Sulley woke up from 4:30AM. He knows that was too early but a farmer always wakes up before dawn's first light strikes. He got up the bed slowly, reaching for the blankets. It was a cool summer's morning so he was having a chill. Noticing Farmer Perry getting the milking done from the cows. Sulley remembered his and Megan's actions from yesterday. Although they are in love, he needed to share this information to someone he trusts. There was only one way to settle this once in for all. It was time to call Mike.
Sulley dialed Mike's phone number but he remembered. There's no service in the country so there was one thing to do. There was an old school telephone in the drawing room and secretly used it without asking. He once again dialed Mike and waited patiently for him to answer. Mike however was sleeping in, hugging Celia with his arms. "Googley Bear, please answer the phone", moaned Celia. "Alright, alright." Mike dig out of the bed's blanket and slowly walked to the table to answer his cellphone. "Hello? Whoever is this, please hang up." "
"Uh Mikey, it's me, Sulley."
"Sulley", groaned Mike in confusion. "It's a little too early to call your best friend, don't you think?"
"I know, I know. Listen Mike, there's something I need to tell you. Are you all by yourself?"
"No but I'll get out of the room for a second." Mike tip toed out of the room, cautiously not waking up his schmoopsie poo. "Okay big guy, what's the problem? Are you at Maplewood right now? I've been meaning to call you to see if you're there with Megan and her family but he had to take Amanda to the pediatrician's office for her checkup." "Well Mike", said Sulley. "The truth is, I am totally in love with Megan." "You are? That's great!"
"Hey! Keep it down in here! Some of us are trying to sleep here", screamed the next door neighbor. Mike covered his mouth, trying not to make another noise. "Okay buddy, that's great. I knew you would be In love with Megan. Are you both boyfriend and girlfriend?" "Well yeah. We're secretly in love and we won't try to spoil this in front of Megg's family, especially her mother", said Sulley with a worried face. Sulley explained everything about yesterday. He talked about Megan's family, how interesting they were. He talked about how fun it was to work as a farmer. Sulley mostly liked the crops and harvest. Then, he talked about Perry's famous country stew. Sulley described the meaning of it with it's delicious tastes. He also talked about the secret place where the girls always go when they were young. Mike was impressed by how Sulley described the country life. It was like a dream come true. "I see", said Mike softly. "But now, ugh. How are we going to go somewhere and let our love be accepted Mike? By the time they'll see us being in love, they'll separate us and then what", asked Sulley. "It's not like you're going to elope pal. At least try to keep the love cool and steady. Don't make it all crazy." Mike understands how both of them kissed each other. "Listen Mike, I gotta go. I'm going to help Farmer Perry with the morning chores now. And besides, once our love is accepted, you and your family should visit here anytime. You'll love it for sure." "Alright big guy. Call you in the afternoon?" "Yeah", said Sulley calmly. They hanged up and Sulley noticed he was being watched. Farmer Perry was hearing his conversation for the whole time. Sulley gasped and thought it was time to spill the beans.
"Sullivan", said Perry softly. "Mr. Stewart", said Sulley.
Perry smiled at the blue monster. Sulley was confused. "Isn't he going to separate us? Didn't he caught me red handed?" Sulley sighed in despair and said, "Mr. Stewart I can explain. You see it all started." But Perry stopped his for a second. They both stared at each other. Perry smiled once again and put his hands on Sulley's shoulder. Sulley was even more confused. "I give up, is this even the real Perry Stewart?" "James", said Perry. "I'm surprised at first, showing your love towards my daughter. Such a bold man you are." "Sir, aren't you even mad because you caught me talking about us? Aren't you gonna separate us?"
"No, perhaps no. After all, my daughter moved into the city and wanted to make a real living. Besides, both of you make a great team and never give up. Chin up, boy. You're a Sullivan and I remember those words your pa said to me. He said Sullivans never quit. I'm pretty sure he said that but I don't know why", said Perry scratching his bald spot. "Sir", said Sulley in a cold voice. "Are you saying that I should." But Perry interrupted his sentence. "Sonny boy, you were meant to become my daughter's love. I give you my permission to be the love of my daughter. Soon you'll both get married and once I'll die, I'll be watching you both from the heaven's skies, hugging, kissing, and showing gratitude. Make me proud, both of you", said Perry with bold words. Sulley starred at the farmer for a minute, being speechless. "Sir, thank you. Thank you for everything. I don't know how to repay you", said Sulley. "There is one thing you can do James", said Perry with a grin.
