Accidental Fame
Lucy garnered much attention from the Austin-Bergstrom airport in Texas
Lucy garnered much attention from the Austin-Bergstrom airport in Texas. Stares were most apparent towards the eccentric travellers, many looking at the unusual clothes that Lucy was wearing at the time. "These country people are funny! They seem to think of us as a peculiar bunch of travellers!" Lucy said, collapsing herself into laughter. "Maybe we are a peculiar bunch of travellers?" Socrates muttered to himself, while still keeping himself still as a toy. "Just try to keep as nonchalant as possible." May whispered to the group, then directing gleaming smiles towards the people who stared. Lucy waved and stopped as she was waiting for Andre. Andre, with his large biceps and striking features attracted children. A girl with a read balloon rushed up to him, her mother calling out to her to come back. "Angela! We don't need anymore trouble as it is." The woman approached the muscular man to collect her child from him. "You look like a super hero you know?" the little girl said to Andre. "Why thank you little girl, your name is Angela right? Keep standing tall!" Andre said, pretending to be a hero like those featured in comic books. "And stay at school." Her mother grabbed her daughter by the hand and tried to walk off. "Angela, stay out of trouble. You know what it could lead to." Adrian glanced towards the woman and thought about Claire, then averting his gaze on her. As the mother and daughter walked away, the little girl then ran towards the group yet again, as if she had something to say. She ran, releasing herself out of her mothers grasp and stopped at Claire. She looked up to Claire, still holding her red balloon and innocently stared directly to her eyes. "Are you going to save us? Are you here to save us from that giant scorpion in the deserts?"
"Angela, that's enough! Lets go home now." The mother said. Lisa and Claire noticed the mother's trousers being ripped in the lower areas, and her jacket ragged. "But mom, that scorpion took away Daddy, didn't it?" the little girl announced. The woman then slapping her across the face, "Don't you dare speak of that Angela, come on lets go. Now!"
"So your husband died in the desert by a giant scorpion in the desert?" Lisa asked to the woman, approaching her with interested. "What do you want? Do you want to convince me that I am that pathetic woman in the state of Texas? I already know that okay?" the woman said, her voice elevating in anger and sound.
"I'm inquiring about the giant scorpion your daughter knowingly speaks of." The woman then glared at Lisa. "How dare you? Who do you think you are? Just asking away questions like that? Stay away from me now. Come on Angela lets go home." The woman then walking away from the travelling ensemble.
"How long do you have to lie to your daughter? Judging by the clothes your wearing right now, you've been attacked by the giant scorpion."
The woman then turned her back around to face Lisa. "And you thought the whole country would have believed me when I requested an investigation towards the case? But no, I've turned out to be the laughing stock of the country. What have I gained from trusting the Government or the police? Nothing."
"Well if you give us the details, then we may be able to help." The woman clenched her fists and gritted her teeth. "How on Earth can you help? My husband is dead! And you're telling me you can help with that? Get out of my sight! If this is a practical joke, then please just go away! Wait… I get it; you are one of those journalists that mock everyone they write about! Well here's the scoop for you, "The woman, ridiculed by a nation tells you to shove the article up where the sun doesn't shine."
"Listen, if you are going to be that arrogant, that giant scorpion will kill more people than your husband. Do you want that?" Lisa said, furiously. Reaching her hand in her pocket. "No Lisa! That isn't the way!" Adrian shouted. "I agree, that's just wrong!" Lucy joining in. "So I suppose you and your friends has some sort of way to destroy that scorpion in the desert. Don't make me laugh. Actually, do make me laugh! I deserve a bit of compensation after what fame has done to me. Your husband gets killed in the desert… And everyone just laughs when you just want someone to actually listen what you have to say. Someone to actually do his or her best into caring about the fact that a giant scorpion in the desert killed not only my husband, but those others that were there during the incident." The woman then started to cry, wiping her eyes with her opposite hand to the ones that were holding onto her little daughter Angela.
"But you can trust us, we believe you. We really do." Andre claimed. "That's true, we are a weird bunch, but we've seen many things around in this world. We don't think you are crazy or anything!" Lucy stated. "It may be hard… We don't doubt that at all. We just really want to find that giant scorpion… So it doesn't trouble anyone else." Lisa said, trying to calm the woman and herself. "You and your daughter really don't have a home to go to anymore do they? Not after the scorpion attack…"
The little girl, Angela holding onto that red balloon looked towards her mother that was still in tears over the confrontation. "Mom, I think we can trust these people…" She said. The woman then looked towards her daughter, shaking but nodding her head. "I hope we can Angela… I hope we can."