Johnny and Me by Ellie Smith (short books for teens txt) 📖

and nodded. “This world just keeps getting stranger every second.”
We sat on the couch and watched the boys play, but what I was really watching was how Pepito did things. He was a very strange little boy. He would use huge vocabulary that any other 2 year old would have no idea the meaning of, some of the words not even I knew what they meant. I brushed it off for now, calling it a stage in his life,that he would hopefully outgrow.

Chapter 7 - Nny’s Past

I turned to Nny and asked him if he remembered his parents before the dough boy came. He smiled and started to tell me about his few years with parents.
“My dad and I used to go for long walks and he would point out the smallest beauties, and I would laugh and show him a rock or two. But he never passed it off as just a rock he would show me every detail possible.” He paused and looked at me, and I motioned him to go on.

“Then we would go back and we would come in the kitchen, and my mom and sister were always making something a-”
“Whoa, wait. Sister?” I asked, interrupting his thought.
“Um, ya, I had a sister but she died after my parents.”
He looked up and I wished I could say that I knew what it was like to lose a sibling, but I was also glad I couldn’t. I looked at Squee and he gave me a cheesy grin that only Squee could give. I looked back and Nny and motioned him to go on.
“Tell me what happened to your family.” I told him.
He continued. “I was 15 when it happened. My mom and dad got run over by a drunk bastard, but my sister was killed by the dough boy.” He stopped.
“How did she die...?” I asked, being careful not to push him to far.
“He stabbed her 24 times and... threw her body out the window... and turned to me and told me that unless I wanted to end up like... my sister, I would have to do what he said. I agreed. The biggest mistake I ever made. It would have been easier if I died...” He looked at me and smiled, and added, “... but I did meet you.”
I smiled and said, “Good will always win, no matter what. We can beat this... together.”
He shook his head. “I wish it was that easy, but it’s not. If two people go against that thing, only one goes away free, and sometimes no one wins and they all die. Trust me, I’ve seen it. That’s how I got out. One of my friends... died for me.”
I looked down and decided that if we were going to beat this, I would have to sacrifice my life for Nny. I decided not to tell him though. I looked at the clock. 9:00 pm.
“Its getting late, Squee needs to go to bed. Nny? Could you take Pepito home?” He looked up and smiled
“Ya, sure.”
He kissed me goodnight, and I put Squee to bed and thought about that night. Of how Nny had a sister. Of the dough boy. Of how I first met him. I fell asleep thinking of these things.

Chapter 8 -A Break from the Madness

The next few months were very peaceful. We weren’t attacked by the dough boy, and Squee had made 4 friends Pepito, Gaz, Dib, and Zim. They were interesting, but they protected him. Gaz was an amazing martial artist and 3 years old, and Dib was a paranormal science freak but smart and 3. And Pepito... I was still unsure about him. But Zim was a science wiz and an inventor. Nny and I had been dating almost a 14 months; we even got a dog. We had trouble naming the dog, so we asked the kids, who promptly named it Gir. For some reason this dog walked and talked like a 2 year old and he was green. Nny and I have a strong hunch that Zim expiramented on it, but we don’t have proof persay.

~Authors note ~

Hey! how are you? Okay so I realize it seems like its really boring now and stuff but mind you my brain only works when I let it work alone. Also I hope you realize Devi is 19 and Nny is 20 which means they already graduated high school and she has devoted her time to her brother and his orphan friends. which is another thing the world their are living in is deranged and evil, (obviously). So let this be a lesson to you kids to do your homework and be good and don’t talk to deranged pillsbury dough boys. Okay so now I think my brain is thinking of new ideas so ya. Happy reading,NT. (evil laugh)

Chapter 9 - The Dream and A Christmas Surprise

I woke with a start and realized I was drenched with sweat.
“O God it was just a dream.”
As much as I hated to let my self remember what the dream was, I was overcome by pictures. It was like someone pressed “rewind” in my brain. I was running away from something. I couldnt see what or who but it was someone with a knife. I gasped when I realized it was Nny. I jolted from my comatose state of mind.
“No, he would never....would he????”
I ran to Squee’s room. I sighed in relief when he was ok. I smiled as I remembered the first time I met Nny. That old window was still broken. I walked over to Squee’s bed. He was hugging his little bear Shmee. I kissed his forehead and he smiled in his sleep. I smiled when I realized that without Nny this may have never happened. I walked over to the broken window and whispered into the night air, “I love you, Nny.”

