Chapter 2: A Love-Hate Relationship
A boy with blue hair, a navy blue shirt and an orange vest was leaning against a brick wall in the park. He was looking around with his arms folded as if waiting for someone.
Suddenly Sara came running down the pathway. The boy jumped a little when he saw her and quickly stood up straight.
"Henry... Kevin's... chasing me... again..." Sara said half out of breath.
"Not again..." Henry said in an annoyed tone and rolled his eyes. "I know! Quick, we'll go back to my apartment and you can hide in the closet!" exclaimed Henry as he took her hand and started to run down the path that lead out of the park.
Sara followed as they ran down the path and out of the park. Soon they were on the sidewalk and jogging down it to Henry's apartment building.
"Henry... slow down..." Sara said trying to keep up with him.
"Well... unless you want... Kevin to... catch up... I suggest you try... to keep up..." Henry exclaimed in between breaths and with a little laugh.
"Ok... Ok... I'm going..." Sara said exhaustedly as she tries to keep up with Henry.
Henry kept holding onto her hand as they both kept running down the sidewalk to an apartment building. They ran through the set of double doors much like Sara had done the night before and over to the elevators. Henry hurriedly pushed the up button and waited impatiently.
Eventually one of the elevators doors parted and the two darted into it. Henry pushed the small round button with the number seventeen marked on it. The doors slowly closed and the two saw a glimpse of Kevin entering the lobby.
"Why does he chase me all the time?" Sara asked as she leaned against one of the walls of the elevator.
"Because he loooooooooves you." Henry responded with a laugh.
Sara laughed too. "He doesn't looooooooove me," she retorted.
"Oh come on Sara, that kid has had a crush on you for as long as I can remember. I don't think he'll stop until you're his girlfriend." Henry pointed out in a 'don't-deny-it' tone.
Sara laughed a little and playfully pushed him.
The elevator doors parted again and the two darted down the hallway to one of the doors. Henry's apartment building wasn't much different then her own. All the doors in the hallway were the same with little gold looking plaques on them. The number sixty-seven was engraved on the plaque.
Henry quickly opened the door and grabbed Sara's hand and yanked her inside the apartment. He quickly shut the door and moved through the apartment to his room.
"Good afternoon Mrs. Wong," Sara greeted cheerfully as Henry dragged her by.
Mrs. Wong smiled in return and waved as the left.
Henry still lead her to his room. They passed a room with the door opened where Henry's father was working on who knew what. "Hello Mr. Wong," Sara greeted again still cheerfully.
"Hello Sare. I see you've been running," Mr. Wong replied with a laugh.
Sara laughed a little and Henry pulled her into his room and shut the door behind him. He moved across the room to his closet and opened the doors.
"Ok, now sit there on the floor," Henry said placing her in the closet and making her sit.
"Ok... now don't let him open the doors, ok?" Sara questioned looking up at him from the closet floor.
"I promise I wont. I never have." Henry reassured and shut the doors to his closet.
Henry quickly went over to his bed where a small bunny-like creature was sleeping. He sat down on the bed next to the tan and jade green animal. The animal slowly lifted its head and looked at Henry.
"Henry..." it whined, "What's the big idea? I was sleeping ya know."
"Sorry Terriormon. Kevin will probably be here soon. If he asks if Sara's here just say she isn't, ok?" Henry asked the small animal.
"Ok, ok. I wont tell him Sara's in the closet," Terriormon responded annoyed. "We go through this everytime and I never tell."
"I know..." Henry said and laid back on his bed.
Soon enough there was a knock on Henry's door and he slowly got up to answer it. Before answering he listened to see if he could hear Sara.
Nothing.
He slowly reached for the handle and opened the door only to see Kevin standing there eagerly.
Henry gave a sigh filled with annoyance. "Hello Kevin..." he greeted still with a tone drowning in annoyance.
