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The death of Frank Palicky

(Season 1, episode 1: Pilot)

I heard Summer scream from around the corner. When I ran over and looked, I saw the most horrifying scene I could ever imagine. A mess of unmistakable pieces of a human, all over the floor, Summer and two others next to it, white as sheets. The pieces on the floor looked… frozen. A chill ran down my back. What the heck had happened here? Summer was beside herself, I think she might have been traumatized.
“What happened, Summer?” I asked softly, almost not daring to look at the massacre in front of me.
“Frank… shattered…” she sobbed.
Frank? Oh, my god. It hit me like a brick. My eyes dropped and then I saw parts of his leather jacket and his black hair. Time seemed to stop for a moment while I took in the scene, but then reality took over again.
“I’m getting Principle Vagina.” I said loudly.
More people were starting to enter the hallway now, so I ran to Principle Vagina’s office and dashed through the door without knocking.
“Principle, Frank Palicky shattered in the hallway!” I yelled.
He looked at me uncertain, clearly not understanding what I meant. How could he. Hell, I had seen it and I barely understood it.
“Something happened that… I don’t know, made him freeze to death or something… and his body… broke.” I felt the tears well up in my eyes.
Frank had been so kind to me, he stood up for me when a bully started to pick on me and I helped him with his homework. We laughed together during lunch, he wanted to be an actor. He always said he wanted to be the biggest bad guy in Hollywood one day. “One who’s catchphrase becomes a meme, you know?” Sometimes he tried out his ‘crazy bully’ routine, yelling “Are you making fun of me? Are you saying my family is poor?!” I always chuckled when he did the trembling eyelid-trick. He was my friend.
I choked, unable to say or explain anything else. Principle Vagina didn’t say a word but stood up from his desk to follow me to the site. It seemed as if the whole school was there now, people staring at the remains of Frank, looking at Summer, who was still crying and some whispering to each other. I couldn’t stand to watch this.

When I arrived at school the next day, I saw that Summer had found a white cross and had placed it against Franks locker. There were already some flowers and cards placed in front of it. I knew she had been having a crush on him for over a year, she must be heartbroken.

I like Summer. She is never bitchy or mean. I heard her crazy scientist grandfather Rick is living with them now and that he drags Morty along on adventures.
The last time Frank and I were alone together, I helped him with the math homework Mr. Goldenfold had given us the day before. That must have been only a week ago, yet it felt like I had lived two lifetimes in the last 24 hours. I hadn’t slept at all that night, my eyes were puffy and dark circles were forming around them. How had this happened? Why Frank? He was a good guy, wasn’t he?
“Thanks, Terra,” Frank had said last week, when he left my house, “I’m gonna ace this test.” His smile had been genuine.
“I’m sure you will, Frank.” I had answered.
“Are you saying my family is poor?!” He replied harshly, pulling out the fake knife he carried with him for just this joke, and we laughed out loud.
Damn it, he would have been an great bad guy. I’m still wondering if he did ace the test, though. I think the last words he said to me were “See ya later.” only an hour or so before he died, when we went off to different classes.
And I did.
I did see him later.
Only he wasn’t ‘him’ anymore.

People from the morgue had cleaned up the pieces and the janitor had mopped the floor, still everyone was walking around the patch where the body had been.
I felt my knees go weak, looking at that cross, knowing Frank would never be there again, acting all cool in his leather jacket, joking and acting. Summer was wailing like a banshee, and at that moment I felt all her grief in addition to my own and I slumped on the floor. The funny thing is that the bully was kneeling there too, grief-stricken. They had become friends as well. At that moment, he and I, unlikely companions in this crazy moment, were more similar than we had ever been. He, a thickset ginger with acne and I, a blonde curly-haired girl, united in the loss of our mutual friend Frank Palicky. From the corner of my eye I think I saw Summer’s parents walking along the corridor with Principle Vagina, but I couldn’t bring myself to tell her.
“What kind of god let’s this happen?!” Summer cried out, holding a bouquet of flowers, and sinking to her knees as well.
I don’t really know how long I sat there, it was probably just a minute, but it felt like forever.
“Bye, Frank.” I whispered eventually, wiping my eyes dry. “See ya later.”

