When Worlds Collide…
Chapter two: We're All Mad Here!
A/N: Just a note, see I didn't forget Todd was put in a crazy house! And yes, I know these are short, I'm trying to make them longer.
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A breeze drifted through Todd Casil's window, the breeze to Todd, signified it was OK to remove his head from under the covers, though it was unclear how he felt the breeze. The small boy slowly looked around, afraid of what was out there. Last night, the scary man from next door had been at his window, and Todd had pretended to be asleep so he didn't have to face him. Todd got up slowly and looked at the small table in his room, and regarded it with fear as he had the last few days, more specifically ever since Christmas.
The package was regular… Well, besides the numerous blood stains, and the tag that almost looked like it was human skin, on it was written "To Squee" Todd knew who it was from, and didn't really want to know what it was… Though, he had to admit it was the only present he had received since he got out of the Insane Asylum… He had gotten out a few months after he was put in, the doctors said that he was beyond saving. They still monitor him.
Todd continued staring at the package, he was beginning to wonder if he should open it, because if it was a bomb it would have gone off by now… Todd slowly approached it; he poked it with his finger and covered his head… Nothing! He very slowly started taking off the ribbon, and waited for a few seconds before undoing the paper, after all, if anyone was going to make a booby trap that went off if you ripped off the paper, it would have been the neighbor man… The paper eventually was removed; Todd slowly started to remove the lid on the black box, and waited for a few seconds before looking to see what it was. Todd gasped, it was… Muffins?
Todd blinked, it was indeed odd, Nny had never struck him as a cook, he saw a card also, it had an odd stick figure on it. Todd picked up the card, and opened it; several blood stained dollars fell on the floor, the card read:
"Dear Squee,
I'm very sorry I could not give these to you in person, though they taste the same if you reheat in the microwave for 23 seconds exactly for all of them, 5 seconds for just one. I could give you the recipe if you want. Well anyways, Merry Christmas and such.
Happy Holidays!
Your friend, (Joh)Nny C."
Todd furrowed his eyebrows slightly and bent down to pick up the money, it seemed rather odd that Nny would be into the whole Christmas spirit thing, but after all, he was crazy… He poked a hole to the center of one of the muffins, and looked through it, there was nothing sharp or pointy, and as a matter of fact it looked a little blobby and not hard. He simply put the lid back on the box and started walking down stairs. Someone shrieked,
"It's OK mom, it's just me your son…" He said quietly, he started to think maybe he should go out and take a walk around the neighbor hood, if he came back in a few minutes maybe mommy would know who he was…
Todd opened the door and walked out, taking a breath of air. He walked out a step and closed the door, it just then dawned on him, something seemed different… Todd walked up and down the street a few times, he accidentally bumped into something. He looked around and finally down, and saw a strange green dog walking on two feet. "You look like waffles!" The dog said, Todd blinked several times, maybe he was crazy, the Dog continued running around. Todd wanted to ask someone what was different, what had changed but there was no one to ask unless he went over to Pepito's house, although he still scared him, his dad might know what was wrong, although he was creepy. Todd decided against it, but noticed that several new houses had just appeared on the block.
Todd approached one of the houses slowly; it had several lawn gnomes and other lawn ornaments. Todd decided he might work up the courage to possibly knock on the door and then run to see who was living there. For now though, he just continued walking along, observing the new places that had popped up all over the place.
Todd began on his way back to his home. He yet again walked by the strange houses; he was staring at one when he yet again ran into someone. He was knocked to his butt and saw that this time he ran into a kid with an abnormally large head. The kid helped Todd up, but said "Sorry about that, but I have to save THE WORLD!" hurriedly, the kid then continued to run to one of the new houses, the one with all the lawn gnomes.
Todd simply continued walking back to his house, and when he heard his mom shriek he sighed and shook his head, continuing on with his normal day, "Oh well" Todd thought, "At least I don't have to go to school…" Though unfortunately, he would have to within the next few days, and that meant more of the perpetual teasing… Well, if he was lucky maybe the big headed kid would go to his school and be… Not mean.
Squee continued on with the rest of his day, nothing new really. Well, he had a muffin that was actually very good, (It had peppermint filling!) though besides that not much, though he did keep an eye on the new houses, it just seemed odd and not right. And that green dog kept on running in and out of one of them, occasionally carrying a moose or piggy, it seemed it was official; every one he knew was insane.