Thelma the Unicorn (Movie Novelization) by Kate Howard

Author:Kate Howard
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

That evening, Vic and Thelma stepped out onto the rooftop helipad at their hotel and were immediately greeted by paparazzi and fans.

One trio of fans—Garyl, Cheryl, and Beryl—had already declared themselves to be Thelma’s biggest fans. “Thelma!” Garyl called out, waving sheets of paper in her direction. “I have these adoption papers that will legally make me your son! Will you sign them for me?”

Distracted by all the newfound attention, Thelma took the papers in hand and signed them. No one had ever asked for her autograph before!

“Look!” Vic said, pointing up into the sky. “Your very own Uni-Chopper!”

A helicopter floated down from the sky just as Thelma heard a familiar voice calling her name from across the rooftop. “Thelma!” Otis cried. Thelma spun around, searching for her friends in the crowd. Otis shook off a security guard, blurting out, “Hey, let go of me!”

“Otis!” Thelma said, shouting to be heard over the noise of the helicopter. “Where have you been?”

“We’ve been trying to find you,” Otis said. “Why did you perform without us?”

“What was I supposed to do? You guys completely abandoned me,” Thelma reminded them.

“We didn’t abandon you!” Otis yelled. “A missile came out of nowhere and blew up our car!”

“C’mon, Otis,” Thelma said, shaking her head. “You don’t have to make up stories. Just tell me the truth.”

“I’m serious,” Otis insisted. That was exactly what had happened—it’s just that no one knew that was what had actually happened.

“Look,” Thelma said sadly. “I don’t wanna fight with you. Vic promised me he could get us all to Sparkle-Palooza, so let’s go.”

“I knew this unicorn stuff would go to your head,” Otis grumbled.

“Gimme a break,” Thelma said, taking a deep breath and raising her voice so her friend could hear her over the noise of the chopper. “You didn’t even wanna be here! You said we weren’t ready for the big stage.”

“Mommy,” Garyl the fan said, sidling up beside Thelma. “Is this donkey bothering you?”

“Hey, hold on,” Otis said, gesturing to Garyl. “Who is this?”

“I am her son,” Garyl said simply.

“Your son?” Otis asked.

“Yeah,” Garyl spat. “Go away!”

Otis glared at Thelma. “You’re just going to let your son talk to me like that?”

“Otis,” Thelma said, ignoring his question. “I’ve been wanting this my whole life. I’m tired of being overlooked.”

“If you’ve been wanting this your whole life,” Otis said, “then why are you screwing it up by pretending to be someone else?”

Thelma hung her head. That stung. She gave her friend one last, sad look and then spun and walked away from him.

As the crowd of fans swallowed up his best friend, Otis was stunned. What had just happened?

“Hey, Thelma, over here!” a paparazzo shouted. “Smile for the cameras!”

The crowd caught up with Otis, but he barely noticed. He was too busy watching, speechless, as Thelma stepped up onto the uni-chopper with Vic Diamond.

“We love you!” Garyl called after her.

Heartbroken, all Otis could do was stare.

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