An Elinor Wonders Why Special: My Bunny Girl: Part 5

(Scene: Dr. Hedgehog's office)
(Elinor has her mouth open. just as Dr. Hedgehog's checking it.)
Elinor: Aaaaaaaaaahhhhh. (with stick in her mouth) Carnnk yu sheeee ik? 
(Dr. Hedgehog removes the stick.) 
Elinor: Can't you see it? 
Dr. Hedgehog: No. 
Elinor: It's there.
Dr. Hedgehog: Elinor. there is no chicken bone stuck in your throat.
(Elinor looks up at the certificates on the wall.)
Elinor: Dr. Hedgehog. are you sure those are yours?
(Scene: Waiting room) 
(The nurse is showing Ari how to use a syringe as a water gun.) 
Nurse: So you fill it with water like this. and what have you got? A water gun.
Ari: Cool. can I get one for Elinor?
Nurse: Oh. yes. yes.
(She gets another syringe out from a drawer.)
Nurse: Ari. let me ask you a question. Does Elinor ever tell you why she comes down here so much?
Ari: 'Cause she's dying.
Nurse: Do you think she is? 
Ari: No. 
Nurse: Why do you think she says that? 
Ari: 'Cause she gets scared of all those dead people in her house. and you know that saying. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. well if she's one of them, she won't be as scared.
Nurse: You know what I think? I think Elinor's very lucky to have a friend like you.
(She gives Ari the other syringe.) 
Ari: She's my best friend. 
(Elinor comes outta the office.) 
Nurse: Miss Elinor. how are you feeling? 
Elinor: As good as can be expected. 
(Elinor and Ari exit the waiting room.)
Ari: Hey, Elinor guess what we got? 
Elinor: What? 
(He runs around. passes Elinor. and he sprays her with water.) 
Ari: This! 
Elinor: Hey you! I'm gonna get you! I'll get you!
(She chases Ari down the stair steps. and outta the building.)
(Scene: Wilderness Forest)
(Elinor's still chasing Ari around. and she's trying to spray him. They are having fun doing so. and all of a sudden, Ari stops a bit.) 
Ari: Whoa! 
Elinor: What? 
Ari: There's a beehive right there! 
Elinor: So? 
Ari: Stand back. 
(He goes to a tree. and he sprays the beehive.)
Elinor: Are you crazy? You'll get stung! 
Ari: You're right, let's knock it down! 
Oona: What do you want it for anyway? 
Ari: 'Cause they're neat. 
(They both begin throwing rocks at the beehive. one of the rocks damages it. and Ari throws one last one. and it falls over to the ground.) 
Ari: Got it! 
(Elinor notices her mood ring is gone.) 
Elinor: My mood ring! It fell off! I gotta find it! 
(They start looking for it. and Ari notices the beehive has bees. The bees begin coming out and swarming.)
Ari: They're alive! Run for your life! 
(Ari jumps up and starts running away fast. Elinor stands there looking right at the bees. Ari grabs her arm. and that snaps her out of it. They both begin running through the wilderness forest.) 
Ari: Run faster! they're after us! 
Elinor: I am running faster! 
Ari: Hurry! 
(They've ran outta the wilderness forest to the weeping willow with the pier. They both run towards the pier.) 
Elinor: Jump in the water! 
Ari: But I have my clothes on! 
Elinor: Do it! 
(They dive into the water.) 
(Scene: Underwater) 
(Elinor and Ari are underwater and holding their breath.) 
(Scene: The Rabbits' house) 
(Elinor walks in. Her clothes are wet and her hair's straight down. she begins going up the stair steps.)
Mr. Rabbit (from up the stair steps): Elinor. is that you? 
Elinor: Yes.
Mr. Rabbit: Hey. guess what? We're going to the carnival tonight. be ready to go in ten minutes.
(Elinor's real super excited about the news. She begins going faster up the stair steps.)
Harry: Irene's coming with us. 
(Elinor's not bright and cheerful with those news.)
(Scene: Carnival during the evening time)
(There are many other humanoid critters screaming at a typical carnival manner. Elinor, Mr. Rabbit and Irene Pepperberg are there as well too.) 
Irene Pepperberg: So, Elinor. what's your favorite ride? 
Elinor: I like the freak show. 
Mr. Rabbit: I know, I know. let's go on the sit on the bench and rest ride. 
Irene Pepperberg: I don't think that roller coaster agreed with your bad stomach. You know, Elinor. you have to watch what you eat here. I remember one time I went to a carnival with my cousins. Daryl and Brian. and they both ate corn dogs. and the next day, they came down with nephritis.
