Julie's Boyfriend: Part 2
The following, Malcolm snuck into school early again. This time, he left a different not of Julie's desk. This one read:
Dear Julie:
I got these tickets to The Moffatts concert. I remembered that The Moffatts were your favorite band, so I thought that you might like to go.
Your friend,
Malcolm
Malcolm, confident that Plan B would work, walked happily out of the classroom, a spring in his step.
During recess that day, Julie and Kyle came up to Malcolm again.
"Malcolm, thank you so much for the tickets! Kyle and I have been waiting to see The Moffatts for so long! We're going to have a blast! I'll bring you back a souvenir, ok?" without waiting for a response, Kyle and Julie sauntered off.
Malcolm inwardly groaned. "I thought that one was going to work! Oh well, I guess I'm moving on to Plan C."
The next morning, Malcolm snuck into Julie's classroom for the third day in a row. On her desk, he left an autographed picture of Julie's favorite actor, Justin Finch-Fletchly. This time, the note read:
Dear Julie:
I saw Justin Finch-Fletchly at the mall yesterday. I remembered you liked him, so I got his autograph for you. Enjoy it!
Your friend,
Malcolm
This was Malcolm's final plan. He hoped and prayed that it would work. Julie
and Kyle didn't come up to him at recess. Malcolm began to worry that maybe Julie hadn't gotten it. He'd been saving the autograph for months. He'd had to write in to Justin Finch-Fletchly fan club to get it for her. Malcolm hoped that it hadn't gotten lost.
When Malcolm came in from recess, he found a note on his desk from Julie. Julie's note said:
Dear Malcolm:
Thanks so much for the autograph. Justin Finch-Fletchly is my absolute favorite actor. Kyle doesn't really like it that you keep giving me stuff, though. I really appreciate it, but please don't give me any more. Thanks for understanding!
Your friend,
Julie
Malcolm sullenly sat class. He had been so sure that Plan C would work. There
was only one thing to do. After school, while Malcolm was walking home, he caught sight of his older brother Reese. He ran to catch up with him.
"Hey Reese, you'll never guess what I heard!"
"What?" Reese replied.
"I heard that this kid in my grade, Kyle, has been making fun of you! I think that you should beat him up."
"Someone was making fun of me? Of course I'll beat him up! You point him out to me, and I'll pound him real good!"
The following day, Kyle went home early. He had a black eye, fat lip, and was limping. Malcolm smiled to himself.
"And everything is back to normal," he said.