Girls Friend:
Fi opened her window and looked out, "it's a long drop," she said looking at Annie then at Jimmie.
"Well I love to climb, it'll be a synch," Jimmie walked over and looked out, "yeah," he nodded his head, "piece a cake."
He stuck his foot out and walked across the roof, then, standing on the edge, he looked for a fence or a pole that he could climb down, but there was nothing.
"Oh man," he said, then he closed his eyes and dropped to the ground, "ouch," he said as a slinky feeling shot up his legs, "I guess this ain't a dream," he said again rising to his feet. He walked around to the front door, to find a waiting Fi, and Annie. Fi opened the front door:
"Mom?" Fi called. Molly came from behind the kitchen counter, then Fi began, "this is mine and Annie's friend, Jimmie."
Jimmie gave a wave and smiled.
"Hi, Jimmie, I'm Fi's mom, Molly, and I guess you could say Annie's my adopted daughter for a while," Molly extended a hand for Jimmie to shake.
"I know, nice to meet you," Jimmie said shaking her hand, (he almost passed out) he thought.
"You know?" Molly asked, with a smile.
"I mean, they told me," Jimmie hesitated. He looked over at Jack, sitting on the couch, and then smiled, Jack smiled back.
"Jack, I presume?" Jimmie asked pretending to not know who he was, then shook his hand too, "Fi and Annie have told me so much about you."
"Well Jimmie, were having dinner soon, some of our friends will be coming too, you are very welcome to stay," Molly smiled.
"Thanks, I would be honored," Jimmie smiled wide. He thought,
~*At the dinner table, the Bells have joined*~
"So Jimmie, you go to Hope Springs High?" Carey asked passing some bread rolls to Annie.
"Um yeah," Jimmie took a bite of his mashed potatoes.
"Who are your teachers?" Jack asked, raising his fork, then he too took a bite of his mashed potatoes.
"Well. um," Jimmie shoved some mashed potatoes in his mouth, " you know Mr. uhhh." He packed some more in, and soon his cheeks were unbearably filled with potatoes and gravy.
"Um," Annie hesitated, "Mr. Potato, 1st period," Annie said again embarrassed.
"Mr. Potato?" Jack asked skeptically.
"Uhhh, yeah," Jimmie swallowed hard, "And the rest of my classes with Fi," He sipped his milk.
"Mom?" Fi looked over at Molly, "We have a big question to ask you. um well, Jimmie's parents sort of already left town, and he was supposed to stay at a friends house, but his friend is gone too, somewhere." Fi looked over at Annie for some back up.
Annie approached the conversation, "he thought that his friend would definitely let him stay, so Jim's parents left early, and when Jimmie went to his friends house there was a note on the door saying that they had left for vacation," Annie looked at Jimmie.
Jimmie scratched his neck nervously, "Um. And I was wondering if I would be able to stay with you for a couple of weeks," Jimmie smiled.
"Please mom, we can't just throw him out," Fi added.
Molly looked at Ned and Irene, "Sure honey, I guess he could sleep in Jack's room."
"Sure," Jack said.
~* Around 2 A.M.*~
Jimmie's eyes flashed open, he noticed his mouth was very dry and decided to get a drink of water. As he trotted down the stairs, he heard a faint crying. He walked further down and saw Molly on the couch, cuddled in a blanket and looking at a picture of Rick and her.
"Molly? Are you okay?" Jimmie asked walking over to her.
"Sure honey, what are you doing up?" Molly held the picture close.
"I was thirsty, so I was going to get some water, and then I heard you crying."
"Yeah. my husband passed away, about twelve years ago."
Jimmie obviously knew this already but he thought that he would keep his mouth shut this time, "I'm really sorry, um, can I see his picture?" Molly handed it to him. Jimmie had only seen this picture on T.V. but know he was actually holding it, "you two looked very happy together," he said again.
"We had our faults, but yeah, I loved him very much," Molly wiped a tear.
Jimmie felt sad, 'This is real life after all,' he thought.
