To Love, or Not to Love

"Okay, James, that's it! I've had it with you!"

"Jessie... I'm sorry! It was just a mistake!"

"Well, mister, I'm afraid you've made one too many mistakes in your life!"

Jessie began throwing whatever she could throw at James.

"I've had enough of you! We're through! I hate you!"

Dat did it. James' eyes filled with tears. I actually felt very sorry for da guy... it made me wanna cry, too. Jessie had been treating James worse and worse everyday. I guess a fuse finally broke.

"Jessie! Don't hoit him... we can get da chair fixed..." I said, trying to stop her yelling. She ran over ta me and picked me up.

"Shut up, you mangy fur ball! Ever since I met James, he's been nothing but a problem! He is *the* worst person to ever come into existence! I HATE him!! The world would be sooo much better off if he were never born!" she yelled in my face, den trew me against da wall. Afta dat, I saw her stomp up to James, who was cryin like a baby. She started cursing at him and hitting him very hard. Afta a little while a doin dat, she stomped outta da cabin we was stayin in, and slammed da door. James was layin on da floor, breathin harder den I ever saw him breathe before. He musta been devastated. I walked over to him and touched his shoulder, which made him screech, and run into anadda room.

"James! It's only Meowth!" I said ta him. He peeked, cautiously, outta da door. His face was totally red from blood and scratches. Probably cause a cryin, too.

"Is she gone?" he asked weakly. I nodded. He slowly walked outta da room and sat next ta me. "I can't believe she hates me that much..." he cried. "After all I've done for her... after all we've been through together... she wants me dead!" He stood up ran into da other room again. I ran afta him, but I was just a bit too late.

"James! Don't do dat!" I yelled, but... I was too slow. He shot himself in da head as soon as I reached da door. "James!" I screamed.

Suddenly, I hoid someone run inside da cabin.

"What happened?!" she shrieked. She had long, purple hair, and deep blue eyes. In a way, she kinda reminded me of Jessie. Oh yeah! She was Jessie's cousin dat we was expectin to come over today.

"He shot himself," I answered her.

"Oh no!" she gasped. "We have to get him to a hospital!" she ran to da phone and called da hospital. Afta a few minutes, she calmed down. "Okay... they're coming... I hope he'll be okay..." she looked at me.

"Yeah... me too..." I replied. She looked at me like I had horns comin outta my ears.

"Did you... j-just... say something?!"

"Yeah, I said sometin... So...? What's your name?"

"My name is Karen. I'm Jessie's cousin," she smiled. "Wow... I've never heard of a talking meowth before..."

"Yeah... well I'm da only one."

"So, where's Jessie?"

"She ain't here..." I sighed.

"Where'd she go?"

Dis is it! Dis is da poifect opportunity to help Jessie and Jimmy back togedda! Jessie'll listen to Karen, cause she's her cousin! I know Jess and Jim love each other; it's just too obvious! I explained da whole situation to Karen, and she did agree to help!

A little while later, da ambulance pulled up in front of da cabin. Dey carefully put James in da truck, and Karen and I followed dem. We stayed with James da whole way to da hospital.

When we got dere, we was told dat we wasn't allowed ta stay. So, Karen gave dem her cell phone number to call her with all of da news dat comes up. Afta dat, Karen and I went for a walk back to da cabin.

"So, why did Jessie freak out at him like that?" Karen asked me.

"I dunno..." I shrugged. "He slipped into a chair and broke it. I dunno why it got her so mad like dat..."

We was quiet until we got back to da cabin. When we walked in, we wasn't da only ones in it.

"Karen!" it was Jessie. She ran up to Karen and gave her a big hug.

"Oh my gosh! Jessie! I don't believe it's you! Oh wow... you've grown up so much... you're just beautiful!"

"And you're still my same wonderful cousin, who I admire so much!" Jessie smiled. "So, how's your husband?"

"Oh, he's good. He and the kids are just wonderful."

"Wait a minute... you have kids?"

"Oh yeah... didn't I tell you that?"

"No, but that's so exciting! How old are they?" Jessie had a bright smile.

"Well, I have a boy who's 5... and a girl who's 3."

"Wow... time sure does fly... how old are you? I don't remember... it's been too long..."

"I'm 25... so that must make you... 18?"

"Exactly," Jessie nodded.

"Soo..." Karen started. "You have a boyfriend?" she grinned. Jessie's face dropped.

"Well... no. I don't..." she poked her index fingers tagedda. "Meowth... where's James?"

"He's in da hospital, Jess..." I said, guiltily.

"Oh is that so?" Jessie raised an eyebrow. "Ha! I guess he finally broke a bone. It's about time after all of those klutz outs he's been through!" she laughed. Karen set her hand on Jessie's shoulder.

"No, Jess... that's not why he's in the hospital..." Karen said.

