Chapter 38: Jealousy?
The song is my altered version of Kiss the Girl from The Little Mermaid
A few days later at school, Rad saw Nebula in the halls. "Hey Nebula" he said nervously. She walked past him without saying a word to him as she walked into her next classroom. "Why is she mad?" he heard Enid ask from behind him. He turned around to see her leaning against the wall. He sighed heavily as he told her what happened. "Wow. you really are a dodo brain" she commented as they walked to their next class. The announcements then came on and was reporting about the lunch menu, and other stuff Rad didn't pay attention to. Just then, the announcer read the details of the upcoming dance. "That's it!" Rad declared happily as he sprung up from his seat. The whole class stared at him and when he noticed their stares, he rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly as he let out an apology and he sank back into his seat. After class ended, he walked towards the cafeteria for lunch. When he entered the cafeteria, she scanned the room and he spotted Enid and Nebula talking at an unoccupied table. He walked over to the girls and he greeted them. Nebula stooped what she was saying when he walked over. "I'll talk to you later Enid" she said before she walked off. Enid looked at him worriedly. "What's wrong?" he asked as he sat down across from Enid. "Well, you heard how there is going to be a dance?" Enid asked. Rad nodded and he urged her to continue. "Well, Nebula was telling me that she asked my cousin Puck to the dance and" she started before she was interrupted. "What?! What did he say?" Rad exclaimed as he stood up from his seat. The whole cafeteria got silent and everyone stared at him. Rad cleared his throat and he sat down in his seat. "Well, he um. He said yes" Enid told him carefully. Rad sat there in silence. "Would you wanna go with me? I don't wanna go alone" he asked after a while. Enid shook her head. "I'm the DJ" she explained. She then noticed the solemn expression on her friend's face and the thought of something. "You know, I could use an assistant" she said. Rad perked up and he hugged his friend and he repeatedly thanked her. "Do you think she'll ever take me back?" he asked. "After what you did, I doubt it. It might take a lot of convincing to try and at least get her to look at you without glaring at you" Enid said. She then put a hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry, I'm sure with some help, we can get her to think about taking you back" Enid said reassuringly.
That night, Rad was wast asleep and he started to dream. In his dream, Nebula and Puck were sitting at a table across from each other and staring at each other lovingly. He saw someone come out and start to sing to them.
"There you see him
Sitting there across the way
He don't got a lot to say
But there's something about him
And you don't know why
But you're dying to try
You wanna kiss the boy" the person sang. Nebula looked away with a large blush on her face. More people came out and they started singing as they went behind Puck.
"Yes, you want her
Look at her, you know you do
It's possible she wants you too
There's one way to ask her
It don't take a word, not a single word
Go on and kiss the girl, kiss the girl" they sang as they took his chair and moved it closer to Nebula's chair.
"Sha la la la la la
My oh my
Looks like they are too shy
Ain't gonna kiss the girl" they sang. Some of the singers then approached Rad.
"Sha la la la la la
Ain't that sad
It's such a shame, too bad
You're gonna miss the girl" they sang to Rad as they pushed him out and they closed the large doors that appeared. Rad ran to the window and he saw the group back with Nebula and Puck. The scene then changed and they were on a gondola with Rad in a rowboat that was floating behind them.
"Now's your moment
Floating in the blue lagoon
Boy, you better do it soon
No time will be better
He don't say a word
And he won't say a word
Until you kiss the boy" They sang to Nebula. They then turned their attention to Puck.
"Sha la la la la la
Don't be scared
You got the mood prepared
Go on and kiss the girl
Sha la la la la la
Don't stop now
Don't try to hide it now
You wanna kiss the girl
Sha la la la la la
Float along
And listen to the song
The song say, "kiss the girl"
Sha la la la la
Music play
Do what the music say
You got to kiss the girl" Half of the group went back to Nebula and they sang to her
"You've got to kiss the boy
You wanna kiss the boy
You've gotta kiss the boy" they sang to her.
"Go on and kiss the girl
Go on and kiss the girl, kiss the girl" the other half of the group sang to Puck. He and Nebula then leaned towards each other and they puckered their lips. Before their lips could touch, Rad levitated himself off the boat. "No!" he yelled as he then launched himself onto the gondola.
Rad was then jolted awake. He panted heavily as he looked around his room. "It was just a dream" he reassured himself as he tried to calm down. "But still. She's going to the dance with Puck and he is Enid's cousin so I can't do anything to sabotage him going with her. Oh man, what am I going to do?! What if she ends up falling in love with him and not me? What if she quits working at the bodega?! I'll never see her again! What if after the dance she and Puck run away with each other?!" He asked out loud exasperated. "I have to get her back! Who knows, maybe Mr. Gar has some ideas!" he said determinedly. "But how?" he wondered.