....the couple passed by Olivia and she closed the door of her locker. Feeling mischievious, Nicky honked her nose and giggled at her sister's startled expression in as she saw her sister and the garishly dressed clown boy holding her hand.
Olivia's eyes went wide, making her silly face look even sillier as recognition dawned on her. "Gary?"
He nodded and honked his nose. "Yep Ollie, it's me," he replied in a deep, goofy lilted voice. "Neat, huh?"
Although the entire world had been clowned basic physics remained the same-no super inflating bellies or impossible cartoon stretching here. The way Olivia's jaw dropped however, was as close as humanly possible. "He-remembers?" she asked Nicky in a hushed tone. "How the world was before we-woke up this morning?"
HONK! Gary poked Olivia's nose and gave a comically offended look. "Don't talk about me like I'm not here."
Olivia blinked. "Sorry, it's just so far, no one else but me, Nicky and Tiff."
"Yeah, my mom and little sis don't seem to remember anything. And I did almost freak out when I got up but hey," he laughed, "it's so awesome being silly and not caring. And I love doing this!" He honked his nose and a look of ecstasy came over Gary's face. Nicky reached up and gave his nose two more honked, and his the rolled up like Dad's, hitting Nicky's own. The two giggled, rubbed their big red clown noses together and kissed.
Circus calliope music played over the intercom. "Guess we better head to class," Nicky said. "We'll see you and Tiffany at lunch, kay?" She and Gary honked their noses goodbye and walked off holding hands together.
Olivia watched them saunter off, their big feet somehow causing their bodies to sway together. Nicky and Gary hadn't been so openly affectionate before, although Olivia could see their feelings for each other. Turning into clowns somehow made them lose their inhibitions.
Olivia then remembered she had to hurry, or she'd be late. She had study hall first period; maybe if she looked through her books she'd get some sort of clue to what happened to her and the rest of the world......