"I...it...it's not? What happened? He eat too much?!" she laughed again.

"No! He shot himself in da head because of what *you* put him trough!" I yelled at her. Da look on her face was just horrifying.

"He... he did... he.... he..." she said as her knees were trembling.

"What's wrong, Jess? I thought you hate him..." I reminded her. Karen caught Jessie just before she hit da ground.

"Wow, you were right, Meowth. She does love him." Karen smiled.

"Yeah... now alls we gotta do is..."

"All we have to do now, is get her to stop being so prideful and selfish..." Karen cut me off. I nodded. "But how? She's been so protective of herself since her mother died when she was so young..."

"Oh... well we can tink of dat tonight..." I yawned. "I'm goin ta bed..." I started ta walk off, den her phone rang. Karen picked it up.

"Hello? Oh... he is? Oh thank god! Wait... what? Oh... sure... I'll talk to him. Hi... is this James? Oh... well no, you don't know me... I'm Jessie's cousin who was supposed to visit you and Jess today... um... yeah, Jessie's here... No! You can't talk to her! She's the one who hurt you... you want her to hurt you again? .... Um... okay... I'll tell her that... Bye..."

"What? Was dat James? What did he say?" I asked.

"He said to tell Jessie that... as much as she may hate him, he still thinks she's the best person to ever exist... and he loves her more than anything..." Karen said... and she looked like she had tears comin outta her eyes. I smiled da biggest smile eva!

"Dat means alls we gotta do, is change Jessie's mind!"

"Yeah, but... she's the difficult one... She's the selfish one... James seems like a very nice boy."

"Yeah, well... I'm goin ta bed. I'll tink about how ta help Jessie when I sleep... good-night..." I turned around and went ta bed.

Da next morning, Jessie woke me up by strangling me.

"What happened to James?! Is he okay?! Tell me what happened!"

"Jessie! I don't know... I tought you hate him!" I said. Jessie collapsed onto da bed and she trembled...she was cryin, too. Cryin harder den I ever seen her before.

"Okay, so I don't hate him... I wish he was alive right now... so I could tell him I'm sorry.. and that... and... and... that I... I..." Da next woids neva came out. She continued to cry, until Karen woke up and tried ta comfort her.

"Jessie... everything is going to be okay. Don't worry..." Karen rubbed Jessie's back.

"No! It's not okay! I killed my James! He's the best person to have ever been born... I need him!" she cried even louder.

"Then why did you hurt him so badly if he means that much to you?" Karen asked. Jessie just kept cryin.

"I know I've been horrible to him... and I know I've hurt him more than anyone could ever hurt anyone. I know I destroyed him... physically and mentally... that's why I came back here... to apologize... because... because I... I..."

"Jessie, James told me to tell you something. He said, as much as you may hate him, he still thinks that you're the best person to ever exist... and he loves you more than anything." Jessie just sat in a daze. Karen and I left da room.

About five hours later, when we was havin lunch, Jessie finally came outta da room.

"When did you talk to him?" Jessie asked.

"Who me?" Karen looked shocked. Jessie nodded. "I talked to him on the phone last night... he told me to tell you that stuff..."

"You mean... he's okay?! He's alive?!" Jessie got so excited, she seemed like she was gonna explode.

"Yes Jessie, he's fine. The doctor said that the bullet only skimmed the top of his scull. He'll be fine, he just needs to keep a bandage around his head for a few weeks."

"Jessie jumped around da room, like a crazy bellossom, and she musta been cryin tears a joy, cause she was cryin again. Dat's not da Jessie I know! Da next ting dat happened was, we hoid a knock at da door.

"Jessie? Meowth? Are you two in here?" It was James! At da sound a James' voice, Jessie ran to da door faster dan anythin I've eva seen!

"James! I can't believe you're alive! I'm so happy!" she dove at him, and her hands went all over da place.

"Jessie? Are you feeling okay?!" he asked, very shocked, yet he took advantage a da situation and held her waist.

"I'm fine, James. I'm just so glad you're okay... and... I... I have something I really need to tell you..." Den she backed up.

"What is it, Jessie? You can tell me anything..." James smiled. "Oh, no wait... first I have to give you these..." he pulled out a bouquet of roses and handed dem to Jessie. Jessie's face was da reddest it could eva get. She took da roses and smiled. "I hope you're feeling better, Jessie. I love you, and no matter what you do or say to me, I will never stop loving you..." Jessie's eyes filled with tears... grr... again!

"Oh, James... I'm so sorry how I've treated you. I really don't hate you... in fact I... I... I..."

Da next ting I knew, dey was kissin each other, constantly repeating, 'I love you, I love you.' Meowth was about ta gag! Yuck!

"They are so perfect for each other..." Karen smiled and nodded in satisfaction.

"Yeah, dey might be poifect... but I'm stuck in da middle..."

The End