The next morning, the kids were having breakfast.
"I can't believe the Wiggles are still in bed" said Calvin.
"We woke up half hour earlier than them. They have every right to be in bed" Sam said.
"Oh. So it's too early for them." said Charles Wallace.
"So. What have we got?" said Calvin.
"Five bathroom visits in one night" Sam said.
"Five?" said Charles Wallace.
"Yup"
"Well. Now it's Charles Wallace's job to keep track on the "morning sickness"." said Calvin.
"I'm on it" said Charles Wallace.
Then the Wiggles' phone rang.
"I'll get it" said Calvin.
He answered the phone and said "Hello?"
"Cal, it's Meg. Paul had an episode and I think it was a heart attack" said Meg.
"Dear lord, not a heart attack" said Calvin.
"Affirmative. With fever and chest pain" said Meg.
Then Dr Robert got back to her.
"Meg. It wasn't a heart attack. But he may have strange love syndrome" said Dr Robert.
"What's strange love syndrome?" said Meg.
"It's where you don't want anything to stop you from being with the one you love. In Paul's case, he still thinks the Wiggles are stealing you from him. But he already went through the phase where he gets depression and goes crazy" Dr Robert explained.
"So all that he's done to the Wiggles were just symptoms of strange love syndrome?" said Meg.
"Basically" said Dr Robert.
Meg got back on the phone and said "Calvin. It wasn't a heart attack. It's strange love syndrome. That's what made Paul almost kill the Wiggles"
"Whoa..." said Calvin.
"I better go. Paul is probably asking for me now" said Meg.
"Sure" said Calvin hanging up.
"Well?" said Sam.
"It was Meg. Paul has strange love syndrome. Apparently he's torturing the Wiggles because he's sick" said Calvin.
"Weird" said Charles Wallace.
"Strange love syndrome. What is that anyway?" Sam said.
"I guess you never know. That's what makes the love strange" said Calvin.
The three kids started singing.
Calvin: Looking for an answer
It never seems to come out right
Sam: It wakes you up as the curtains blow
In the middle of the night
Charles Wallace: It's a fascination
It's underneath your skin
Calvin: Strange love, you got it bad
Your fever's running hot, it's the worst you've had
Sam: Strange love, you got it good
Don't wanna shake it off even if you could
Charles Wallace: You can't call the doctor
She can't help you now
All: It's a strange, strange, strange
Strange love
Sam: You're looking for a treatment
The thing that's gonna cool you down
Charles Wallace: A touch of ice in a cold cold glass
Won't bring your fever round
Calvin: It's a complication
It's got you in a spin
Strange love, you got it bad
Your fever's running hot, it's the worst you've had
Sam: Strange love, you got it good
Don't wanna shake it off even if you could
Charles Wallace: You can't call the doctor
He can't help you now
All: It's a strange, strange, strange
Strange love
Calvin: Can't call the doctor
They can't help you now
All: It's a strange, strange, strange
Strange love
Sam: Strange love, oh
Charles Wallace: Strange love, strange love
Calvin: Strange love, you got it bad
Your fever's running hot, it's the worst you've had
Sam: Strange love, you got it good
Don't wanna shake it off even if you could
Charles Wallace: You can't call the doctor
She can't help you now
All: It's a strange, strange, strange
Strange love
Strange, strange, strange
Strange love
Calvin: Such a strange love
Sam: Strange love
Charles Wallace: Strange love
"Strange love syndrome sounds like a doozy" Sam said.
"I wonder if there is a treatment for it that isn't a glass of ice" said Charles Wallace.
"Me too. Meg didn't say" said Calvin.
"Maybe her parents could tell us more when they get back from Florida" Sam said.
"Yeah. In the meantime, why don't we have some breakfast and wait for the Wiggles?" said Calvin.
Here's the song the kids sang.