"Hi, hi. Where's Sara???" Kevin question enthusiastically as he looked around the room while standing in the doorway.
"She's not here." Henry answered plainly.
"I chased the both of you here. I saw her and you. My eyes don't deceive me. Never have. I know a Sara when I see a Sara. And what I saw was a Sara." Kevin stated trying to sound intelligent also thinking that he was more intelligent then he sounded.
"For one, that made hardly any sense, and for another fact, Sara isn't here." Henry said again trying to make his point clear to Kevin.
Kevin entered Henry's room and looked anxiously around. "Sara???" he asked as he looked under Henry's bed.
"Kevin... she's not here..." Henry said as he slowly moved his way in front of the closet doors trying not to make it obvious that he was attempting to hide what was inside. "Now... Kevin... not to offend you or anything... but I don't think you're really Sara's type. I mean... maybe you should stop chasing her around... you're not really helping anything..."
"I... I guess you're right. I guess I was just to... caught up in a silly little teenage crush to see that..." Kevin said as he lowered his head and looked at the ground.
"Aw, it's alright. You just gotta... move on. Broaden your horizons and meet new people... meet new girls more importantly..." Henry said trying very poorly to cheer the boy up.
"I'll just... go. Tell Sare that I'll just... ya know... see her around..." Kevin said gloomily and slowly left the room.
Henry waited a little bit before finally opening the closet doors. He looked down at Sara and she slowly got up off the floor.
"Thanks Henry. I feel kind of bad though... the poor guy." Sara said in a soft tone.
"Yeah... maybe I was a little hard... but I'm sure he'll be fine. You'll see, tomorrow he'll be all spiffy and what not. Just like new. Or somewhat at least." Henry said with a smile.
"Yeah... I suppose you're right. Well... thanks a lot Henry... again. I owe you." Sara finished and gave Henry a quick hug and left the room.
Henry gave a small wave. "Yeah... you're welcome. It was no trouble... just... ya know... a favor... for someone special..." Henry said in a stricken way talking to the empty room.
A boy with blue hair, a navy blue shirt and an orange vest was leaning against a brick wall in the park. He was looking around with his arms folded as if waiting for someone.
Suddenly Sara came running down the pathway. The boy jumped a little when he saw her and quickly stood up straight.
"Henry... Kevin's... chasing me... again..." Sara said half out of breath.
"Not again..." Henry said in an annoyed tone and rolled his eyes. "I know! Quick, we'll go back to my apartment and you can hide in the closet!" exclaimed Henry as he took her hand and started to run down the path that lead out of the park.
Sara followed as they ran down the path and out of the park. Soon they were on the sidewalk and jogging down it to Henry's apartment building.
"Henry... slow down..." Sara said trying to keep up with him.
"Well... unless you want... Kevin to... catch up... I suggest you try... to keep up..." Henry exclaimed in between breaths and with a little laugh.
"Ok... Ok... I'm going..." Sara said exhaustedly as she tries to keep up with Henry.
Henry kept holding onto her hand as they both kept running down the sidewalk to an apartment building. They ran through the set of double doors much like Sara had done the night before and over to the elevators. Henry hurriedly pushed the up button and waited impatiently.
Eventually one of the elevators doors parted and the two darted into it. Henry pushed the small round button with the number seventeen marked on it. The doors slowly closed and the two saw a glimpse of Kevin entering the lobby.
"Why does he chase me all the time?" Sara asked as she leaned against one of the walls of the elevator.
"Because he loooooooooves you." Henry responded with a laugh.
Sara laughed too. "He doesn't looooooooove me," she retorted.
"Oh come on Sara, that kid has had a crush on you for as long as I can remember. I don't think he'll stop until you're his girlfriend." Henry pointed out in a 'don't-deny-it' tone.
Sara laughed a little and playfully pushed him.
The elevator doors parted again and the two darted down the hallway to one of the doors. Henry's apartment building wasn't much different then her own. All the doors in the hallway were the same with little gold looking plaques on them. The number sixty-seven was engraved on the plaque.
