The Day Jimmy Caught 'Cooties'
(c) 2017 Haylee V
"Hey Jimmy! Come jump rope with us!" Eliza called out, her voice carrying over the den of the playground's noise.
"Careful, Jimmy," my friend Pete warned. "She's a girl, and girls have cooties. If you're not careful, you'll catch them and turn into a girl, too."
Sadly, I waved Eliza away, as tears formed in my eyes. I hung my head and turned away, as I began to slowly walk home.
"Is it true, Mom?" I blurted out as soon as I entered the house.
"Is what true, dear?"
"That girls have cooties, and if I catch them from a girl, I'll turn into a girl, too?"
"What do you think, dear? You hug me all the time, and I'm a girl, aren't I?"
"Yeah..."
"And you haven't turned into a girl yet, have you?"
"No, but..."
"Well, then, you have nothing to worry about. Now dry your tears and go change out of your play clothes. Daddy and I want to see how you look in the new sundress and Mary Janes we brought you yesterday..."
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Epidemic?
If Jimmy hugs Pete and Pete ... :)
little confused
what's with the clothes? Does he want to be a girl? If so why does mom say he has nothing to worry about when she has girl clothes for him?
Woah!
I so did NOT see that last paragraph coming. Excellent surprise ending.
Been a long time
Haven't heard cooties in a very long time. As a kid, I'd fold a sheet of paper into a mouth that would open and close and chase each other to catch the cooties. Such a flash to the past! And the last paragraph tells me he's really infected (GG).
Santacruzman
The Cooties
So was he already infested? Or were his parents infested instead?
>snickers<
-- Daphne Xu (a page of contents)
What, and spoil a possible sequel?
I'm not telling, but the operative word here is YET... *maniacal laughter in the background* Twilight Zone theme starts playing, as a door appears out of nowhere, and Rod Serling steps out into the limelight.
*Kisses Always*
Haylee V
No, I definitely wouldn't
No, I definitely wouldn't want you to spoil a sequel. Certainly not. After all, I wouldn't want my sequels spoiled. (I hope I haven't spoiled any so far...)
-- Daphne Xu (a page of contents)
Sequel Yet?
BTW, here's a nice PSA about Cooties: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6ylxWcwkUM .
-- Daphne Xu (a page of contents)
Ah, the ubiquitous "Cooties".
Ah, the ubiquitous "Cooties". They're everywhere, they're everywhere. RUN!!
Coot without the "ies"
Jimmy believed Pete when he was told about cooties? But but, Jimmy is going to try on the new sundress and Mary Janes his parents bought. So does he have coot?
Jumping rope can be fun, especially double dutch.
Others have feelings too.