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After sitting through a very dull and boring day of school, Prosper's mood lightened up when he saw Hornet at her locker putting books away. That mood got better when he noticed that new boy she's been hanging around with wasn't there.
"HORNET WAIT UP!" Prosper yelled when she turned her back and was about to walk out the door.
"Hey," she replied with a smile on her face. But the smile looked a little forced. 'Is she not happy to see me? Maybe she was planning on spending the day with that kid' Prosper thought to himself. Instead of being rude he said, "Hornet, is something wrong? You don't seem very happy"
She looked back at him with a sad look in her face. 'Ah, so I was right' Prosper said to himself. "Well, I don't know, its nothing for you to worry about." And with that they walked home together in silence. When they got home Hornet ran upstairs and spent the night alone reading in her room. Prosper kept thinking about what could be wrong with Hornet. 'Could I have done something wrong? Maybe I did something that upsetted her and shes mad at me now.'
When it came time for dinner Bo was very happy. He had the coolest day and he was telling everyone of how he caught a pidgeon when walking on the sidewalk outside, but he decided to let it go. Ida and him were laughing when Bo explained how the pigdeon flew into the air and pooped on someones head. Hornet was quiet and so was Prosper. 'I wish she would say something so I can find out that its not as bad as I think it is' Prosper thought while pushing around the food on his plate. Finally, Hornet looked up from her plate and looked at Prosper. When their eyes met he looked down fast.
'This is so stupid,' he thought to himself, 'Nothings wrong, why do I keep acting guilty of something. I just have to act normal'
"So Hornet, how was school today?" Ida asked Hornet.
"It was okay, but I'm feeling a bit sick. I'm going to go to bed." Hornet pushed her plate out a bit, got up, and went upstairs.
'Maybe she's just sick' Prosper said to himself, although he didn't believe that at all. After eating dinner he went upstairs, but as he walked past Hornet's room he could hear her crying. Oh how he wanted to comfort her! But he decided to let her deal with it herself and she would tell him when she was ready. Prosper went into his room and closed to door, trying to keep his mind on other things.