Chapter 12: Broken Up
Sandy ran as fast as she could. She wasn't sure where she was going, but she kept running.
"Ouch!" Pashmina yelled as Sandy ran into her.
"I'm sorry. I-I-I have to go!" Sandy yelled as she ran to her hotel room. Pashmina was worried about her friend. She was so worried that she, Bijou, and Penelope went up to Sandy's room.
"Sandy? Are you there?" asked Pashmina, as she knocked on the door. There was no reply, but they could hear small mumbles from inside.
"That's it! We're coming in!" yelled Bijou as they barged in. Sandy was sitting on her bed crying.
"What is the matter?" asked Bijou.
"Ookwee?" asked Penelope. Sandy stuffed her face into a pillow. The three girls locked the door and then sat on the bed.
"What happened?" asked Pashmina. Sandy looked up.
"Maxwell likes that Mara girl!" she yelled. She began to cry even more. The three girls looked at each other in shock.
"No. That's not true. He likes you. What made you think that?" asked Pashmina. Sandy started to cry.
"I heard him and Mara talking about it." said Sandy. Bijou shook her head.
"You probably misunderstood them. They must have been talking about something else." She said.
"No. I heard it." Sandy said. She explained the whole conversation that she heard. Pashmina, Penelope, and Bijou gasped.
"But... but why would he do that?" Bijou asked. Sandy started to cry more.
"I don't know!" she yelled. Suddenly, Stan walked in. He had a key to the room.
"Sandy? What happened?" he asked as he saw his little sister cry. Sandy cried some more.
"What happened to her, Pashmina?" he asked again. Pashmina blushed and looked down.
"Maxwell likes... someone else." Bijou said after Pashmina didn't say anything.
"Who?!" asked Stan, surprised that his best friend did that to Sandy.
"Mara..." said Pashmina, turning redder. Stan sat down next to Sandy.
"Are you okay?" he asked. Sandy looked at him.
"Does it look like I'm okay?" she asked, rather harshly. Sandy began to cry on her brother's chest.
"Shhh, it's okay." He said as he patted her back. Bijou quickly explained what happened as Pashmina turned redder by the second.
A little later, after Sandy had calmed down a bit, the five of them sat and talked.
"Ookwee!" Penelope said, meaning something like 'I'm so mad at Maxwell!'
"I know. I just can't believe he did this." Said Pashmina.
"I'm sure it was all a misunderstanding. Maxwell is a nice person and he wouldn't do that to you." Bijou said to Sandy.
"Yeah, right. That's what I used to think." said Sandy as she wiped some of her tears.
"I know you were meant to be. You're the official ham-ham couple. You fit together perfectly." Said Sandy. Penelope nodded.
"That's a lie. Just listen to it. 'Maxwell and Sandy'. It's sounds horrible. Then listen to this: 'Max and Mara'. They sound a whole lot better than we do." Said Sandy, tears forming in her eyes again.
"Come on, Sandy. You know that's not true." Said Stan. Sandy sighed. She began to cry again.
"Listen, thanks for helping me, guys. But I just want to be alone right now." Sandy said. The others got up.
"Are you sure?" asked Pashmina. Sandy nodded.
"Just call us if you need us, okay?" asked Bijou. Sandy gave them a fake smile.
"Okay. Like, thanks. Oh, and please don't talk to Maxwell about any of this. I'm just not ready to deal with him." Said Sandy. The others nodded as they left the room.
"Maxwell?" asked Pashmina, surprised to see him right outside the room.
"Hey, guys. I was heading inside. Why are you here?" Maxwell asked. Pashmina, Stan, Bijou, and Penelope looked at each other.
"We were looking for you! Um, let's go!" Bijou said as she pushed Maxwell away from the room.
"Uh, okay." Maxwell said, a bit confused. So they all went back outside. Stan, Pashmina, Bijou, and Penelope skied around together. They were talking about Sandy, Maxwell, and Mara.
"I can't believe this is happening." Said Pashmina.
"Ookwee."
"I know. I thought Max and my sis' were, like, the perfect couple." Stan said.
