Girl's Day Out or Marcia's Day Stuck in a Pipe

Today was a weekday which meant only one thing. School.

Miss Skullnick was at the front of the class going over today's math lesson.

"Now, when you carry the four, let V be the finite dimensional vector space over K. Where we're solving for K, this is…"

Most students were zoning out bored with the lesson. Others, like Marcia, were taking notes.

Marcia was a studious girl, she took perfect notes and all of her binders were color-coded for optimal studying. Since the brunette was so focused on taking notes of the lesson she didn't notice Star, doing something completely different from the rest of her classmates.

Everyone was soon aware of what Star was doing when she opened the hamster cage grabbing the class pet.

"Fly free, little Marisol!" Star shouted chucking the hamster at the window.

Since the window was closed the hamster just hit the glass sliding down the window.

Miss Skullnick gaps dropping her chalk.

"Oh no," Marcia said

Star walked over to the window and opened it. "Be free!" Without the barrier of the glass, the hamster hops out of the window escaping the classroom.

"Why did you do that?!" Miss Skullnick screamed

"Because he was bored! We're all bored!" Star started pointing at her classmates. "She's bored, he's bored, he's bored, Marcia's definitely bored."

Marcia slid down her seat trying to hide behind her hands.

"Bored out of her mind," Star said in a low voice.

"That's it." Miss Skullnick points at Star. "Detention."

"For that?" Star said confused

Miss Skullnick then pointed at Marcia, "Marcia, go get my hamster."

"Viva Marisol!" Star shouted

Miss Skullnick clearly not pleased grabs the back of Star's dress and drags her out of the classroom.

Marcia sighs slamming her forehead on her desk. Even though she had been taking notes she was indeed bored in class just like the rest of her classmates, but that didn't mean she was going to say anything. Nor did she want to spend her afternoon hamster hunting.

Marcia was walking outside holding Marisol's travel cage, a net, and some hamster treats. She managed to track the little rodent to a rain gutter pipe. She got on her hands and knees peeking into the pipe.

"Come out, Marisol."

The hamster just gave her a little squeak but didn't come out.

Marcia reached into her pocket pulling out a treat. "I've got a yummy yummy treat." She sang waving the treat in front of the opening of the pipe.

Marcia smiles when she see's Marisol's head poke out, but the hamster quickly snatches the treat out of Marcia's hand before going back into the pipe.

"Hey! Fine, you wanna play it that way. If you're not coming out then I'm comin' in."

Marcia sticks her hand into the gutter. She feels her hand brush against the fur but her arms just a bit too short to reach the fuzzy creature. She goes to pull her arm out but it doesn't budge. She tugs several more times and is saddened to discover that its stuck.

"Aw, come on." Marcia groaned

At that moment Jackie Lynn Thomas walks by but she stops when she spots Marcia.

"Oh, hey Jackie." Marcia waved with her one arm.

"Do you need some help?" Jackie Lynn asked

"Yes please!" Marcia cried

Jackie Lynn walks behind her and wraps her arms around Marcia's waist.

"Okay, on the count of 3. 1, 2, 3!"

Both girls tug and pull trying to free Marcia's arm. After several minutes of tugging the girls discover its no good as Marcia's arm stays stuck in the pipe.

"Ugh, it's not working," Marcia said

"I think we're gonna need more help," Jackie Lynn said pulling out her phone.

Marcia doesn't know how it happened but a crowd had gathered around the girl, some were even taking pictures of her. Miss Skullnick had joined in too, she was there sitting on a bench eating.

"Can this day get any worse?" Marcia groaned

"I hope you didn't hurt my sweet Marisol." Miss Skullnick called out.

"No, I'm fine, thanks." Marcia sarcastically called back to her teacher.

She let out an aggregated sigh throwing her head back, slumping down against the wall.

"Marcia?"

"Jax?!"

Marcia bolted up forgetting her arm was stuck and ends up falling back to the ground.

"W-What are you doing here?" Marcia asked clearly embarrassed.

"Well, I was coming to surprise a very beautiful girl. But it looked like she surprised me instead." Jax smiled

Marcia's cheeks turn pink at his words but also due to the embarrassment of having Jax catching her in such an awkward situation.

Jax crouched down getting at eye level with Marcia, "What happened?"

"Star released the class hamster and since I'm sort of like Star's keeper I was the one who had to fetch it while she got put in detention," Marcia explained

"Hmmm….How about I help you out?" Jax asked

"That would be awesome. But so far no one's been able to pull me out." Marcia said

Jax gave Marcia a smile, "I think I can get you out."

Jax went to grab Marcia's arm but he was stopped as the crowd dispersed as firefighters arrived at the scene.

"Where's the stuck kid?"

Marcia put her free hand up, "Ahem."

"Ah. It's probably her. Don't worry little girl. We'll get you out in no time." The firefighter pulled out a circular saw turning it on.

"Wait. Wait, wait!" Marcia screamed trying to back up. "Is this safe?"

"Yeah, I'll be fine." The firefighter reassures her.

Marcia closes her eyes as the firefighter cuts through the pipe. Within a few seconds, the pipe is cut and Marcia is released from the main part of the storm pipe, although her arm is still in a pipe.

"All free."

"Finally! But uhm what do I do about this part?" Marcia wiggles her arm with the part of the pipe on it and Marisol falls out the other end.

Seeing the hamster Miss Skullnick rushes over picking it up, "Marisol! My little Marisol. It's almost time to check on the degenerates. You wanna check on the degenerates, Marisol? Yes, you do, yes you do."

Marcia grabbed at the pipe and started tugging trying to pry it off her arm.

"Need some help?" Jax asked

Marcia held her arm out to the boy and Jax grabbed ahold of the pipe. With one tug the pipe popped right off her arm.

"Yes! I'm free!" Marcia cheered wiggling her fingers. "This was not how I wanted to spend my day though."

"Well, then how about I make it up to you," Jax said

"Huh?"

"How about you join me out for a lovely evening out on the town?" Jax asked

Marcia didn't speak for a few seconds trying to process Jax's words. "Wait are you asking me-?"

"Yes, Marcia I'm asking you out on a date," Jax said

Marcia suddenly got a bashful smile on her face. She twirled a lock of her hair around her finger looking down at her feet. "Well, that does nice."

"Great!" Jax smiled. "I'll pick you up tomorrow around 2."

Jax walked off giving Marcia a smile and wave.

The front door to the Diaz household slammed open. Standing in the doorway with a dazed look was Marcia.

"Oh hello Marcia, how was school today?" Her Mother asked

Marcia doesn't answer and just silently walks past her mother heading upstairs.

"Marcia?" Angie questioned

Marcia continued upstairs walking down the hall and into her room.

"I have a date," She whispered leaning against her door. She slid down the door until she was sitting on the floor. "I've got a date…..I've got a dare!"

Marcia's door flew open and she ran out her room shouting.

"Star! Star! Star!"

Marcia ran to Star's room screaming for her friend. She kicked open Star's door and ran in.

"Marcia!?" Star hopped off her bed. "What's up?"

"I've got a date!" Marcia shouted

Star's eyes got real big and her mouth falls open. Her shocked expression slowly morphs into a large wide smile stretching across her face.

"Let me do your makeup!"