Love, Terra (30/1/18)

The Magic of Mr. Meeseeks
(Season 1, episode 5: Meeseeks and Destroy)

“Attention all students.”
The voice of Principle Vagina came through the intercom.
“At noon there will be a mandatory assembly in the gymnasium.”
I was standing at my locker, putting some books in it. I closed my backpack and turned around. An assembly? What could that be about? Suddenly I saw something blue move from the corner of my eye and when I looked up, I saw this weird creature walking next to Summer. Immediately I understood. This probably had something to do with her grandfather Rick again. If some crazy alien was in the school, it wasn’t by accident. Well, fine by me. I would be in math with Mr. Goldenfold at noon, so any excuse not to look at his moobs was great. I decided to follow Summer and the alien, so I closed my locker and went off to the gym.
“You’re a great friiiiend and a beautiful giiiirl, Summer!” the creature squeaked, it’s hand on her back. It was completely blue, except for a tuft of orange hair on the top of its head and I noticed it had no fingers.
“Why, thank you, mister Meeseeks.” Summer giggled.
What kind of name was that? ‘Mister Meeseeks’. It sounded like the name of someone’s cat or something. What would this alien race be called anyway if this one was called ‘Meeseeks’?
I entered the gym behind some other kids and I saw that there was a huge white banner with green letters spelling ‘Summer 4 ever’ above the seats, but it wasn’t clear who had put it up there, when or even why. I decided not to think about it too much and sat down on the front row of the bleachers. This way I could leave as soon as this assembly was finished.
Nothing surprised me anymore when it came to the Smiths, so I was prepared for about anything. Principle Vagina was standing next to the microphone, fidgeting a bit, his back to me. The stands started filling up with people and soon enough the whole school seemed to be present.
“I’m Mr. Meeseeks, look at meee!”
The murmur quieted down and the creature started talking with his annoying squeaky voice.
“I’m here to tell you why you should aaaaall become very good friends with Summer Smiiiith.” I looked around. To my surprise everyone was now looking with rapt attention and glazy smiles at Mister Meeseeks. Suddenly my mind went totally blank and I felt my mouth twist up in a passive smile as well. I felt at peace, ready to believe every single wonderful word about Summer. Summer was indeed an amazing girl and a wonderful person, I so wanted to be her friend!
Time must have passed without me noticing, because the next thing I heard was Mister Meeseeks saying: “In conclusion; a friendship with Summer Smith is the most valuably and enriching experience of your young lives. I’m Mr. Meeseeks, look at meee. Thank you.”
Immediately Tammy Gutermann and some other people ran up to Summer, patting her back, but Principle Vagina walked to Mr. Meeseeks. I couldn’t move a muscle, I felt my body still being rigid and that crazy smile still in place. What kind of magic was this? It didn’t matter, I knew Mr. Meeseeks was right, Summer was amazing. I really, really wanted to be friends with her! It was not as if we weren’t a bit friendly already of course, we shared some classes and sat at the same table at lunch every now and then.
“Mr. Meeseeks, was it? Gene Vagina.” Principle Vagina said very quickly. “Listen, I’m a bit of a custody-thing with my ex and I was wondering…” At that exact moment Mr. Meeseeks disappeared in a small puff of smoke. “I’ll… I’ll get your info from Summer.” Principle Vagina said. Up until then I had been unable to move even an inch, but I unfroze. What the hell had just happened? I shook my head, untangling my unnatural smile and looked around. Summer was still standing in a crowd, beaming around, while Principle Vagina looked sheepish. I sighed. It was definitely time to go, before I would start to make a fool of myself like the 100 or so people crowding around Summer. I’d talk to her tomorrow though, that much I knew. The guy next to me drifted over to the crowd, but I left the gymnasium, still feeling a little dazed and with nothing but Summer Smith on my mind.

Love, Terra (19/3/18)