Elinor: Nephritis? It's a kidney disease. you don't get it from corn dogs. 
Irene Pepperberg: Well. I'm no doctor. All I know is, the next day, they had really high fevers. and their faces got very fat. They baffled medical science. they were in a magazine.
(Elinor and Mr. Rabbit give a "yeah right" look to Irene Pepperberg.)
Irene Pepperberg: They were! Popular Mechanics. no Popular Science. I don't know. popular. 
(They're now at a stall where the object of the game is to get a ball in a fishbowl.) 
Irene Pepperberg: Oh look. they're trying to hit that poor thing. 
Mr. Rabbit: Watch you don't knock out a fish. 
Irene Pepperberg: Perfect. 
Mr. Rabbit: I don't know which ball's mine. 
(Elinor gets a ball in one of the bowls.) 
Elinor: I won! I won! 
Irene Pepperberg: Oh great! 
Attendant: Hooray. we have a winner. 
(He picks up a goldfish in a plastic bag of water. and He gives it directly to Elinor.) 
Attendant: There you go little girl. See how easy it is folks? 
(Elinor and Irene Pepperberg inspect the goldfish.) 
Irene Pepperberg: Oh, Elinor. that's a gorgeous goldfish. 
(Elinor notices a ring on Irene Pepperberg's hand.) 
Elinor: Where'd you get that ring? 
(Irene Pepperberg's face looks guilty.) 
Elinor (is hopeful): Did you win it? 
(Irene Pepperberg and Mr. Rabbit look right at one another. and they both smile at Elinor.)
Irene Pepperberg: Elinor. we have something to tell you. Ethan? 
(Mr. Rabbit sits at the dining table. and he looks right at Elinor in a matter-of-fact way.) 
Mr. Rabbit: Elinor. we have some good news. Irene and I are getting married. 
(Elinor's face changes to shock and horror. and she drops her goldfish.) 
Elinor: Oh! my fish! 
(Elinor picks up her goldfish.) 
Mr. Rabbit: We're having the wedding sometime near the end of the summer. 
Elinor (ignoring Mr. Rabbit's comment): You'll be okay, little fish. 
Irene Pepperberg: Elinor? Would you like us to get you another goldfish? 
Elinor (is angry and annoyed): No! He's fine. (to the goldfish): Fish are very resilient animals. you know. Don't worry. I won't get another fish. 
(Irene Pepperberg and Mr. Rabbit's faces are worried and concerned. and Elinor didn't even understand what they just said.) 
Announcer (shouting): THE BUMPER CARS! THE BUMPER CARS! FOR JUST FIFTY CENTS A HALF DOLLAR! FIVE DIMES! TEN NICKELS! WE HAVE A RIDE THAT'S GUARANTEED TO REARRANGE ALL OF YOUR INTERNAL ORGANS! 
Irene Pepperberg: Oh. bumper cars. oh you can't go to a carnival and not ride the bumper cars. 
Mr. Rabbit: I fall asleep at the wheel. 
Elinor (grinning): I'll ride on the bumper cars with you! 
Irene Pepperberg: Oh. great, Elinor. come on! 
(They both race over to the bumper cars. Mr. Rabbit's left carrying the teddy bear and Elinor's goldfish.)
(Elinor races in.) 
Irene Pepperberg (to the attendant): Uhh....two. (to Elinor): I got the blue one! 
Elinor: No! 
Irene Pepperberg: Yes! 
(They both get into the bumper cars. and they both strap in.) 
Irene Pepperberg (pointing at Elinor): I am gonna get you.
(She gives Elinor a thumbs up. Elinor returns it as she has a serious look on her face. They both begin playing around.) 
Mr. Rabbit: Elinor. keep your hands on the wheel! 
(Elinor rams into Irene Pepperberg's bumper car at top speed. The bumper car spins around. and Irene Pepperberg screams in excitement. Elinor rams into her a few more times. and this makes Irene Pepperberg not pleased any longer. and She isn't able to escape Elinor.)
Mr. Rabbit (to Elinor): Careful, Elinor. careful. (to Irene Pepperberg): Irene! Look out! 
(Wham! Elinor rams into Irene Pepperberg. and she grins at her.) 
(Scene: Neighborhood street) 
(Elinor's riding her bike down the street. She arrives at the Bat's house. and she stops her bike. She walks up to the door. and she rings the doorbell. Mrs. Bat answers the door.) 
Mrs. Bat: Hi, Elinor. 
Elinor: Hi. can Ari come out? 
Mrs. Bat: Sure. come in. 
(Elinor goes inside. and Ari comes down the stair steps.) 
