Chapter 7
Sportacus walked by Mayor Meanswell without saying a word. The Mayor asked him what happened and he didn't respond. Sportacus just left the house and sat outside on the nearest park bench.
Mayor Meanswell walked into Stephanie's room but got the same response Sportacus did. Confused Milford just went to his bedroom and closed the door. His emotions ran away with him and Milford began to cry.
Stephanie just sat in her little ball. She had just reacted without thinking. She began to shake and shiver. The image of the dinosaur removing his head was still fresh in her mind. A million thoughts rushed through her head. Why would he do that? What do I do to deserve such betrayal?
Sportacus was sitting on the bench, which was not normal for him. But he had no idea how to react after what had just happened. He loved Stephanie and hated to see her in pain but something inside of her snapped. Did she really love him back? Why did she want him to leave her alone? What happened to her that would make her react that way? With no answers to these questions Sportacus put his head in his hands.
The sun came up on what would've been a beautiful day. Sportacus had been sitting on that bench for four hours and hadn't moved a muscle. Uncle Milford had stopped crying and eventually fallen asleep. Stephanie was still sitting in her ball on her bed. The rest of LazyTown awoke to what they thought would be a normal day.
Trixie knocked on Mayor Meanswell's front door. When no one answered she walked over to the windows and saw no one in the kitchen or living room. Trixie then turned and walked past Sportacus sitting on the park bench. She did a double take. Sportacus sitting on a bench?
"Sportacus are you ok?" Trixie asked concerned. Sportacus looked up at her. She could tell by the look on his face he was very close to breaking down. Sportacus shook his head and Trixie sat down next to him.
"What's wrong, Sportacus? You don't just sit down." Trixie asked him. Sportacus wanted to tell her but didn't want to upset her. Just then Mayor Meanswell rushed up to them.
"Sportacus we need to talk. Come quickly." He said. Sportacus excused himself and joined the Mayor.
"Stephanie hasn't moved all night. She is just sitting there on her bed in a ball. I heard her say 'How could he do this to me? I thought he loved me'. What was she talking about?" Mayor Meanswell asked. Stephanie and Sportacus hadn't told anyone about them and as far as he knew no one else knew about them. Sportacus couldn't remember hurting Stephanie but to the Mayor he said, "I don't know what she was talking about."
Robbie watched from below. A giant smirk crossed his face. The damage had been done without him doing anything. Robbie did his little dance as he watched things fall apart. "Sportakook and that pink cheerleader are through. He must have done something to her. Why else would she say what she did? Now is there anything I can do to make it worse?" Robbie went back to his periscope to see what was happening.
Sportacus went back to the Mayor's house and climbed the stairs. When he arrived at Stephanie's door he knocked on it and asked Stephanie to please open up. She responded, "I can't believe you did this to me!"
"Stephanie what are you talking about? Please tell me what's going on." Sportacus tried to get her to open up. Stephanie refused to answer. Frustrated and confused Sportacus sat down outside Stephanie's room.
Stephanie heard him plunk down. She was tired and her body screamed to let her sleep. But she feared to close her eyes. Finally after three more hours she fell asleep.
To Be Continued…