Grumpy

Grumpy1

ARGH! I woke up in one of those horrible moods again today; just another awful day after a long night. Everyone around me is happy, happy, happy and for no good reason at all! It’s revolting! I honestly don’t see what’s so good about going to work, coming back, and doing the same thing all over again. On top of things, I have six friends who always sing the same song all the way through our work at the mines. The song sounds like a greeting used in the streets of New York City. We live with each other, and we’re never away from each other! I don’t see why they have to sing every day. Nobody is going to miss out on anything. It’s the same routine every day. Well anyway, today has been worse than any other day. Some sickly and extremely pale woman found our home today.2

When we arrived at the cottage, we found the abnormally white woman sleeping IN MY BED. Out of all the beds she happened to sleep in, did it have to be mine? She opened her beady eyes, looking closely at all of us surrounding the bed.3

“You’re beautiful!” Bashful exclaims. Beautiful?! What a kiss up. He thinks everything is beautiful.4

“Indeed, you are beautiful,” agreed the rest of the guys. Are they blind? When I look at her my eyes burn! They continue to admire her so-called beauty, stroking her greasy hair and “oo-ing” and “ahh-ing” at her lifeless skin. Disgusting! And why is this creature still in my bed! 5

“How did you get here?” asks Doc. 6

“My evil stepmother was jealous of my beauty,” she began. “Every day she’d ask her mirror who was fairest of them all. Her mirror would say that I was the fairest.” I honestly don’t see what’s so fair about her.7

“Well that should cheer you up a bit,  YOU are fairest of them ALL!” laughed Happy. 8

“Thank you,” the girl blushes.9

“So what if the mirror says you’re beautiful? How did you end up here?” I ask.10

“Well, my stepmother hated the mirror’s response and demanded that someone kill me so SHE could be the fairest of them all. But the hunter she hired to kill me couldn’t do it! He let me run away. I am never to return back. She thinks I’m dead, and now I have nowhere to go!” she cries. Great, tears, just what I need to make this day better. Rats! She’s getting my pillow all wet. 11

“You can stay with us,” said Doc. She can stay with us? Is he joking? Please say no!12

“Really? You would let me stay?” asks the girl.13

“YEA!” the guys reply.14

“What’s your name?” yawns Sleepy.15

“Oh, hehe, its Snow White” she giggles. Well they defiantly got her name right. Look at that repulsive skin! It’s almost transparent! It’s a wonder how she walks down the street without getting an “are you okay?” from everyone she passes. 16

“Of course, you can be our housekeeper,” smiles Doc. Housekeeper? That’s just the nice way of saying maid. Heh some good came out of her showing up after all. Snow White sat there hugging and thanking us all. Her scrawny arms were wrapped so awkwardly around me. Her skin was cold and scaly. It was an experience I don’t want to experience again anytime soon. 17

[A few days later]. *Yawn*. Wow. My clothes are clean, and folded on the foot of my bed. I don’t remember doing that… uh-oh. I can’t seem to get used to the nightmare of having Snow White living with us.18

“♪La la la la la♪” someone sings. Ugh, it’s that annoying, awful singing! Before I never knew such a noise existed! In the living room, the girl, Snow White, stood there singing. My hands are over my ears, and she just doesn’t seem to get the hint that I HATE HER SINGING. But, I wish it was only her singing that morning.19

Near the fire place dears were sweeping away the dust. Birds were wiping the shelves and places too high to reach. There were rabbits getting the places below. The cottage was filled with animals. WHAT IS THIS? I don’t remember living in a zoo. Since that girl came, this house has been beyond normal. 20

“Good morning♫” Snow White sings.21

“Morning” I reply grumpily. 22

“Grumpy, why don’t you ever smile?” She asked.23

“I’m not the “smile” type of person” I replied blandly. 24

“Oh. You should smile. It might make people like you better!” She says. Who is she to tell me what to do! I don’t care if people like me or not! The other guys walked in. 25

“YEA! Smile *sniff* grumpy” snuffled Sneezy. Dopy nodded feverishly.26

“You never seem happy. Feeling happy is WONDERFUL!” exaggerated Snow White. I stood there squinting eyes, eyebrows furrowed inwards, lips sagging, grumbling a little. It was hard to refrain myself from gagging. 27

“This is my happy face” I huff.28

“But Grumpy--” Snow White began. I stomp out of the room, and head to the phone. After I made sure nobody was around, I quickly dial her stepmother, the queen’s number.29

“WHAT!” answers a furious voice.30

“Queen?” I ask.31

“WHOS ASKING?” Bellows the queen.32

“I have news on Snow White’s whereabouts” I confess evilly.33

“Continue…” The queen asked suspiciously. I told the queen where we were, and how to get to our cottage. She cackled and thanked me endlessly.34

“BOYS! We’ll be late for work!” Exclaims Doc. Right away they started singing that stupid song. “♫HI-HO. HI-HO. IT’S OFF TO WORK WE GO.♪”35

