just got an email from her about it. She sounds really upset.
Paranoid: what do you think we should do?
Smelly One: Maybe she'll invite us to the funeral.
Twitchy: I hope so.
Squidman17: I do too. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Magnetic Charge: I'll go call her back.
(*)
Magnet got up, and then saw her reading over his shoulder.
"You're still here?"
Hilary gave him a look. "Yeah!" He saw her holding the letter, then he looked at the box, and gasped.
"You OPENNED everything? What did you do that for? I was supposed to send it!" Magnet started trying to put everything back together. Hilary hid the letter behind her back.
"I was just curious!" she said, pretending to cry.
"Oh shut up! And get out!" he said angrily at her, then she stomped off, crumpling up the letter and throwing it aside.
Magnet mumbled as he wrapped the presents up again, and put them back into the box. Then he went to call Becky again, not noticing the crumpled paper.
*
Dear Alan(or Rex, or Ricky, or Armpit, or Jose, ect.),
You are invited to Mr. Stell's funeral on Sept. 23, 2003, at ........(couldn't think of an address lol), at 4:00 P.M. to 12:00 P.M. Please dress appropriately and bring a small white candle to be lit and placed above the casket at midnight. You are welcome to stay as long as you would like afterwards. There will be a dinner, dessert, and an open casket. We will be glad if you could come.
Love, The Stell Family
After that each of the family members had signed their name.
The D Tent boys had seen Becky's grandfather more than once. About a month after they got home, which was near the beginning of June, Becky's grandparents had invited them to the house for a surprise birthday party for Becky. That was the last time they had seen him. The very last. Now they were going to see him dead.
(*)
Magnetic Charge: You all coming to the funeral?
Squidman17: Of course we are!
Paranoid: I'm defiantly going. I still can't believe he's dead.
Twitchy: Me neither.
Smelly One: It's really weird isn't it?
X-ray Vision: I wonder how Becky's doing.
Magnetic Charge: I called her, and too me, I think their living room is already flooded. All of them were crying so much.....
Squidman17: Man, I feel so bad for them.
Magnetic Charge: Me2.
(*)
*
Becky was standing with the rest of the family outside, near the doors, shaking everyone's hands as they came in. Michelle had her tiny hand clasped in Becky's. She looked so miserable. They all did.
The boys were one of the last to arrive. X-ray entered first. He nodded at Becky, and patted her on the shoulder.
"Thanks for coming." Becky said in a whisper.
"D tent sticks together in times like this." he said, nodding again, then walked in.
Zigzag was next, and he shook Becky's hand. Then Twitch, then Armpit, who was actually clean, then came Squid.
Squid caught Becky's eyes, but looked away as he shook her hand. Then he patted her on the back. "I'm so sorry." he said. She nodded.
"Me too." she said.
Squid entered, shaking the rest of the family's hands.
Magnet came last, and their eyes met. Magnet kissed her, then shook the rest of the family's hands as everyone else did.
Once they were inside, they all looked around.
"Same as it was last time." said X-ray. "Hey look! They still have that chair Armpit broke last time we were here!"
"Really?" Armpit came from the back of the crowd, looking at an old green chair.
"DON'T sit back in it." Becky said quickly, and she smiled a bit. But it vanished quickly.
The boys all looked different, wearing suits, having clean faces, and having their hair combed nice and neat. They all put their candles on a table by the door to the back yard.
The boys stood near the wall, watching Becky talking with the rest of her family. A lot of hugs were going around as they talked. Suddenly Becky called to them.
"This is my aunt." she said when they came over.
"Aunt Joyce, these are my friends. Magnet, Squid, Twitch, Armpit, ZigZag, and X-ray."
"Hello!" said her aunt, shaking all of their hands. "I NEVER stop hearing about you guys." she said, laughing.
For the first time the guys were quiet. They didn't know many of the people here, and most of them were old.
After dessert everyone took their candles and they headed outside. Becky was holding Magnet's hand, and if you were standing at the other side of the room, you wouldn't help but notice Squid glancing at their hands every once in a while.
There was quiet a few people who went up and talked about Becky's grandfather, and Becky looked like she was trying extremely hard not to cry. Sometimes she would cover her mouth with her hand. It seemed to help her resist crying.
"Before he died, he told me to play a very special song for the dance. It was his and my song when we were in high school-" Becky's grandmother paused as she wiped away a tear. "Everyone get with a partner, if you can, and remember you're lovers dearly." she started to play a song.
Jason was dancing with his girlfriend, and Michelle was dancing with one of their uncles, while aunt Joyce laughed and watched from nearby. Becky turned to the boys.
"Hmm..... seems you don't have partners. I believe I'm going to have to switch off." she said, looking at Magnet. Squid suddenly shifted. Then Becky whispered to Magnet, "I want to save the last dance for you. We'll have a longer one then. I also want to talk to you in private."
"Me too." said Magnet, nodding.