"Yes, name anything you like."
"The next time you're here, always ask permission to use the phone. We Stewarts always ask for permission to call on the phone. Deal?"
"Deal!" They both laughed with joy, and Perry punched Sulley's arm for good luck. "Well then, you are getting a little thin lately my boy. How bout you whip up yourself something to eat. Believe me; you need to gain a little weight." And it was true. After his depression, he did lose some weight. Sulley was starving to death and decided to eat those leftover pancakes from yesterday, with a warm glass of milk.
After breakfast, he spotted Gwen, wearing a purple Sunday dress with a broach on her apron. She was getting ready to sell some crops from yesterday. "Good morning Mr. Sullivan", said Gwen. "Good morning ma'am", said Sulley politely. "I was just going to head over town to sell some of the crops. Did you needed something honey?" "Well no. I was about to help your husband with the morning chores."
"Oh, very well then. By the way sir, could you be a dearie and help me carry the baskets of fruits and vegetables for me to the wagon?"
"Yes ", said Sulley obeying her. Sulley jogged right to the baskets full of the harvest fruits and veggies from yesterday. It was still dark but a little sun was rising through. Sulley was strong and there was a lot of baskets getting ready to be hauled in to the wagon. "Goodness, what strong muscles you have sir", said Gwen. "The easy way of carrying things is strength ma'am." Sulley carried the last of the baskets and Gwen smiled at Sulley. For the first time, she wasn't nervous with the city monster anymore. "Thank you dearie. That's so kind of you. Allow me to award you", said Gwen digging through her old purse. "There's no need of an award ma'am. Kindness is the award I deserve." Gwen giggled weakly and soon was ready to go to town. "You don't need me to unload those baskets at town, ma'am?"
"No that's alright. Gilbert is awaiting for me there. He's going to help me unload once he leaves back to the farm. But thank you", said Gwen. She rode off with Ulysses, the horse Sulley worked with. The big guy decided to help the farmer with the milking time. He raced through the fields of grass and went inside the barn. There, he spotted gallons and gallons of jugs. He spotted Perry milking the cows and he gave Sulley a cheery hello. "Sullivan, you're just in time for milking time. Have a seat, will you?"
He pointed out an empty area with a cow tied up. Sulley was willing to get milk from a cow. "Okay James, before you start milking the cow, wash the teat carefully so it won't irritate the girl." Perry gave Sulley a bucket of soapy water and a wash cloth. Sulley grabbed the wash cloth and put it inside the bucket for 5 seconds. He soon rubbed it carefully and gently, watching how gentle he is. "Good James. Now, put your hands in the diagonal nipples. Carefully repeat by squishing it. Sequentially squeezing your fingers from the middle to the pinky to force the milk out. Don't try squeezing it all at once. It's all about squeezing your fingers", said Perry. Sulley gently squeezed his fingers out, noticing the milk coming out of the cow. He repeated the steps, left and right until he noticed there was no milk coming out of the cow. "When there's no milk, you go on to the next nipple. There's no need of rotating the cow. Simply choose the other diagonal nipples and do the same steps from last time.
At no time, Sulley finally learned how to squeezed the cow. Both monsters kept filling the jugs until 6 AM. The sun has finally arrived and they milked all the cows for today. They carried all the jugs of milk to Perry's truck. It was filled with numerous stacks of jugs. "I'm fascinated to see how hard you worked my boy. By the way, can you water the crops and feed them the last of my fertilizer for today. Plus, get the eggs too so we can have the morning egg. I'll be at town, giving the delivery guy our milk. Did you know the milk comes daily to every grocery in the city? That's why the Stewart Farm is famous for our fresh milk."
"I can tell", said Sulley with amazement. They both laughed and said their goodbyes. Perry drove to town and Sulley was full of anticipation for the gardening. In every plot of field, he watered the crops so they can grow well and strong. Plus he added nutritious fertilizer to all the growing crops. Sulley felt proud to see all the hard work he done from yesterday, hoping for the plants to be harvested in the next few months. He moved on to the chicken coop. While he was collecting eggs, the male rooster voiced over the morning sun, giving Sulley a fright. "You scared me to death you mangy thing", shouted Sulley. The rooster frowned at the big guy, giving a loud call, many chickens ambushed Sulley. Sulley felt pecked as if the chickens don't like him. They kept pecking him until he had enough and decided to escape as fast as he can.
