Sparkin' Up!

Part One

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>BEEEEPP!!!<

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uuh… hel-lo?

Miss Jeem? You there? Somebody?

I have a thing to report. Could be big—a big thing.

This is—this is Ruth—Ruth Žukauskas.

Is my mom there?

She’s not picking up her phone. Is she in a meeting or something?

Anybody there?

I really, really, really need to report something. Something, you know, weird.

Somebody pick up, okay? This is like a major deal. Probably.

I’m serious, dadgummit.

PICK UP!

Hmph.

(Stupid.)

HEY! I may be a kid, but I was on the picket line during the Lemur Revolt at the Bumper Factory in Kitchiekatkachoo. I played in a Teleportation Dodge Ball Tournament against the St. Ruffian Cheaters. I’ve puked up talking pig meat at Bete Whatchamacallit. So . . .

. . . yeh.

I’ve seen stuff. And sometimes I’m kinda like my mom’s assistant. You know, like, sometimes. So-so I know stuff.

I def know when something is, you know, weird.

Anyhoo . . .

. . . like I said, weird stuff.

Weird stuff is happening.

Tell my mom I’m okay, okay? I mean, okay for now, I guess.

Probably.

Soooo, she, uh, she knows where to find me.

I’m gonna go to school and stuff. Like normal.

Tell her.

Tell her I’m gonna be—

>BEEEEPP!!!<

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LOCATION:

Hokey, Tweederdom-on-Zig <7>

Maple Street, Middle Shire North

Planet Jeff

TO BE CONTINUED HERE:

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ILLUSTRATION: Art Baltazar

St. Ruffian Logo: Shane Patrick White

Y! Publishing Bldg ILLUSTRATION: Mark Scott Ricketts

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