Wordgirl's Life Story Series

Part 6: A Minor but Important Chapter

(Becky had begun to write a book based on her life and she had just finished chapter 4, which was a very long chapter about her villains. And after she had written that chapter, she had decided to take a two year break and spend time with her best friend, Violet, and her three children, Stephanie, Teddy, and Charlene, along with their families.)

Wordgirl/Becky: (She is spending the day with her youngest daughter, Charlene, who lives with her husband in what used to be Wordgirl's Spaceship Hideout.) So, Charlene, how have you been?

Charlene: I'm doing fine, Mom. Did you get to meet my grandbabies. Both of my sons are married and they both have kids of their own.

Wordgirl/Becky: No, I didn't yet. Tell me about them. Do you have pictures?

Charlene: Well, here they are. (She goes to get a photo album.) This is my son, Owen. He's 35 now and he's married to a very nice girl named, Felicity Morris and they have two daughters, Julia, she's 8 and Ella, she's 6. And my other son, Charles is now 32 and he's married to a nice girl named, Jessica and they have a son, Kyle and he's 4 and a daughter, Simone, and she's 2. So they are your great-grandkids, Mom.

Wordgirl/Becky: I missed out on so much, being on Lexicon. I missed the weddings of my grandchildren and the births of my great-grandchildren. And your sister, Stephanie has great grandkids too. I'm going to write a special chapter on you kids.

Charlene: I'm sad that Dad died. I went to visit him the other day with Teddy and Stephanie. It was very heart wrenching and upsetting.

Wordgirl/Becky: I know it was. It was upsetting to watch him die like that. And to think, I met your father when we were ten year olds and that first year, we used to battle each other like non-stop. He used to take his robots into the city and destroy buildings and such and I would respond by destroying his robots. I know he did that because he liked me and I wouldn't give him a chance. When we started middle school together, we had just started building our friendship and when we were in the 7th grade, I had fallen in love with another guy who treated me very badly and one day, at school, that horrible guy tried to rape me and I ran from him and into your father. And on that day, I saw something in him that I never seen before, it was kindness and caring. From then on, I felt safe when I was with him and he made me feel special. The other boy said that no guy would ever love someone like me, but your father proved him wrong. Your father and I started dating after that and we knew that we would be together forever. (She then looks at her watch.) Oh, I have to get going, Charlene.

Charlene: Ok Mom.

(They stand up and they hug.)

Wordgirl/Becky: It was great seeing you again, Charlene.

Charlene: You too, Mom. I love you.

Wordgirl/Becky: I love you too, Baby. No matter how old you get, you and your brother and sister will always be my babies.

(They hug for a few more minutes and then Becky begins to head home, to Violet's house, which is where she's living now.)

Violet: (She sees her friend coming in the door.) So how was your visit with Charlene today?

Wordgirl/Becky: It was great. She showed me pictures of her four grandkids. My youngest baby is a grandma.

Violet: I know that feeling. When Holly showed me pictures of her grandchildren, it was like magical.

Wordgirl/Becky: Yes, I know and Holly's grandchildren are also, my son, Teddy's grandchildren.

Violet: Yeah, I know. We are so lucky to be co-grandparents and co-great-grandparents.

Wordgirl/Becky: I'm lucky that my best friend and I are family. I've always thought of you like my sister and it's like we are now.

Violet: I have the same feeling about you too, Beck. Well, are you up for lunch at the sandwich shop?

Wordgirl/Becky: That would be great. Let's go.

(They go to have lunch at the sandwich shop, which was once owned by one of her former villains, Chuck and his brother, Brent. It is now currently owned by Chuck's stepson, Matthew and will soon be owned by Joshua and they are currently training Joshua's son, Mack.)

Mack: (Who's now in college, comes over to them.) Hey Great-Grandma, Mrs. Ming, what can I get for you today?

Wordgirl/Becky: I'll have the usual.

Mack: My grandfather said that my Great-granddad said that your usual was a PB&J. Is that right?

Wordgirl/Becky: That is so right.

Mack: Cool. And what would you like, Mrs. Ming?

Violet: I would like to have one of my favorites. A tofu melt with lettuce, tomato, and mayo.

Mack: Yeah, that one is really popular with the vegetarians. Coming right up.

Wordgirl/Becky: So, how's your family, Mack?

Mack: My family's doing good, thanks. So I hear that you're writing a book about your life, Great-Grandma.

Wordgirl/Becky: That's right. I haven't written a chapter for two years. I decided to take a break since the last chapter that I wrote was a majorly long one. It was about the villains. And both of your great-grandfathers are part of that chapter.

