Becoming better friends Chapter 5
July flew by really fast, and before they all knew it, it was August 1st. Stacy went over to the RV to give Pizza Steve an answer about her moving into the RV.
When she got to the RV, Pizza Steve was standing by the side walk, waiting for her. "So…? You moving in?" Stacy walked passed him and over to the tree in their front yard. She sat down and patted the grass next to her, wanted Pizza Steve to sit next to her. "Well?" Pizza Steve asked as he sat down. "So… I've really, REALLY, thought about it. Between right now and 12 hours ago I've changed my decision like, 5 times but! I've decided…" Stacy had the smallest little frown on her face and Pizza Steve looked concerned. "I've decided….. I'LL MOVE IN! But only because I can pay rent." "Stacy, you don't have to pay rent, Uncle G will let you live here for free, none of Uncle G's friends pay rent because we're friends, not customers." "I'm going to talk to Uncle G about it first." "Ok but I'm telling you, you don't have to pay."
They ran into the RV. "Uncle G! Stacy decided to move in!" Pizza Steve shouted as he ran up to Uncle Grandpa and Mr. Gus, who were watching TV, Stacy was following behind. "That's awesome Stacy!" Uncle Grandpa cheered. "Yeah, I've decided to move in because I'm able to pay rent." Uncle Grandpa got off the couch, and bent down to Stacy. "You don't have to pay rent, you're my friend" Then Uncle Grandpa stood back up. "And my friends live here for free." "I told you sooooo." Pizza Steve leaned over and whispered to Stacy. "Thank you, Uncle G, I really appreciate it. But where would I stay?" "We'll build you a room." "No way! You don't have to do that!" "But we already started building it." "Oh… ok, thanks again!" "It's no problem, we're so excited for you to move in!" Uncle Grandpa insisted. "I'm excited too!" "When are you moving in?" Pizza Steve asked. "When the rooms done I guess." "You can move in today if you want." Uncle Grandpa informed her. "Where would I stay?" "My room!" Pizza Steve blurted. "Yeah, you can stay in his room, or Tiger's room! It will be like a sleepover till your room is done!" Mr. Gus added. "Alright! But I can't today I still have to pack my stuff." "Ok, I'll come over tomorrow and help." "Sounds good, I'll do a some packing tonight, and you can help finish tomorrow. Well, I have to head out, I have open house for school today so yeah, bye guys!" "Bye!" They all shouted as she left.
That night, Stacy boxed most of her stuff. The next day she waited by the door all day for Pizza Steve. Finally, around 3pm, Pizza Steve showed up. Before he got a chance to knock on the door, Stacy opened it. "Hey! You're here!" "Hey! yeah!" Then Pizza Steve walked in. "I don't think i've ever seen your grandma's house before." Pizza Steve said as he looked around. "Yeah I don't think you have. There's a first time for everything! Come on, let's go to my room." She started walking to her room and Pizza Steve followed behind. When Stacy got to her bedroom door and slowly opened it as Pizza Steve continued to catch up behind her. They walked in her room. Pizza Steve paused and looked around while Stacy walked over to pick up a box. "You have an awesome room!" Pizza Steve exclaimed. "Thanks, but it's not as awesome as yours." Stacy giggled. "Well, yeah... of course! Pizza Steve has the most awesome room in the universe!" "Whatever you say." Stacy giggled. "So, what can I help with?" Pizza Steve asked. "You can grab any box and take it to the RV." "Alright." Pizza Steve grabbed a box and headed to the RV.
A little while later Stacy had all her stuff in the RV and was ready to go. "Alright, before we go i'm going to say bye to my grandma." "Ok, I'll wait for you by the RV." Then Pizza Steve went to the RV. Stacy said her goodbye fast and made her way to the RV. "You ready?" Pizza Steve questioned as Stacy walked up. She took a deep breath. "Yep." "Look, everything will be fine, you can always visit your grandma." Pizza Steve insisted. "I know. It's just that, it's change and i don't really like change." "But it's a good change. Wouldn't you like to live with me, Uncle G, GRFT, Mr. Gus and go on our fun adventures?" "I would love that, but i'll just be a little shy at first." "That's fine." Pizza Steve opened the door to the RV and walked in. Stacy took another deep breath and walked in. "Welcome to the RV Stacy!" Everyone shouted. "Aw! You guys!" Stacy sat down on the couch with her friends surrounding her. "Thank you guys for welcoming me in your home, i'm glad i have you guys as friends, all of you are so sweet." "We're glad you're our friend too." Uncle Grandpa replied. "Let's move your boxes into the basement untill your room is ready." Mr. Gus added. "Alright." Stacy responded. Mr. Gus, Uncle Grandpa, and GRFT grabbed some boxes and headed for the basement. Stacy shivered. "I'm so nervous and yet so excited!" "Don't worry, you'll be fine here!" Pizza Steve asserted. "Yeah.." Then Uncle Grandpa came back upstairs. "Hey Stacy, is there anything in those boxes that you're going to need or want in the next few days?" Uncle Grandpa asked. "Nope, I've got everything in my suit case, I should be fine." "Alright, well make yourself at home!" Uncle Grandpa said as he walk away. "Let's go to my room." "Alright." Then the both went to Pizza Steve's room.
