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The World Of A Cold Sweat

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Tobey awoke with a cold sweat. He shot up and breathed heavily, trying to calm himself down. He hastily grabbed his glasses and put them on as he tumbled out of bed. He crawled toward his closet and reached for the door handle. After it swung open, Tobey dived in and proceeded to grab and throw anything that was in his way. Clothes, old toys, broken wrenches, etc. flew out of the wardrobe. When he finally found what he wanted, Tobey grabbed it and proceeded to slide the box out into the middle of his room. He propped himself on his knees and opened the box. The streetlight from outside provided enough light for him to see. Inside the container was all of Tobey’s WordGirl stuff. His watch with a fixed crack in the face, several action …show more content…

There were some that became more active while others committed less crimes, including Tobey. As he got older, he began to release robots as a result of occasional angry outbursts more than mischievous escapades. When he closed the book to find a sticker of himself grinning and giving a thumbs up, Tobey let out a large sigh. He shoved all this stuff into the back of the closet about a year ago in an attempt to forget his feelings for WordGirl. Obviously, his attempt was futile. Is there anyway that I could possibly be with her? Tobey thought. There was a sudden tapping on the window that made Tobey jump. He turned around to see a sandwich head framed in the glass. “Chuck!” he exclaimed. He stumbled over to the window and opened it. “What are you doing at this time of night?” “Today’s the first step of the big plan, remember?” replied Chuck. “We talked about it last meeting.” “I wasn’t at the last meeting, Chuck. I was really busy,” Tobey explained. In reality, he did not feel like going to it. “That’s right,” Chuck recalled. “Did you get the memo, then?” “Was it sent by mail?” “Probably.” “Then it’s probably at the bottom of the dustbin. My mother is against any exploits that involves the Association.” “That’s too bad. My mom doesn’t really care one way or another. Sometimes I even tell her about my crimes! She seems to enjoy my stories.” Tobey sighed, but Chuck did not seem to notice. “Just get to the point.” “Oh, right. Well, we have a great plan, but it’s

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