Ari: Hi, Elinor. 
Elinor: Hi. wanna ride bikes? 
Ari: Sure. 
Mrs. Bat: Oh. did you make your bed? 
Ari: Yes. 
Mrs. Bat: You're sure? 
Ari: It's made 
Mrs. Bat: Come here. you've got a milk mustache. 
(She wipes Ari's lip to get it off.) 
Ari (to Elinor): Come on. let's go 
Elinor: Bye, Mrs. Bat.
Ari: Bye, Ma. 
Mrs. Bat: Have fun, kids. 
(Elinor and Ari exit the house.) 
Elinor: I'm running away. 
Ari: Where you running to? 
(They both get on their bikes. and they begin riding away from the house.) 
Elinor: California. I'm going to Hollywood to live with the Brady Bunch. 
Ari: I wanna live with them too. 
Elinor: No. you can't. they have enough kids. you'll have to live with the Partridge Family. 
Ari: Really? 
(They both ride down a path in a wilderness forest. Ari stops a bit. and Elinor does the exact same.) 
Ari: That's it. 
(He sits by the river bank. and Elinor walks over to him with an annoyed look on her face.) 
Elinor: Get up! 
Ari: I'm tired of running away. Besides. we past this place two times already. We're not getting nowhere. 
(Elinor sits next to him.) 
Ari: Why are you running away? 
Elinor: My dad gave Irene a ring.
Ari: Wow. was it a decoder ring? 
Elinor: You're such a cumber. it was an engagement ring. 
Ari: They're getting married? 
(Elinor nods her head yes.) 
Ari: So now you'll have a mother. 
Elinor: I don't like her. 
Ari: I do. she's real funny. 
Elinor: He likes her better than me. 
(Scene: Tree at dusk) 
(Elinor and Ari are sitting in the tree.) 
Ari: I'm hungry, I can't last any longer. 
Elinor: Then go home, baby. 
Ari: I have to anyway, my mom will be worried. 
Elinor: Leave then. some friend you are. 
Ari: You can come to my house for dinner? 
Elinor: No. I'm hiding out. 
Ari: Okay. seeya. 
(Ari jumps outta the tree. and he goes back home to his house.) 
(It's evening time now. and Elinor's still in the tree. She looks around. and she gets down. The tree was in her front lawn. She goes inside. She waits for somebody to be concerned about her gone for now. Nobody comes. and all she can hear is the television screen. She opens. and she closes the door again to try to attract attention. but no luck. She goes into the living room to find Mr. Rabbit and Bibi asleep. She begins going upstairs. upset and ignored.)
Elinor (thoughts): In social studies, we learned some people stole the Limburg baby right outta his house. I think I'll sleep with my window open tonight.
(It's now morning. Elinor's screaming in fear and alarm.)
Elinor: Oh my gosh! 
(She runs outta the washroom. and down the stair steps.) 
Elinor: Daddy! Daddy! Daddy? 
(She races past Irene Pepperberg.) 
Elinor: Daddy? 
(Irene Pepperberg stops Elinor.) 
Irene Pepperberg: Elinor. Elinor. what's the matter? 
Elinor: Where's Daddy? 
Irene Pepperberg: Well. he just left. what's wrong? 
Elinor: I'm hemorrhaging. 
Irene Pepperberg: What do you mean you're hemorrhaging? 
Elinor (in a weak and terrified voice): I don't want-I don't need your help. 
(She tries to run away. but Irene Pepperberg stops her.) 
Irene Pepperberg: Elinor. did this happen in the bathroom? 
(Elinor nods her head.)
Irene Pepperberg: How old are you? 
Elinor: I'm eleven and a half. 
Irene Pepperberg: It's okay. come on upstairs. we have to have a little talk. 
(They both go up to Elinor's bedroom. and they both sit on the bed.) 
Elinor: My Mommy and Daddy did that? 
Irene Pepperberg: It's actually a very beautiful thing. and look. there wouldn't have been an Elinor. 
Elinor: I think it should be outlawed. 
Irene Pepperberg: Believe me. someday. you'll feel differently. 
(The doorbell begins ringing.) 
Elinor: Oh. that's probably Ari. I don't wanna see him. It's not fair. Nothing happens to boys. 
(She goes down the stair steps. and she answers the door. Ari's there.) 
Ari: Hi, Elinor. can you come out? 
Elinor: I don't know.
Ari: Please. it's real hot. maybe we can go swimming?
(Elinor's now angry and annoyed.) 
Elinor: No! 
(She pushes Ari to the ground.) 
Elinor: Get outta here! And don't come back for five to seven days!
