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"Okay butterfly, we're here." Estella let little Shego off of her boney shoulders. The little lass had been so afraid of those stairs again that she had refused to go without Estella there to help her. The girl stuck her tongue out at the mean old stairs and wandered over to her father's bedroom and opened the door. Tears were welling in Estella's eyes as she started back downstairs. She shielded her eyes so no one could see.
Shego's father was lying in his bed, expressionlessly. His eyes were staring at the ceiling blinking, every now and then. His mouth was wide open, like he wanted to say something. Shego smiled at her daddy and climbed onto the bed. "Daddy!" She cried throwing her arms around him. Daddy did not respond. Shego made a little bit of room for her scrawny self and laid next to her father. Her arms were still around him affectionately. "Daddy, I can use the tele-le-phone now! I made a new bestest friend who is named Liz!" She informed him happily. But all she could here was her father's steady, staggered breathing. "Daddy?" She looked at his pale expressionless face. "Daddy? Why can't you talk?" Shego let her little palms rest on his face. "Daddy?" She repeated again. Maybe he was only sleeping. That must have been what Hego and Margie meant. Maybe Daddy hadn't had time to nap in a really, really long time. Or maybe he had run out of batteries. Whatever it was, she didn't want to disturb him any longer. She held her finger to her lip. "Shhhhh!" She giggled. "I'll be quiet, okay Daddy? Night!" Shego kissed his father and crawled off his bed and took the phone and quietly left his bedroom.
Once she had closed the door, Shego dialed Liz's phone number. She had memorized it. She was so proud! Then she heard a strange beeping. "Liz? Liz? Liz is dat you?" No answer. 'The phone must not be smart.' Shego decided. If it couldn't give her Liz, then it must not be very smart at all. But it wasn't stupid. 'Stupid' was a naughty word. Ms. Carlson had taught them that. It should never, ever, ever, ever be spoken. "Hello?" Shego heard a tiny voice answer. The beeping had ceased. "Hello." Shego responded merrily. "Hello?" The voice said another time, "Hello." Shego answered back to it. "Hello?" "Hello." "Who's calling?" The voice shouted startling Shego. "Shego." She said simply. "It's Angelina." The voice answered. 'Oh.' Shego thought, 'I got her sista.' "Hi Angelina!" Shego greeted her sweetly. However, she was not as kind, "You want to talk to me right?" She said smugly, "No, I want to talk to Liz." Shego informed her cheerfully. "How come?" Angelina sounded surprised and a bit shocked. "Because I do!" "FINE!" Angelina yelled crossly.
"Hello?" A different voice was on the phone now. "Hello." "Hello?" The voice asked again. "Hello?" Shego answered again, she was puzzled. She did not understand why people said 'Hello' so much through these machines. "Who's talking?" "Shego." "Shego!" The voice through the other side squealed with pleasure, "It's Liz!" The voice responded excitedly. "Liz!!!" Shego instantaneously loved the phone. "I'm sorry about your Daddy!" Liz said glumly. "It's okay." Shego answered carelessly. He would be alright with some rest. "You've been out of school forever!" Liz exclaimed over the static of the phone. "I'm coming back on Sunday." Shego told her. "You mean Monday." Liz corrected, "Right, Monday." "Guess what?" "You have eight toes?" "No!" Shego giggled, "Guess again." "You got the new Trendy Bendy Barbie?" Liz tried again. "No." "Um . . . you got a puppy?" "No." "Tell me!" Liz said giving up, "Estella is getting us a tree house!" "Wow! That's so cool! Who's Estella?" "My grandmother." Shego boasted slightly, she had the coolest grandmother in the entire world. No, the whole galaxy. No, the universe itself! Yes, Estella was the best in the universe! No one could compare! "Wow . . ." Liz wooed. Shego smiled. "Hey! Let's go to the park! I have some ribbon we can play with!" Liz persuaded her through the phone. The park! That would be a lot of fun! And, Shego had always wanted to play with a ribbon! "Kay! I'll meet you by the merry-go-round!" Shego told her placing the phone on her father's table again. Maybe the ribbon would be pink.
