Title: Dear Tom…

Author: Kararen

Disclaimer: Haven't we been through this enough?

Author's Note:  This entry was necessary because of the one that comes next!

Entry #8: October 14th

Dear Tom,

Oh, it's just horrible!  Blythe and I go into this big argument and she won't speak to me!

~That's terrible.

I've been crying all day over it!  I feel dreadful, but she's partly to blame, and she was so mean to me and I'm not going to forgive her.

~What happened Ginny dear?

Well, I just said something about her getting all kinds of attention and she accused me of being jealous!

~Are you jealous? 

No, I'm not!

~ Be truthful.

Well, maybe a little, but only in a "Gee it must be nice to have a lot of people like you" sort of way!  It's great that she's popular.  I just didn't want her to forget me!

~Did you explain that to her?

She never gave me the chance.  She said that I was being a jealous baby and it wasn't her fault that I'm poor and that I mope about it.

~And is there any truth in that Ginny?

No!  Well, only a little, but it's not like I'd admit it to her!

~Do you think maybe what she said hurt you because it is the truth?

I suppose.  But she was supposed to be my friend.  A real friend would never say those things out loud in front of everyone.  It upsets me just to think that she really does think that about me!

~I think that that's why she got angry in the first place!  She was hurt that you thought she'd forget about you!  Besides, you've been pretty sad lately.  I think she just was trying to tell you stop feeling sorry for yourself and it came out when she got angry!

Oh, not you too Tom!  I can't believe you are going to take her side in this!

~No Ginny, don't worry!  She really didn't have any right to say those things even if you were arguing!

Thanks Tom.  You always know just what to say!

~It's one of my many gifts.

I feel better now that I've told you everything.

~I'm glad you trust me to tell it to.

Me too Tom!

~Could you trust me with one more thing tonight Ginny?

Of course Tom!  What is it?

~I want to ask you to do something, but I need you to trust me completely.

Okay Tom, I trust you.  Now what is it?

~You'll see soon enough.

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Author's Note: Mwah ha ha ha ha!!!  I needed the fight to get Ginny extremely emotional and vulnerable.  Tom is very persuasive is he not?