Okay, thanks SO much to Lyra Raine and diavoloduchessa. For being the first people to review the story! And not only that, they added me to the story alerts too! So gold stars, cookies, and more power to you two!

And with my promise, comes a new chapter! Enjoy!


Auggie here. My turn to say what happened. But before I tell you, props to Annie for telling the story pretty much how it happened. But she was only three, so I helped her out a little bit. (We also made up some of the dialogue. We were small, so bear with us.)

I ended up seeing Annie the next day at the park anyways. My mom and her dad set up a play date at the park for us. (Annie and I now think it was an excuse for them to be on a date.)

As soon as Annie and I had seen each other, we started playing games like Hide and Go Seek, tag, and Dragon Slayer (a game we made up). This continued for a couple of weeks.

Eventually, Annie and her dad started to come over to our house. It was really cool too. Her dad would take me and her outside to play catch in the backyard, jump on the trampoline, or swing on the tire swing. I became so used to Annie and her dad coming over, I cried a couple of times when they didn't. (Believe me, I grew out of that.)

Later that day I think, my mom pulled me aside and told me something that Annie and I have now dubbed "The Point of No Return."

"Auggie sweetie? Maxine is going to take care of you on tomorrow night. But

Annie gets to come over and play with you while Mommy's gone, okay?"

(Maxine was my baby-sitter that I remember loving to have around.) I just nodded. "Okay. Where are you going?" I asked.

"Mommy's gonna be out for a little bit. But I'll be back. I pinkie promise." She stuck out her smallest finger and we shook. (That was one thing my mom and I shared: You couldn't break a promise. ESPECIALLY a pinkie promise.)

"Is that okay with you Auggie? You can be a good boy for me and take care of

Annie?" she asked gently.

"Yeah! I miss Maxine. And I wanna see Annie again! Is she coming today?" I exclaimed eagerly.

"No not today Aug." But she'll be here tomorrow, don't worry," my mom said, laughing.

"Okay."

Mom my walked to the phone and started dialing. (Now that I think about it, she was probably calling either Maxine or Annie's dad.)

"Annie's coming tomorrow! Maxine's coming tomorrow! Annie's coming tomorrow!

Maxine's coming tomorrow!" I sang from the living room, down the hall, and all the way to my room.


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