What happened 2

"leave Herbie out of this jerk!"Maggie huffed. Trip laughed and shoved her. Maggie fell backwards into the mud. I scold in anger and marched up to him.
"whats he gonna do? bite me?"Trip laughed pointing to me. I pulled back my fist and punched him square in the nose. a satisfying crack letting me know I did it right. Trip grunted in pain holding his nose."that all you got shrimp?"Trip ask. I smirked. I remembered something from a movie once. I flipped him off and the kicked my leg out and kicked him hard in the stomich. I grawled standing over him for effect, letting him know who was dominate here. before I could do anything else Maggie's dad and brother ran up. seeing that they had Trip taken care of I turned around and reached a hand out to Maggie. she smiled and took it. Maggie then begain to wype the mud off her clothes. Kevin walked over and gave her a towel to wype the mud off her face with. we had almost forgotten Trip was there untill his next comment hit too close to home plate.
"stupid bug wasn't good for anything but scrape metal."Trip muttered. I froze breifly then grabed the water hose next to me and turned it on full blast. I sprayed Trip right in the face. then turned it down to spray me and Maggie off. I sprayed the mud off her as they took Trip away. then Maggie sprayed me down. my white hair flopped over my face as i was sprayed down and i grunted at it. once we were all clean of mud though, we were soaked and ice cold. Maggie had clothing to change into but I used to be car. good thing it's summer though! I dried pretty quickly.
"alright Herbie! i got some basic books and you are going to learn how to read and write!"Maggie smiled. I smiled back. we sat down in her room on the floor and begain working. after a while i finally learned the 'alphabet' better then i knew it before!"first things first. the most important thing to know how to spell is your name."Maggie said. she took a peice of paper and a pencil."H-e-r-b-i-e."Maggie said as she wrote the letters out. I tried but i couldn't hold the pencil right. Maggie laughed and took my hand over hers. she wote my name out letting me feel how it was done. then she helpped me hold it the right way. I slowly started to spell my name."thats it Herbie!"Maggie smiled. a knock on the door drew both of our attention. her father stepped in.
"hows it going?"Ray Sr. ask.
"great! he learns quick! he's learned the alphabet and how to spell his name!"Maggie smiled. Ray Sr. smiled and put down two slices of pepperoni pizza.
"good luck."Ray Sr. said then left us to our work. by the time we were done I could spell all the words in a dictionary and make full sentences, but i was tired. I remember curling up on the couch. when i was almost asleep i felt someone lay a blanket over me and i curled up tighter.
"good night Herb."Maggie said and walked upstairs.
*hours later*
I was awakened by a loud noise.
"dude!don't throw a rock to break a window! what if they're home?"someone hissed in a whisper. I got up quietly and grabed the bat Maggie had told me was hidden just incase. I wrote a message quickly and took it to Maggie's room. I woke her quietly and gave her the note. I put a finger to my lips and hefted the bat onto my shoulder while she called the police. being mute helpped me be as quiet as possible. I stood on a chair and dropped the bat hard on the first one's head. the second attacked me. he punched my jaw and hit me with a gun but this is nothing compared to getting the crap rammed out of you by cars. I had blood dripping from my nose and forehead. he hit me again and I stumbled I almost fell untill Maggie came down stairs. the guy grabbed her around the neck and put the gun to her head. I signed to Maggie.
"hey! stop that what are you saying?!"the man shouted pointing the gun at me. I pointed to my throat.
"he can't speak. he's saying don't hurt me."Maggie said. the man grunted not really believing. he's smart, but i'm smarter. I signed to Maggie again.
"what's he saying now?!"the man ordered.
"he's asking what you want."Maggie said.
"that true?"the man hissed. I nodded and Maggie took the signal. she elbowed him in the stomich and bit his hand. he dropped the gun and i hit him hard with the bat. he dropped and I wyped some blood from my nose. I saw flashing sirens and grunt as i picked up the criminals. I dropped them outside infront of the cops.
