Comments on 'Alex in Wonderland- Part 15'Jessica yanked off her heels and tucked them under her arm, drawing a few disapproving stares from some blue- haired ladies standing nearby. "_What!?_" She bristled.
Becky's sobs drew Jessica's attention from the elderly ladies, to Amanda's relief, "Becky, _shut up!_ I have _had it with you today._ We are all stuck! Do you see any of us breaking down?" Jessica screamed, drawing even _more_ attention.
Amanda frowned and mumbled, "Cracking up, maybe. Breaking down, no." Jessica's blue eyes flashed to her. Amanda offered a "one shoulder shrug."
Alex nudged Jessica from behind, "We're following you." She snapped her face to him and blinked, "Yeah. I know." Then started _back_ toward the Casa Grande. Becky had been reduced to snubbing sniffles but was following along.
About the time they made the entrance of the restaurant, they heard a drawling, "Yo! Cyndi Lauper wanna-be!" The crowd seemed to part like the Red Sea as they turned to see Krystle at a fullout run heading straight for Jessica.2008-06-06T12:42:33Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/33300Comment on Alex in Wonderland- Part 15<p>Great job on the <strong>recycling</strong> Jen and I truly LOVE this piece!<br /><em>The crowd seemed to part like the Red Sea</em> I could see this in my mind, like a scene from an Eddie Murphy movie from the 80’s.<br />You are forcing me to up my game… let’s see if I am up to the challenge… on to part 16 :)</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/33300?basename=684692008-06-06T12:42:33ZKevMullinshttp://ficlets.com/authors/kevmullinsComment on Alex in Wonderland- Part 15<p>I think Krystle is made of crazy in the same way baseball bats are made of wood.<br />Another excellent addition to the series.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/33300?basename=684242008-06-06T04:32:54ZJohn Perkinshttp://ficlets.com/authors/johnperkins21Comment on Alex in Wonderland- Part 15<p>Cyndi Lauper insult compliments of Kev from his part 12 <em>ala</em> <strong>Ficlet recycling</strong>. ;) Krystle is definitely taking a lot of heat right now. Maybe we’ll find out why along the way. ;D</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/33300?basename=684092008-06-06T03:39:05ZJenuniquehttp://ficlets.com/authors/jenuniqueComment on Alex in Wonderland- Part 15<p>I think that Krystle is maybe a little bit crazy. And by a little bit, I mean a lot. And by a lot, I mean give that woman some happy-drugs and a straight-jacket!</p>
<p>Snappy dialog, check.<br />Fast pace, check.<br />Cyndi Lauper insult, check.<br />All in all, a good addition!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/33300?basename=684072008-06-06T03:30:05ZJLaughterhttp://ficlets.com/authors/jlaughter