"It's all that Mara girl's fault! She's the one braking up out dynamic duo!" Pashmina said. Stan and Penelope both nodded.
"Well, she didn't mean to do it. At least I don't think she meant to do it." Bijou said. Penelope nodded.
"Ookwee."
"Well, maybe. I just can't believe it's all happening." Pashmina said.
"Yeah." Stan quickly agreed with her. They continued to talk more and more.
Meanwhile, Sparkle and Nin-Ham were in Sparkle's room. Sparkle was lying in bed, her ankle on a pillow. Nin-Ham was sitting beside the bed.
"Nin-Ham, really. You don't have to waste your vacation on me." Sparkle said. Nin-Ham shook his head.
"It's really okay." Nin-Ham said. Sparkle blushed. He's so sweet. I can't believe he's just going to sit by my side the whole trip! Sparkle thought.
"Thank you." Sparkle said. Nin-Ham began to fluff up the pillow under Sparkle' ankle.
"Do you need anything?" he asked. Sparkle blushed again.
"Um, maybe a cup of water." Sparkle said. Nin-Ham stood up and walked to the door.
"I'll go buy some food. What do you want?" he asked. Sparkle blushed.
"Um, whatever you have is fine for me. But can you bring me some sweetened iced tea?" asked Sparkle. Nin-Ham nodded.
"I'll be back in a few minutes." He said as he walked out the door. Sparkle blushed.
Nin-Ham walked down the hallway and into the elevator. He went down to the food court. While going there and ordering, Nin-Ham thought of a few things.
"She's pretty nice. I've never really talked much, but nobody ever wanted to hear from me. But she's so open." Nin-Ham thought. He suddenly, blushed. He shook his head.
"What am I thinking?" he asked out loud. He tried to forget about the thought and went to get the food. Then, he went back upstairs.
"I'm back." He said as he opened the door. He put the food out and helped Sparkle sit up. All the while, Sparkle was a red as a tomato.
"Here." Nin-Ham said as he served the food. Sparkle ate quietly, not noticing that Nin-Ham turned a bright red. They continued to talk more.
Meanwhile, Bijou, Pashmina, Stan, and Penelope really wanted to help Sandy. But they knew all they could do was comfort her.
"Okay! That is it! I'm going up there!" Bijou announced. Penelope nodded.
"Ookwee." Stan and Pashmina looked at each other and blushed.
"Um, maybe we should stay out here." Pashmina said. Stan nodded.
"Yeah, we wouldn't want to feel desperate or something." Stan said.
"Whatever. We are going!" Bijou said.
"Ookwee!" Penelope said. And with that, the two went up to Sandy's room. Stan and Pashmina were there by themselves. This is the perfect time to strike. Stan thought.
"So, Pashmina, anything new come up? You know, besides the mysterious dreams?" Stan asked. Pashmina shook her head.
"No. But you know what sucks? Tomorrow, when everyone is lining up at the rides in the carnival, Sandy will be sad. Maybe even mad at Maxwell." Pashmina said. Stan sighed.
"Yeah." Stan said, sadly. Stan just couldn't do it. They way he loved Bijou was so huge, but this little crush Stan had on Pashmina was nothing. No matter what happened, Stan couldn't seem to like Pashmina. He sighed again.
"My poor Sandy, I just want to help her! But... I can't." Pashmina said. Stan knew exactly what she meant.
"You can help her. You can comfort her and support her when she needs it." Stan said. Pashmina blushed.
"You can help." Stan said. Yes! Stan thought. That definitely got the heat going!
Bijou knocked on the door. Then, she opened it. Sandy was still sitting on her bed with the same expression she had on before.
"Are you okay, Sandy?" Bijou asked.
"Ookwee?"
"I don't know. I just don't know what to do anymore. Maxwell was my life and... and... and now he has someone else!" Sandy yelled as she began to cry again. Penelope and Bijou sat down next to Sandy.
"Why don't you talk to him? Why don't you tell him all this stuff you've been telling us? It's worth a shot!" Bijou suggested. Sandy managed to wipe her tears away.
