Chapter 3: Hopes And Dreams.

"Knock knock."

"Who's there?"

"Not yo momma! She died crossing the road."

I laughed and took another hand of popcorn then stuck it in my mouth. I was watching a comedy TV show called ' Happily divorced ' from my bed. I really love the show, it had a lot of dark humor in it, and I have always loved dark humor. But I would never repeat their jokes on the street,I would probably find out after saying the joke that the persons' mom was really dead. I had such great luck.

"WHAT?! HOW DO YOU KNOW?!"

"I was driving a car."

I let out another laugh then glanced at my phone. The screen was dark, which unfortunately meant no one had called or messaged me. I wondered if I should text Rigby about where I live or not. After all, he did say he'll think about coming to my place.

I grabbed the remote control and lowered the sound of the TV. Dropping it back on the bed I took a hold of my phone and set up. Why was Rigby so undetermined when I asked him to come over? Did he really think I was suggesting something...dirty? Because I wasn't by any means suggesting anything like that. I just wanted us to play some video games together and maybe chat and joke about stuff..Or maybe Rigby just didn't feel that comfortable with me yet? Maybe I have been pushing it a little...

I stared at my phone for a while before I decided to text him. Even if my thoughts were true, I did tell him I will message him about where I live, so I can't just back out now.

Letting out a sigh, I typed my address on the phone and clicked 'send'. I bit my lips as I watched the sending icon, which after a few seconds notified me that my text has been successfully sent.

I threw the cell phone back on the bed and turned the volume of the TV back up again.

The show was cut off by the commercials. The one where a gorilla shaved its legs with the product they were trying to sell was on. By the end of the add, the gorilla didn't have a single spot of hair on it, actually, it had the clearest skin I have ever seen.

I took the popcorn into my hands as another commercial began.

In it was a typical looking girl who was chatting with a buffed man. It was in black and white.

"I don't want to ruin our friendship Carly."

The girl hang her head then she turned around in her insecure way and saw something from haven slowly coming down. It was a hair product named 'Venus.' I watched as the product suddenly bent and poured purple liquid onto her black and white hair.

I stuffed myself with more popcorn as I continued watching.

The girl flipped her hair and suddenly everything was more colorful, her face was different, more beautiful and her brown hair was simply amazing.

"Carly I...I changed my mind." spoke the man then got on his knees and pulled out a small black box. "Will you marry me?" he opened the box and in it was a diamond ring.

The girl smirked,"Call me...Carlinda." She started running towards him and they hugged as the music got louder as well.

"Do you want a happy ending? Use Venus and all your dreams will become true. A product from Bellissima, the best hair care company in America."

I frowned and turned off the TV, I suddenly didn't feel like watching it anymore.

I looked at my phone again, wondering if Rigby texted back. The screen was still dark, which answered my questioning.

I got under the cover and took my glasses off, putting them on the shelf. I then laid my head on the pillow as I started to think about what I just saw.

Could a shampoo really turn you from typical to beautiful? That was a pretty dumb thought I realized, and the answer was: Probably not... But what if you used skin,hair and other beauty supplies all together? Would it make you more attractive? Or would it at least make you more confident and let you feel prettier?

I closed my eyes while I continued to pounder on that subject.

Ding-dong!

I heard the sound running through my mind but all I saw was the darkness and my eyelids felt really heavy.

Ding-dong!

I slowly opened my eyes a little and saw the saliva on the pillow. My vision was blurry but I know what I saw and I realized I was drooling in my sleep. I wiped my mouth then closed my eyes again. One side of my brain was still asleep.

Ding dong,Dig dong,dig dong!

Was that the doorbell?

Ding dong-Ding dong-Ding don-Ding-don-Din-don-Dinnnnng-dong!

Who could possibly be that impatient?

I opened my eyes fully at the sudden realization. Rigby.

I sat up as the doorbell kept ringing,"I'm coming!" I held the remote from the radio and clicked the green button to turn it on. Music helped me to wake up and it raised my energy levels.

Honey honey, how you thrill me, ah-hah, honey honey.! ..

Ding Dong

I kicked my way out of the covers then accidently fell off my bed,I let out a quite moan then got up on my feet.

...Honey honey, nearly kill me, ah-hah, honey honey ! ...

Ding Dong,Ding Dong

"I'm coming!" I shouted again then looked around my bedroom and saw the barely recognizable shape of my glasses on the shelf. I reached my hands towards them,picked them up and put them on.

...I'd heard about you before ...

Ding Dong

I turned around the pillow that I slept on, then ran to the bathroom. Once I saw my reflection, I started to fix my hair with my own fingers since I had no time to look for a real comb.

...I wanted to know some more ...

He started to knock repeatedly while still ringing the bell. It seemed as if he was trying to think of a new beat to a song.

... now I know what they mean, you're a love machine !...

I checked my teeth then shrugged. It will have to do, if I didn't open the door in the next five seconds the raccoon would probably start pushing the door down.

...Oh, you make me dizzy!

I got out of the bathroom and unlocked the door then slowly opened it a little, just to check. I saw Rigby's face on the other side. It really was him, I wasn't just imagining stuff.

"Ugh,finally!"

I smiled and fully opened the door.

"I was waiting out here forever! What were you doing in there?!"

"Hi Rigby, I'm glad you decided to drop by. Oh, and I was sleeping." I frowned wondering if my words may offend him,"Sorry about that."

He sighed,"It's fine, I guess." he got in and I closed the door behind him.