"So... I'm gonna go grab the air mattress." "Ok, I'm going to put in a video game." A couple minutes later, Stacy came back with the air mattress. "Not too long from now I'll be sleeping in my actually bed." "Yep. Alright! I got the game loaded!" "Awesome!" Stacy sat down next to Pizza Steve and they began to play their game. But before they could really start playing, Uncle Grandpa came in. "Hey guys, dinner will be ready soon." "alright." Pizza Steve said in a zoned out tone, he was busy playing his game. "What's for dinner Uncle G?" Stacy asked."Spaghetti" Uncle Grandpa replied. "That's one of my favorite foods!" "I know, that's why i'm making it." "Aw that's so sweet of you!" "It will be done in a few minutes so, better turn off your game now and start heading to the kitchen." "Ok!" "Yeah, Yeah, whatever." Then Uncle Grandpa went back to the kitchen. "I'm going to head to the kitchen, Pizza Steve." "Alright, then I'll win!" "Ok!"
A few minutes later Pizza Steve came to the kitchen. "There you are!" "Yep." Uncle Grandpa made Pizza Steve a plate of spaghetti and sat it in front of him. "So, Stacy, after we eat do you want to head back to my room and continue playing our game?" "Sure." When they finished eating they raced back to Pizza Steve's room. As always they played their video game till they went to bed.
The next morning, Stacy woke up early. She was sitting on the couch, with her phone checking her emails as Pizza Steve came in. "Hey Cici, wanna go outside and take a ride on my speed cycle?" "Um... actually Pizza Steve, i'm going to spend the day with Uncle G..." "What?" "Yeah.. since i'm going to be living in the RV I should probably get to know everyone better." "Fine, how about we hang tomorrow then?" "Uh... I'm hanging out with tomorrow.." "Seriously? I understand hanging out with Uncle G but, why would you want to hang out with boring Mr. Gus?" "I like , and i'd like to get to know him more." "Whatever." Pizza Steve walked away in a huff. Then Uncle Grandpa walked in. "Hey Uncle G! What did you have planned for us today?" "I wanted to try new hotdog recipes and taste test them." "Ooh! I love hotdogs!"
Stacy and Uncle Grandpa spent all day cooking hotdogs then eating them. Later that evening, Stacy went to find Pizza Steve in his room. He was dancing to some music. Stacy lifted the lid to his pizza box, just enough to where she could peek in. She watched him for a couple minutes before he stopped, and she came in. "Hey Pizza Steve." "Oh..." Pizza Steve paused for a minute. "Hey." "Pizza Steve, please don't tell me you're upset that i was with Uncle Grandpa all day instead of you." "I never said that!" "No, but your attitude does." Pizza Steve didn't respond. "Pizza Steve, if I'm going to live in the RV there will be days i hang with someone else. You're my closest friend but, I'm friends with everyone else too." "Yeah but why now? Can't you do it a few days after you're settled in?" "Well why not just do it now? What's wrong with doing it now?" Pizza Steve was quite for a couple minutes. "Why would you want to hang out with Mr. Gus instead of me?" "It's not that i want to hang with him more than you, but i do want to hang with him." Pizza Steve didn't respond, again. Then there was a long, akward silence. "Wanna practice karate moves?" Stacy asked. "Oh, you want to hang with me now?" "Pizza Steve stop being bitter. Do you think i'm not a good friend for wanting to get to know my other friends more?" "No! It's just that..." "It's just that you're jealous!" "Who would i be jealous of!?" "Because, you want me all to yourself! Don't you!" Stacy jested. "No I don't!" "Then why are you upset? That's so cute Pizza Steve!" "Whatever, let's just practice karate moves then." "Alright."
"Pizza Steve! Stacy! Dinner time!" Uncle Grandpa shouted. "Come on, let's go Pizza Steve!" Stacy raced out of the room. "What's for dinner Uncle G? It's not hotdogs is it?" Stacy asked as she walked in the living room and headed to the kitchen. "Don't worry it's not hotdogs, it's hamburgers!" "Welp, i'll take it." "Pizza Steve! Come eat!" Mr. Gus shouted. Then Pizza Steve finally came into the kitchen. "Alright, alright, i'm here." They all ate their dinner together. "Alright anyone want desert?" Uncle Grandpa asked. "You made desert?" "Yep, and i made your favorite Stacy!" "You did?" "Yeah! I made pumpkin pie!" "I love pumpkin pie!" Uncle Grandpa got everyone a piece of pie.
