Goosebumps 3 [#Wattys2016]

Chapter 5

R. L. STINE

My daughter, well, kind of daughter since I wrote her to be my daughter, is pregnant.

What am I supposed to say?

What am I supposed to feel?

What am I supposed to do?

How am I supposed to react?

How I get the answers to these?!

Should I be...happy? Sounds great. Sad? Why should I be sad? Shocked? Definitely. Angry? Well...I permitted Zach and her to get married so what's the use of anger? Nervous? Hey, many women die of childbirth, though Hannah won't.

I created her, remember? I could always write her back. But right...why write her when I have A HUNDRED MORE COPIES OF HER IN A SECRET HIDEOUT?!

I'm super smart.

But honestly, I do not know how to react on this situation. I'm excited, I'm happy, I'm nervous, I'm shocked.

I could feel all those but...I gotta choose one.

Excited or happy?

Or both?

That makes me exppy. Or hapcited.

...

HANNAH

I didn't expect his reaction to be like this. I expected something like:

"But Hannah, I don't know if I can do it."

"We'll figure this out. Okay?"Zach assured. I nodded and smiled at him. We sat on the couch and turned the flat screen on, immediately showing us the news for today.

We never really pay attention to the news, not until today.

"Just this morning there have been reports sent to Australian authorities about a car crash near a coffee shop in Sydney, Australia. It has been noted by Australian leaders to the US government that the victim was indeed an American, Lorraine Cooper."

Zach leaned closer to listen. Pictures of Aunt Lorraine's crash flashed in a screen behind the reporter.

"It has been confirmed that Lorraine Cooper is a former New Yorker, now living in Madison, Delaware with her nephew and his wife. Local residents of Madison said that Mrs. Cooper is on a month's vacation in Sydney. Mrs. Cooper is now confined in St. Peter's Hospital in Sydney for recovery."

Zach let himself fall on the couch. "Zach,"I comforted, embracing him. He had tears in his eyes. "Why do I lose everyone I love?"

"You haven't lost her yet. And you still have me, our child."I said. Zach looked at me and wiped his tears, planting a kiss on the back of my hand.

"Let's go pack, we're going to Australia."

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ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL IS TOTALLY FAKE!!!

DON'T ASK YOUR PARENTS/HUSBAND/UNCLE/AUNT/GRANDPA/GRANDMA/ANYONE TO HAVE YOU CONFINED IN A ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL IN SYDNEY BECAUSE THERE IS NONE...I guess.

Anyway I just made that.

And uh-oh, LORRAINE'S GOT IN A CAR CRASH TOO!!!

Boohuhuhu.

Anyway please vote!

Peace✌out.