15 Heartfelt

CHAPTER 15 HEARTFELT I don't talk to anyone for the rest of the day. When a heart breaks, it leaves sharp pieces. I head straight home after school. It's good to get back home, into my own room, and onto my own bed.

I think I'll become a hermit. I'll go live in a cave, one without bats. My friends will all be sorry. One day they will miss me. I start to daydream...

Eric will ask, "What ever happened to Hubie?" "He missed the Valentine's Day party," Derrick will answer. "I still have his cookie," Freddy will announce. "Let's go find him," they will all agree. I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM. ME, NEITHER. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE.

So they'll set out to find me. They'll swim a sea. They'll climb a mountain and they'll find me sitting on a stalagmite. Or is it a stalactite? I can never remember which one hangs from the ceiling, and which one grows up from the ground. SWIM FASTER!

"We miss you," they will say. "Won't you come back?" they will plead. "We have a heart-shaped cookie for you," Freddy will say. "It got a little wet when we swam the sea, but it is still good."

"What ever happened to Tiffany?" I will ask. "Oh, she married Henry Stillman," they will answer. "My mom was in love with Henry Stillman," I will say. "Love is very confusing."