Fi opened her window and looked out, "it's a long drop," she said looking at Annie then at Jimmie.
"Well I love to climb, it'll be a synch," Jimmie walked over and looked out, "yeah," he nodded his head, "piece a cake."
He stuck his foot out and walked across the roof, then, standing on the edge, he looked for a fence or a pole that he could climb down, but there was nothing.
"Oh man," he said, then he closed his eyes and dropped to the ground, "ouch," he said as a slinky feeling shot up his legs, "I guess this ain't a dream," he said again rising to his feet. He walked around to the front door, to find a waiting Fi, and Annie. Fi opened the front door:
"Mom?" Fi called. Molly came from behind the kitchen counter, then Fi began, "this is mine and Annie's friend, Jimmie."
Jimmie gave a wave and smiled.
"Hi, Jimmie, I'm Fi's mom, Molly, and I guess you could say Annie's my adopted daughter for a while," Molly extended a hand for Jimmie to shake.
"I know, nice to meet you," Jimmie said shaking her hand, (he almost passed out) he thought.
"You know?" Molly asked, with a smile.
"I mean, they told me," Jimmie hesitated. He looked over at Jack, sitting on the couch, and then smiled, Jack smiled back.
"Jack, I presume?" Jimmie asked pretending to not know who he was, then shook his hand too, "Fi and Annie have told me so much about you."
"Well Jimmie, were having dinner soon, some of our friends will be coming too, you are very welcome to stay," Molly smiled.
"Thanks, I would be honored," Jimmie smiled wide. He thought,
~*At the dinner table, the Bells have joined*~
"So Jimmie, you go to Hope Springs High?" Carey asked passing some bread rolls to Annie.
"Um yeah," Jimmie took a bite of his mashed potatoes.
"Who are your teachers?" Jack asked, raising his fork, then he too took a bite of his mashed potatoes.
"Well. um," Jimmie shoved some mashed potatoes in his mouth, " you know Mr. uhhh." He packed some more in, and soon his cheeks were unbearably filled with potatoes and gravy.
"Um," Annie hesitated, "Mr. Potato, 1st period," Annie said again embarrassed.
"Mr. Potato?" Jack asked skeptically.
"Uhhh, yeah," Jimmie swallowed hard, "And the rest of my classes with Fi," He sipped his milk.
"Mom?" Fi looked over at Molly, "We have a big question to ask you. um well, Jimmie's parents sort of already left town, and he was supposed to stay at a friends house, but his friend is gone too, somewhere." Fi looked over at Annie for some back up.
Annie approached the conversation, "he thought that his friend would definitely let him stay, so Jim's parents left early, and when Jimmie went to his friends house there was a note on the door saying that they had left for vacation," Annie looked at Jimmie.
Jimmie scratched his neck nervously, "Um. And I was wondering if I would be able to stay with you for a couple of weeks," Jimmie smiled.
"Please mom, we can't just throw him out," Fi added.
Molly looked at Ned and Irene, "Sure honey, I guess he could sleep in Jack's room."
"Sure," Jack said.
~* Around 2 A.M.*~
Jimmie's eyes flashed open, he noticed his mouth was very dry and decided to get a drink of water. As he trotted down the stairs, he heard a faint crying. He walked further down and saw Molly on the couch, cuddled in a blanket and looking at a picture of Rick and her.
"Molly? Are you okay?" Jimmie asked walking over to her.
"Sure honey, what are you doing up?" Molly held the picture close.
"I was thirsty, so I was going to get some water, and then I heard you crying."
"Yeah. my husband passed away, about twelve years ago."
Jimmie obviously knew this already but he thought that he would keep his mouth shut this time, "I'm really sorry, um, can I see his picture?" Molly handed it to him. Jimmie had only seen this picture on T.V. but know he was actually holding it, "you two looked very happy together," he said again.
"We had our faults, but yeah, I loved him very much," Molly wiped a tear.
Jimmie felt sad, 'This is real life after all,' he thought.