Ron reached the Possible house out of breath. All he could think of was comforting his best friend, but when he spotted Kim sitting on her front step, chin resting on her hands and staring sadly at the ground, he wasn't sure exactly what to say. He approached quietly.
"Uhhh...Hey KP." Ron tried his best to sound cheerful.
"Oh...Hey Ron." Kim acknowledged him briefly but then once again turned her face downward. She let out a long sigh.
Ron felt the anger growing in him again as he realized just how badly Josh had hurt her. She deserved so much better. "You know what Kim? You don't really wanna go to the prom with Josh Mankey, do you." Rufus who had been peeking from Ron's pocket shook his head vehemently. "I mean anyone with a last name that's only one letter from the word monkey has got to be bad news and I think....."
"I get the picture, Ron," interrupted Kim. "I've been stood up." She quickly wiped her eyes with her arm. It's not that she really felt anything for Josh, the whole incident just hurt her pride more than anything.
Ron frowned. "Oh....how did you know....?"
"Well, after sitting here waiting for .... Oh....i dunno....two hours, I kinda figured it out on my own."
Ron was appalled that Mankey didn't even have to decency to call her. He looked at Kim. How could he have possibly passed up a date with her?! "You know, if it makes you feel any better, you look really great." She was wearing a simple black dress that hung to her ankles and it looked perfect on her.
Kim smiled for the first time all night. "Thanks Ron. The two of you don't look so bad yourselves."
Ron blushed slightly and Rufus let out a squeaky, "Thank you!" looking quite pleased with himself.
But then just as soon as Kim's good mood appeared, it was gone and she stared back down at the ground. "All dressed up with nowhere to go...."
"What do you mean Kim? We've got a prom to go to!"
"Please! Even if I could get over the complete embarrassment of being stood up, I couldn't possibly show up dateless on top! The entire cheer squad is probably laughing it up as we speak..."
Ron nudged her encouragingly. "Come on KP, you've faced evil doctors, zombie snowmen, MONKIES?! Don't be afraid of what other people think of you. Besides, if it's a date you're looking for I know a certain someone who just happens to be available tonight..." With this he held out his arm.
"You know, you're right Ron," and she stood up feeling much better. "I've been looking forward to this night since we started high school! There's no way I'm letting Josh ruin it." She stuck his arm in his, accepting his offer.
"Yeah! That's my super hero talking now!" Ron was thrilled to see her cheered up. Rufus applauded.
Just as they were walking down the driveway, Kim's front door opened. "Oh Kimmie!" They turned to see Kim's mom standing in the doorway with a camera. "Not so fast you two! I have to get a picture of you guys on your big night."
"Mooooom!"
"Oh it'll only be a second Kim, now smile!"
Ron tossed his arm over Kim's shoulders with a big toothy grin. "Cheese!" cried Rufus. Kim leaned on Ron and smiled politely.
After Kim's mom snapped they picture, they continued on their way. Mrs. Possible stood in the doorway watching them walk away and smiled. Somehow she knew it would turn out this way...
"Uhhh...Hey KP." Ron tried his best to sound cheerful.
"Oh...Hey Ron." Kim acknowledged him briefly but then once again turned her face downward. She let out a long sigh.
Ron felt the anger growing in him again as he realized just how badly Josh had hurt her. She deserved so much better. "You know what Kim? You don't really wanna go to the prom with Josh Mankey, do you." Rufus who had been peeking from Ron's pocket shook his head vehemently. "I mean anyone with a last name that's only one letter from the word monkey has got to be bad news and I think....."
"I get the picture, Ron," interrupted Kim. "I've been stood up." She quickly wiped her eyes with her arm. It's not that she really felt anything for Josh, the whole incident just hurt her pride more than anything.
Ron frowned. "Oh....how did you know....?"
"Well, after sitting here waiting for .... Oh....i dunno....two hours, I kinda figured it out on my own."
Ron was appalled that Mankey didn't even have to decency to call her. He looked at Kim. How could he have possibly passed up a date with her?! "You know, if it makes you feel any better, you look really great." She was wearing a simple black dress that hung to her ankles and it looked perfect on her.
Kim smiled for the first time all night. "Thanks Ron. The two of you don't look so bad yourselves."
Ron blushed slightly and Rufus let out a squeaky, "Thank you!" looking quite pleased with himself.
But then just as soon as Kim's good mood appeared, it was gone and she stared back down at the ground. "All dressed up with nowhere to go...."
"What do you mean Kim? We've got a prom to go to!"
"Please! Even if I could get over the complete embarrassment of being stood up, I couldn't possibly show up dateless on top! The entire cheer squad is probably laughing it up as we speak..."
Ron nudged her encouragingly. "Come on KP, you've faced evil doctors, zombie snowmen, MONKIES?! Don't be afraid of what other people think of you. Besides, if it's a date you're looking for I know a certain someone who just happens to be available tonight..." With this he held out his arm.
"You know, you're right Ron," and she stood up feeling much better. "I've been looking forward to this night since we started high school! There's no way I'm letting Josh ruin it." She stuck his arm in his, accepting his offer.
"Yeah! That's my super hero talking now!" Ron was thrilled to see her cheered up. Rufus applauded.
Just as they were walking down the driveway, Kim's front door opened. "Oh Kimmie!" They turned to see Kim's mom standing in the doorway with a camera. "Not so fast you two! I have to get a picture of you guys on your big night."
"Mooooom!"
"Oh it'll only be a second Kim, now smile!"
Ron tossed his arm over Kim's shoulders with a big toothy grin. "Cheese!" cried Rufus. Kim leaned on Ron and smiled politely.
After Kim's mom snapped they picture, they continued on their way. Mrs. Possible stood in the doorway watching them walk away and smiled. Somehow she knew it would turn out this way...