My Life as a Sim

Chapter 12

"Welcome to the human world!" Georgia, the blonde girl beams at me. She pauses for a second and looks into my eyes. Then she turns away.

"This," She gestures her hand out around her. "Is America." She has a smug look on her face as she sees my facial expression.

I'm confused.

"So it's a... building?" I glace sideways at Georgia, tilting my head in confusion. A snort escapes from Isaac.

"Amanda, America is a continent..." he rolls his eyes at me and mumbles something incomprehensible.

"Shut up, you doosh! How is she supposed to know that? She's from freaking Sims." Georgia whacks Isaac's arm.

"Shh! Not too loud, people are going to hear us! They'll think we're physcos or something..." He rubs his sore arm.

Georgia struts forward, grabbing my hand and yanks me with her. I notice her oversized hoody and skinny jeans for the first time. Her hair is in a messy bun. It's... odd. Isaac wears similar clothes just with baggy jeans. In Sunset Valley everyone was always perfect and pristine; not a hair out of place.

"Err, Georgia, where are you taking me?" I mumble. She turns around to grin wildly at me. "Well apparently you've never heard of America before, so I'm going to show it to you!"

Isaac smirks at me, "Prepare to be tired out of your mind for the next twenty odd years..."

"Oh come on, Isaac. It isn't all bad." Georgia says as she pulls me out the door. "I mean she'll fit in perfectly with the others; I mean, look at her hair."

My hair? What's wrong with my hair?

Isaac looks up at me like he's just noticed the colour of my hair, and then his lips turn up in a smirk. His eyes twinkle like he knows something nobody else does. "Yeah. I'll give you that."

"What's wrong with my hair?" I ask finally, running my fingers through it.

"Nothing." Georgia says quickly. "Now, c'mon Isaac. We've got to show her the world!" She draws a giant circle in the air with her hands, a crazed glow to her eyes.

I swear she's insane.

"You're crazy, you know that sis?" Isaac says laughing, but then he gets up and follows us out the door.

"Oh, I know." Georgia smiles back at him, the same glow in her eyes. " But I'm not half as crazy as you, dear brother."

Georgia turns away from him before she can his expression. There is pain in his eyes. A freaking lot of it. I guess what Geogia said really hit him hard. I gaze at him for a few seconds until he recovers himself. He smirks, and it's so believable that I'm shocked.

"I'm not the one giving a sim a tour of America!" He jokes. And if it wasn't for the pain I saw in his eyes, I would have believed he was happy. Freaking idiot Georgia. How do you not freaking notice when you hurt someone? In Sunset Valley, a little icon would always show up to tell you if something offended you or the other person. These 'humans' are so stupid.

"You're coming with me, Isaac! I'm not doing this all myself," Georgia pauses and she smirks. "You know, this is the first time a pretty girl has actually talked to you, and you're just going to ignore her? I can't believe you."

Isaac looks angry. I look confused. Georgia laughs at our expressions.

"Alright. I'm coming." Isaac says, blushing madly. So cute. Wait. I didn't mean that! I take it back! I take it back!

***

"So...this is a giant candy shop?" I ask, completely amazed. There are these giant colourful balls with smiley faces on them. Apparently they're some kind of candy.

Georgia and Isaac look horrified.

"Not just any giant candy shop!" Georgia shouts. "It's the giant M&Ms shop!"

Right. M&Ms. Whatever that means. Moose and Mule? Mice and Money? Moo and Meow?

Suddenly I feel Isaac's hand on my shoulder, and I jump back like he's going to kill me. Which he very well could. I have no idea.

But then he moves his hand and looks down, and I end up feeling bad for the poor idiot. I put my hand on his shoulder instead and he looks up with a slight smile on his face. There. That better make him feel better.

"Never heard of M&Ms before, have you Amanda?" he asks me.

I blink at him like he's stupid. Of course I haven't. You think we've got those things in Sunset Valley? Think again. But I don't say any of that. Instead I just shake my head.

"C'mon, I'll get you a bag," he replies, guiding me up the freaking elevator. Did I mention there are two floors of candy merchandise?

Soon I've got a huge bag of M&Ms in my hand and a t-shirt with one of those yellow balls. I think it's an M&M, but I'm not sure.

"NEXT!" the lady at the cash register shouts at the top of her lungs.

Isaac and I step forward, and I place the bag of candy in front of her.

"So, how are y'all doin'?" she asks us in the strangest accent I've ever heard in my life. What on Earth does 'y'all' mean?

"Oh we're just fine, thanks." Isaac replies for us.

"Love yer hair, sweetheart!" the cashier smiles at me innocently. "Wish I could dye my hair that colour, but my momma wants me to keep my hair blonde. Guess ye could say I owe it to 'er."

I just nod, smiling like I totally understand. Which, just for the record, I don't.