Chapter 10: Feeling Guilty
Meanwhile, Simon went shopping with Jeanette, while Brittany went with Eleanor. Poor Alvin was so touched by Simon's personal sacrifice to let Alvin spend time with Theodore, that by the time he and Theodore were away from the others, Alvin started to cry tears of happiness and joy and couldn't stop crying. Theodore gave Alvin a big hug to try and comfort his brother. Eventually, Alvin stopped crying and decided to have fun with Theodore. However, Alvin knew one thing for sure; he owed Simon a favor for being so kind to him.
Alvin and Theodore looked at toy stores, Brittany and Eleanor went to a clothing story, and Simon and Jeanette went to a science store. Everyone was having a good time shopping and having fun. Time went by, and after several hours, the Chipmunks and Chipettes would alternate between shopping friends, so everyone got to hang out with each other. When Simon was hanging out with Jeanette, Simon took this opportunity to have a face-to-face talk with her. The two chipmunk friends were sitting on a table having fruit drinks, when Simon looked over at Jeanette and asked her: "Jeanette, may I talk to you?"
"Sure Simon. What is it?" Jeanette responded. Simon took some time to think, and then said: "Jeanette, I know that Theodore and I are really close, and I don't want to say anything hurtful, but, do you think I'll ever be the same Simon that I was before? Do you think my memory will come back?"
Jeanette could understand that Simon was upset about this, and said: "Of course you'll get your memory back. It's just a work in progress. Why do you ask?" Simon sighed before answering: "I ask this because even though it's been a couple of days that I've spent with Theodore, I feel like I'm only slightly remembering him. Plus, I don't want to hog him away from everyone. All of you deserve to spend time with Theodore, not just me. I'm sorry if I've hogged Theodore away from anyone, especially Eleanor." Jeanette felt sorry for Simon, and even though he mostly wouldn't have worried about this, the fact that Simon was telling her made Jeanette realize that he was concerned about how his interactions with Theodore affected Eleanor emotionally. She knew that she had to cheer him up.
"Don't worry Simon. We understand the situation. As long as we get to spend some time with Theodore, we don't have a problem with you two hanging out. You're not hogging Theodore, Simon. Besides, it's only the second day of you two bonding, and four times you've bonded with him: You saved his life, tried to comfort him at the hospital, the day you came home, and when you accidentally scared him when you were under Theodore's bed sheets, then apologized afterwards." Jeanette said.
"Actually it's six times I've bonded with him; Theodore had a nightmare and I helped comfort him. Then we were playing together this morning when the rest of you were getting groceries," Simon corrected her. Jeanette just smiled and shook her head.
"Still, it doesn't matter how many times you've bonded with Theodore. What matters is that you two are trying to be friends again, and you're trying to get your memory back. That's all we can hope for," Jeanette replied, giving Simon a hug.
Afterwards, Simon spent some time with Eleanor in the mall and had a similar conversation with her like he had with Jeanette. Thankfully, Eleanor understood and wasn't mad at Simon. Soon, it was time for the Chipmunks and the Chipettes to switch shopping partners, and Simon got to hang out with Theodore.
"Okay, Dave just texted me and said that the mall closes at nine o' clock pm. We have three hours left to have fun with each other, so make every minute last!" Simon told his brothers and the Chipettes.
At that moment, each chipmunk went with their partner to different areas of the mall, and started to talk about what they wanted to do.
"Well Theodore, we've both seen different stores in the mall. What would you like to do with me?" Simon asked his little brother. Theodore thought about all the stores that he had been in, and replied: "There's the Costume store that Alvin and I went to. You can make a costume for yourself out of everyday items in there! Is it okay if we do that, Simon?"
"Absolutely, little buddy! Besides, it's like the old saying goes; 'One person's trash, is another chipmunk's treasure. C'mon!" Simon replied as he and Theodore ran to the costume store that Theodore was talking about.
It was time for Simon and Theodore to have some fun!
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