I woke the next day and came down stairs and glanced at the beautiful Christmas tree that Nnny, Squee, Zim, Gaz, Pepito, and I had decorated. I giggled when I remembered how Gir almost ate the ornaments. I sighed when I thought of another depressing Christmas. I walked into the kitchen and was surprised, but pleased to see that Nny and Squee had made breakfest and I saw a birthday card and the table set as well. I knew then that today would be the best birthday and Christmas ever. After breakfast we moved to the living room and opened the few presents all homemade except one from Nny. It was a small red velvet box. I gasped a little and I wondered what it could be; then wondered how he got the money for whatever it was. He got it out from under the tree and walked over to me. He got down on one knee and smiled and opened the box. I gasped and Squee got a huge grin. The now opened box reviled a beautiful diamond ring.
“Devi,” he began “You know I love you and I hope you love me to and I cant live without you. Will you marry me?”
As soon as those words were out of his mouth I said yes. I loved him and had always dreamed of the perfect proposal and a Christmas one was at the top and he made it come true. I jumped into his arms and i kissed him. “I love you” I said. I knew then that my dream was wrong, at least I hoped it was.

Chapter 10 - The Dough Boy and the Devil Declare War

We were walking through the forest on a beautiful and unusually warm December day. It was seemingly peaceful and then we heard HIM. The evil devilish laugh of the devils advasery. I grabbed Nny’s hand and we both looked at each other.
“Please tell me we’re both daydreaming.”
He looked at me and slowly shook his head no. Suddenly a knife cut through the air hitting a tree less than a foot away from my head. We both began breathing heavy and we looked up and saw from the very darkest part of the forest a strange purple black ink like mist came seeping across the forest floor. Whatever it touched it killed and it came up to my leg and burned the edge of my jeans and in the process burning my legs as well. I screamed in pain and Nny did as well. whatever this mist was, it was acid filled. The dough boy came floating thru and came up to us. we tried to run but we couldn’t .the mist was weighing us down and at the same time rising up to our knees. The dough boy came up to our faces grinning his evil grin. He was covered in the mist so that whenever he came up to our necks the mist burned through the skin.
“Well, well, well if it isn’t Nny and his LOVELY bride to be” his voice was dripping with sarcasm.
“What the hell do you want.” Nny asked, anger coating his words.
“well I just thought I’d say congrats to the soon to be newly weds.” I glared at him.
“We don’t need it coming from you” I spat out the words.
He came so close to my face I could feel the heat of hell in his breath. “I wouldn’t talk if I was you.”
After he said these he drifted away but struck back like a cobra, slapping my face causing the mist on his hands to burn my face. I felt the tears come down my face. Nny tried to move but he couldn’t.
“HAHAHA FOOL! you think that YOU, a weak little man can defend you fiance against ME! HA! Think again.”
He stabbed Nny in the chest causing him to fall into the mist. I was forced to watch as the acid melted his body.
“No!” I whispered. “NO!!”
“And what are you gonna do? your helpless. HAHAHA”
I’m not sure how, but I got the strength to move my self, even though my legs were so numb I couldn’t feel them and the acid slowly eating away my skin didn’t make it any easier as I moved toward the dough boy.
“You already took away my parents and if you think that for one second that I’m just gonna stand around while you kill my fiance, then you don’t know me very well.”
What happened next surprised me but only for a second. within a blink of an eye I was in a fighting arena with very few ways to defend my self. The mist was gone and Nny was laying motionless on the bench. His skin looked a little better save the knife wound and what looked like many rug burns. I looked at my self and realized I was now in boxing attire. the dough boy came up and declared a fight.
“If I win I get the boy and you die, if you win you keep him and i’Il leave you alone,deal?”
“No” I stated.
“No?”
“That’s right if I win you die and I get Nny. Thats the deal no ifs, ands, or buts. GOT IT!?”
“Fine” he grumbled.
We walked toward each other and I realized the fight was on. My weapons were my fist and a knife I thought it would be easy cuz he was stirofome. But somehow he changed forms. He was know longer the dough boy but the devil himself. I looked around and