Friday
the
13th
copyright 2001
We begin our journey at a house just on the outskirts of Los Angeles county. The day is Friday...The date is October 13th........
"Damn!" Johnny jumped out of bed and ran to the bathroom
muttering to himself">
Friday
the
13th
We begin our journey at a house just on the outskirts of Los
Angeles county. The day is Friday...The date is October 13th........
"Damn!" Johnny jumped out of bed and ran to the bathroom
muttering to himself," Cap is gonna kill me!"
The sound of running water soon fills the room. Just when
you think everything's going good..."SHIT!!!" quickly backing out
of the shower Johnny swears as the warm water was replaced
by an icy stream.
"Not today, please not today" Johnny pleads to the powers
that be that he be spared any more problems. No luck though
it seems the powers have a sense of humor and they plan on
using it on Johnny.
Johnny makes it to the station with 10 minutes to spare. As
he finishes putting on his uniform he reaches to close the door
slamming it on his finger in the process.
Tears of frustration and humiliation spill from his eyes as he
sucks uselessly on his right middle finger as Chet watches and
starts to giggle.
"Ah, shuddup Chet!" Johnny already knows that he's lost now.
Roy comes into the locker room to tell them that it's time for
roll call and sees John glaring at Chet with his finger still in his
mouth. "You okay Johnny?"
"Yeah, I just closed my finger in my locker no big deal."
After roll call Johnny went about his assigned chores. "That's
it I've had it!" is heard by all as Johnny storms out of the dorm
room. "I don't know who I pissed off today but I can't take it any
more!"
As he was ranting he was waving his right hand in the air like
a woman trying to dry her fingernails. Roy grabbed for the
hand in mid wave and was rewarded with an ineffectual slap
on the hand.
"I do not need you to look at it Roy, I just got it caught
between the mattress and the springs that's all. I'll be alright
after I put some ice on it."
Luckily for the A-shift it was a
quiet day considering what day it was. well, for everybody but Johnny that is.
Out back Chet and Marco were shooting some hoops before
lunch, Johnny came out to join them. Suddenly the ball flies out
of Marco's hands and before anyone can say a word, it hits
Johnny square in the face smashing his poor nose.
As the world grew dim Johnny could hear Chet yelling for Roy.
It was all coming back now. First waking up late, then getting
froze in the shower, then the finger and then the hand and now
to top it all off the nose. Johnny started groaning as Roy was palpitating his face
around the nose and eyes, "Well Junior, it
looks to be broken. Come on lets get you to Rampart."
Poor Johnny, all he wanted to do was curl up and go to sleep,
now on top of everything else his face hurt something fierce. He
slowly nodded and tried to stand. With Roy's help he made it to
the squad and got in the passenger side.
As Roy got in to drive he called to Captain Stanley "Cap, I'm
gonna have to take Johnny to Rampart his nose looks broken."
"Okay Roy, I'll put you out of service. Should I call for a
replacement for him?" Cap was really worried it seemed to him
that Johnny was getting the short end of the proverbial stick
today and yet he was grateful it was John and not himself.
"Yeah, Cap. You might want to do that even if the doctors
don't pull him from duty I just might." That said Roy pulled out of
the station and turned towards Rampart.
As predicted, Johnny was pulled from duty not by Dr. Early,
but by Roy and their captain.
"You just go lay down on your bunk, Johnny and I'll bring you
some ice and something for the pain" Roy walked into the
dayroom as he said this. Seeing
Chet sitting at the table he stared at him and calmly and quietly said "Leave him alone Chet. His nose is broken and so is his finger. You are not to say one word to him, hell I don't even want you to look at him. Is that clear?"
Chet gulped audibly and shook his head, "Yeah Roy. Sure
thing, not a word from me. I won't look or touch or talk to him."
Roy finished getting the ice then filled a glass with water and
went in to the dorm room. He found Johnny laying on his back
trying to sleep with out disturbing his nose or hand. Roy quietly
snickered at him and pushed the door open. Looking around
he found that they were alone, "Hey Babe, here sit up and take
these pills, Dr. Early said that they'd ease the pain and let you
sleep"
Johnny took the pills then grabbed
the ice pack out of Roy's hand "Thanks Roy. Man I feel so stupid today. I knew I
should have stayed in bed."
Roy sat down beside Johnny and rubbed his back, "Why do
you say that?"
"Roy! Don't you have any idea what today is?" Johnny was in
a lot of pain and did not want to explain his day to anybody, least of all his
best friend.
"It's Friday, Johnny" Roy was really curious now.
"What's the date though Roy? Think real hard now."
"Uhh, it's the 13th of October. Why?"
"Man don't you get it? It's Friday the 13th!"
Johnny sat up suddenly, then plopped back in pain, "Man and I thought
you were the superstitious one."
With that Johnny put the ice pack on his nose
and went to sleep.
He slept until 2 AM, Saturday,
October 14th .
the end, or is it?
Only the Phantom knows.
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