Chapter 97
The next morning...
"Are we there, yet?" I asked.
"No!" Donny yelled. "Stop asking me!"
"But I'm bored!"
"I don't care! Find something to do!"
"Are you going to yell at your favorite little girl?" I sweetly smiled innocently.
Donny saw my face. "Nooo..."
"Good. Then when are we going to be there?"
"I don't know...maybe two or three hours?"
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?"
"Sapphire! Shhh! Be quiet! We're not the only ones on this plane!"
"I DON'T CARE! I'M BORED! I'M TIRED OF SITTING ON THIS PLANE! AND MY BUTT HURTS FROM SITTING!"
"Sapphire..."
"What?" I glared at him.
"Nothing," Donny pushed me back into my seat. "We could be there earlier than I said. Who knows?"
Four hours later...
" 'We could be there earlier than I said. Who knows?' " I mocked Donny glaring at him. "We've been here longer than you said! Not earlier!"
"I'm sorry...I don't know what's taking so long. And stop yelling at me!" Donny yelled.
"I need to get off of this plane! I'm not kidding!"
"Why? It's not that bad."
"Did you not hear me when I was yelling at the top of my lungs four hours ago? I would think you did hear me because you told me to shut up. Plus, I'm sitting right next to you. It doesn't take a moron to figure out what I said!"
"To keep you occupied, let's talk."
"Fun." I said sarcasticly.
"No, I'm serious." Donny said.
"When are you not serious?"
"Shut up and talk to me."
"How can I talk to you if you want me to shut up at the same time?"
"I mean--"
"You are the world's most dumbest smart guy, you know that?"
"I'm sorry, what I meant was talk to me about something."
"About what?"
"I don't know. I said something. Or did you not hear me? I mean, I'm only sitting right next to you. It doesn't take a moron to figure out what I said."
"If you don't shut that big mouth, I swear I'm gonna--"
"All right, all right...just, what do you want to talk about?"
"I don't know."
"Pick something." Donny said.
"Like what?" I asked.
"I don't know. Ask me questions."
"About what?"
"I don't know. Is there something you don't understand in school or anything?"
"There's one thing I don't understand, but it has nothing to do with school."
"Ok. What don't you understand? I'm all ears!"
"I don't understand you."
"Sapphire. Please. I'm serious about this. Is there something you don't understand in school or something?"
"Yes. But not school."
"Who is it about this time?"
"It's not a who!" I yelled.
"Really?" Donny asked.
"Yes, it's a--it's a--it's a who...oh...oh well, whatever."
"Ok, well who is it about? Who don't you understand? Raph? Master Splinter?"
"Master Splinter's another story. He says 'hi', and I still don't understand him."
"Ok, ok, just tell me who you don't understand and let's get on with it..."
"I don't get this whole family..."
"Sapphire, for God's sake..."
"No, I'm serious! How did you guys find me?"
"You don't remember?"
"Nope. I thought one of you gave birth to me. I thought it was Mikey or Raph, to be honest with you...but then we learned that only females can give birth in science class. So, obviously, you adopted me or something...how did you guys find me?"
"You found us."
"I did?" I asked.
"Yep." Donny replied.
"Really? Around what? One?"
"You were older than one."
"Fine, one and a half."
"No! You were at least seven!"
"I was younger than seven! Way younger!"
"This from the kid who thought Mikey or Raph gave birth to her!"
"Call Leo and ask him!"
"I will," Donny picked up his shell cell and called Leo.
"Hello?" Leo picked up.
"Hi, Leo. It's Donny." Donny said.
"Donny, what now? Is Sapphire being trouble? If she is, then just come home!"
"No, no...she's not being any trouble."
"Thanks a lot, Leo!" I yelled.
Donny gave me a single to shut up. "I need to ask you a question. Well, Sapphire's asking you it, too."
"What is it?" Leo asked.
"How old was Sapphire when she found us?"
"Five."
"Seriously?"
"Yep."
"How old was I?" I asked.
"Five." Donny answered.
"That old?"
"It's not that old!"
"Yes it is!"
"No it's not!"
"Can I go now?" Leo asked.
"Yes, thank you! Bye!" Donny hung up.
"I was five?" I asked.
"Apparently." Donny replied.
"That's hard to believe..."
"If you ask me, the whole story is hard to believe..."
"Why'd you name me Sapphire?"
"It was either that or Mildred."
"Mildred?"
"Yep."
"Who wanted to call me that?"
"Mikey."
"Of course..."
"He's an idiot all right..."
"Your just noticing that now?"
"No. After all, he is my brother. We've been together ever since we were born!"
"True..."
"What is your real name?" Donny asked.
"What?" I replied.
"I remember you told me that Sapphire wasn't your real name."
"Obviously!"
"What is it?"
"Do you know my dad? My real one?"
"No."
"Then if I tell you, you'll know who he is. I don't want you to know. If you guys ever got into a fight with him, which I know you've got into a fight with him before. If you get into another fight with him, it'll be because of me. I know it. If you get into another fight with him, He'll die and I'll never forgive you and your brothers. But if you and your brothers die, I'll never be able to forgive him. I still haven't forgiven him for the last thing he did."
"Which was what?"
I looked out the window and saw Florida below us. "Hey! Look! We're here!" I changed the subject quickly.