"Well, maybe." Sandy said. Bijou got up.
"Okay, then! We'll go get him for you!" Bijou said.
"Ookwee!" Bijou and Penelope quickly went to go get Maxwell. They also swung by to get the cherry-red Pashmina and Stan, too.
"Maxwell slowly entered the room, then quickly shut the door behind him. Sandy was crying again. It made Maxwell want to jump off a mountain when he saw her like that.
"Why, Maxwell? Why?" Sandy asked. Maxwell was surprised.
"What are you talking about?" asked Maxwell. Sandy got up and began to shout.
"Why? Why did you forget about me and fall in love with that Mara?" asked Sandy. Maxwell shook his head.
"No, I didn't!" Maxwell said, stepping forward.
"Yes, you did! I heard you two talking!" Sandy yelled. Maxwell shook his head again.
"No! You must have misunderstood! I-" Maxwell started, but was interrupted.
"I didn't misunderstand, Maxwell! I heard everything loud and clear! You love Mara! Just say it!" Sandy yelled, more tears running down her cheeks.
"It's not true!" Maxwell told her over and over, but she just wouldn't believe him. They argued for a long time.
"Fine! If you're going to keep secrets, then our relationship is OVER!" Sandy yelled. Maxwell couldn't take it anymore.
"FINE!! SEE WHAT I CARE!!" He blurted out. Sandy began to cry even harder. Maxwell opened the door and was about to leave. Then, he turned back.
"Oh, and I did think Maxwell and Sandy was better than Max and Mara." He said as he stormed out.
Bijou, Pashmina, Stan, and Penelope ran to Sandy. Bijou hugged her friend. Stan tried to comfort his little sister. Pashmina and Penelope tried to help.
"I'm sorry." Stan said. Sandy didn't reply.
"Sandy? Are you okay?" asked Pashmina.
"Ookwee?"
"I want to be alone." Sandy mumbled.
"Okay. We'll leave, but we'll be back." Bijou said. They all left the room. And with the bang of a door, the biggest relationship known to hams was ended.
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Sandy ran as fast as she could. She wasn't sure where she was going, but she kept running.
"Ouch!" Pashmina yelled as Sandy ran into her.
"I'm sorry. I-I-I have to go!" Sandy yelled as she ran to her hotel room. Pashmina was worried about her friend. She was so worried that she, Bijou, and Penelope went up to Sandy's room.
"Sandy? Are you there?" asked Pashmina, as she knocked on the door. There was no reply, but they could hear small mumbles from inside.
"That's it! We're coming in!" yelled Bijou as they barged in. Sandy was sitting on her bed crying.
"What is the matter?" asked Bijou.
"Ookwee?" asked Penelope. Sandy stuffed her face into a pillow. The three girls locked the door and then sat on the bed.
"What happened?" asked Pashmina. Sandy looked up.
"Maxwell likes that Mara girl!" she yelled. She began to cry even more. The three girls looked at each other in shock.
"No. That's not true. He likes you. What made you think that?" asked Pashmina. Sandy started to cry.
"I heard him and Mara talking about it." said Sandy. Bijou shook her head.
"You probably misunderstood them. They must have been talking about something else." She said.
"No. I heard it." Sandy said. She explained the whole conversation that she heard. Pashmina, Penelope, and Bijou gasped.
"But... but why would he do that?" Bijou asked. Sandy started to cry more.
"I don't know!" she yelled. Suddenly, Stan walked in. He had a key to the room.
"Sandy? What happened?" he asked as he saw his little sister cry. Sandy cried some more.
"What happened to her, Pashmina?" he asked again. Pashmina blushed and looked down.
"Maxwell likes... someone else." Bijou said after Pashmina didn't say anything.
"Who?!" asked Stan, surprised that his best friend did that to Sandy.
"Mara..." said Pashmina, turning redder. Stan sat down next to Sandy.
"Are you okay?" he asked. Sandy looked at him.
"Does it look like I'm okay?" she asked, rather harshly. Sandy began to cry on her brother's chest.
"Shhh, it's okay." He said as he patted her back. Bijou quickly explained what happened as Pashmina turned redder by the second.
