Freak

Cyborg Shark Attack

"Man, that movie was awesome!" Adam beamed as he, Chase, Leo and Jodie walked into the house.

"Yeah, Shark Beach definitely lived up to the hype. Although I couldn't hear most of it over Leo screaming. 'Shark! Ahhh!'" Chase said, mocking Leo.

"No, Chase, that's not right. It was more like..." Adam said and then emmited a high pitched scream, also mocking Leo.

"Buddy, even I don't scream like that." Jodie said, patting Leo on the back.

"Oh, it was not that loud!" Leo defended.

"Dude, girls said that you were screaming like a girl." Chase said as Jodie nodded.

"Look, it's hard for me to talk about, but when I was younger I had a very traumatic experience with a shark." Leo said.

"You did?" Chase asked.

"Oh, here we go." Jodie said, knowing what Leo was talking about.

"It was the dead of summer. I was playing in the water when all of a sudden everything turned red. That's when I realized..." Leo said.

"Realized what?" Adam asked.

"It bit me." Leo said as Jodie mocked him, while accidentally turning into him.

"A great white?" Chase asked.

"No."

"Hammerhead?" Adam asked.

"Nope." Jodie said, turning back to herself.

"Tiger?" Chase asked again.

"No." Leo asnwered.

"Thresher?"

"No."

"Bull shark?"

"Okay, it was rubber." Leo said.

"Wait, wait, wait. You were bitten by a toy shark at the beach?" Chase asked.

"Nope. A bathtub." Jodie said, remembering the event.

"But, that water was choppy. And I was not the only victime. Mr. Froggy is still missing." Leo said.

"You know what else is missing?" Adam asked.

"What?" Leo said.

"Your manhood." Adam said.

***
At school, Janelle was sitting at the circular bench with a CPR dummy, when Leo walked up to her.

"Hey, we still studying for our health class CPR exam tonight?" Leo asked.

"Your place at seven?" Janelle said.

"Well, I was talking to her, but you're welcome to join." Leo joked, gesturing to the dummy.

"She's plastic and even her stomach is turning from that one." Janelle said as Adam and Chase walked up to them.

"Hey, Janelle, aren't you a bit old to be playing with dolls? Give it to Chase." Adam said.

"It's not a doll. It's a CPR dummy. Or in your case, another inanimate object that's smarter than you." Chase said.

"Hey, Leo, maybe after we're done studying we can go see Shark Beach." Janelle suggested.

"Yeah. Already saw it. Two thumbs down." Leo said.

"Really? I loved it." Janelle beamed.

"And eight fingers up!" Leo said, quickly changing his opinion.

"I love sharks. They fascinate me." Janelle said.

"Me too!" Leo agreed, lying.

"They're the most misunderstood creatures on the planet." Janelle said.