Isaac helped me stand and we started out the door."I'm going to get hit by a fucking bus." I said then changed my mind. "Oh wait, that already happened." And we walked to the car.
Being the sweet person that he is, Isaac decided to stop at my house so I could "rejuvenate" myself. Smart move considering I looked like shit! 'Ugh, stay here." I said
The last thing I wanted was to have Hanson come into my room and see a pair of underwear or something. So they stayed downstairs while I went up and cleaned myself up a little. When I got there I changed into my favorite jeans (well not my 1st fave since I had been wearing those when I was hit by the 747 Boeing jet) and a clean shirt. I brushed my hair (pulling out a few twigs in the process) and put on some make-up. I looked like I did before I got run over. Well, except for the bruises. Then I walked down the stairs. As we started out the door Zac yelled "Shotgun!"
"No." said Isaac
"Shotgun?"
"No, Tre will sit in the front with me. OK?"
"Fine." but he continued to pout
When we had parked the car outside of Bobby Magee's Isaac offered me his arm. As I took it I said "Such chivalry after attempting to murder me!"
In the restaurant we sat with Isaac and I on one side and Zac and Taylor on the other. OK so maybe I arranged that a little. You wanna start something?
"Hamburgers all around." said Isaac like a grand presenter. Then after thinking twice he asked if it was OK. "I don't have any money." I said
"Uh, I was planning on paying for you. After all, I almost killed you."
"Yeah, that's right. Yeah, hamburgers are good."
(OK, so you think I sounded a little naive there don't you? Well, that really is something I would say. So there!)
During the meal we talked about absolutely nothing. They just wanted to know me a little more. We found out that we had a LOT of stuff in common with each other. We decided to play a little game. "On three, say the answer." said Isaac
"Favorite color. Ready? 1-2-3" "Green." said Isaac
"Blue." said Zac
"Red." said Taylor
"Black." said me
"Black?" asked all three at the same time
"Yeah, black. Got a problem with it?"
"No." answered three tiny voices
"Good."
Then I turned the tables and told them to tell me some stuff on themselves.
"Well, we LOVE to go to Laser Quest." said Zac with an expression that told me that was his favorite thing to do. "I know." I can't believe I said that.
"Oh."
Taylor piped up "We have this fantastic tree house in the backyard."
"Yeah, I know." Geez, Tre, pretend like you DON'T know something Isaac decided to pop in. "Finish the sentence. I sleep in ...?"
"Boxers." I replied. I smacked myself in the forehead (meeting Mr. Cast in the process. Although I didn't find it too funny.) I quickly hung my head down and played with my AIDS awareness bracelet that my friend Bonnie had given me.
"It's OK. It comes with the territory, I guess." assured Isaac
We left the restaurant and decided to go to my house for a while. "Hello?" I called into an empty house "Anyone home?"
I found a letter saying: "Sweetie, there was an emergency thing in O.K. city. We couldn't take you with us cause you were gone. Be back in 2 days. Love G+G"
"Yahoo! Yes they are GONE! Yes!" I said as I jumped around the room a few times
"C'mon" I said as I pulled Isaac (followed by Zac and Tay) to my room.
"This is my jail cell." I said only half joking "Wow. Real, uh, decorative." said Taylor looking around
"Shut up!"
Isaac saw my guitar in the corner and asked if he could take a look at it.
"Ike loves guitars." said Zac
"Tune it." I said
"Me?"
"No Zac. I was referring to Ike."
"Huh?" asked Isaac, looking up when he heard his name
"Tune it. My guitar I mean." I said sitting down on the bed next to him.
"Please?"
So he tuned my guitar as Taylor looked at my school yearbook that was on the floor. And Zac was...well... jumping on the bed. "Zac do you mind? I-it's kind-a hard t-oo tune thi-is thing with y-ou JUMPING!"
With that, Zac leapt off the bed and landed on the floor with a loud thud. Then they started to do some musical scale or something. To help Ike tune I guess. They did that for a long time. Then when it was finally tuned Ike said they would take a request. So I chose "Minute without you". (My favorite) the next time anyone looked at the clock it said 10:12.
"Shit! We have to go." said Isaac as he put the guitar away.
I walked them to the door. I was really kinda bummed that my "day with Hanson" was over. When we got to the door Taylor and Zac both gave me, uh, I guess you could say "half-hugs". They weren't REAL hugs but am I complaining? Well, maybe it sounds like I am but I'm not. Isaac still stood on the stoop. (Zac and Tay got in the car)
"Well, nice meeting you. Thanks for breaking my arm."
"Huh?" asked Ike
"I said bye."
"No, don't think I'm not going to see you again. I'm coming back tomorrow."
"Oh, OK." I said
Isaac was just kinda standing there. This situation, for some reason, was very uncomfortable. Isaac had this weird look on his face. He looked like he was somewhere else. Far away. So I blew a bubble and made it (on purpose) too big and it exploded. PLANNED: The bubble broke the "SPELL" and we laughed. UNPLANNED: The action of me going to take the gum off my nose and belting myself with this huge Plaster of Paris attachment on my arm.
"Ow!"
"Did you break it?"
"Yup. Oh I get it. This is all just a sick plan to stay with me. Isn't it? Make me keep hurting myself. Yeah, I get it now."
"No, I didn't, no, that's not it..." he stumbled
"I'm kidding! Geez, calm down "Spazzy" I hurt myself enough. I don't need your help."
I gave him a tiny, quick peck on the cheek. Can you say COURAGE? And pushed him off the stoop. They pulled out of the driveway, but I was already up the stairs by the time they were gone.
"Stephanie or Bonnie? Bonnie or Stephanie?" I mumbled not knowing who to call first. Then it hit me.
"Three way!"
When I had dialed both numbers and they were both there I said "Guess where I just was."
"Where?" came the answer in unison
"Well, actually the hospital. But that's not the cool part. Guess who I was with."
"Hanson." replied Bonnie
"Wh.... how did you know that?"
"Ohmigod! Ohmigod! You were? Oh, wow, I just said that as a joke! Oh wow!"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!" came Steph's reply
I jumped and pulled the phone away from my ear.
"Oh wow. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh. Cool. Oh tell us about it!"
"OK." I said figuring it was OK to put my ear to the phone again.
"Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!'
Wrong! "Steph, calm down!"
Well I proceeded to tell them everything I've already said. Soooo...
When I hung up the phone I got into the boxer shorts that I sleep in. I left the White Zombie shirt that I had been wearing, on. I was too lazy and tired to change it. Plus my arm was killing me. My ears were still ringing from Steph's additions to the topic! I'm an insomniac so given the day's events I settled down to watch MTV. Hanson came on twice.
I was still up when the doorbell rang at 10:30 the next morning (insomnia sucks). I stumbled to the door. I opened the door to find Isaac holding a single red long-stemmed rose. He then gave me a diamond ring and asked me to be his forever. He said he couldn't live another moment without my magnificent company. That just my presence brightened his entire life. He swept me up into his arms and carried me down the stoop and away to paradise.