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Gordon, Jacques, and Fred want to get out, and there's no one to stop them... |
The Great Escape? âJacques, is she gone?â âI think so. Fred, did you see her go in?â âYep, sheâs gone. Are you two ready, or what? Come on, Gordon!â âJust a minute! Just a minute! You canât rush greatness.â âGreatness? Hah! Youâve got to be kidding me!â âHee, hee, hee.â âOk, on the count of three, weâre all going to do it. One, twoâŚâ âWhat if it doesnât work?â âThat would be sad.â âItâll work.â âHow do you know?â âGo on, go on, go on!â "Weâll try this again. One, two, thrâŚâ âBut it didnât work last time. Why do you think it will now?â "Shh, Jacques, Gordon's getting mad..." âBecause, this time Iâve got the stuff. Are you guys gonna let me get on with this, or what?â âStuff? What stuff, Gordon? You never said anything about stuff.â âHuh, what stuff? Gordon? Jacques?â âLook. I wasnât gonna tell you about the stuff. âCause I knew if I did youâd both do something dumb to jinx it.â âNo, we wouldnât. Would we?â âOf course not. Uh, what wouldnât we do?â âOk. Hereâs the deal. I met a fairy last night in the garden and she...â âOooh, was she one of those twinkly ones?â âTheyâre pretty.â âWill you two please let me tell you so we can get out on with this? Please?â âSorry. Youâre right. Go on.â âTwinkly.â âAS I WAS SAYING⌠The fairy had some magic dust, and she said if I count to three, toss the dust, and wish really hard while thinking of us all getting out, it would work, and weâd be free until the sun came up.â âAh, sounds pretty good in theory.â âNeat.â âOK, One more try. One, two, three.â âCan you move? Gordon? Fred?â âWow!â âHey, it worked. It really worked. I can move!â âMe too! Uh-oh.â âNoo-oo.â âWhat?! The sun is up? Are you kidding me? You mean we wasted everything? No, no, no!â âIâm stuck again.â âI was so looking forward to being free.â âYou idiots! You wasted the entire night yapping when we could have been free to do whatever we wanted. All you two did was run your traps and be distracting. You are a stain on my greatness. Donât talk to me anymore.â âGreatness? Hah! Youâre just a silly yard gnome.â âBesides, Gordon, who else is there to talk to?â âNobody asked you, either, Pinky.â âWell, I think we should try it again. I heard they have some lovely new fountain mermaids at the garden store.â âMermaids? Blah! How âbout flamingoes? Flamingoes are where itâs at!â Sigh!âWhy on earth did I ever become friends with a dimwitted lawn jockey and a stupid plastic flamingo?â âCause thereâs no one else, right Fred?â âAnd deep down, you really like us. Heh, heh.â âI hate it when you two are right, even as rarely as it happens. Maybe the fairy will come back tonight. Oops. The door is opening. Day, guys.â âDay.â "Good Day." Word count: 490 |