The Ride Home
"There must be some way that we can get home. I mean, you don't hear of teenagers just getting stranded at the hospital. We could call a taxi." Me and Lilly looked at Michael. Why hadn't we thought of that? I feel really stupid sometimes. I turned to Lilly.
"Do you have any money? I didn't bring my purse, since I was in so much pain at the time." Lilly took out her wallet and looked through it.
"I only have one dollar. I spent the rest on that new sweater I got. You know that one with the hearts on it..." I interrupted her.
"Who cares about your sweater! We need to get home!" Michael walked over to us.
"Guys, just calm down. We don't need to take a taxi. There's other ways, I'm sure, to get home." Then, an idea just popped into my head.
"What are we worried about? I'm a princess! Everyone knows that now, so all I need to do is ask someone if they could help us out with some money. Desperate times call for desperate measures." I walked over to the lady at the main desk. She looked up and smiled.
"Hello, how can I help you?" Hello, don't you recognize me?
"Well, you see, I broke my arm tonight and me and my friends need to get home. We came in the ambulance and we don't have enough money for a taxi. I was just wondering if you could help me, Princess Mia Thermopolis, somehow get home?" There, that
wasn't the best little speech but who cares? Maybe she'll go for it. She smiled and laughed. Is that a good sign?
"Oh, I know who you are. I have a niece who is crazy about you. She says that she wants to be a princess when she grows up. You know, her birthday is coming up soon and I haven't gotten her a present yet. Would you mind signing this paper so I could give it to her? It would really make her day."
"I'll do that if you help me and my friends out, deal?" I know it's terrible for the princess to be making deals with someone that she doesn't even know, but I really want to get out of here. She got a pen and some paper out. She handed them to me and then she got her wallet out. I signed my name and handed it back to her. She handed me a twenty dollar bill. Wow! I was thinking just like a ten or something, but I'll go with this.
"Thanks for the money!" I yelled over my shoulder as I walked back to Michael and Lilly. They looked a little shocked.
"What? I am the princess, after all. Now, let's get out of here before something else happens." We walked out the front door and went up the sidewalk. We got a taxi and climbed in. I hate taxis but I didn't really care right then. I was so tired from all that had happened anyway. I closed my eyes and leaned my head back. I was just about to fall a sleep, when all of a sudden the taxi lurched forward really hard. I grabbed onto Lilly and the seat. The taxi driver started cussing.
"That driver just rear ended me! What's the matter with people these days? They actually let nuts drive. Who cares about other people!" Okay, so he's really upset. At least the car can still run. It's probably just a small scratch or something. We continued down the street. We had gotten about 4 minutes farther down, when the taxi lurched so much this time that it pushed the car forward. We were slung all over the back seat at the impact of the hit. The taxi driver got out and went over to the car behind us. I could hear them yelling a lot at each other, but couldn't make out what they were saying. Maybe they would get it all worked out soon and we could continue. The taxi driver came back and sat in the driver's seat.
"So, sir, are we going soon?" I just had to know how much longer until we got home. He turned to me with a very angry expression. I guess I should have just remained quiet.
"Of course we're not going! That weirdo rear ended me two times and messed up my lights! I need you guys as my witnesses. I just have to call the police and then we'll wait for them to arrive." Maybe I could use the whole "I'm a princess" speech again.
(Author's Note: Okay, not the best of chapters, I know. Sorry it's so short, but I have a lot of homework today that I need to work on. Also, I apologize for the last chapter's ending. I should have thought more about the possibilities of transportation. So, that's why I added the taxi in this chapter. So, now they might have to be witnesses, but Mia has a few tricks up her sleeve on ways to get out of it. Don't forget to review!)