Ch. 2: A Well Deserved Break
Hello people, sorry it took so long to get this chapter up. With Thanksgiving and whatnot….so, here it is. It's a bit short, but I need something to follow up to the next chapter.
Disclaimer: Don't own Zim. Nope.
It was the end of the school day. Gaz calmly walked through the crowd of people rushing to get to their buses. When she arrived at her car, Dib was waiting for her. She ignored him and got in. He went around to her side of the car and tapped on the window.
"Aren't you going to take me home?" he asked.
"What did I tell you this morning?" she growled.
"Um….yes?" he grinned wide.
"No, Dib, I said you had to find another way home." She was getting irritated.
"But the bus already left!" he yelled.
"Guess you're walking." She started the car and sped away.
"Shit." Dib muttered as he watched her drive out of site.
When Gaz arrived home, she sat in the driveway for a while before going inside. She took a cigarette from her purse and lit it up. After taking a long drag, she laid her head back against the seat. She had been smoking since she was 13. She knew she shouldn't, but it was the only thing to calm her nerves. Cutting wasn't her thing. She thought that if you were going to cut yourself then you should just go ahead and kill yourself. She decided to prolong her suicide by smoking, a little at a time until her lungs turned to dust. No scars to hide. Only the ones on the inside, and no one could see those anyway. She finished off the last bit of her cigarette and tossed it out the window. She then proceeded to get out of the car and into the house.
The house was quiet, which was a relief considering the fact that Dib always turned on the tv as soon as they walked in the door. She sighed and trudged upstairs. She threw her books on the floor next to her dresser and plopped onto the bed. Dib will be home soon. Might as well enjoy the silence while I can. She laid back and stared at the ceiling. It's a good thing I'm off work today. I'm really tired… Her eyelids started to become heavy. She struggled to keep them open. After about five minutes she surrendered herself to sleep.
Dib came panting in soon after. He was exhausted. I'm going to tell her exactly what I think… But instead he decided to rest first. He sat on the couch and turned on the tv. Mysterious Mysteries was about to come on, and he soon forgot about his vengeance. The hours passed and still Gaz slumbered. Dib went to see why it was so quiet in her room but quickly shut the door when he saw she was asleep. Wouldn't wanna wake her up…geez…that would be very, very bad. Hmm…I wonder what Zim is up to. And with that, he left for Zim's house.