MARIA'S DOLLS

Frank storm out of the house very upset.  He really didn't have any friend. So he went where everyone is your friend, the bar.    It's was early nine thirty in the morning and he was having his first drink.  "Let me have a double of Rock and Rye." he said     "Don't you think that's kind of strong so early." asked the bartender Dense.     

"Look, I've been seeing things that aren't happening.   Can't explain it.  So either I'm going crazy or it's really happening.  Understand me?" asked Frank as he chowed down his drink, "Yes Sir I understand." said  Dense not knowing what the hell Frank was talking about, but it was part of his job to agree with a drunk or a person about to get drunk.   "Look bud, I'll fill it up one more time.  Don't drink it so fast.  You won't get another one for another hour and a half." explained  Dense

Frank took his time with the next one knew he had to wait an hour and a half, made him take smaller sips.  Maria went to school as usual.   Then to work, and again she brought left over.   She entered through the kitchen door again, then started reheating the food.  Grandmom was fast asleep on the couch.   Maria decided not to wake her, she'll wake her up once the food was ready.  

Frank was still drinking.   "Excuse me, Sir, you been here since nine -thirty.  My boss said I not allowed to serve you no more drinks.  Why don't you go home, get some food in your system." said Dense  "One thing you don't tell me when to stop drinking or when to go home.  I'm not drunk. I'm fine, better than fine.   I'll do fine, I do believe now I was seeing  things,  You Understand, don't you?' asked  Frank as he started getting up from his stool and almost falling.  

Dense quickly came from behind the bar to help him out the door, "Look Buddy go home, take a shower and put food in your stomach." said Dense as he left him outside standing on the side walked alone.   Frank started walking home.  Step to the left and again to the left then to the right. Then to the ground, he got back up and fell down again.  A stranger came by and gave him a hand.  Walk him home and left Frank right in front of his house.

Frank looked at the house. then said to himself, "I don't want to go back into that house." So he sat on the step, falling in and out of sleep.  He knew that when Grandmom saw him drunk, she'll tell him off, and piss him off more.    Frank couldn't accept that the dolls weren't alive.  He Knew what he saw.  He was about to prove it, no matter what.

Meanwhile in Maria's Room .........

"Hey Rosemary comes to check this out," said Clark who was looking out the window.  He was always looking out the window.  "What? Who's out there?" asked Rosemary as she headed to the window to find out.   "Oh shit, it's that monster Frank dude.  That's his name right?"  asked Tom  "Yes that his name, but what is he doing out here.  Look at him.  He keeps falling to the ground then getting back up." said Clark  wondering what in the world was he doing   

Baby tugged on Rosemary skirt, then she picked him up, "Come on sweetie you want to see Frankie the chicken butt? she asked as she placed him on the side seal and held on to him tight.   "Baby sees a chicken butt, Baby wants to tie him up.  Please?"  asked Baby   "You want to what?" asked Rosemary    "I'll show you." said Baby then he went into the closet and took out some rope.  "Oh, I see you want to tie him up. What for?" she asked      "No sell Maria, if no monster chicken butt Frank." explained Baby   "Chunky picked Baby up and said, "Baby,  is very smart for a tiny person." said Chunky said as he started explaining what Baby meant.  

"You see guys.   We have two more days until Maria is not safe anymore.  If Frank was taken out of the way, there would not be a  sale, since he's the contact person.  So out to the front yard, they went, Chunky, Baby, Tom, Clark and Rosemary and when they were walking out, Herma decided to go to.  "Wait,  I want to help too.  I have a bone to pick with that chicken butt." said Herma  "Fine follow me," said Clark as they all walk out together, as though they're some kind of mob or gang.   Downstairs they went,  Chunky remember seeing a very small baseball bat.  

"Hey guys give me a  minute," he said as he ran into the closet and grabbed his tiny bat.  "Hey, what's that for?" asked Clark   "Just in case," said Chunky as he swung the bat around.  "Fine bring it with you, but just stop swinging it around.  You going to hit someone with that stupid bat," said Rosemary as she moves Baby and herself out of the way.  "Fine, I'll stop swinging it,  besides. I know I'm not going to hit you," said Chunky   

They finally reached the outside.