Annabelle's Wish

[talking about the bullies Bucky and Buster]

Emily:
I hope Santa has nothing but dolls when he gets to their house.

[Billy nods, then suddenly looks shocked]

Emily:
Well he's gotta leave them *something*.

Star:
Come on inside honey.

Young Annabelle:
But I wanna go with them! I want to fly too!

Star:
Well, you'll have to ask Santa about that.

Young Annabelle:
Is he coming back?

Star:
Yes - next year.

Young Annabelle:
Good, then I'll wait right here!

[she sits down in the snow]

Ears:
Er, you know, a year, is a very, very long time, young lady. Maybe - you'd better wait inside the barn. At least that's my opinion.

Aunt Agnes:
[after Billy and Annabelle meets for the first time outside and begin to play, Agnes joins Grandpa's side] You gave him a cow for Christmas?

Grandpa Baker:
No, it was Santa Claus.

Aunt Agnes:
You're teaching the boy to believe in that fantasy?

Grandpa Baker:
Ain't nothin' wrong with a little believin', after what he's been through.

Aunt Agnes:
Exactly! This dreadful barn is a constant reminder of that horrible fire. This barn just isn't safe, let alone for a boy who can't talk!

Buster:
[the Holder Brothers are bullying Billy, again] How come you only hang around with girls?

Bucky:
And cows? [He pushes Billy, making him fall on the snow]

Bucky:
Huh, Billy? How come?

Emily:
[angry] Why don't you leave him alone?

Bucky:
Why don't youy let Billy stick up for himself? Oh, I forgot: he can't talk.

Emily:
You're just jealous 'cause YOU don't have any friends!

Bucky:
[pushing her as well] Stay out of this, Emily! [as she glares at them, they began to laugh. Annabelle, fed up with the teasing, charges at them and hits them square in their stomachs, making them fall down with a loud SPLAT]

Adult Billy:
[as the Narrator, talking about Annabelle,Billy and Emily] Talkin' just wasn't required for the kind of friendship they had.