The Wish

Chapter Thirty Two

32: Bible

(Bible POV)

I don't know what went through our President's brain why he agreed to include me in the children's show and when he dressed me up in a bear costume.

I play a silly character called "Mister Nice," who teaches kids how to behave.

But I get pretty popular with children and start getting fan mail. My manager carries my huge box of fan letters and gifts home, and on the way, a kid recognizes me. The boy asks me to autograph his backpack, I do my famous super-long signature.

At dinner, I get a message from my girlfriend.

"Congratulations Mr. Nice," Nong'Jeff gave me a flower.

"P'Bible, my niece wants your autograph," said Nong'Barcode, handing me paper and a pen.

I arrive on the set the next day, the producer is angry because the website is flooded with complaints when I crossed the street in front of the kid yesterday, I didn't look both ways first, like my character Mister. Nice instructs. I get a lecture to be on my best behavior when out in public from now on.

I felt like shooting after a long lecture.

Fortunately, I was able to control my hot-headedness, but I punched him.

I know I'm not like Nong'Apo who is close to children. I think it's my karma.

While on a lunch date with my girlfriend, I get recognized by another child. The little boy asks why I didn't clean his plate as Mister  Nice says, I explain that the parsley is just a decoration. But the boy insists, and rather than get in trouble again, I eat the garnish, then ask my girlfriend to eat hers, too.

I apologize to my girlfriend as I walk her home, but she doesn't seem to mind.

The next day I get in trouble again, this time for the kiss after bedtime that Mister. Nice advocates. I remind the producer that I'm a grown man who's allowed to date and be out past nine o'clock, but the producer tells me that if this happens again, I'll be replaced.

The next day, I showed up for a movie date with my girlfriend later in a hat, sunglasses, and mask, late because I kept having to avoid all the small kids. I was recognized anyway by a girl who heard his voice, and when I growl that it's not me, she fusses that Mister. Nice says never to lie.

She asks me to help her find the owner of a dog she found, but I say I'm busy. The girl whines that Mister Nice says to always help animals in need, so I ask my girlfriend if she minds seeing the movie another time, but she's tired of their dates being interrupted and walks away.

I couldn't do anything but look for the pest dog that was missing.

I just want to be with my girlfriend.

Child fans are even scarier than adult fans.

Maybe if we were in the real world I wouldn't agree to this setup.

I also found the girl's pet for an hour. He thanked me.

Later I hang around outside my girlfriend's house hoping to see her, and he catches her coming home after a date with another guy. Her date calls me pathetic, so I shake him by the lapels, which is of course witnessed by a whole van full of children. They pout at me disappointedly for fighting, and I'm torn between keeping my job or my manly pride.

I have a stroke of genius and I snap into my character Mister. Nice persona and chide my fucking cheater girlfriend that nice grownups don't go on dates behind their boyfriend's back. I tell her date that nice grownups don't steal other people's girlfriends, and the kids echo his patronizing, "No no no no!" cheating is bad!! "