A little later, after Sandy had calmed down a bit, the five of them sat and talked.
"Ookwee!" Penelope said, meaning something like 'I'm so mad at Maxwell!'
"I know. I just can't believe he did this." Said Pashmina.
"I'm sure it was all a misunderstanding. Maxwell is a nice person and he wouldn't do that to you." Bijou said to Sandy.
"Yeah, right. That's what I used to think." said Sandy as she wiped some of her tears.
"I know you were meant to be. You're the official ham-ham couple. You fit together perfectly." Said Sandy. Penelope nodded.
"That's a lie. Just listen to it. 'Maxwell and Sandy'. It's sounds horrible. Then listen to this: 'Max and Mara'. They sound a whole lot better than we do." Said Sandy, tears forming in her eyes again.
"Come on, Sandy. You know that's not true." Said Stan. Sandy sighed. She began to cry again.
"Listen, thanks for helping me, guys. But I just want to be alone right now." Sandy said. The others got up.
"Are you sure?" asked Pashmina. Sandy nodded.
"Just call us if you need us, okay?" asked Bijou. Sandy gave them a fake smile.
"Okay. Like, thanks. Oh, and please don't talk to Maxwell about any of this. I'm just not ready to deal with him." Said Sandy. The others nodded as they left the room.
"Maxwell?" asked Pashmina, surprised to see him right outside the room.
"Hey, guys. I was heading inside. Why are you here?" Maxwell asked. Pashmina, Stan, Bijou, and Penelope looked at each other.
"We were looking for you! Um, let's go!" Bijou said as she pushed Maxwell away from the room.
"Uh, okay." Maxwell said, a bit confused. So they all went back outside. Stan, Pashmina, Bijou, and Penelope skied around together. They were talking about Sandy, Maxwell, and Mara.
"I can't believe this is happening." Said Pashmina.
"Ookwee."
"I know. I thought Max and my sis' were, like, the perfect couple." Stan said.
"It's all that Mara girl's fault! She's the one braking up out dynamic duo!" Pashmina said. Stan and Penelope both nodded.
"Well, she didn't mean to do it. At least I don't think she meant to do it." Bijou said. Penelope nodded.
"Ookwee."
"Well, maybe. I just can't believe it's all happening." Pashmina said.
"Yeah." Stan quickly agreed with her. They continued to talk more and more.
Meanwhile, Sparkle and Nin-Ham were in Sparkle's room. Sparkle was lying in bed, her ankle on a pillow. Nin-Ham was sitting beside the bed.
"Nin-Ham, really. You don't have to waste your vacation on me." Sparkle said. Nin-Ham shook his head.
"It's really okay." Nin-Ham said. Sparkle blushed. He's so sweet. I can't believe he's just going to sit by my side the whole trip! Sparkle thought.
"Thank you." Sparkle said. Nin-Ham began to fluff up the pillow under Sparkle' ankle.
"Do you need anything?" he asked. Sparkle blushed again.
"Um, maybe a cup of water." Sparkle said. Nin-Ham stood up and walked to the door.
"I'll go buy some food. What do you want?" he asked. Sparkle blushed.
"Um, whatever you have is fine for me. But can you bring me some sweetened iced tea?" asked Sparkle. Nin-Ham nodded.
"I'll be back in a few minutes." He said as he walked out the door. Sparkle blushed.
Nin-Ham walked down the hallway and into the elevator. He went down to the food court. While going there and ordering, Nin-Ham thought of a few things.
"She's pretty nice. I've never really talked much, but nobody ever wanted to hear from me. But she's so open." Nin-Ham thought. He suddenly, blushed. He shook his head.
"What am I thinking?" he asked out loud. He tried to forget about the thought and went to get the food. Then, he went back upstairs.
"I'm back." He said as he opened the door. He put the food out and helped Sparkle sit up. All the while, Sparkle was a red as a tomato.
"Here." Nin-Ham said as he served the food. Sparkle ate quietly, not noticing that Nin-Ham turned a bright red. They continued to talk more.