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"Okay butterfly, we're here." Estella let little Shego off of her boney shoulders. The little lass had been so afraid of those stairs again that she had refused to go without Estella there to help her. The girl stuck her tongue out at the mean old stairs and wandered over to her father's bedroom and opened the door. Tears were welling in Estella's eyes as she started back downstairs. She shielded her eyes so no one could see.
Shego's father was lying in his bed, expressionlessly. His eyes were staring at the ceiling blinking, every now and then. His mouth was wide open, like he wanted to say something. Shego smiled at her daddy and climbed onto the bed. "Daddy!" She cried throwing her arms around him. Daddy did not respond. Shego made a little bit of room for her scrawny self and laid next to her father. Her arms were still around him affectionately. "Daddy, I can use the tele-le-phone now! I made a new bestest friend who is named Liz!" She informed him happily. But all she could here was her father's steady, staggered breathing. "Daddy?" She looked at his pale expressionless face. "Daddy? Why can't you talk?" Shego let her little palms rest on his face. "Daddy?" She repeated again. Maybe he was only sleeping. That must have been what Hego and Margie meant. Maybe Daddy hadn't had time to nap in a really, really long time. Or maybe he had run out of batteries. Whatever it was, she didn't want to disturb him any longer. She held her finger to her lip. "Shhhhh!" She giggled. "I'll be quiet, okay Daddy? Night!" Shego kissed his father and crawled off his bed and took the phone and quietly left his bedroom.
Once she had closed the door, Shego dialed Liz's phone number. She had memorized it. She was so proud! Then she heard a strange beeping. "Liz? Liz? Liz is dat you?" No answer. 'The phone must not be smart.' Shego decided. If it couldn't give her Liz, then it must not be very smart at all. But it wasn't stupid. 'Stupid' was a naughty word. Ms. Carlson had taught them that. It should never, ever, ever, ever be spoken. "Hello?" Shego heard a tiny voice answer. The beeping had ceased. "Hello." Shego responded merrily. "Hello?" The voice said another time, "Hello." Shego answered back to it. "Hello?" "Hello." "Who's calling?" The voice shouted startling Shego. "Shego." She said simply. "It's Angelina." The voice answered. 'Oh.' Shego thought, 'I got her sista.' "Hi Angelina!" Shego greeted her sweetly. However, she was not as kind, "You want to talk to me right?" She said smugly, "No, I want to talk to Liz." Shego informed her cheerfully. "How come?" Angelina sounded surprised and a bit shocked. "Because I do!" "FINE!" Angelina yelled crossly.
"Hello?" A different voice was on the phone now. "Hello." "Hello?" The voice asked again. "Hello?" Shego answered again, she was puzzled. She did not understand why people said 'Hello' so much through these machines. "Who's talking?" "Shego." "Shego!" The voice through the other side squealed with pleasure, "It's Liz!" The voice responded excitedly. "Liz!!!" Shego instantaneously loved the phone. "I'm sorry about your Daddy!" Liz said glumly. "It's okay." Shego answered carelessly. He would be alright with some rest. "You've been out of school forever!" Liz exclaimed over the static of the phone. "I'm coming back on Sunday." Shego told her. "You mean Monday." Liz corrected, "Right, Monday." "Guess what?" "You have eight toes?" "No!" Shego giggled, "Guess again." "You got the new Trendy Bendy Barbie?" Liz tried again. "No." "Um . . . you got a puppy?" "No." "Tell me!" Liz said giving up, "Estella is getting us a tree house!" "Wow! That's so cool! Who's Estella?" "My grandmother." Shego boasted slightly, she had the coolest grandmother in the entire world. No, the whole galaxy. No, the universe itself! Yes, Estella was the best in the universe! No one could compare! "Wow . . ." Liz wooed. Shego smiled. "Hey! Let's go to the park! I have some ribbon we can play with!" Liz persuaded her through the phone. The park! That would be a lot of fun! And, Shego had always wanted to play with a ribbon! "Kay! I'll meet you by the merry-go-round!" Shego told her placing the phone on her father's table again. Maybe the ribbon would be pink.
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