Bruno was woken up by his roonmate at 1 a.m. Boots noticed that he fell asleep only after telling him a funny story about his English Class and not getting any response. He shot up ,hitting his head against a shelf in the process. "Is Elmer doing something with fire again?",he asked ,rubbing his head.

"No,idiot!"

"Then,why?"

"How about you change into your sleeping clothes before going to bed that early?"

"I don't see anything wrong about me sleeping like this",Bruno responded.

"Ok never mind,now you're awake,how about we go to the girls?",Boots asked smiling.

"Nah,I'm too tired..."

"You sure ,that you are okay?You hit your head pretty hard ,or is it because of earlier? You're still very pale...Do you want me to take you to the infirmary?",he got closer to Bruno.

"You're talking too much. I'm fine ,just had a hard day.",Bruno backed off a little.

"You sure?"

"Totally,awfully sure",Bruno gave his best friend a little and weak smile.

"Just promise to not do anything stupid while I´m gone , okay?"

"Promised!"

So Boots went to the girls and Bruno went to the bathroom. He then noticed that he actually was kinda pale and looked sick. "Stupid life",he whispered to himself. He stepped out of the bathroom and fell onto his bed again and closed his eyes but couldn´t sleep. After a few minutes he rushed to the bathroom again,feeling like he has to throw up.

Boots threw a rock at the girls´window ,they immediately opened it and he climbed the pipe up. "Hey!",he said. They greeted him back.

"Where´s Bruno?",Cathy asks. "I think he´s sick."

"You think?" , Diane replied. "Yeah, he was acting strange today. And he was totally pale , as if he has seen a ghost."

"Strange acting,you say?" "Yeah" "Tell us more"

"He was okay in the morning but after he had a talk with the Fish he was like a different person. Normally he would be schemeing on of his masterplans after seeing the Fish,but nothing happened. Then I talked like a hour straight to him , only to find out he fell asleep,before it was actually lights out. I woke him up before coming here,but he didn´t want to come."

"It´s obvious,isn´t it? The Fish did something to him!", Cathy said , and earned a hit on the head from Diane."Stop talking such nonsense!It´s probably just an illness"

"Maybe he´s lovesick",Cathy replied. "I mean being in love is very exhausting. Did he mention something to you lately?"

"No..", was the answer to almost every question they asked him that night.

Not wanting to answer anymore questions,he said goodbye and went back to his room. He climbed through the couldn´t see Bruno in the room and thought he had gone somewhere. Stupid idiot,always promising stuff and never keeping it, Boots didn´t notice that Bruno opened the bathroom door. "He can´t even stay in his goddamn bed for one night",Boots said. "You talking ´bout me?",Bruno replied. "Where do you come from?" "Bathroom"
"Diane and Cathy are worried about you...They think you´re dying because you didn´t come.",Boots told him , but Bruno was only half listening to what Boots said to him.

"Next time don´t let me go there alone, they asked me a shit ton of questions. They were really creepy",Boots said. He looked to Bruno and his smile fade away. "Now you´re creeping me out!" "Sorry.." "Do you want to talk about someting?" "No..." "Are you okay?" "Yes..." "What is the reason of the war between vietnam and the USA ?" He only shrugged with his shoulders. "You´re awfully silent,did "somebody" harass you again?" He shook his head. Bruno got up from his bed and walked silently to the bathroom. His roommate could only imagine what he had done there for 10 whole minutes. When Bruno went out of it, Boots looked at him , concerned.

"I´m sorry...I...",was all Bruno could say before he started coughing. "I´m the worst roommate ever.I don´t even deserve you." ...Silence... "Nah, you do...Don´t worry...You feel unsure,right?" His question remained unanswered. "I don´t know what it is what you´re trying to hide,what you are unsure about. But I´m your best it is ,talk to me. I won´t judge you"

Bruno just stood there,speachless,not knowing what he should do. Thinking about what he can and cannot say. Choosing his next words wisely. Before he could open his mouth , he went pale and rushed to the he got out of there,he coughed. "I´ll go to the infirmary..."he said,opening the door. "Wait! I´ll bring you there".Boots responded but Bruno just shook his head,whispering "It´s fine. Go to bed..." His roommate stayed there,concerned about his best firend. Not sure if he should waited for Bruno to come back. He needed to talk to had never seen him like this. Something must have really hit him.

Bruno was greeted by worried nurse,who immediately pulled him in and took his temperature. Doing her job she was checking up on him. The nurse told him about simple health and he was forced to take some pills. He made his way back to room. Still a bit pale and feeling sick he opened the door. Bruno could hear a light snore which came from his best friend ,Boots. He sighed relieved , thanking whatever force is up there ,that he had not to explain what was wrong with him. Slowly Bruno made his way to his own bed , taking a last look to see his already asleep roomate and wondering if he could change his mothers attempt to take him away .

With that he fell asleep.