Henry quickly opened the door and grabbed Sara's hand and yanked her inside the apartment. He quickly shut the door and moved through the apartment to his room.
"Good afternoon Mrs. Wong," Sara greeted cheerfully as Henry dragged her by.
Mrs. Wong smiled in return and waved as the left.
Henry still lead her to his room. They passed a room with the door opened where Henry's father was working on who knew what. "Hello Mr. Wong," Sara greeted again still cheerfully.
"Hello Sare. I see you've been running," Mr. Wong replied with a laugh.
Sara laughed a little and Henry pulled her into his room and shut the door behind him. He moved across the room to his closet and opened the doors.
"Ok, now sit there on the floor," Henry said placing her in the closet and making her sit.
"Ok... now don't let him open the doors, ok?" Sara questioned looking up at him from the closet floor.
"I promise I wont. I never have." Henry reassured and shut the doors to his closet.
Henry quickly went over to his bed where a small bunny-like creature was sleeping. He sat down on the bed next to the tan and jade green animal. The animal slowly lifted its head and looked at Henry.
"Henry..." it whined, "What's the big idea? I was sleeping ya know."
"Sorry Terriormon. Kevin will probably be here soon. If he asks if Sara's here just say she isn't, ok?" Henry asked the small animal.
"Ok, ok. I wont tell him Sara's in the closet," Terriormon responded annoyed. "We go through this everytime and I never tell."
"I know..." Henry said and laid back on his bed.
Soon enough there was a knock on Henry's door and he slowly got up to answer it. Before answering he listened to see if he could hear Sara.
Nothing.
He slowly reached for the handle and opened the door only to see Kevin standing there eagerly.
Henry gave a sigh filled with annoyance. "Hello Kevin..." he greeted still with a tone drowning in annoyance.
"Hi, hi. Where's Sara???" Kevin question enthusiastically as he looked around the room while standing in the doorway.
"She's not here." Henry answered plainly.
"I chased the both of you here. I saw her and you. My eyes don't deceive me. Never have. I know a Sara when I see a Sara. And what I saw was a Sara." Kevin stated trying to sound intelligent also thinking that he was more intelligent then he sounded.
"For one, that made hardly any sense, and for another fact, Sara isn't here." Henry said again trying to make his point clear to Kevin.
Kevin entered Henry's room and looked anxiously around. "Sara???" he asked as he looked under Henry's bed.
"Kevin... she's not here..." Henry said as he slowly moved his way in front of the closet doors trying not to make it obvious that he was attempting to hide what was inside. "Now... Kevin... not to offend you or anything... but I don't think you're really Sara's type. I mean... maybe you should stop chasing her around... you're not really helping anything..."
"I... I guess you're right. I guess I was just to... caught up in a silly little teenage crush to see that..." Kevin said as he lowered his head and looked at the ground.
"Aw, it's alright. You just gotta... move on. Broaden your horizons and meet new people... meet new girls more importantly..." Henry said trying very poorly to cheer the boy up.
"I'll just... go. Tell Sare that I'll just... ya know... see her around..." Kevin said gloomily and slowly left the room.
Henry waited a little bit before finally opening the closet doors. He looked down at Sara and she slowly got up off the floor.
"Thanks Henry. I feel kind of bad though... the poor guy." Sara said in a soft tone.
"Yeah... maybe I was a little hard... but I'm sure he'll be fine. You'll see, tomorrow he'll be all spiffy and what not. Just like new. Or somewhat at least." Henry said with a smile.
"Yeah... I suppose you're right. Well... thanks a lot Henry... again. I owe you." Sara finished and gave Henry a quick hug and left the room.
Henry gave a small wave. "Yeah... you're welcome. It was no trouble... just... ya know... a favor... for someone special..." Henry said in a stricken way talking to the empty room.