He raced through the house, escaping the chicken stamped. He hid right behind the house and laid down the eggs. Suddenly, a weak meow startled him with fright. It was the same annoying cat from last time. Sulley roared at it, making himself more powerful. The cat kept meowing back, while Sulley roared even louder. Then, the flock of chickens came back and kept pecking the poor guy. He instantly grabbed the basket of eggs and made a run for it. Sulley felt like he was pecked enough. He ran inside the house, trying to catch his breath. Prim and Megan giggled in front of the big guy. Prim wore her nightgown that had a broach on her chest. Megan wore a nightgown as well. Sulley frowned for a second and decided to joke along. "You know, sometimes the chickens will take time to get use to you sir", said Prim. "How'd you know I was attacked", he asked. "We saw you from the window, how you kept competing with the cat", giggled Megan. The trio soon laughed about Sulley being pecked. Later at 9 AM, Megan was doing the laundry, while Prim was sketching a flower that had a bee on top of it.
Sulley decided to take a nap under the sun. He was at the small bridge right under the creek. Many fishes swim around the creek, jumping in and out of the water. Sulley slowly closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
He dreamed of him and Megan, riding on a boat in the radiant pond. The sun was as yellow as a lemon, waiting to be picked off from a tree. Many birds hummed with joy, seeing the lovely couple having a romantic moment of their lives. They kissed slowly as the boat was ready to be docked. Sulley got off the boat and was ready to help Megan get up to. Suddenly, a mysterious lizard's tail came out of nowhere from the water, dragging Megan down to the water. She screamed for help and had a desire to be let go. Sulley came to the rescue, trying to help Megan. However, a mysterious monster figure hit Sulley with a scare canister. The figure had sharp teeth, long horns and a muscular body. He was beating up Sulley, screaming in pain. He tried to fight back but the lizard tail was choking him to death. Megan screamed in horror, crying for her boyfriend to come back but he was dead. The two anonymous figures kidnapped Megan and put her in a cage, hopelessly trying to get out. Sulley was dead in the dream and the sky darkens with fear, envy, and death.
Sulley woke up with a surprised look. He was glad it was just a dream and decided to go back to sleep. However, Megan appeared, smiling at her boss. "Whoa", shouted Sulley. He noticed Megan, hiding her arms, smiling and giggling. "Give me a break Megan", chuckled Sulley. "James, you hopeless lazy bum. I was wondering you were here, savoring the moment." "No, I wasn't sleeping really, I had this strange dream where I was with you on a boat ride and… ow!" Megan threw a pebble at the lazy bum, giggling more. "Yeah sure", she laughed. "Besides, its lunch time already and my mom made sandwiches. I hope you don't mind but you can tell me about this dream another time." They both smiled at each other and raced through the meadow. Gwen started at the two monsters, smiling weakly. This was the first time she enjoyed watching her daughter having fun with her friend. "Good afternoon Megan, James", said Gwen. "You're just in time for lunch. Have a seat please." Both monsters sat near each other, joining Prim. "Look what I sketch early guys", said Prim showing a flower with a bee, collecting nectar. Both were impressed by her artistic work. "Are you in art", asked Sulley. "Yeah", said Prim shyly. The group ate sandwiches at 2 PM. Sulley never knew how long he slept but it felt really short. "Maybe, it's best if I shared my dream to Megan later", Sulley thought. It was 3 PM and Prim decided to go swimming to the lake with her best friend. Sulley and Mike wanted to watch Prim swimming in the sun.
While they were at the lake, they saw a monster with ebony long hair. She had red skin and had freckles. She wore glasses so it was possible she was nearsighted. "Hey Tori", shouted Prim. "Hey Prim", shouted the monster back. They hugged with delight, giggling to see each other. "Oh, you met my sister before right? And this is her friend, Mr. Sullivan. He's here for vacation as well." "Hi", said Tori shyly. Megan and Sulley waved at Tori, knowing she was shy in front of them. The two girls wore bikinis for swimming. Tori wore a striped one, and Prim wore one with flowers. The couple watched over the girls, having fun in the sun. They both starred at each other, quietly. "Sulley", said Megan. "Was there something you had to tell me?" Sulley wondered and nodded no. "Really? Are you sure? You said something about us, having a romantic boat ride. Is that what you dreamed of or there's more?" Sulley shook his head yes and had to tell her. "Well yeah, we were there, kissing each other. When we were at the dock, I wanted to help you get up. Suddenly some lizard's tail dragged you into the water. You were screaming for help and I saved you. However, some other monster wacked me with a scream canister and I lost conscious for a second. Then he beat me up, while I was helpless to fight. Then the tail chocked me and I died. You were crying for me and the two monsters, a big guy with long horns, and a lizard boy with evil eyes, kidnapped you and locked you up for good. Somehow I get the feeling I met those two before. They were my biggest enemies." Megan dropped her jaw for a second, amazement with the nightmare. "Oh my god", said Megan softly. Sulley showed a long face, trying to figure out who were they. Then Megan holds his hand. Noticing, Sulley smiled.