(She goes back inside. and she closes the door. Ari's left on the ground startled. A funeral and memorial ceremony is going on. Elinor's in the living room. reading a book. and watching Bibi. so she doesn't wander off. She puts down the book. and she gets up.)
Elinor: Bibi. I'm going to the bathroom. I'll be right back. 
(She kisses Bibi. and she leaves. just as she's making her way, she hears giggling. She goes to the funeral and memorial ceremony room. and sees Mr. Rabbit and Irene Pepperberg giggling and kissing. Bibi stands up from the living room. and she walks in. She takes a red rose. looks right at the man. and she sings into the red rose like a karaoke microphone.)
Bibi: It's quarter to three 
there's no one in the place 
just you and me
(Elinor hears. and she's worried and nervous. Irene Pepperberg and Mr. Rabbit also here it and exit. Elinor runs into the room where they were before. and she closes the door.)
Bibi (continued): so santa-macho 
I got a little story 
you oughta know 
we're comin' my friend 
to the end of a brief episode 
Bibi: so make it one 
for my baby 
and one more for the road
Mr. Rabbit: I'm so sorry. it's alright, ma. I'm very, very sorry. 
(He takes Bibi outta the room.)
(Mr. Rabbit goes to the room where Elinor's located. and he bursts in. then He grabs Elinor by her shoulders.) 
Mr. Rabbit: Now what were you thinking? huh? huh? It's your responsibility to watch her! Do you have any idea how upset those people are in there? 
(Elinor breaks from the grasp. and she walks out the door. Irene Pepperberg looks right at Mr. Rabbit.) 
(Scene: Weeping willow by the pier) 
(Elinor and Ari are there sitting under it.) 
Elinor: Why do you think people wanna get married? 
Ari: Well. when you get older, you just have to. 
Elinor: I'm gonna marry Mr. Hamster. 
Ari: You can't marry a teacher. it's against the law. 
Elinor: It is not. 
Ari: Yes it is. 'cause then he'll give you all A's. and it won't be fair. 
Elinor: Not true. (is uncertain) Have you ever kissed anyone? 
Ari: Like they do on TV? 
Elinor: Uh-huh. 
Ari: No. 
Elinor: Maybe we should. just to see what's the big deal. 
Ari: But, I don't know how. 
Elinor: Here. practice on your arm like this. 
(She starts kissing her arm. and Ari copies her.) 
Ari: Like this? 
Elinor: Uh-huh.
(They both kiss their arms some more.) 
Elinor: Okay. enough practice. Close your eyes. 
Ari: But then I won't be able to see anything. 
(Elinor raises her fist.) 
Elinor: Just do it. 
Ari: Okay. okay. 
(Ari closes his eyes.) 
Elinor: Okay. on the count of three. one. two. two and a half. three.
(Elinor leans frontwards. and she kisses Ari. They're both surprised. and they stay silent for a bit.) 
Elinor: Say something it's too quiet. 
Ari: Umm....Ummmmm 
Elinor (agitated): Just hurry. 
(Ari stands up. and he puts his hand on his chest. and He begins speaking.) 
Ari: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
(Elinor stands up and joins him.) 
Elinor and Ari: And to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under God, individual, with liberty and justice for all. 
(They both finish. and they look a bit uncomfortable.) 
(Scene: Street) 
(Elinor and Ari are wheeling their bikes back down the road.) 
Elinor: You better not tell anyone. 
Ari: You better not neither. 
Elinor: Well. let's spit on it. 
Ari: Okay. 
(They both spit on their hands. and they shake them.) 
Elinor: See ya tomorrow. 
Ari: Okay. see ya. 
(Elinor starts down the road.) 
Ari: Elinor?
(Elinor stops. and she turns back around.) 
Elinor: What? 
Ari: Would you think of me? 
Elinor: For what? 
Ari: Well. if you don't get to marry Mr. Grouper. 
(Elinor smiles at Ari. and she gets on her bike.) 
Elinor: I guess. 
(Elinor rides down the street and Nonny watches and smiles at her.) 
(Scene: Forest) 
(Ari walks around through the wilderness forest. He's looking for Elinor's mood ring that had fallen. He sees the beehive. and he kicks it. and he makes sure there's no danger around here. He searches in the leaves. and he finds it.) 
Ari: Yes! 
(Unfornately. there are still bees in the beehive. and they begin to swarming. and When Ari realizes it, it's way too late. They begin swarming him and stinging him.) 
Ari: Ow! Aahh! No! Get away! 
(Ari's sun visor falls to the ground. Ari's now deceased.)
End of Part 5.
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