Texas Guys ep. 9- "Say it Isn't True"

Chapter 3

At home, Penelope approached her dozing father on the deck.

"Daddy" she said.

Gerard woke up and fell off his chair in shock.

"Daddy! Are you okay?" said Penelope.

"I will be as soon as I get my heart started!" said Gerard.

He pounded on his chest three times then said "And there we go".

"I read something in Mommy's diary" said Penelope.

Gerard gasped. "Stop right there. That's invading her privacy; I don't wanna hear it".

"She got you a present"

"Ooh! What is it? Tell me" 

"It's a record. Peter, Paul and Mary live at Newport" said Penelope.

"Really? I've been looking for one of those records for years! They're harder to find than a good Frank Zappa song" said Gerard.

Lisa then came out with a box.

"Act surprised" Penelope whispered.

"Gerard, I just wanna give you something to thank you for helping me get my work done the other day" said Lisa.

"I wonder what it is" said Gerard.

"It's a rare limited edition... cheeses of china tie! They only have three kinds" said Lisa.

"Wow... thanks. What a total surprise" Gerard strained. 

At school Ms Dulude and Dudley had just finished setting up a newscasting set.

Dudley put coffee mugs on a table while Ms Dulude hung up some ugly looking paintings on the wall.

"There. Our set is complete, but lose those paintings. They're an eyesore" said Dudley. 

"I painted them" said Ms Dulude.

"I mean... eyesore-t of love them! Especially the one of the adorable monkey" said Dudley.

Ms Dulude posed with one of the paintings and said "That's a self portrait".

Dudley looked away in awkwardness as Shauna, Dina and Newton filed in.

"Good morning, my intrepid news team. What stories do you have for me?" said Dudley.

"Hand dryers in the girls bathroom are dangerously hot. We want our hands dried, not fried" said Dina.

"I like it. How about you, Miss Shauna?" said Dudley.

"I think we should ban goggles in science classes. Even I can't make those work" said Shauna.

"Hmm. I like Dina's better. You can do the weather. We're on in a minute" said Dudley.

The news team sat at the table.

"Make sure you mention my paintings are for sale" said Ms Dulude.

Dudley started the camera and Newton spoke first.

"Hello! This is Diesel Touchdown with your Galveston sports report. Last night, the basketball team lost. The only dribbling they were doing was from their mouths. And now here's Dina. You can't tell this on telly, but she smells like happiness" said Newton.

Dina took the microphone and made her report.

"Thanks, Diesel. This is Dina Davenport with the hot hand dryer horror in the girls' bathroom. This is the most tragic thing to happen in the ladies restroom since the great seat cover shortage of 1962. Now here's Shauna Hawkins with the weather".

"Well... it's room temperature because...we're in a room?" said Shauna.

"Cut!" Dudley snapped.

"What about my paintings?" said Ms Dulude.

"Good show, everyone" said Dudley ignorantly.

"Not for me! I don't wanna do the weather! It's not info or 'tainment" said Shauna.

"If you wish to get more airtime, bring me a real news story like Dina's" said Dudley.