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Now we finally see what Hobbes really thinks about this whole thing, and what he thinks Calvin should do. R&R! :)
"An act, all an act," he said, over and over again. She had to be faking it; she was just trying to make him come back and act stupid for her all over again. "All an act-"
"Calvin, stop it." Calvin looked up in shock to look at Hobbes, still a ghost of his former self. "She isn't faking it."
"What, are you on her side now? After everything she did to you?" Hobbes took a long drink of water from his cup, and gently put it down. He was beginning to get back his old strength. That night of real rest after that food had done him a lot of good, and so had the food today.
"No, I'm on your side, and I want you to be happy."
"But I've got you again! How could I not be happy?" Hobbes looked over at him, finally.
"Happy? You haven't smiled since last night right when you saw me again; before I told you about Susie." Calvin looked away.
"I'll get over it."
"You're lying." Calvin looked over his shoulder back at Hobbes.
"No, I'm not." Hobbes tapped his nose as he replied.
"Yes, you are. You can't fool a tiger; I know."
"Yeah? Well what makes you think she isn't?"
"I went over there and saw her when her dad was saying he'd call the cops on you. She wasn't lying, and besides, no actor is that good. She doesn't even have any tears left, Calvin, and she's still crying. An actor wouldn't cry that long. She loves you." Calvin snorted.
"No, she loves getting at me. She loved stealing you and making me miserable; she loved trying to make me into something I'm not anymore; something I haven't been since I lost you."
"Calvin, stop lying to yourself. We both know she was trying to make you happy and help you turn back into something you want to be. I heard you both that night you climbed up her window. I didn't think about too well before, but I can remember it now; she decided to try and love a you that she wasn't sure she could love, and after you left, she went and dug me out. She almost unlocked me right then, but thinking about how you would hate her, she couldn't bring herself do it, knowing that you would know. She loves you." Calvin looked down.
"They why could she not say it? Tell me that."
"Maybe she never had the right chance." Calvin's eyes looked over his unfinished math. He remembered how she looked giving him that silly little tiger, and her despair when it didn't work out. He remembered sledding with her, and he remembered their first kiss. She hadn't planned any of that; there was no way; and what about what he had felt?
Then Calvin shook his head and started doing his math again. He buried himself in school to forget his misery, and Hobbes shook his head.
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Susie still lay in her bed. Her sobs were dry, but she could do nothing but cry. It was a pain she had never known before, having her heart ripped out, and knowing it was her fault. She didn't even care who had found out about Hobbes and told Calvin. It was still her fault. If only she had had the guts to give him back right when she remembered… but now it was too late. She jumped when she heard a thump on her window. She stared at it, not sure if she had imagined it. Then there it was again, another thump, and she slowly made her way to the window, trembling as she went. It was too much to hope for. She looked out and saw nothing at first, then saw a message in the snow.
We need to talk; come over to my place;
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She looked around. Why couldn't she see him? Her heart was pounding in her chest. Was he really going to give her a second chance? Or was this just to clarify how deeply she had betrayed him? Could she stand it if that was it? She didn't care. She would go, but she would keep her heart broken. If it was still broken, then it couldn't break much more now, could it?
Hope you enjoyed. Let me know, if u would...please? What do you think of this new development? Did Calvin really decide to talk with her again, or is Hobbes up to something? Tune in next time as we near the end of our story!