“Please don’t open the door to anybody!” Doc warned Snow White.36

“I won’t,” replied Snow White.37

I’ve never been so excited to rush off to work. I never get any peace and quiet at home. When the boys sing, it’s easy for me to zone them out. Snow White on the other hand, it’s nearly impossible for me to block out her screeching. The house is always filled with her singing, and the animals! She’s everywhere. Even now the guys are talking about her. Its bad enough we live with her, we don’t need to bring her to work too! 38

On the way back to the house, the guys are singing the annoying song again. Snow White isn’t at the door like she always is. When we stepped inside, we found her on the floor. 39

“Is she dead?” I immediately ask half expectedly. This could be it. The day I’ve been waiting for. Finally I’ll be rid of Snow White! 40

Sleepy and Bashful rush to her side. Doc finds a comb in her hair. It was dipped in poison. Doc carefully took the comb and Snow White woke up. Dopy raced into her arms. He seems relived that she’s okay. How can they be relived?41

“WHAT HAPPENED?” everyone asked concernedly.42

“An old woman was selling combs, and she offered to brush my hair. That’s the last thing I remember,” explained Snow White. “Maybe she was my stepmother!”43

“Well, we told you not to open the door to anybody!” I smirk. 44

“We’re glad your okay” Bashful gushes.45

“I promise not to open the door! I’ll listen this time,” vows Snow White. After that, we had dinner then went to bed. It was a long day. How could the queen be so careless with her plans? I’m deeply disappointed. Snow White, almost died today. Unfortunately she lived. 46

[The next morning]. You know the annoying alarm clocks they have in movies, where people can’t stand them. The kind you want to fling across the wall because it just won’t shut off! I’d prefer one of those then her singing first thing in the morning!47

“♪La la la la la♪” Snow White sings. I got ready and ran for the door. Work; the only place I can almost get away from her.48

“Have a good day at work boys!” Snow White laughs while kissing each of us on the head. Dopy went back for a second one. I thought having her hug me was bad. This is unexplainable! It was as if everything started to slow down. Her germ infected mouth slowly inched towards my head. I can’t move! WHY CAN’T I MOVE? She planted a wet slobbery kiss on my head. How repulsive!49

“♫HI-HO. HI-HO. IT’S OFF TO WORK WE GO.♪” the boys sing. Work wouldn’t be complete without that absurd song. But even though they were all singing, they were on edge.50

After what happened yesterday to Snow White, they all seemed to be constantly worrying about her. I think she would be smart enough to not open the door to strangers anymore. She’ll be fine.51

On our way home, Snow White wasn’t standing at the door. We ran inside to see if she was alright. There, on the floor once again, was Snow White.52

“SHE’S DEAD!” I exclaimed. The boys frantically gathered around her. Dopy was shaking her, urging her to wake up. There was no response to their attempts to “wake her up”. She really was dead. This bubbly feeling erupts from deep inside. I almost feel… happy. She’s really gone.  53

“She’s gone,” Doc whispers weakly. They moped their way to the backyard, where they got a glass coffin. The carefully laid Snow White down in it. Its bad enough she lived with us, even worse she died at our house, and now keeping her in a glass coffin in our back yard is over the top! I’ll never get rid of her.54

[Days Later] Another quiet morning. I can’t help but smile, privately of course. No more singing. No more animals in the house. 55

Every morning since she died, I am forced with my willing friends to go out to the backyard and see Snow White. This morning was different. As they were gathering flowers to place by her coffin, a man on a horse came out of nowhere. He jumped off his horse and ran to Snow White’s coffin.56

“WHO IS THIS BEAUTIFUL WOMAN?” demands the man.57

“This is Snow White” Doc replied sullenly. 58

“She died” I add trying to hide a little grin.59

“May I kiss her?” asks the man kneeling down next to her coffin. Who in their right minds would want to kiss somebody that has been dead for days?60

“OF COURSE” gushes Bashful. The man opened her coffin, knelt down, and kissed Snow White. 61

“Awww” they all coo62

“BLAGH” I spit. I can feel my breakfast forming a lump in my throat! A piece of an apple fell out of Snow White’s mouth. Her eyes opened… She’s alive! Her eyes fell on those of the man.63

“Who are you?” she blushes.64

“I am Prince Charming” he replied. Snow White jumped up out of her coffin. Right when I was getting used to having peace and quiet without her singing. She and Prince “Charming” started singing together. The boys danced around them, as I stood there astonished. This is a nightmare. I can’t believe this is happening. Of course Snow White’s screeching means animals. All the dears, birds, and other animals came out of the forest and started awkwardly moving around them. This is by far the most repulsive scene I have ever witnessed in my life.65

“Will you marry me?” the prince asks Snow White. He really must be sick if he wants to marry her.66

“Hehe, yes ♪” she sings. The prince whisks her away on his horse and is off to his castle. I’ve never been so relived in my life. Finally, peace and quiet! I’m so happy the days of Snow White are finally over. That bubbly feeling erupted once more. This time it was greater than before.67

“Grumpy! You’re Smiling” Squeaks Dopy. He talks? I don’t remember him talking? When did that happen?68

“NO I’M NOT!” I bark back. I’ve got to get out of here. I can’t get this “smile” off my face. She’s gone… she really is. 69