Chapter 13
Stephanie's mother's first reaction was to tell her daughter she was crazy. Stephanie tried to explain everything calmly but her mother didn't want to listen. In fact, she had actually hung up on her daughter. At this point Stephanie couldn't take it any more and she cried. First that whole parole thing with Robbie and now her mother being completely upset had finally broken her brave front.
Sportacus tried to make her feel better, but she had pushed him away. She spent the next few days, not leaving her room. Stephanie was trying to organize everything in her head. Finally, she left her room and headed toward the airship.
Robbie had been watching from his periscope. It had taken him a while to clean up his home. The dust had been about a foot deep and cobwebs were everywhere. That stupid ankle bracelet was a constant reminder that he couldn't go out and cause trouble. Not being able to cause trouble bothered Robbie and he was hoping to figure out a way to trick the bracelet. Stephanie was obviously already having problems, so why not make them worse.
"Sportacus, I want to talk to you. Please let me up." Stephanie begged from underneath the airship. Surprisingly, the ladder came right down and Stephanie climbed up it. Sportacus was sitting on his bed when Stephanie arrived inside the cabin. Immediately she went over to him and wrapped her arms around him.
"I'm sorry, Sportacus. Can you ever forgive me?" She asked. At first, she was unsure of how he would react. But he stood up and held Stephanie in his arms. He gave her a kiss and set her down.
"Life just isn't fair." Stephanie said.
"No, its not. But I'll tell you this. If you want to try calling your folks again, I'll talk to them. Maybe if they listen to me they'll change their minds." Sportacus smiled at her.
"Really? You'd do that?" Stephanie said.
"Of course, my love. Anything for you, you know that." He replied. The two kissed again and then headed back toward Mayor Meanswell's house.
When they arrived, Milford was on the phone. Stephanie noticed that he was trying to keep his cool, but it looked like he was going to explode. Upon seeing, Sportacus and Stephanie, the Mayor told whoever he was talking to that he'd call back later and hung up.
"Are you ok, Uncle Milford?" Stephanie asked.
"I'll be fine, as soon as my blood pressure goes down. Your mother is really starting to get to me." Milford answered. Stephanie gave him a confused look and asked him what he meant.
"I've been trying to explain to her that I can't change your mind about Sportacus. She thinks that you're acting irrationally and that I can straighten you out. Well at least, I talked to your father and he seems like he knew all along. He even told me that he was glad to have met the wonderful man who cares so much for his little Stephy." Milford explained.
"He said that?" Stephanie asked. Mayor Meanswell nodded. At this Stephanie gave her Uncle a big hug and then gave Sportacus one too.
"Well, let me talk to Stephanie's mother. I want her to understand everything." Sportacus said.
"Be my guest, Sportacus. If you can get her to understand, I'll give you a medal." The Mayor said sitting down on a kitchen stool. Sportacus picked up the receiver and dialed the number Stephanie told him.
Robbie went over to his notorious filing cabinet. Pulling out the first drawer he went through the files. So far all he found were plans that would land him back in jail faster than he would care to. Then he found something that brightened up his day.
Sportacus was patiently listening while Stephanie's mother went off over the phone line. Finally, when he got a chance to speak, he told he calmly how it is. Stephanie and her Uncle stared at him in amazement, as Sportacus seemed to actually be getting through to her. Then he actually smiled. A few minutes later he handed the phone over to the Mayor and went over to Stephanie. He grabbed her around the waist and lifted her up toward the ceiling. Then he brought her down and gave her a kiss.
"So what did she say?" Stephanie asked.
To Be Continued…