Chapter 20

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In Orlando Florida, Azalea was trying to climb the ice-cream cart.

"I scream... you scream," she sang, as she climbed. "We all scream for..." She reached the top, looking down into the tubs of ice-cream. "Ice-cream!"

     She jumped into a tub of strawberry ice-cream, belly flopping into it, as she began to eat, scooping it up in her hands, and then stuffing it into her mouth.

     A little girl walked over to the ice-cream cart, wearing a dress like bathing suit, and water floaties.

     "And what can I get for you, today?" the man behind the cart asked with a smile.
"Strawberry, please," she responded, handing the man a few dollars.

     "One strawberry ice-cream coming right up."

     He looked down into the tub of strawberry ice-cream, seeing it completely empty, other than Azalea laying at the bottom, smiling.

     "Your out of strawberry ice-cream," Azalea said, smiling up at the man.

     The man looked down at her, shocked, and then screamed.

     "Rat! Pink rat!"

     He flipped the cart, Azalea tumbling out, and landing at the feet of the little girl.

     "Hi," Azalea said, waving, but the little girl just screamed.

     "AHHHHH! Mommy!"

     The little girls mom ran over, trying to stomp on Azalea.

     "Whoa. Watch it!" Azalea cried out, frightened. She tried to step on her again, and she quickly turned, running away.

     The mom chased her, as she ran.

     "Stop! Stop! I'm sorry! I just wanted some ice-cream!" Azalea cried out, as she ran, the mom trying to squish her. "I didn't mean to eat it all! It was just so good!"

     Azalea ran, suddenly falling into a storm drain.

     "Ow!" she said, landing in some mud.

     "Rats," the mom said, from up above. "Disgusting little creature."

     Slowly she turned, walking back to her daughter, as Azalea sat in the sewers, hugging her legs, as she began to cry.

     "I wanna go home..."

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