He seemed to be upset about something again, but this time I figured it probably wasn't my fault. Sure, I fell asleep even though he said he would MAYBE come, but ..I really believed that something else was wrong.

"So, you wanna play some video games?" I asked while walking back to the bedroom to turn off the radio.

"Do you have any snacks?"

Honey honey, touch me, baby, ah-hah, honey honey ..

..Honey honey, hold me, baby, ah-hah, honey honey!

I pressed the red button turning off the music then turned to the empty bowl or popcorn laying on the floor,"Umm...I think I have some chips in one of the lower shelfs in the kitchen." I took the empty bowl and joined Rigby in the other room. It wasn't really a kitchen. It was more like a kitchen-dinning-living room all mixed in one medium-sized area.

I watched as Rigby sat down by the table and started to dig into the cheesy chips,"Mm, that's some good chips." he claimed, full mouthed.

I giggled then set besides him. The chairs were pretty low so people like me or Rigby didn't have to struggle to sit down.

"Would you like something to drink?"

"Do you have any sodas?"

I sighed,"unfortunately no, but I do have some lemonade in the fridge." I stood up to go get his drink, before I got an answer.

"Okay."He continued to stuff himself with the chips, it reminded me a while ago when I was pigging out on the popcorn, I couldn't help but to grin on how cute he looked.

Rigby looked up at me and stopped chewing, his expression changed and he seemed to be weirded out,"Is there something on my face?"

I closed my mouth back then shook my head,"No, you look perfect ! I mean...you look...clean."

He took another bite of the chips in his hand then spoke with his mouth full again and his eyes wide open ,"Uhh...You look clean too ...Eileen."

"Thanks Rigby."

Deciding not to make it any weirder for my friend, I walked to the fridge and pulled the lemonade bottle out then placed it on the table,"So, how's work?"

"Boring." he answered simply.

I walked to the cupboard and took two small glasses out then put them on the table as well. "Is there anything you would rather do then work at the park?" I sat down again, wondering if I didn't suddenly turn the small talk into a serious conversation.

Rigby didn't bother to drink from the glass, he just gulped down the lemonade from the bottle,"Mailman. I always wanted to be a mailman when I was little." he replied once he was done drinking.

"Do you still want to be a mailman?"

He chuckled,"No."

"Why not? I think you would be a great mailman Rigby. I mean, you are pretty fast!"

"Thanks but.." he continued eating the snack,"I don't really feel like running around the town, and giving mail to some douche-bags anymore."

I looked down at the table wondering if that was just Rigby's way of saying he's far too lazy to do such a thing anymore, but I didn't want to say anything on that subject as I didn't want to upset him in any way.

"What about you?"

I looked up again,"Me?"

"Yeah. I bet you're not planning on working at the coffee shop for the rest of your life."

"Oh well...you know..." I looked down again,"I kind of...got this dream I've been ..pondering for a while now..."

"You want to be an astronomy teacher?A scientist?" he started to guess,"No wait!" he pointed at me as he thought he figured it all out,"A doctor?"

I blinked peeking up at him,"Doctor?" I started to have gross images in my head so I shoke my head in order to make them go away," No,no,no...I want to be..i man...i want to dance."

"What?Why?"

I wrinkled my brow feeling a bit hurt by his reaction,"It's just something I like doing..." I answered half-honestly, but I didn't want to bore him with the whole 'I want to be beautifull' part.

"Ballet?" he was guessing again, but this time he got it right.

"Yes."

After I replied, there was a short silence that was only broke once Rigby finished the bag of chips,"Hey,you know what we should do now?"

"Uhh...umm.." I smiled again,"Video games?"

He jumped off the chair,"VIDEO GAMES!" he run into my bedroom as if he knew that was where I kept my gaming system.

I got up as well and heard him shout from the room "Oh cool, You have 'ZombieVSHuman 3'!"

I grinned and run in after him, excited about spending time with him.

We spent about five hours playing the zombie game, I even let Rigby beat me at the game five times because well..I'm a nice person, you know? Besides, i didn't want him to get mad and leave my apartment. He could be like that, but that wouldn't stop me from liking him though.

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"Eileen!"

I turned my gaze up and grinned as I saw Rigby coming in,"Rigby!" I grinned and watched as he got closer.

"Eileen." he laid his hands on the counter, breathing heavily as he was either running too far, or was really out of shape. I'd bet on my other guess.

I looked at his right hand and saw a small piece of paper in it, just then he left it on the counter and grinned once he got his breath back,"Eileen I have some really really awesome news!"

"What is it?" I asked, curiously.

He used his index finger to push the paper closer to me. I took it into my hands and read the title - 'Ultimate Ballet Competition." I turned my eyes down a bit and read the words written under it,"The winner gets a full ten year contract in Paris.'

I looked at the photo that was at the end of the page, on it was a pink ballerina making her jump.

"Isn't it great?!I singed you up!"

I looked up at the excited raccoon, a bit disappointed in him,"Rigby you can't just sing people up on something without asking them first."

His expression changed, he was confused,"What? But you said this was your dream!"

"I know but..." I sighed,"I just don't think I'm ready yet. I mean ten years? You really shouldn't have .."

He frowned and cut me off,"Oh no, don't put this on me!" he sighed as well then got to the point,"Eileen, we chatted yesterday and you said it was your dream to become a ballet dancer. Think about it, this could be your ONLY chance! Why blew it off just because you don't think you're 'ready' yet?" he quote the word 'ready' with his fingers and said it in a mocking tone.

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