Becoming better friends Chapter 9
The next day was a very cloudy, rainy day. The girls slept in late. They woke up around 1pm, and decided to hang at the mall for a few hours.
Finally, around 5pm Stacy & GRFT arrived home. Pizza Steve was sitting on the couch watching TV when they walked in. GRFT Headed to her room and Stacy stopped to talk to Pizza Steve. "Where have you been?" "At the mall." Stacy replied as she lifted her bags in the air to show where she had been. "Cool." "Hey Pizza Steve, I wanted to let you know that i'm off work from a couple days ago till the 30th." "That's cool." "Arn't you excited? You hate when i leave." Stacy smiled. "Yeah." Pizza Steve said, not paying too much attention. So, Stacy just went to her room.
Stacy spent a couple hours on her laptop. Then, there was a knock at her door. "Come in." It was Mr. Gus. "Hey Stacy, i was wondering if you wanted to come hang with me for a bit?" "Sure." Stacy replied as she closed her laptop. "What did you want to do?" Stacy asked as they walked into the kitchen. "I wanted to show you how to play chess." Mr. Gus responded as he sat down at the table. "Ok, sounds nice."
When Stacy finally learned how to play, her & Mr. Gus played for about an hour. They were in the middle of a game when Uncle Grandpa walked in. "Hey Stacy, are you busy?" Uncle Grandpa asked. "Depends, what do you need?" "I was wondering if you wanted to come with me to help some kids." Stacy looked at Mr. Gus. "You can go ahead." Mr. Gus told her. "Awesome! Thanks Mr. Gus!" Stacy replied as she hopped down from the table. "Is Pizza Steve coming with us?" She asked. "Nah, i thought me and you could spend more time together." "Alright."
Stacy had a great time with Uncle Grandpa, helping kids with their homework, destroy monsters, or even just fix a broken toy. Everytime they helped a kid they went on a crazy adventure, and by the 6th kid Stacy was worn out. When they got home Pizza Steve was playing video games in the living room and Mr. Gus was cleaning the kitchen. "Hey Mr. Gus we're back." Uncle Grandpa said as they came inside. "Did you have a good time Stacy?" Uncle Grandpa asked. "Yeah! Thanks for bringing me with you Uncle G!" "It's no problem." Uncle Grandpa went to help Mr. Gus in the kitchen, and Stacy hopped on the couch next to Pizza Steve. "Hey, where have you been... again?" Pizza Steve asked. "I went with Uncle Grandpa to help some kids." "Cool, want to play this game with me?" "Sure."
It was getting late, and Pizza Steve & Stacy were getting hungry. "Hey Uncle G! Can we order pizza?" Pizza Steve shouted. "Sure!" Uncle Grandpa replied as he walked passed the couch. He picked up the phone and ordered some pizzas. When the pizza arrived they all ate, then went to bed.
The next morning, Uncle Grandpa, Pizza Steve, and Mr. Gus went out to help kids, and Stacy tagged along. When they were done helping kids for the day, they went to eat at Captain Blowhole's Seafood Restaurant. "Hey Stacy, don't worry if you don't like seafood, they have other things here." Pizza Steve said. "Yeah, i might just get spaghetti." "Me too." When they got home, Pizza Steve & Stacy went to bed.
The next day, Uncle Grandpa, Pizza Steve, Mr. Gus, GRFT, and Stacy went bowling. They spent the whole day there. Then they went to Burger Queen to eat dinner, and after that, headed home.
Stacy was getting ready for bed, and Pizza Steve wanted to stop by to say goodnight. He walked up to her door and was about to knock, when his heart started racing, and his palms got really sweaty. He took a deep breath and knocked on her door. "Come in!" Stacy shouted. Pizza Steve slamed the door open. "HEY I CAME TO SAY GOODNIGHT SO, GOODNIGHT!" Then Pizza Steve slamed the door and ran to his room. Stacy was confused but ignored it and went to bed anyway.
The next day the gang was eating breakfast when Stacy asked Pizza Steve about what happend last night. "Hey, Pizza Steve, was everything ok last night? You seemed panicked." "Nope! No, not panicked at all.." "Alright." "So, Uncle G, what are we doing today?" Pizza Steve asked. "I'm about to go out to help some kids but you can hang here if you want." "Can i tag along with you? Ya know just me.. and you. Only the two of us." "Alright." Uncle Grandpa replied as he walked out the door. "Alright Stacy! I'll be back later!" Pizza Steve shouted as he ran to catch up with Uncle Grandpa.
When they came back a few hours later, Pizza Steve looked everywhere for Stacy, but couldn't find her. Then he looked in Tiger's room. "Huh, should've been one of the first places i looked." He said as he was peeking in. Then he slowly opened the door. "Heyyyy Stacy, watcha doin'?" "Hanging with Tiger, how was your day with Uncle G?" "Yeah, yeah, it was great." Pizza Steve mumbled fast. "But hey, do you want to come hang with me?" "Um.. kinda in the middle of something Peezy. But we can hang later." "Fine." Pizza Steve said as he walked off.