Meanwhile, Bijou, Pashmina, Stan, and Penelope really wanted to help Sandy. But they knew all they could do was comfort her.
"Okay! That is it! I'm going up there!" Bijou announced. Penelope nodded.
"Ookwee." Stan and Pashmina looked at each other and blushed.
"Um, maybe we should stay out here." Pashmina said. Stan nodded.
"Yeah, we wouldn't want to feel desperate or something." Stan said.
"Whatever. We are going!" Bijou said.
"Ookwee!" Penelope said. And with that, the two went up to Sandy's room. Stan and Pashmina were there by themselves. This is the perfect time to strike. Stan thought.
"So, Pashmina, anything new come up? You know, besides the mysterious dreams?" Stan asked. Pashmina shook her head.
"No. But you know what sucks? Tomorrow, when everyone is lining up at the rides in the carnival, Sandy will be sad. Maybe even mad at Maxwell." Pashmina said. Stan sighed.
"Yeah." Stan said, sadly. Stan just couldn't do it. They way he loved Bijou was so huge, but this little crush Stan had on Pashmina was nothing. No matter what happened, Stan couldn't seem to like Pashmina. He sighed again.
"My poor Sandy, I just want to help her! But... I can't." Pashmina said. Stan knew exactly what she meant.
"You can help her. You can comfort her and support her when she needs it." Stan said. Pashmina blushed.
"You can help." Stan said. Yes! Stan thought. That definitely got the heat going!
Bijou knocked on the door. Then, she opened it. Sandy was still sitting on her bed with the same expression she had on before.
"Are you okay, Sandy?" Bijou asked.
"Ookwee?"
"I don't know. I just don't know what to do anymore. Maxwell was my life and... and... and now he has someone else!" Sandy yelled as she began to cry again. Penelope and Bijou sat down next to Sandy.
"Why don't you talk to him? Why don't you tell him all this stuff you've been telling us? It's worth a shot!" Bijou suggested. Sandy managed to wipe her tears away.
"Well, maybe." Sandy said. Bijou got up.
"Okay, then! We'll go get him for you!" Bijou said.
"Ookwee!" Bijou and Penelope quickly went to go get Maxwell. They also swung by to get the cherry-red Pashmina and Stan, too.
"Maxwell slowly entered the room, then quickly shut the door behind him. Sandy was crying again. It made Maxwell want to jump off a mountain when he saw her like that.
"Why, Maxwell? Why?" Sandy asked. Maxwell was surprised.
"What are you talking about?" asked Maxwell. Sandy got up and began to shout.
"Why? Why did you forget about me and fall in love with that Mara?" asked Sandy. Maxwell shook his head.
"No, I didn't!" Maxwell said, stepping forward.
"Yes, you did! I heard you two talking!" Sandy yelled. Maxwell shook his head again.
"No! You must have misunderstood! I-" Maxwell started, but was interrupted.
"I didn't misunderstand, Maxwell! I heard everything loud and clear! You love Mara! Just say it!" Sandy yelled, more tears running down her cheeks.
"It's not true!" Maxwell told her over and over, but she just wouldn't believe him. They argued for a long time.
"Fine! If you're going to keep secrets, then our relationship is OVER!" Sandy yelled. Maxwell couldn't take it anymore.
"FINE!! SEE WHAT I CARE!!" He blurted out. Sandy began to cry even harder. Maxwell opened the door and was about to leave. Then, he turned back.
"Oh, and I did think Maxwell and Sandy was better than Max and Mara." He said as he stormed out.
Bijou, Pashmina, Stan, and Penelope ran to Sandy. Bijou hugged her friend. Stan tried to comfort his little sister. Pashmina and Penelope tried to help.
"I'm sorry." Stan said. Sandy didn't reply.
"Sandy? Are you okay?" asked Pashmina.
"Ookwee?"
"I want to be alone." Sandy mumbled.
"Okay. We'll leave, but we'll be back." Bijou said. They all left the room. And with the bang of a door, the biggest relationship known to hams was ended.
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aww, how sad. well, R&R ASAP! thanx!