I changed the last chapter 'cause it had a lot of mistakes. However, the changes are minimus.

The last one was a clifchanger, wasn't it? In this chapter i will tell where Arnold is.

ODE TO JOHN LENNON

CHAPTER 3

Yes, i'm the coolest guy in all the neighbourhood. I have all chiks, and know all the people. I'm popular, admired and envided. Every word i said is law, and every move is imitated until tiredeness. I only listen to myself, and…

-GERALD!!!!

-What mom?

-I've been calling your name for the last five minutes. In what heaven where you?

-…

-Anyway, go to Green's and do me some chores.

-Ow, mom, i'm looking TV!!

-I don't care. Go, now.

-Yes mom-

Alriht, i do listen to my mom, but i don't listen to enybody else!!! Got it?

I hope you don't get a wrong image of me. I'm really a good guy, but sometimes i have to shows a cool facade to be respect. I'm the cool one, right?

Right?!!!!

(sigh)

You know, there was a time when everythig was easier. I didn't have to forced myself to say or do things that i don't feel doing. I used to be so free. I belive this is the major problem about growning up, besides all the stuff of having more responsabilities and duties. The big problem here is that you get preocupaid by the way other people see you, and you strart showing them another person, and becoming another person. And when you want to be that person you used to be, it's too late.

Pesimistic, eh?

I wonder what Arnold would say of that.

Oh, yes, i forgot.

Here it is my second problem.

You know, i have a lot of friends.

But the best of all, the one with i didn't need to pretend, was Arnold.

That's the reazon why it hurted me that much when he left. I know, i know, i'm being hipocrit and selfish, but i can't think otherwise, can i? I mean, i was really happy, besides than shoked, when he told me he was going to San Lorenzo looking for his parents, and he would't came back unless it was knowing what happens to them.

Oh, don't get wrong the idea, he did came back.

With his parents

And left again.

Why? I don't know why. He said they want to live alone for a while, and that in the city they could not find a suitable work, and crap like that, and they leave Hillwood two years ago.

Happy for him? What do you think i am? Of course i'm happy for him. I told him that in every letter i sent. What? You don't know i send him letters? Well, i do. And he answer me too. So, you realice that i still know what happens to him and he knows whatever happens to me.

I know, if i'm happy and all this stuff, why complaining?

Please, i can't put everything of me in a letter, or in a phono call in birthdays. It's not that easy. The relationship between Arnold and i was silent. I mean, sometimes i didn't tell him that problem i had, and he didn't told me that though, but i knew when something was wrong, and he too. A silent relationship, the best kind of frienship a person can have. Nowadays, it's difficult. I haven't find a person that can know when something is wrong with me, neither friend or girlfriend. Not one.

I guess a part of my life finished when Arnold left town, but nostalgy is such a strong feeling.

You know, Arnold would ever think like this. He thinks that what life gives you is the best, and your duty in life is find why. What an optimistic, eh? Sometimes i'm afraid that if something really bad happens to him he won't be prepared for it. But again, what am i saying? I belive he born at the same time a star did. He is the luckiest guy in the whole world. I mean, he has done such imposible things, and all then solved out well for everybody. He even find his parents!!! The hole neighbourhood was really surprised when Arnold and his grandparents came back with Miles and Stella. To be sincere, we all though they were dead (yes, me too). I really didn't understand the reazon why they didn't come back. Or maybe, they never tell. I don't remember exactly. But surelly luck is joining him.

Is it? I'm not that sure. He suffers a lot, and who knows what trauma he has. And what about leaving his home, his town, with parent he barely knows?

Am i being that pessimistic? I don't really think like that. I usually take stuff easily. I belive i'm depress and…

Wait.

Isn't that guy Jamie-O? What is he doing in a chocolates store?

Chocolates store? That means only one thing:

He's in love again.