Chapter 7- Do I Like Her?
Eustace was surprised that he had admitted it. He looked into Jimmy's eyes and he like Cindy could see he was being torn apart. Eustace understood that Jimmy had finally listened to his heart. He had not just acted on impulse, but had thought about it. He could take advantage of this hesitation in the way Jimmy thought.
"So Jimmy, who is your equal?" Jimmy looked at him, and then looked around the room. He saw TV cameras everywhere; if he said who is equal was it would be shown all over town.
"Cindy Vortex is my equal." The town began to laugh everywhere; he had said it after telling everyone Cindy was stupid. Eustace laughed, but that kind of humiliation was not good enough. He had to really suffer.
"So Jimmy, are you prepared for my final question?" The boy genius nodded. Eustace smiled at him.
"Well we will take a commercial break first." The cameras switched off, and Eustace nodded towards Cindy and the others.
"You may speak to them one last time Neutron." They were allowed to run down to Jimmy who had been tied up. They were all asking him how they were going to escape. Jimmy looked in to their smiling faces and told them the truth. He did not know. They were crestfallen, if he could not save them who could? Then Jimmy saw it, a way out. He gathered them over and told them what to do.
"If Libby distracts Eustace, Cindy can hit that laser there to free me, Sheen Carl can then take down Eustace and keep him pinned long enough for us to escape." Everybody winked; they knew what to do.
The cameras came on; it was time for the final question.
"Jimmy Neutron, do you like Cindy Vortex?" Jimmy was thrown by this question, for it was one that he did not know the answer to. Did he really dislike her? Sometimes he did, yes definitely when she was nasty he would return her hostility. However, she had a softer side, a nicer side one who wanted to be liked for who she was. Other than whom she was expected to be. Did he like her?