Later that night, when Stacy was getting ready for bed, Pizza Steve knocked on her door. "Come on!" "Hey! Watcha doin'?" "Getting ready for bed obviously." Stacy said with a sigh. "That's cool." "If you say so." "So, I came to say-" "Goodnight, I know. Goodnight Pizza Steve." "Alright... goodnight."
The next day, Pizza Steve & Stacy hung out at the arcade. They were there for hours, they even ate lunch there. They arrived home around 6pm. "Hey guys, did you have fun today?" Uncle Grandpa said as they walked in. "Yeah." Pizza Steve replied. "Yep." "So what are you making for dinner Uncle G?" "Hotdogs." Later that night, Stacy & Pizza Steve watched movies all night long. Till 5am when they finally went to bed.
The next morning, Uncle Grandpa had to wake up Pizza Steve & Stacy before they slept in all day. Pizza Steve & Stacy hung out, and did their usual thing, till later that afternoon. They were hanging in Pizza Steve's room when Tiger came in. "*ROAR*" "Hey Tiger." Stacy responded. "*ROAR*" "Um.. sure." "I thought we were hanging out, Stacy." "I know, Pizza Steve, but we hang out 24/7 is it ok if i hang with Tiger?" "I guess." Pizza Steve sighed as they walked out of his room.
The next day was a very cool, sunny day. After breakfast Pizza Steve & Stacy went outside to ride Pizza Steve's speed cycle. They were riding around the yard when Mr. Gus came outside. "Hey Mr. Gus, where are you going?" Stacy asked. "I'm going to go to the gym for a couple hours." "Ooh, can I come with you? I mean, I'm too little to actually do anything there, but I'd like to go with you, we never hang out." "Sure." "You don't mind, do you Pizza Steve?" "No... it's fine... go ahead." Pizza Steve hesitated. "Cool! Thanks Pizza Steve!" Stacy said as she ran to catch up with Mr. Gus.
Stacy & Mr. Gus hung out at the gym, then went to Burger Queen for lunch. After they ate, they headed home. When they walked into the RV Pizza Steve was helping Uncle Grandpa make hamburgers. "Hey, Stacy. Me and Uncle G are making lunch, want to join us?" "Oh.. sorry peezy, me and Mr. Gus ate already. We had lunch at Burger Queen." "Oh..." Pizza Steve hopped off the counter and stomped to his room.
The next morning, Pizza Steve woke Stacy up at 6am. "Pizza Steve?" She asked as she rubbed her eyes. "Yeah." "What are you doing?" She quickly looked at her clock. "It's 6am!" "Yeah, I know!" "Why!?" "Because i wanted to make sure I get to hang out with you all day." "Aw, come on... seriously!? You woke me up for that!?" "Yeah! You always ditch me while we're hanging out!" "Ok, ok. I'm sorry, it's just that... we hang out alot. So when i'm able to hang with someone else for a second I do..." "What are you saying exactly?" "... ...NO! No, no, no, no, I did NOT mean it like that." Pizza Steve started to laugh. "I know." "Look, I'll hang out with you, and only you today. I promise. Can i at least get a couple more hours of sleep?" "No, you have to get up right now." Pizza Steve said as he grabbed her arm and started pulling her out of bed. "Why!?" "Because." Pizza Steve replied as he pulled her arm, causing her to fall out of bed. "Whoopsies, sorry about that." Stacy rubbed her crust as she got up. "Why do we have to get up so early?" "Because, if i let you get up whenever you want you'll make plans without me." "That's ridiculous." Pizza Steve grabbed Stacy's hand. "Come on, let's go."
He dragged Stacy all the way to the kitchen. "Can you guess what we are going to do?" Pizza Steve said, joking around with a smirk on his face. "I don't know, cook food?" "We're going to cook pancakes!" "Cheesy, do you even know how to make pancakes?" "Sure i do! The box instructions arn't that hard." Stacy sighed as she hopped onto the counter with Pizza Steve. "I don't know... I've never seen you cook before..." "Exactly! Trust me it'll be great!" "Alrightttt..."
30 minutes later the kitchen, Pizza Steve & Stacy, were covered in pancake batter. The kitchen smelled like burnt food, and the pan they were using was on fire. It was chaotic. "Well, we're doing so great so far!" Stacy said sarcastically. "Yeah... I thought we'd do better." "I didn't." "We should probably get this cleaned up before someone wakes up." "Ya think?" Pizza Steve & Stacy quickly cleaned up the kitchen. As soon as they were done Uncle Grandpa walked in. "Hey Uncle G!" Pizza Steve & Stacy greeted. "Good morning! What are you two doing?" "Oh, ya know... nothing..." Pizza Steve laughed nervously. Stacy giggled quietly hoping Uncle Grandpa wouldn't notice and question her. "So... Uncle G, what are you doing today?" Stacy asked, trying to change the subject. "I was going to go out and help some kids." "Sounds cool." Pizza Steve replied. "Well, i should be heading out." Then Uncle Grandpa left.
Pizza Steve & Stacy were in Pizza Steve's room, trying to figure out what to do next. "Do you want to go outside?" Stacy asked. "No, we're outside too much." Then there was silence for a few seconds. "Wanna play some video games?" "And you say we go outside too much." Stacy replied, rolling her eyes. Then she walked over to Pizza Steve's CD player. "How about we jam out to some rock music?" She asked putting a CD in. "Alright."
