Chapter 4
Uncle Milford caught Sportacus with one of those 'thinking really hard' looks. He told Stephanie to rest some rest and that he and Sportacus would be downstairs. Sportacus, who was still thinking, had to be dragged from the room. Finally, after a lot of work the Mayor was able to get him in the hallway.
"Come on Sportacus we'll talk in the kitchen." Mayor Meanswell said. Snapping back to reality, Sportacus said something incoherent and followed the Mayor. The two sat down in the kitchen and Sportacus grabbed an apple out of the basket on the counter.
"Well it seems that I'm not the only one with an unspoken attraction." Mayor Meanswell said. At this Sportacus dropped his apple and said "No I don't." Ignoring what he said Mayor Meanswell continued.
"Stephanie couldn't stop talking about you. It was Sportacus this, Sportacus that. I know you're LazyTown's hero but…" The Mayor could see that Sportacus wasn't absorbing any of what he was saying. He had a far off look in his eyes. Mayor Meanswell came over to him and snapped his fingers in front of Sportacus' face.
"Anybody in there?" He asked.
"Huh? Oh sorry Mayor, I wasn't paying attention." Sportacus replied.
"I noticed. Are you ok?" The Mayor asked.
"Yeah, I've just been thinking." Was all Sportacus said.
"Care to elaborate?" Mayor Meanswell pushed. When Sportacus didn't answer, the Mayor dropped the subject.
"Thank you again for your help today." Milford said.
"You're welcome. Now if you'll excuse me I have to get going." Sportacus replied.
"Are you going to say goodbye to Stephanie?" Mayor Meanswell asked. Sportacus just nodded and went upstairs. He reached the door of Stephanie's room and knocked.
"Come in." Came Stephanie reply. Sportacus entered and went over to her. She was smiling and writing something in her diary.
"I have to go but I'll be back later." He explained. The smile went away from her face. It looked like she wanted to say something but she stopped herself by biting her lip.
"Ok. As long as you promise to be back later." She sighed. Sportacus smiled and nodded. He bent down and hugged her.
"You rest so tomorrow you can play with your friends." He said. Stephanie said she would and Sportacus left the room closing the door behind him. She heard him go down the stairs and for some reason she couldn't stop herself. The tears started to stream down her face and she cried. The pages of her diary began to get wet but she didn't care. Sportacus could hear her crying. He had only made it half way down the stairs before stopping. What is wrong with me? He thought. For some reason he wanted to go in there and comfort her. But instead he turned and left for the doctor's office.
To Be Continued…