My Jelly Boyfriend

by pmcapture

Science is important. It envelops our knowledge of our world around us, and even what lies beyond the realm of our atmosphere. However, it can also fulfill...practical desires. This is the story of how scientists finally artificially created a conscious being for the first time in history, answering every last question about ourselves. The conscious being escapes to find its love

53. Grumpy Old Mark

Chapter 53 - Grumpy old Mark...

When we both walked out of the door, We noticed it was a little cloudier than usual. As I locked the door behind us, my jelly boyfriend's eyes widened as he saw just how serious people were getting about finding Barry and Ella. Down the street, you could see dozens of people with magnifying glasses, looking down at the sidewalk or in the middle of the road. Of course, this was New York City, so nobody really drove. "I found some! I found some!", someone suddenly shouted across the street.

I looked over to find a man who looked like he was in his 50's, estatically jumping up and down, waving strands of blue hair back and forth. People began to gather around him, to congradulate him, before covering the surrounding 5 houses, including our front yard. I ran down the balcony, shouting "Get out of my front yard, you bunch of desperates!", like some old man or something.

Then, things only got worse when a woman who was looking closely at our walkway yelled, "There's more over here!" Then, the people who used to be at the other houses began to walk into the front yard, shuffling their way through the grass. "If you people don't leave my front yard, I'll call the cops!", I shouted. "Oh, fuck off, man!", a teenage boy yelled across the fence.

As I pulled out my phone to call the police, my jelly boyfriend looked at my clothes. He could tell that there were some strands of Ella and Barry's hair scatted around. He quickly took his hand and attempted to brush it off. "Thanks", I said, dialing the police. "Yeah, I have all these people in my yard and they say that they won't leave.", I said into the phone. My jelly boyfriend nudged me with his elbow, whispering, "I'll wait in the car."

Meanwhile, Barry and Ella were struggling to get comfortable in the bedroom closet. Can you quit taking up all the room with your legs, please?!, Ella thought to her brother. I'm trying not to!, Barry thought back. They began to hear some commotion outside the house. What is going on out there?, Barry thought to Ella. I don't know. Look, don't get out of the closet, alright?!, Ella told her brother. I wasn't going to anyway! Geez..., Barry thought back.

Eventually, the police showed up. As soon as they came into view down the street, the teenager yelled, "5-O! 5-O!" Suddenly, all the people ran as fast as they could to try and get off of the yard, so they wouldn't be arrested. You could see that they had smiling faces as they had run off with the 2,000$ hairs. The cop car pulled over in front of my house. I walked over as he got out of his vehicle.

"They just ran off.", I told him. He chuckled, "I see these people found some in your yard." I scratched the back of my neck, saying "Yeah, I guess they did, haha. I was just about to uh... go to the grocery store, and all these people are in my yard." He told me, "They sure are desperate to get this money." I asked him, "Say, you wouldn't mind sitting by this area, would you?" He turned his head down the street. "Well, as much as I'd love to do that, there's still crime that goes on around town, so I gotta be on that."

"Aww, shucks. Well, thanks for coming down anyway!", I said to him. "No problem.", he replied, getting back into his vehicle. Man, the cops sure have been great to us recently..., I thought. I walked over to the garage, opening the door. My jelly boyfriend was sitting on top of the hood, waiting for me. "Look, I really don't think this is a good idea.", he told me. "Listen, I'm sure that this man is just a regular man, who's actually just looking for ways to improve society", I said to him.

"By killing innocent animals and profiting off of his creations?!", he asked in shock. "Sometimes, they have to do things like that in the scientific community. Maybe the animal-killing was in really poor taste, but you can tell him that yourself!", I told him. "Now get in the car!" My jelly boyfriend rolled his eyes, letting himself in through the passenger door. I hopped in the car, opened the garage door, and turned the key, starting the engine.

As we drove down the street, my jelly boyfriend looked out his window, watching the house go by. He deeply breathed in, hoping that nothing would happen to Barry and Ella. He could remember me though, "If anything goes wrong, I'll be here with you." I rolled my window down, allowing cool air to flow inside the car. "Hey, don't you want music?!", I yelled over the current. He reached down, turning the radio on.

The car filled with the music of 90's grunge. Not too bad, I thought as I focused on the road. It took us about 30 minutes to finally reach the hospital. As it entered our sight, I said, "Alright. We'll go in through the main entrance." He looked at me, again saying, "I really don't want to do this, Mark!" I replied, "Don't worry. If anything goes wrong-" My jelly boyfriend finished my sentence: "-you'll be right here with me!"

As we parked, I looked over at him. "Do you need to take a couple breaths of fresh air first?", I asked. "Yeah. I'll need a few... dozen." I laughed at his joke, before opening the door, and stepping onto the blacktop of the Hospital grounds.