Mack: I'll be sure to read it when it is finished and published.

Wordgirl/Becky: Well, I have several more chapters to write and it'll be finished.

(Later, after lunch, Becky and Violet decide to visit the Wordgirl Museum/Library.)

(As she walks through the halls of the museum, Becky begins to smile and shed tears at the same time.)

Violet: What are you thinking, Becky?

Wordgirl/Becky: I'm thinking that my life as a super hero was one of the greatest times of my life. Despite it's hardships. (She then looks at an old video of Eileen as Birthday Girl, as she rampages through town.)

Violet: Eileen was something. Wasn't she?

Wordgirl/Becky: Yeah, she was.

(Both Becky and Violet think back to the time when they both met Eileen and they begin to shed some tears.)

(Just then, Nadine, her oldest great-granddaughter, comes over to both of them.)

Nadine: Hey Great-Grandma. How are you doing today?

Wordgirl/Becky: I'm doing well, thanks. So what's happening with you?

Nadine: Well, my husband and I are expecting our first child.

Wordgirl/Becky: Wow, congratulations.

Edwin: (Nadine's husband.) Hey Nadine, is this your great-grandma?

Nadine: Yep, this is her. She's the original Wordgirl.

Edwin: Wow, did Nadine tell you that she did some super hero work from the time she was 8 to about 14? That's how we met.

Nadine: That's right. I was battling some criminal and Edwin was in the wrong place, at the wrong time and he almost got killed.

Edwin: Nadine saved my life. My family and I had just moved to Fair City around that time too.

Wordgirl/Becky: That's not at all like how my husband and I got together. I would like to tell you about it, but it's a long story.

Edwin: Maybe you can tell us another time.

Nadine: Would you like to come to our house for dinner, one day?

Wordgirl/Becky: That would be great. Let me know when, Nadine.

Nadine: We will. I have to get to work now. See ya both later. (She then gives a kiss to her husband.) See ya, Edwin.

Edwin: Ok. (Hugs his wife and heads to his job.)

(Later that day, Violet and Becky return home and while Violet takes a nap, Becky goes to return to writing her book. And this chapter is going to be about the townsfolk.)

My Life Story

By: Rebecca Botsford-McCallister

AKA Wordgirl

Chapter 5: Fair City Townsfolk

In this chapter, I'm going to talk about the people who's lives depended on Huggy and I to keep them and our town safe from the villains that used to rob them and threaten to take over the city. There were many and I can't talk about them all. But I will talk about a select few who I got to know very well.

One was the manager of the jewelry store, his name was Reginald. He was a very pompous man and was kind of rude to a lot of people, including myself. There were times he was grateful that I helped him when he was being robbed by one of my villains, and believe me, most of them had robbed him at one time or another. I think only Tobey, Victoria Best, and Mr. Big were the three villains that didn't rob him.

Later, years later, he had retired and sold his jewelry store and auctioned off the rest of his merchandise and then he went and bought Mr. Big's mansion. He lived for the rest of his life, in luxury.

Another one was the mayor of Fair City. There's a mayor now, but he's not like the one that was here when I was a child. The mayor in my time was a very nice man, not too bright, but kind. My mother and Tobey's mother used to work for him. He worked in City Hall, which was also a major target with the villains, especially Mr. Big, Chuck, and Tobey. Mr. Big wanted to buy it and then, live in it, which he succeeded once. And Tobey and Chuck wanted to crush it with either a robot or a giant sandwich press. The mayor's time in office ended when I was in my twenties. And I'm not sure what became of him after that.

Another townsperson was Dave, the owner of the Copy Shop and the boss of Lady Redundant Woman. He was a very nice guy and he always seemed to treat Beatrice with a lot of respect and kindness, despite her dislike and jealousy of him. Dave was so nice that he had walked Beatrice down the aisle at her wedding when her own father had refused to do so. He had never fired her, no matter how many times she was arrested. Most bosses would've fired her from the first offense, but he believed that people should be given chances to change and he made a very good decision because once he retired from his job, he gave ownership of the shop to Lady Redundant Woman, saying that she deserved it, due to her years of dedication. The shop is now owned by Caroline Ming, Lady Redundant Woman's youngest granddaughter, after her mother, Rebecca Ming, Lady Redundant Woman's daughter, retired. Caroline's own daughter, Rachel, who's 21, is now interested in taking over the Copy Shop. As for Dave, his children and grandchildren are now owners for another copy shop in a town in Florida.

