Not Funny
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 10
by
copier
· original author:
penslayer5
What soon followed was the most epic scolding of Nicole's young life. Her parents weren't just angry, they were beyond furious that their daughter would do something so reckless and dangerous. What if she hadn't been able to regurgitate them? They would've died a slow and painful death via stomach acid.
The very thought was haunting and they made sure to let her know it.
Nicole tried to apologize but her parents were having none of it. Debbie yelled until she was practically blue in the face and while Steve normally wasn't one to raise his voice, he certainly proved that he had vocal range. He was pissed off and disappointed.
"You deliberately disobeyed me!" He snapped.
"We could've died! Do you understand that?" Debbie ranted.
Nicole listened and was growing more and more upset by the second. Her prank was supposed to be harmless. Just a little joke inspired by her favorite movie. While she could understand why her parents were angry with her, no one got hurt and nobody died. Did they really have to lay into her like this?
"I said I was sorry!"
"Sorry isn't going to cut it young lady! You are grounded!" Debbie fired back. "You'll be lucky to see your phone and computer by the time you're eighteen!"
Nicole looked absolutely gobsmacked. "B-But that's not fair! No one even got hurt!"
"You stole my invention without permission and used put our lives in unnecessary danger." Steve spoke coolly. "I agree with your mother. You're grounded little Missy."
Nicole was beside herself. The girl was actually trembling.
"Go to your room!" Debbie ordered.
"But before that..." Steve held out his hand. "I want my shrink ray back."
The ranting was now over, the appropriate punishment had been handed out, and all that remained was to return the device and retreat in shame. Nicole felt a whole slew of emotions wash over her. Guilt, sadness, anger, the perfect ingredients for a cocktail of the unknown kind.
She knew she should listen to her parents and do as she was told before she made things worse. But another part of her felt annoyed at being scolded for something that hadn't resulted in actual harm. Why was she being punished for her prank when everyone was okay in the end. It wasn't like she had to let them out of her stomach.
Steve waved his hand. "I'm waiting."
The very thought was haunting and they made sure to let her know it.
Nicole tried to apologize but her parents were having none of it. Debbie yelled until she was practically blue in the face and while Steve normally wasn't one to raise his voice, he certainly proved that he had vocal range. He was pissed off and disappointed.
"You deliberately disobeyed me!" He snapped.
"We could've died! Do you understand that?" Debbie ranted.
Nicole listened and was growing more and more upset by the second. Her prank was supposed to be harmless. Just a little joke inspired by her favorite movie. While she could understand why her parents were angry with her, no one got hurt and nobody died. Did they really have to lay into her like this?
"I said I was sorry!"
"Sorry isn't going to cut it young lady! You are grounded!" Debbie fired back. "You'll be lucky to see your phone and computer by the time you're eighteen!"
Nicole looked absolutely gobsmacked. "B-But that's not fair! No one even got hurt!"
"You stole my invention without permission and used put our lives in unnecessary danger." Steve spoke coolly. "I agree with your mother. You're grounded little Missy."
Nicole was beside herself. The girl was actually trembling.
"Go to your room!" Debbie ordered.
"But before that..." Steve held out his hand. "I want my shrink ray back."
The ranting was now over, the appropriate punishment had been handed out, and all that remained was to return the device and retreat in shame. Nicole felt a whole slew of emotions wash over her. Guilt, sadness, anger, the perfect ingredients for a cocktail of the unknown kind.
She knew she should listen to her parents and do as she was told before she made things worse. But another part of her felt annoyed at being scolded for something that hadn't resulted in actual harm. Why was she being punished for her prank when everyone was okay in the end. It wasn't like she had to let them out of her stomach.
Steve waved his hand. "I'm waiting."
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