CHAPTER 2: A NEW GUY FOR SALLY?

Sally went to the library the next day. Charlie Brown was getting ready for his picnic with Frieda, so she didn't want to bother him. She was looking for some info on a report she had to do for class. She was willing to do this report if it would help her get her mind off Eudora. She pretty much let go of Linus, but she still felt guilty over how she treated Eudora, but she still didn't want to talk to Sally. So Sally just searched for what she needed.

As she was searching, another boy was in the same row as her and they bumped into each other and fell on the floor.

"Oops, sorry about that," said the boy.

"It's okay," assured Sally. "I should have watched where I was going."

"Here, let me help you with these books," the boy offered.

"Okay, thank you." And the boy brought the books to a table near them. Sally looked at the boy, who she didn't recognized.

"I've never seen you before," she said, studying him.

"Probably not," said the boy. "I go to Applewood not too far from here."

"I see. I go to Birchwood here on this side of town."

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Michael. Michael Dawson."

"I'm Sally. Sally Brown."

"Nice to meet you, Sally. Are you doing homework for a class?"

"As a matter of fact I am. I have to research the Revolutionary War and how it led to our independence."

"I know we just met, but if you don't mind, I would be more than willing to help."

"I would like that, Michael." And Sally and her new friend, Michael, got down to work. She looked at Michael and thought he was cute. Even cuter than a certain Great Pumpkin-worshiping, blanket-dragging someone she knew.

At that time elsewhere, Lucy was walking up to Peppermint Patty's house. She was determined to win back her trust after what had happened between them. She rang the doorbell and Patty answered it.

"Hey, Lucille, glad you made it," she answered. "We won't waste any time. Let's catch the bus out to the mall." And the two girls headed for the bus stop.

While on the bus, Lucy told Peppermint Patty about the conversation she had with Cobra the day before.

"Wow!" said Patty. "Who would've thought the leader of the Serpent Sisters would be considering leaving that lifestyle behind?"

"I think most of it has to do with Python getting killed that night in the salvage yard," said Lucy. "We were all affected by it in some way. I'm still not completely done mourning her, myself. I think Cobra had finally seen the ramifications of her own actions and decided to go the straight and narrow."

"If she does, I applaud her," Patty stated.

"Anyway, enough of my former gang leader. What do you want to get Franco for his birthday?"

"That's my dilemma, Lucille. I don't know what I could get him."

"Well, what does he like?"

"He does like playing sports like me. While he is an excellent baseball player, his favorite is rugby. It's kind of like football. In fact, football was inspired from rugby."

"Well there you go! Get him a rugby ball and he'll enjoy that. But at the same time, don't JUST get him the ball. Give him something else like dinner at Joe's Café, or a date to the movies."

"That's a good idea, Lucille. I gotta say, I missed talking to you about stuff like this."

"I missed it, too, Patricia." And both girls sat and waited until their stop came.

NEXT CHAPTER: FORGET THE ANTS; LOOK OUT FOR BEAGLES AND BIRDS!