Me: Hey! Sorry for the wait! I was grounded for losing my retainer...
again! HAHAHA!
Squid: Ha loser
Me: *hits him* SHUT UP!
Magnet: -_-
Zero: ...
Jessie: ZERO I'M GONNA KILL YOUR SORRY ASS! I'M GONNA MAKE YOU WISH YOU WERE NEVER BORN!
Zigzag: Here, use this lighter!
Jessie: OKAY!
Zero: HELP!
Me: ... Oh and I deleted the old Ch 6 cuz it was BAD! Just so ya know
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Chapter 6: Dead Lines
At the beginning of November, Zero got some startling news.
"Zero, Marissa is pregnant with my child,"
When Zigzag told him, Zero's eye's widened.
"What?" He asked, making sure that his ears weren't deceiving him.
"Marissa is pregnant with my child," Zigzag repeated, more slowly.
"My God... what's wrong with you?!" Zero exclaimed.
Zigzag looked at the ground. "I don't know... it just sorta happened..."
Zero took a deep breath. "Well, hopefully all that happened was a baby... you don't wanna end up with HIV... or AIDS..."
"Do you think I could get that?" Zigzag asked quickly, looking up at Zero.
Zero shrugged. "It's possible,"
Zigzag looked uncomfortable.
"But the chances of it are very slim," Zero reassured him quickly.
"I hope so..."
When Zero got home from school that day, he turned on the TV. He wanted to check the news for anything new about Jessie and Carmen.
"And in other news," The reporter said as he started a new subject. "Carmen Sanchez and Jessie Vernandez were found today, with no memory of escaping from where they were or of whom they were taken by. They haven't been able to tell the police anything yet. They are currently at the hospital, as they have many bruises and may have experienced slight concussions. More at eleven."
Zero stared shocked at the television. Jessie was found... she and Carmen were alright... he had to go find them...
He bounded out of the house, running to the hospital. As he ran, he called his friends and told them the news and to meet them at the hospital. None of the guys were there when he got to the hospital, so he asked the clerk at the front desk what room Jessie and Carmen were in. She pointed him to a room on the third floor and he proceeded up to them.
It turned out that they were sharing a room, and at the moment, they were both asleep. Zero instantly knew what they meant about the bruises. Both girls had cuts all over their arms, heads, and, Zero guessed, their legs. Jessie had a bandage over her nose, which signaled that her nose was broken. Carmen had a broken arm and a black eye.
Zero sat next to Jessie and took her hand. He looked at her. Even though he had barely known her for a week, he felt like he'd known her for a lifetime. He loved her so much, and it hurt him to see her like this.
Next to come was X-Ray, who took no notice of Zero or Jessie; he just sat down by Carmen, stroked her hand, and cried silently.
Next to arrive was Stanley. Then Squid, Twitch, Magnet, Zigzag, and Armpit came. They all sat around the room, silently watching the girls.
Finally, after about an hour, Carmen stirred. She slowly opened her eyes.
"R-rex?" She whispered. "Is that you?"
"Yes, yes it's me," He answered her. "How are you feeling?"
She moaned. "I feel... terrible..."
"Sh," X-Ray told her. "Sh, you're okay now..."
"How's Jessie?" Carmen asked softly.
"She's fine...why?" Zero asked curiously.
Carmen's eyes filled with tears. "If I was her... I wouldn't have been able to live..."
"Why? What happened?" Zero was very anxious now.
"Well... I don't know is she wants me to tell you... It was horrible..." She let out a little sob.
"Please... tell me Carmen..." Zero asked quietly.
Carmen took a shaky breath. "Well, the... man who took us was... terrible. Mostly to Jessie though. He... Well, to me, he... um, he..." Carmen broke down again.
"Sh, it's okay... you don't hafta tell us..." X-Ray whispered, allowing her to cry into his chest.
"I want to... but I can't... not yet..." Carmen answered shakily.
Then, Jessie stirred. Her eyes fluttered open and she looked around. She glanced at Carmen.
"Carmen... where are we?" She asked lazily.
"Hospital..." Carmen answered softly.
She looked around and saw Zero sitting next to her.
"What are you doing here?" She spat at him.
Zero looked surprised. "I—"
She cut him off. "I don't wanna hear it. Get out."
Zero stared, shocked. Why would she talk to him like that? Then he remembered what he had said to her.
"Look Jessie, I—"
She cut him off again.
"Get out! NOW!" She practically yelled.
Zero looked around at the other guys. Then, he got up slowly and left. He started toward home. Jessie hated him. How could he deal with this? It was his fault they were kidnapped... if he hadn't exploded on Jessie, she wouldn't've gone to Carmen's that night... but Carmen would've been taken anyway... but it was Zero's fault Jessie was taken.
Later that night, Zero received a call from Squid. He sounded anxious.
"Zero... I need help... he-he's back..."
Zero could hear yells in the background.
"Back? Who's back? Squid?" Zero panicked.
"My-my dad—"
The line went dead.
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Me: OMG!
Squid: AM I GONNA DIE?
Zigzag: AM I GONNA DIE OF AIDS?
Magnet: -_-
Megan: -_-
Jessie: ZERO I'LL KILL YOU!
Zero: HELP!
Adrianna: OMG IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW! AND I GOT MY CARTILIDGE YESTERDAY!