After they ate, Stacy and Pizza Steve went back to hanging out till they went to bed. Stacy woke up earlier than yesterday to hang out with Mr. Gus. She walked into the living room and Mr. Gus was at the kitchen table with a stack of books next to him. Stacy walked up. "Hey Mr. Gus! What do you have planned for us today?" "I thought i'd show you some books." He handed Stacy a book titled: How to manage anger and find peace of mind. "Sounds... interesting." A couple hours had pasted and Pizza Steve came into the kitchen. "Hey Stacy, are you and Mr. Gus enjoying your reading?" "Yep! We're having a great time!" "Sweet."
Mr. Gus had to head out around 4pm. "Thanks for hanging out with me today Mr. Gus." "It's no problem Stacy, i enjoyed hanging out with you today." "I did too." "Well, see you later." Then Mr. Gus left. Stacy went to Pizza Steve's room. "Hey Peezy, what have you been up to all day?" "Nothing much. What have you been up to? Reading?" Pizza Steve laughed. "Hey! It was nice to hang out with Mr. Gus! I'm glad i did!" "Sure." "So, wanna hang out? Mr. Gus had to leave so i'm free the rest of the day." "I was going to go with Uncle G to help some kids, wanna come?" "Really?!" Stacy eyes lit up. "Sure, why not?" They both went to the living room. Uncle Grandpa was sitting on the couch watching TV. "Hey cheesy, are you ready to go help kids with me?" "Yeah, can Stacy tag along?" "Of course!" "Yay! I'm so excited!" "Let's go you two." Then they headed out.
They arrived home around 6pm. When they got home Uncle Grandpa started making dinner. "Alright, you guys run along, dinner will be ready soon." "Thanks for bringing me along Uncle G." "It's no problem, Stacy. You can tag along anytime!" "Sounds awesome!" Stacy ran to catch up with Pizza Steve. "Hey Pizza Steve, what are you doing?" "I don't know yet." "Well, i have to get ready for work." "You working tonight?" "Yeah, late." "How late?" "Till 12am." "Woah.." "Yeah. Well, i'm gonna get ready." Stacy went into the bathroom to get ready. When she was ready, she told Uncle Grandpa she had to leave and left.
About 30 minutes later Uncle Grandpa called for Pizza Steve. "Pizza Steve! Dinners ready!" "What's for dinner Uncle G?" Pizza Steve asked as he walked into the kitchen. "Grilled cheese sandwiches." "Cool."
After they ate, Pizza Steve went to his room and tried to stay up till Stacy got home but fell asleep an hour before she got home. When Stacy got back, she went to Pizza Steve's room and found him asleep in front of his TV. "Pizza Steveeeee." Stacy shook him awake. Pizza Steve opened his eyes a little bit. "Are you tired?" Then Pizza Steve closed his eyes again. Stacy picked him up and put him in his bed, then went to bed herself.
Stacy slept in late till she had to wake up and get ready for work. Stacy walked into the living room and was about to leave, when Pizza Steve stopped her. "Hey! You're finally awake!" "Yep." "Where are you going?" "Work." "Already?" "Yeah, i'm working from 1pm-9pm today." "What!?" "Yeah, it sucks but i didn't make the schedule." "Good luck." "Thanks."
When Stacy got home Pizza Steve was just about to go to bed. "Hey Pizza Steve, I'm home!" She shouted as she walked into his room. "Hey, just in time. I was about to go to bed." "Wonderful, I'd love to get some sleep right now." "I bet. How was work?" "Awful. I hate working." "Aw, don't worry, you can handle it." "Not too sure about that." "Come on! You're a tough girl! Nothing can stop you!" "Thanks Pizza Steve. I'm going to go get ready for bed, i'll be back in a few minutes."
When Stacy finished getting ready she went right to bed. She was exhausted, and could barley keep her eyes open. Stacy woke up at 7am the next morning. She had to be at work at 9:00. She walked into the living room and was about to leave when she saw Uncle Grandpa cooking breakfast. "Hey Stacy, what are you doing up this early?" "I have to go to work." "Again?" "Yep, it's something I'll do everyday for the next two weeks as far as i know." "When do you get off?" "10pm." "Yikes.." "Don't worry, i'll be fine." "You sure? That sounds like a long tiring day." "Yep, i need the money for health and beauty care stuff and i only get paid about $2 an hour, so far i have $23.43. but that's without tips. I actually have $42.67. I guess it's not that bad for someone who doesn't pay rent, or buy food. And after work today i'd have $70.63 without tips so i guess i can't really complain." "Well have a good day at work." "Thanks Uncle G." Then Stacy left.