"ON YOUR KNEE'S NOW! PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD!"a cop shouted. I was surprized but I did as told.
"whats your name?"another cop shouted. I didn't anwser I couldn't."whats your name?!"he shouted again. Maggie ran out.
"stop! he's mute! "Maggie shouted running."stop! stop it! he lives here!"Maggie shouted. she stood infront of me. i'd protected her now she was protecting me. my hands twitched and I flinched.
"lower you weapons!"the first cop shouted. everyone lowered their guns.
"Herbs, you can get up now."Maggie told me, but I didn't move."Herbie you can get up now."Maggie repeated. I stayed on my knee's looking at the cops looking unsure, scared even. I flinched again as a cop walked closer.
"kid you can get up. come on."a new cop said. he reached a hand down to help me up. I looked at it a moment but took it and he pulled me to my feet."take him over there to get check out."he told Maggie. she nodded and led me towards the ambulance. Maggie's dad and brother came out.
"Maggs! is everyone ok?"Ray Sr. ask. Maggie nodded and explained what happened. they cast a glance over to me while the paramedics tried to stop the bleeding. my nose wasn't broken just bleeding and i had a huge gash on my head thanks to the butt of the gun. Maggie walked back over.
"is he ok?"Maggie ask. the woman nodded turning around. the name Kady on her name tag.
"he'll be just fine."Kady smiled at Maggie. then turned to me."but next time kid, leave it to the cops."Kady joked. I smiled sheepishly and nodded. soon everyone cleared and we went back inside to sleep. Maggie sat beside me on the couch
"thank you Herbie."Maggie said. I turned to her giving her a questioning click of my tongue."you saved me and my family."Maggie replied. she hugged me briefly then went up to bed. I smiled and curled up on the couch again.
*next morning*
we got up, they packed some of their things, we loaded up, and left. me, Maggie, and Maggie's father were all in his truck. Maggie's brother, Kevin, and Sally were in her car. I sat quietly in the backseat not intirely comfortable about being in a car for once instead of being the car. Maggie turned around in her seat to look at me. her smile slid from her face and was replaced with worry.
"Herbs, you ok?"Maggie ask. Ray Sr. looked up in the mirror.
"yeah you don't look all that good."Ray Sr. said. Maggie thought something.
"thats right! dad roll down the window!"Maggie exclaimed. Ray Sr. did so but he was confused."he's never been in a car."Maggie answered the unask question. the green color slowly faded after a while and i leand back in my seat. we pulled over for gas.
"alright i'll get gas. you two get out and stretch."Ray Sr. said. I got out and wabbled. I instantly braced my hands on my knee's and threw up.
"i'll go get him a sprite."Kevin said. Maggie helpped me back into the truck. I grunted and Maggie looked at me. I took her hand and wrote letters on it.
"uh, how far is it?"Maggie ask. I nodded."well from Texas to San Francisco is about 23 hours or so we'll say a day. you'll probably want to sleep most of the time to keep from getting sick."Maggie said. Kevin came up and brought her a sprite.
"here this should help."Kevin said. Maggie nodded and took it.
"thanks Kev. here Herbie."Maggie said. I took the green bottle but didn't drink the liquid. I remember one time some little kid had this drink in me and spilt it. it was sticky! took Nicole three weeks to get it out. Maggie smiled at me and closed the door.
"whats up with Herbie?"Kevin ask.
"he's car sick."Maggie said.
*3 hours later*
"Herbie. Herbie wake up."Maggie said. I slowly sat up and half glared at her. Maggie laughed."here we stopped for food. didn't know what you'd eat so we got you some fries."Maggie said handing them to me. they smelt revolting and i wasn't really hungry so i left them in their box and set them by my drink. I took a drink of the sprite and sat it back down. I looked out the window and pulled out my notebook. I tapped Maggie on the shoulder.
this place looks familar where are we?
"um, dad where are we?"Maggie ask.
"Ciudad Juarez."Ray Sr. replied. Maggie raised an eye brow.
"where's that?"Maggie ask.