After Tori said goodbye, Prim got out of the lake and toweled herself. "Okay guys, let's go home now", said Prim. The three monsters came home. They had a good time at the pond today. While eight PM strikes, Sulley was all alone, lying on the meadow. He watched many stars twinkled. Back at Monstropolis, they never had stars like this because city lights disturb the peace of the twinkle and you could barely see a single star. "Hey James", said Megan. "Hey Meg", said James softly. "You're here early."
"Now you're just late", said Sulley. They both starred at the night sky. Watching many stars twinkle at night. They both hold hands, without noticing. They thought about Sulley's dream, how odd and depressing it was. They had a feeling it had a strong connection between their relationship. Then, all of a sudden, they notice something flying in the sky. It wasn't a bird, or a plane. It was a comet, flying through the air with its shining peaceful radiant light. "Oh look Sulley. A comet. Make a wish!"
"I don't need a wish. I have everything I have. A home, my friends, and you. I would definitely include you." Megan blushed for a second. "Perhaps you should make the wish Megg", said Sulley. "Oh no, I couldn't. Not like this", she said. "Oh, but you have a heart of gold. A strong light that stays inside you. You have the will to make I wish, as long as you believe in yourself." "Okay Sulley. I'll give it a try."
Megan slowly closed her eyes for a second. "I wished… I wish for….." Megan thought carefully for a second and opened her eyes. "Made the wish", asked Sulley. "Yup, I sure did", said Megan. "What you wished for?"
"If I tell you, it won't come true", Megan giggled.
The star crossed lovers soon giggled together. They looked at each other and slowly gave a kiss. Without noticing, Megan's family were watching them, how they get along so well. "Oh that child", said Gwen. "I knew I should of never trusted her with him."
"Calm down Gwen. I'm sure the old boy will keep her safe. I know his heart deep down somewhere, he truly loves our rose", said Perry.
"Father's right mom", said Prim. "They make a great couple. At least give Mister Sullivan a chance. I bet they'll have a perfect life together."
Gwen soon giggled with happiness. If Megan is happy, then she's happy. Sulley took a shower for tomorrow, since both he and Megan will leave tomorrow at 3 AM sharp. Gwen was peeling off sweet peas and Megan was watching her mother peeling off the sweet peas. "Saw how your actions were done child. I'd never saw in my years, seeing you going out with your boss." Megan shook her head sadly, understanding her mother saw her. "Go ahead. Separate us. I know you don't want him in my life", she sighed. "That's not the point my dear. The point is… you do what's best for yourself."
Megan looked at her mother confused. "I beg your pardon", she asked. "I said you do what works out best. I notice how you get along with the big fellow and maybe it's time I'll let you decide for him. I know myself as an elder women and your right, I been a worry wart on you for all these years. It's my time to let you go. Let you start a new life. If he's not the man of your dreams, that's perfectly fine. Only you are the key to decide." Megan looked at her mother awkwardly. Her tears made her want to hug her mother, even though they don't have a strong relationship for all these years. Gwen soon hugged Megan, comforting her with joy. "Mom, thank you", said Megan softly. "Oh, child. Sometimes you make me so happy", said Gwen.
Later that night, Sulley and Megan talked to each other at the porch. "I guess this trip is over", said Sulley softly. Megan nodded. "But we might come back for Thanksgiving James. Who knows? I'm sure you'll get the chance to see my hometown again, along with your friends." Sulley thought about Mike, Celia, and Amanda, experiencing the country life. "Megan, as long as we stick together as groups we shall make it through till the end." They both kissed again, knowing how awkward the situation was. They both said goodnight, letting go each other for the night. And that's how they made their relationship strong. Things gone out pretty well as expected.
Finally, chapter 7 is ready. I had the urge to write more but I guess I should give it a rest now. Is this the end of the story? I hope not. I've been planning to add more conflict and tragedy between the star crossed lovers. Then, I'll introduce two new antagonists that most of you will find very familiar. Anyways, enjoy chapter 7.