modern family | vanessa delgado

Travels with Scout

Manny and I come out of our dentist appointment and we approach Jay in the lobby.

"Hey, how'd it go in there?" He asks us.

"No cavities." Manny answers.

"Me neither." I say proudly.

"And we got a free toothbrush." Manny and I show Jay them.

"Hey, want to go to the movies?" He asks. "I just heard about a good one."

"But we're supposed to be in school." Manny reminds him.

"Yeah, that's not a good idea." I shake my head.

"Eh, you're supposed to floss too, but you two got away with that one. Come on, let's go." Jay guided us toward the exit.

He drives us to the movie theater and we're going to watch a movie called, Maple Drive. Judging by the title alone, it doesn't sound that bad like it can be some chick flick or rom-com type of movie, but when I see the movie poster on the wall, it looks like a slasher horror movie. 

"Jay, I don't really like scary movies." I protest.

"Yeah, I don't either." Manny agrees.

"It'll be fine, it's probably not that even scary," Jay replies carelessly. "It's rated PG-13."

"Okay..." I sigh warily.

We watch the movie together and it starts out like every other cliche slasher movie. There's a hot blonde bimbo who's getting herself undressed and she's only in her red bra and panties. How typical. Then she hears a weird noise that's in her bedroom. The music makes it intense and dramatic when she opens her closet to find someone there, but there's no one. When she turns around, there's the killer with the knife and starts stabbing at her.

That part makes me jump and even Jay too. Of course, Manny gets scared and his popcorn is on himself when he jumps. 

Oh, he's going to get nightmares tonight.

After the movie is over, we're in Jay's car and we're trying to calm Manny down. He's hyperventilating and breathes into his popcorn bag in the passenger seat.

"I told you this wasn't a good idea!" I angrily hiss at Jay in the backseat.

He just rolls his eyes.

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While I'm concentrating on studying for a few tests that I have coming this week, the annoying sound of the doorbell keeps on ringing. It pushes me over the edge and I go downstairs to see who the person is at the door and why no one is getting. But then I see that Jay is on a ladder to work on it.

"Why is the doorbell ringing?" I complain. "I'm trying to study!"

"Is that the alarm?" Manny comes in panicking. "Has our perimeter been breached?" Ever seen we've seen the movie, he's traumatized by it.

"It's not the alarm. The doorbell won't stop ringing." Jay replies.

"Maybe a demon is ringing it." Manny worries. I roll my eyes and shake my head at him.

"Not a demon." Jay and I say together.

"¡Ay! Who keeps ringing the doorbell?" Mom walks in to see what's going on.

"We're pretty sure it's a demon."

"Oh, yeah?" Jay rips out the bell. "There. If it were a demon, it would keep on ringing."

"Not if he's already inside," Manny argues. "I'm getting a weapon." He leaves to get...whatever weapon it is.

"What were you thinking?" Mom scolds Jay. "Who takes a little children to a horror movie? That's loco, Jay."