Another was the owner of ths grocery store, which was another major target for the villains, especially Dr. Two-Brains. He wasn't too bright either, but he was very nice and always eagered to hire people, any person, even the villains, while they robbed him. He retired when I was in my early twenties and he died like ten years after that.

Another townsperson was Ms. Dewey, the head librarian at the city library. Not too many villains tried to rob it, but many tried to crush it, including Tobey. Dr. Two-Brains had once turned it into cheese. Ms. Dewey once had an assistant named, Milt. He was kind of a jerk and very arrogant and he was always waiting for me to have overdue I went to work for the library, he really hated it when I worked there, even if it was for a short time. And he really hated it when I brought my two oldest kids there. Anyway, Ms. Dewey finally retired a little after I had quit working there so I could work at the Wordgirl Museum Library and Milt had finally taken over as head librarian. I think Milt worked there until he retired at age 70.

Another townsperson I got to know well, was the Warden at the city jail, where all the villains had been to at one time or another. He was a very interesting man and he was very nice, but tough. He wasn't too bright either but he was honest and always kept his word. His favorite thing to say was "I'll eat my hat". And on several occasions, he actually did. The one villain he kept in jail the most was Amazing Rope Guy.

The Warden retired when I was in my mid-twenties and went to live in a fishing town, which was his favorite activity.

The next few townspeople were some of my teachers from Woodview Elementary school. One was Mr. Dudley. Very good teacher and very smart, but sometimes acted immature. He once took us to a Candy Factory and he also helped to put on a play, "Romeo and Juliet", where Violet played Juliet and Hunter Throbheart played Romeo. Scoops was the Orchard Wall and I was Violet's understudy. Another teacher was Ms. Davis. She was a kind teacher too, but she seemed very distracted a lot, especially on Valentine's Day when Victoria was still one of my enemies and she had stolen Valentines from everyone, including Ms. Davis. Another teacher was Ms. Champlain. She wasn't a teacher at the school, but she was my art teacher and she was also an adult education teacher. I was one of her students, so was Violet. Butcher was one of her adult education students. She was a very nice teacher and she loved art as much as Violet does. The last of my teachers was Ms. Ripley. She was the PE teacher and was also our Scout Troop leader. She was very nice and fair and was very athletic and loved sports. Those were my teachers. They all had their strengths and weaknesses but they all did a very good job with me and my fellow students, Violet, Scoops, Victoria, Tobey, Eileen, Eugene, Emma, and many others. We all owe them for teaching us everything they knew and for helping us learn about our world.

The very last townsperson I need to mention was the most important of them all and most people, including myself, found him to be really annoying. But I had come to appreciate all that he's done. He may have seemed like the simple goofball to many. I'm talking of course about the man who ran around and yelled 'Help!' and always got lost on trying to find the police station. And he made many mistakes with that. Like once he thought one of Doc's henchmen was a police officer. Then once he ran into Mr. Big's office and thought it was the police station and ended up becoming a prisoner of Mr. Big. The thing about him was that he always seemed to know where I was, whether or not I was Wordgirl. He lived across the street from my parents' house. The one time I felt bad for him was when Miss Power grabbed him by the collar and bullied him into giving her information. I was scared that she would hurt him or something. I told her that, no matter how annoying he is, he was always very helpful in letting me know what's going on. I really thank him for that and I wish I could tell him that. I was told that he had died at the age of 87. I was told that he had a heart attack or something. Anyway, that's all I can say about the man only know to me as "The Help Guy".

Well, this is all I have to say about the townsfolk of Fair City and like I said, this is only a minor few. I had come into contact with many other people as well, from every walk of life and they all were important to me and to this town's history.

(Becky concludes this chapter of her book and she goes to read what she has written so far.)

(When she goes into the kitchen to get a snack, she sees Violet there as well.)

Violet: Hey Becky, how's the book coming?

Wordgirl/Becky: It's going great, thanks. (She then sees Violet looking ill.) Violet, what's wrong? You don't look so good.

Violet: I'm not feeling too well. After I finished my nap and I got up, I started feeling sick. I'm going to the doctor tomorrow to find out what's wrong.

Wordgirl/Becky: Let's hope it's nothing serious.

Violet: Yeah, I hope it's nothing serious either.

Wordgirl/Becky: Here, I'll fix you some tea.

Violet: Thanks.

(Later, Becky and Violet sit together and drink some tea as they continue to think about things and Becky looks at her friend and she hopes that she isn't going to suddenly loose her best friend and she begins to shed some tears, just thinking about the idea.)

Violet: Becky, what's wrong?

Wordgirl/Becky: I was just thinking.

Violet: Ok.

The End…for now

The Story will continue…