Me: SHUT UP! You make me sad *tear* REVIEW!
Squid: Ha loser
Me: *hits him* SHUT UP!
Magnet: -_-
Zero: ...
Jessie: ZERO I'M GONNA KILL YOUR SORRY ASS! I'M GONNA MAKE YOU WISH YOU WERE NEVER BORN!
Zigzag: Here, use this lighter!
Jessie: OKAY!
Zero: HELP!
Me: ... Oh and I deleted the old Ch 6 cuz it was BAD! Just so ya know
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Chapter 6: Dead Lines
At the beginning of November, Zero got some startling news.
"Zero, Marissa is pregnant with my child,"
When Zigzag told him, Zero's eye's widened.
"What?" He asked, making sure that his ears weren't deceiving him.
"Marissa is pregnant with my child," Zigzag repeated, more slowly.
"My God... what's wrong with you?!" Zero exclaimed.
Zigzag looked at the ground. "I don't know... it just sorta happened..."
Zero took a deep breath. "Well, hopefully all that happened was a baby... you don't wanna end up with HIV... or AIDS..."
"Do you think I could get that?" Zigzag asked quickly, looking up at Zero.
Zero shrugged. "It's possible,"
Zigzag looked uncomfortable.
"But the chances of it are very slim," Zero reassured him quickly.
"I hope so..."
When Zero got home from school that day, he turned on the TV. He wanted to check the news for anything new about Jessie and Carmen.
"And in other news," The reporter said as he started a new subject. "Carmen Sanchez and Jessie Vernandez were found today, with no memory of escaping from where they were or of whom they were taken by. They haven't been able to tell the police anything yet. They are currently at the hospital, as they have many bruises and may have experienced slight concussions. More at eleven."
Zero stared shocked at the television. Jessie was found... she and Carmen were alright... he had to go find them...
He bounded out of the house, running to the hospital. As he ran, he called his friends and told them the news and to meet them at the hospital. None of the guys were there when he got to the hospital, so he asked the clerk at the front desk what room Jessie and Carmen were in. She pointed him to a room on the third floor and he proceeded up to them.
It turned out that they were sharing a room, and at the moment, they were both asleep. Zero instantly knew what they meant about the bruises. Both girls had cuts all over their arms, heads, and, Zero guessed, their legs. Jessie had a bandage over her nose, which signaled that her nose was broken. Carmen had a broken arm and a black eye.
Zero sat next to Jessie and took her hand. He looked at her. Even though he had barely known her for a week, he felt like he'd known her for a lifetime. He loved her so much, and it hurt him to see her like this.
Next to come was X-Ray, who took no notice of Zero or Jessie; he just sat down by Carmen, stroked her hand, and cried silently.
Next to arrive was Stanley. Then Squid, Twitch, Magnet, Zigzag, and Armpit came. They all sat around the room, silently watching the girls.
Finally, after about an hour, Carmen stirred. She slowly opened her eyes.
"R-rex?" She whispered. "Is that you?"
"Yes, yes it's me," He answered her. "How are you feeling?"
She moaned. "I feel... terrible..."
"Sh," X-Ray told her. "Sh, you're okay now..."
"How's Jessie?" Carmen asked softly.
"She's fine...why?" Zero asked curiously.
Carmen's eyes filled with tears. "If I was her... I wouldn't have been able to live..."
"Why? What happened?" Zero was very anxious now.
"Well... I don't know is she wants me to tell you... It was horrible..." She let out a little sob.
"Please... tell me Carmen..." Zero asked quietly.
Carmen took a shaky breath. "Well, the... man who took us was... terrible. Mostly to Jessie though. He... Well, to me, he... um, he..." Carmen broke down again.
"Sh, it's okay... you don't hafta tell us..." X-Ray whispered, allowing her to cry into his chest.
"I want to... but I can't... not yet..." Carmen answered shakily.
Then, Jessie stirred. Her eyes fluttered open and she looked around. She glanced at Carmen.
"Carmen... where are we?" She asked lazily.
"Hospital..." Carmen answered softly.
She looked around and saw Zero sitting next to her.
"What are you doing here?" She spat at him.
Zero looked surprised. "I—"
She cut him off. "I don't wanna hear it. Get out."
Zero stared, shocked. Why would she talk to him like that? Then he remembered what he had said to her.
"Look Jessie, I—"
She cut him off again.
"Get out! NOW!" She practically yelled.
Zero looked around at the other guys. Then, he got up slowly and left. He started toward home. Jessie hated him. How could he deal with this? It was his fault they were kidnapped... if he hadn't exploded on Jessie, she wouldn't've gone to Carmen's that night... but Carmen would've been taken anyway... but it was Zero's fault Jessie was taken.
Later that night, Zero received a call from Squid. He sounded anxious.
"Zero... I need help... he-he's back..."
Zero could hear yells in the background.
"Back? Who's back? Squid?" Zero panicked.
"My-my dad—"
The line went dead.
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Me: OMG!
Squid: AM I GONNA DIE?
Zigzag: AM I GONNA DIE OF AIDS?
Magnet: -_-
Megan: -_-
Jessie: ZERO I'LL KILL YOU!
Zero: HELP!
Adrianna: OMG IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW! AND I GOT MY CARTILIDGE YESTERDAY!
Me: SHUT UP! You make me sad *tear* REVIEW!