Bimmie Says
By SYDNEY VAN SCYOC
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Galaxy Magazine October 1962.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
Bimmie says people are stupid. Bimmie says he can help them—but
they're not really worth his trouble, Bimmie says!
June 27, 1982 Bimmie said to do this, keep a diary. I said, Cows? Hesaid, You deaf, woman? A book! Then I remembered, only I haven't seenone. It's for when he's famous. Then we can have it published anytimewe need money.
I'd better tell about us. I'm short, sort of cute, and I cook good.Bimmie's tall and skinny, he likes to eat. He's 18, I'm 16. We gotmarried 22 days ago. Instead of a fancy wedding, Bimmie told my folks,Give us money.
He needed the money for his laboratory. It's in the basement. It'swhat'll make him famous.
June 31, 1982 We got a cat and dog. They're black and two months old.I wanted red collars. Bimmie said, Don't waste my money, woman.
Bimmie wanted them down in his laboratory. He said that'd be properconditions. I said, No, I'll leave if you do and you'll have to eatcapsules.
The cat's he, the dog's she. Bimmie doesn't want them outside, ever.
July 3, 1982 We thought Bimmie's folks'd change their minds. But theysaid, Finally and conclusively, we won't. Bimmie says he doesn't wantto go to college if they're stingy because we got married. He alreadyknows everything important.
He wants me to finish school. I can finish in December. I thought whenyou got married you didn't have to, just slept late and fixed your hair.
July 9, 1982 The puppy's Susta, the cat's Sup. Susta's jealousbecause Sup jumps on the couch, and she can't.
Bimmie'll have to make pills for Susta. She hides from his needle.She'll be small. That's good, Bimmie says.
August 17, 1982 He just married me to cook! Every night he's in hislaboratory. I'm always in this stupid, ugly house.
August 18, 1982 Susta won't change for a long time. Bimmie has pillsnow.
September 1, 1982 School started. Frankie's still stuck on me. Hesays I'm sexy, that's why Bimmie married me. I said, He married me formy cooking. He laughed.
September 11, 1982 I felt funny again. I stopped by Momma's. She betsshe knows what it is. She knew after ten days.
September 15, 1982 I had to ask the school nurse if it was that. Shesaid, Yes, two weeks. I hope she's wrong. Babies are work. She said,But the fulfillment. I said, Changing soppy diapers is what you callfulfillment?
It doesn't show. Frankie winked at me.
September 17, 1982 The cat climbed those lace curtains Bimmie'smother gave us. Bimmie said it was my job to watch him. I said, That'sa stupid way to spend my life. He said, I didn't marry you to have yousit around and do nothing.
Susta watched Sup and whined. She wants to be a cat.
September 27, 1982 Bimmie read my diary. He said there wasn't a June31. He says to tell more about his work. It won't make money if he'snot in it.
I told him about the baby. He said, Whoopee! He got some obstetricsbooks.
October 5, 1982 Bimmie expects the baby to kick already. I'm glad itdoesn't! He made the puppy's pills to