Group 5 Annabel and Jimmy

            By: John S, James T and Marco T

It has been days since the accident at the bank. Jimmy had left town, and was staying at the Bates, a shabby one star motel. Jimmy stayed for a while thinking about his mistakes. He had finally decided it was time to go back. As he dragged himself onto Annabel’s porch, he was deciding if this was the right thing to do. How would she react? What if her father is there? Would she take me back? These were the questions that were ruminating around in his mind like a ice skater on a frozen lake.

Jimmy had just reached the door at Annabel’s porch and finally decided to be courageous and knock on the door. Just as soon as Jimmy was about to do this, Annabel abruptly opened the door almost hitting Jimmy in the head, and back-hand slapped him across his face. Jimmy did not seem too stunned after all, for he had ran off before they were supposed to get married and had revealed who he really was; leaving Annabel on the spot. Annabel cried out to Jimmy on the porch, “Why would you do that, Ralph!  You’re a good man! Who  was that big man at the bank talking to you?” She had so many questions but didn’t know which ones to ask. “Wait!” Annabel yelled. “You have to go! My father, he’s here! And he’s very angry with you!” Just then,  a large shadow stood over them at the doorstep. “Ralph, you’re back. How could you treat my sugarplum  like that” stated the large figure at the doorstep “But I-” Ralph stammered “No, I don’t want to hear it! Just crawl away like the insect you are!” "Now listen to me Pop!," Jimmy shouted. “I love your daughter and theres nothing you can do about it.”   “Oh yeah?”

The figure quickly walked inside to a closet, picks up an object, and charges towards Ralph “Now run you roach before I blow you into bits!” Ralph doesn’t even move a muscle.”Daddy stop!” Annabel screamed at the top of her lungs. “Hes changed! Forgive him!” She stepped in front of Ralph just as the trigger was pulled. Annabel gasped for air. Ralph screamed “Noo!!! Annabel!” Everything went black.

Moments later…

“Annabel? Annabel?” Jimmy whispered into her ear.“Ralph?” Annabel said in a raspy voice as she groggily opened her eyes. “Annabel!” Jimmy cried tears of joy. “I’m so glad you’re ok!” “Ralph, what happened? Where am I?” “You’re at the clinic… you got shot.” “What?” “But you’re okay. And there’s something you should know about me. My name is Jimmy Valentine, I’m not a shoe salesman, I’m a safe cracker. I came to Elmore to rob the bank, but then I met you, and I changed. I just wanted to be sure you knew that.” “That’s sweet, but I already know. ” “What?” “I read the newspapers ‘Jimmy,’ I knew about the whole thing. I just wanted you to admit it.” “So will you still take me back?” “Of course, Jimmy!” Annabel happily shouted. “I loved you ever since I first laid eyes on you Annabel”. “I just want to say that I love you because you trusted me and even after finding out my secret, you still stayed with me because you knew I was a changed man” cried Jimmy. “Oh Jimmy,” “oh Annabel,” Jimmy yelled as he grabbed Annabel and kissed her. 

On that note Jimmy and Annabel bought horses and they rode off into the sunset they lived happily ever after on the West Coast, without any harm done to them.

But wait, the father is angry now at Jimmy for stealing his daughter… and he is looking for them. And he will do his best to find them and tear them apart...