Chapter 11: I dream of Jimmy
As Cindy entered her room, tiredly, see knew she wasn't going to get a good night's sleep. She flopped into bed, desperately trying to get to sleep, but that wouldn't happen, at leased for a while. After about an hour, she simply sat in her bed, to try and clear out her thoughts. After another hour, she finally went to sleep. Even in sleep, Cindy couldn't escape her thoughts. In her dream, she is in a pool of water, and she is seven-years-old. In her dream, she is with her mother and father, and they are also swimming.
"Mom, dad, why are we here?" asked an innocent Cindy.
"We're here so you can get some exercise, and so you can be socially interactive with other people." said Cindy's mother.
"But, mom, I am socially interactive." whined Cindy.
"Oh ya, how many friends have you made since we moved here." asked Cindy's mother quizzically.
"I have made one friend since we have moved here." said Cindy.
"I know you have befriended Libby, sweety, but you need to have more than one friend to play with. Look over there, see that boy? Why don't you go talk to him, he seems to be having fun with his friends; maybe you could join them in their game." said Cindy's mother.
Cindy's father agreed with her mother, so slowly, Cindy approached the three boys she was suppose to talk to. The three boys stop playing their game, and look at the girl approaching them.
"She's pretty!" said one of the boys, quietly.
Cindy stops a few feet from the boys. Not knowing what to do next, she introduces herself.
"Hi, my name is Cindy Vortex. May I join in your game?"
"I suppose. By the way, my name is Jimmy Neutron and these are my two best friends, Carl Wheezer, and Sheen Estevez."
"Hello" spoke Carl.
"Hi" spoke Sheen.
"Ya know we don't exactly know how to act around girls, especially my good friend Sheen." said Jimmy, honestly.
"How ironic, because I don't exactly know how to act around boys, especially ones as sophisticated as yourselves. You know, Jimmy, you look very handsome, even in the pool water. So do your young friends; they look handsome as well." complimented Cindy.
"Thank you, madam. If it's any consolation, you look beautiful yourself." complimented Jimmy back.
"Thank you. Hey, what game where you playing before I came over here; it looked really fun." asked Cindy, very politely.
"Well, we were playing underwater tag. Would you like to play?" asked Jimmy, kindly.
"Of course, I would love to play!" exclaimed Cindy.
"Okay, but there are some rules to our game. When you are "it", you have to do one underwater back flip before you can tag the other people. Other than that, let's just have fun!" explained Jimmy.
For an hour, Cindy plays underwater tag with the boys. Then her mother calls.
"Cindy, it is time to leave! Tell your new friends goodbye."
"Goodbye, Jimmy, Carl, and Sheen. It was nice to meet you." said Cindy, disappointed that she couldn't play with them more.
"It was nice to meet you too, Cindy." said Jimmy, Carl and Sheen all together.
Right before Cindy left the pool to go home; Jimmy kisses Cindy on the cheek. Cindy then leaves, with a surprise look on her face, but not until after she returns the favor, only this time, instead of kissing Jimmy on the cheeks, she kiss him on the lips. Cindy then leaves, leaving Jimmy and his friends in awe. Once Cindy left with her parents, she had a long talk in the car ride home.
"Cindy" said her father, "I know you want to be respectful, but you can't just kiss random boys on the lips. It's not sanitary, and it is just not right."
"You don't understand, daddy. That boy looked desperate and a little depressed. I was just trying to cheer him up. Besides, he said he didn't know how to act around girls, so I had to teach him." countered Cindy.
"That's fine, but teaching him to kiss at his age is a bad omen. Look, we know you were trying to do the right thing, just please restrain yourself next time. Okay?" asked her mother.
Cindy just sat there, not about to say another word.
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Cindy's dreams of a few days later, when Jimmy was formally introduced into class.
"Alright, class, settle down. I would like to introduce a new student. Please, come up here."
Jimmy goes up to the front of the room.
"Would you like to introduce yourself to the class?"
"Certainly. My name is James Isaac Neutron, but I like to be called Jimmy. I like to ride bikes, play videogames, and build stuff. I got my IQ examined, and they said that with an IQ of 300, that I am a certified genius." said Jimmy, nervously.
He looks around to find anybody he knew. Luckily, he saw Sheen, Carl and Cindy. He smiled, they smile back. The class gasps. They never meet a genius before.
"Um, that's a little about myself. Um, where do I sit?" asked Jimmy, who is pale in the face.
"Jimmy, you can sit next to Cindy, who is right over there."
The teacher points to an empty desk next to Cindy. Jimmy, quickly, sits down. The class remains quiet. The teacher then teaches a boring lecture, so ½ the class falls asleep. Jimmy, who was paying attention to the teacher, suddenly gets hit on the head with a piece of paper.
"What's this?"
Jimmy unfolds the paper. It's a note. It reads,
Dear Jimmy,
I know you must be a nervous reek today, that's why I formally invite you and your friends to sit at my table.
Sincerely,
Cindy Vortex.
After reading the note, Jimmy cannot wait for lunch, but neither can Cindy. 2 hours later, the lunch bell rings. Everybody storms out of the classroom, except for Sheen, Carl, and, of course, Jimmy.
While they are in the classroom, Cindy is standing by Libby's locker.
"Libby, I have a problem. You know what happened at the pool the other day, right? Well, that boy I kissed on the lips, that kid is the new kid. Libby, I need your help!" said Cindy.
"Okay, calm down. There we go. Now, it sounds like you need to just give the kid a cold shoulder. It may seem rude, but until you want to admit that secret to anybody else, it has to be done." said Libby.
"Well, maybe I can just explain the situation to him. I'm sure he'll understand." said Cindy.
"Maybe." said Libby, defeated.
Cindy and Libby walk down the hallway and into the cafeteria. As soon as they open the cafeteria doors, massive chaos and embarrassment endorse.
They hear "Jimmy and Cindy sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage."
The entire cafeteria begins to crack up. Cindy angrily looks for Jimmy. She finds him standing in a lone corner, blushing like mad. She walks up to him, and without giving him time to explain, punches him in the face. Then she runs out of the cafeteria, crying.
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Cindy's dream ends, when she wakes up in a wet bed, with tears in her eyes. It would be hours before she can go back to sleep, and when she finally does, she has horrible nightmares. She has nightmares about being the last person on Earth, and no one to comfort her.
8 long hours later, Cindy wakes up and gets up and goes to find the nearest gym with a punching bag. She is upset and wants to take out her aggressions on something non-human.