They listened to music, played guitar, and watch some horror movies till Stacy was getting tired and decided to work on her laptop in her room. The rest of the evening was very quiet, there was a knock at Stacy's door around 9pm. "Come in!" She shouted. "Hey, it's me. I came to say goodnight." Pizza Steve said as he opened the door. "Woah, what a surprise, i didn't think it would be you!" Stacy giggled. Pizza Steve laughed. "I had a good day with you." "I had a good-" Then Stacy's phone started to ring. Without seeing who it was she answered it and put it on speaker. "Anastasia?" Said a voice on the other line. "mamma!? Cosa stai chiamando?" Stacy said. "Wow, watch your attitude. I was calling to see if we could meet up tomorrow." "Perché?" "Woah, I just want to see my only daughter, is there something wrong with that?" "No, è solo ... sapete cosa, sì! andiamo insieme! Quando stavi pensando?" "Tomorrow! Are you available?" "oh ... um, sì che ora? E dove?" "How about 2pm and it doesn't matter to me." "Vuoi incontrare il Café locale?" "Sure! See you tomorrow!" Then she hung up. "So... was that your mom?" Pizza Steve jested. "Yeah. We're going to hang out tomorrow. I'm really nervous, i haven't seen her in, maybe, 5 years? I'm pretty sure my dad told her about how i look now, he probably didn't make it sound promising." "Can i meet your mom?" "I don't know, Pizza Steve. I should probably get to see her first and catch up before she meets you." "Alright."
Stacy didn't get any sleep that night. She tossed and turned all over her bed. She was so nervous about seeing her mom, she could only image what her dad told her. What felt like 5 hours was only 2 minutes. So she got out of bed to get a glass of water and tried to go to sleep. Only to fail, once again. She did, however, fall asleep a few times throughout the night only to wake up every couple hours.
She slept in super late. She fell asleep around 5am and finally slept without waking up. Stacy woke up in just enough time to take a shower, get ready, and leave. She was 5 minutes late. Which made her more nervous, her mom hated being late and was very strict about it. Stacy walked into the café and looked around everywhere for her mom. Her mom spotted Stacy before she got a chance to see her. She jumped up, ran over to Stacy, and hugged her immedently. "I've missed you so much!" Stacy's mom exclaimed as her eyes began to water. She pushed herself off Stacy and looked her up and down. "Oh... woah," "What?" Stacy panicked. "It's nothing... it's just that, your father said you looked crazy but i didn't think you would look that bad, but at the same time, i didn't know what to expect." "So, you hate it?" "No! I-i... i don't know." "Wow, way to show your true colors, mom." "Anastasia, you do not look bad. I'm just not used to this look." Her mom began to explain. "Trust me you look... fabulous..." She hesitated. "Can we just sit down and... catch up?" Stacy asked. "Of course." They sat down at the nearest table. "What have you been doing for 5 years?" Stacy's mom asked. Stacy took a deep breath. "Where do i start? I made new friends about 4 1/2 years ago, i live with them now. I have a job, i work at a local burger joint. And I'm about to start online collage in a couple weeks." "Wow... ..." There was a long pause. "I'm not going to lie to you, when your father came home from seeing you for the first time after 5 years and seeing your new home and told me what happened i thought you had nothing going for you." "Wait, dad thinks i don't live here anymore. How did you know?" "I have your phone number, Anastasia. wait..." Her mom stopped. "Your father thinks you don't live here?" She asked. "It's a long story, just don't tell him i still live in the US." "Alright...?" "What were you going to tell me?" "I was saying... Your father told me you live with horrible people, and that you're not doing anything with your life." "Dad only saw my friends once. And he has no idea what i'm doing! I never told him! He took one look at my friends, judged, and dragged me out. I can't believe my dad hates me. Just for my looks!" "He doesn't hate you. You know how your father is, he's very strict." "That's the problem!" Stacy shouted. Everyone turned and looked at her like she was crazy. "Why don't you all take a picture! It lasts longer!" She shouted again. Everyone went back to minding their own business. "Wow, you've changed, Anastasia." "Mom, I'd love to keep in touch and reconnect with you, but could you please just called me Stacy?" "I'll try, as long as you call me mother instead of mom." "Deal." They both agreed. "Can I meet your friends, Anastasia? I-i mean, Stacy." "Not right now mom- mother, life is too crazy at the moment." "Fair enough."
Not too long after, Stacy and her mom left the café. Her mom promised to not tell her dad about that day, and Stacy promised to meet her mom at the café once a week. She even agreed to letting her mom meet Uncle Grandpa and the gang when the time was right. Stacy got back to the RV around 5pm. "Hey Stacy, how was your day?" Pizza Steve asked as Stacy walked into the RV. "It was great!" "Awesome. Do i get to meet your mom yet?" "Not yet, but you will sometime. I meet up with my mom once a week, once i'm fully reconnected with her you guys can meet her." "Alright." "I'm going to do some work on my laptop in my room, you're welcome to come hang out." "Ok."