Body Language - Chapter 15 (Part 3)
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Dinner time came, and Mrs. Garrett prepared yet another big meal, with mash potatoes, cranberries, cornbread, green beans, stuffing, honey-cured ham, and a roasted chicken, she was not in the mood to bake a turkey, which is unfortunate, because I like turkey.
It was just the usual, talking about various things such as our presents, what it would be like back home, the three other dormmates, and stuff like that, and of course, the video machine.
"I can't believe that Blair got us a video machine, now we can watch movies when we feel like it." Mrs. Garrett happily noted.
"It would be cool, but I heard those tapes can be expensive, like $5 a piece." I told them.
"Ouch! That's so expensive!" Sue Ann barked. "I hope it would be Blair that will buy all of our videos."
"Yeah, but then we will be stuck with what she wants to watch." Cindy reminded. "And we will be bored to death with all the French stuff she likes."
"God, don't remind me Cindy." Nancy sighed while rolling her eyes. "She constantly speaks both English and French. I hate it so much, I had to tell that we don't speak Frenglish here!"
We all laughed, I'm glad that she's not my roommate. Finally, it was time for desert.
"Now if you excuse me, I'll get the desert." Mrs. Garrett pardoned herself from the table and got the desert. She brought two deserts to the table: one was her "famous" frosted Chocolate Chip Chocolate cake and the other got Sue Ann excited.
"Rice pudding!"
"Yes Sue Ann, you're favorite." Mrs. Garrett told her with her motherly smile.
Sue Ann quickly scooped up a good portion of the pudding to her plate and took her first bite. It looked like she was in heaven.
"And it's got some cinnamon in it as well. Oh this is so good! Thanks for making this Mrs. Garrett."
Mrs. Garrett first looked the other way and then told Sue Ann the truth. "Well… I didn't make it."
"You didn't?"
Mrs. Garrett shook her head, "Mmm. Mmmm."
Then she looked at Nancy. "Did you make it?"
Nancy shook her head. "Nope."
Then she looked at me. "Did you make it, Molly?"
"I didn't. The last time I tried to make rice, I burned it." That was an unfortunate event, since the fire detector went off and we couldn't stop it. The firemen came and told us to get better detectors.
"Oh I see. Then if it isn't Mrs. Garret, and if it isn't you two, then…" She trailed as she turned to her right side and saw a smiling Cindy.
"I did, Sue Ann."
Sue Ann didn't know what to say, she stuttered out her sentence. "Uh-uh-uh-uh thanks?"
"You're welcome. Anything for my good friend. Well, what are you waiting for, eat up!"
Sue Ann regained back some composure and smiled back. "I sure will!"
We all had some of the rice pudding and enjoyed it. Cindy's a better cook than I though.
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It wasn't until dinner was already done, when things really got interesting. Mrs. Garrett and Nancy were upstairs, while Cindy and Sue Ann were downstairs. Neither of the two knew I was coming downstairs for some milk and cookies. While I was on the steps, I was able to see the two sharing their last gifts.
"I got a special gift for you." Sue Ann told her in a singing tone.
Quickly, Cindy got excited. "Really? What is it?"
"Let me get it for you." She then went to the back of the Christmas tree and got the gift. The she handed it to Cindy and she opened it. It was a framed autograph photo of some football player. She quickly got excited.
"Wow! Is this an autographed photo of Gale Sayers?" Oh, I think I've heard of him.
"It is! It's a photo of him when he used to play for the Jayhawks."
At that moment, Sue Ann and Cindy saw me.
"Oh hey there Molly! Did you see what she got me?" Cindy jubilated.
"Yeah, some signed autograph of some football player, right?"
Her eyes got big, like she was astonished that I didn't know who he was. Cindy tends to forget that I don't follow football as much as she does. "It's not just some football player, it's Gayle Sayers, one of the greatest running backs of all time! This man was amazing on the field."
"Uh… I guess so?" I responded. She just looked at me and proceeded to read the writing out loud.
"Dear Cindy Webster. I heard that you like football, so here's a gift for you. Gayle Sayers."
Cindy jumped up for a bit and then hugged Sue Ann. "Oh thank you so much Sue Ann. You don't know how much I will cherish it!"
Sue Ann blushed a bit and beamed. "I hope so. My cousin Zeke from Manhattan went through a bit of trouble getting it."
"Manhattan? You got a cousin living near here?"
"No stupid. Manhattan, Kansas. Where the University is located."
"Oh. I didn't know that." Cindy replied.
"I did, but how far is it from Kansas City?" I asked.
"It's no more than two hours away. Nice place."
"Hey Sue Ann, guess what? I got a gift for you!" Cindy elated like a little girl wanting to give her Christmas gift.
"Awesome! What is it?"
"Let me get it right now. You didn't move it, did you Molly?"
"Nope, it's at the same spot, unless someone else found it and moved it."
"They better not, or else…"
She promptly went to another room and got the gift. I'm not telling you guys where she hid it. Then she handed it over to Sue Ann. Like a little child opening up the first Christmas gift, she quickly unwrapped the present and shouted "Oh my God! I can't believe this!"
"Do you like it?"
"Do I like it? I LOVE it! You got an autographed copy of Eddie Rabbitt's latest album. I feel like I went to heaven by now!"
Cindy was very happy and so was I. Thank you, Eddie.
After she calmed down a bit, Sue Ann thanked her. "Thanks for the album."
"Oh, something fell on the floor." I pointed.
Sue Ann looked down and saw the autographed photo. She read it and got very excited.
"This is so awesome. I can't believe it! If this was back home, all the girls would be jealous of me."
"Really?" Cindy questioned.
"Absolutely! They all love him! Thank you so much, Cindy!" Sue Ann gleefully hugged Cindy and gave her a peck on the cheek. Cindy smiled, but what happens next will change their relationship from this point on. She drew Sue Ann's face close to hers and smooches her! Sue Ann didn't resist, in fact she gave in very easily. Her arms were wrapped around Cindy's back like she didn't want her to go anywhere. Cindy had her arms wrapped around Sue Ann's neck. Passionately, they kissed each other like there was no tomorrow. About a minute later, suddenly Sue Ann snapped out of it. She slightly pushed Cindy off and gave her an incredulous look. Then she looked at me with an angry scowl.
"You saw all of this and you didn't do at thing? Why didn't you stop it?" She scolded. It looked like a tear was running down her cheek
"It seemed like you were enjoying it." I told her simply. That made her even madder and she ran upstairs. Cindy had a wide smile on her face. "Well, at least you don't have to worry about Scott kissing her before you did."
"Yep, and boy does she want me. I didn't even need a mistletoe for that kiss."
I shook my head. I knew that Cindy can be bold, but not THAT bold. "She sure does, but when will she admit it?" That's the million-dollar question.
"I don't know but I feel like I'm in heaven - whether you believe in it or not."
"Oh stop it!"
"Psych! Just playing with you. Let's get back to our rooms before Mrs. Garrett see us and started asking questions."
However it was too late, for a soon as we got to the hallway upstairs, there was Mrs. Garrett, waiting for us.
"What's did you two do to Sue Ann? She's bawling like crazy in her room." Mrs. Garrett demanded.
Cindy was totally speechless and I was trying to find something to tell her.
"Cindy?" She looked at her, knowing that she must have done something to her.
"I gave her a gift. That's all." That's true - sort of. Cindy should know by now that you can't fool Mrs. Garrett that easily.
"Cindy, we need to talk in the bedroom - now."
"Uh okay…"
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