Chapter 10: Sad but True
Why me? Why must my true love be gone? I know I was always mean to him, but I did love him. Why?
"Because every loss makes the love stronger."
"Who said that?"
"It's me, the Immortal Mortal. Look, maybe you should just go home, down to Earth. You'll be surprised as to who you will see."
Cindy does as she is commanded, with tears in her eyes. She enters a portal that connects "The other side" to Earth. She enters and the portal closes. When she is gone, the I.M. snaps his fingers and at that very instant, the young savior named James Issac Neutron is resurrected. He seems to know what is going on.
"You will stay here for one year and watch what is happening on Earth. On Cindy's 12th birthday, you will surprise her by suddenly showing up at her birthday party. The other will be shocked, but Cindy will be ecstatic. Then you can live a happy life. Do you understand?" asked the Immortal Mortal.
"I understand, loud and clear."
With that, the Immortal Mortal and Jimmy then chill for one year.
Meanwhile, on Earth, Cindy has just arrived. She sees Retroville, but it looks deserted.
Is this some kind of joke? Why is the town empty? Is everyone-gulp-dead. I sure hope not.
Suddenly, she hears a voice. Not just one voice, but many voices. The voices seem to be collecting by the Candy Bar. She sprints to the Cardy Bar. She opens the front doors nonchalantly. The only people she sees are Libby, Carl, and Sheen. She walks over to them. They smile at her. The smile they give her is out-of-character. Like they were actually happy, the exact oposite of how Cindy really feels.
"Why do you three seem so happy? After all the shit we have been though today, we should moan and grieve. Also the smiles you just gave me were downright creepy. Am I missing something important?" askes Cindy.
"I agree, we should be sad, however, maybe we could forget our trobbles and celebrate."
"Celebrate? Celebrate what?"
"Celebrate what you ask. Why, to celebrate your birthday of course. Surprise, happy birthday!"
Everybody in Retroville came out and surprised Cindy. Cindy starts crying, not tears of sorrow, but tears of happiness. The party starts rocking. Cindy, along with the rest of Retroville, have a good time. Cindy forgets her trobbles; however in the back of her mind, she is still sad of the loss of her true love. When the party ends, 6 hours later, everybody goes home. Libby is the last one to leave.
"Listen, I know how tough it can be to loss a loved one. When I was 6, I lost my mother in a tragic accident. Nethertheless if you need someone to talk to, I'm here for you."
"Okay. You should go home now."
"Okay, bye."
"Bye"
As soon as Libby leaves, Cindy heads home with a heavy mind. Her mind would prevent her from getting a good night's sleep.
That year could not come soon enough, unbeknown to her that is.
