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Sorry I haven't updated in a while. My comp's been busted. Still is, actually… Anyway, thanks for all the reviews! I feel so special!
Chapter 2:
Hobbes was staring at the face of a sixteen-year-old Calvin. Suddenly, all of his memories came rushing back to him; Calvin turning 8; Calvin ceasing to talk to him; sitting alone on Calvin's bed day after day; and finally, being thrown into a box with all of Calvin's old toys. A sob choked Hobbes' throat. "Calvin…"
For a brief moment in time, Hobbes thought Calvin had heard him. Calvin looked at the closet door and walked toward it.
"How did this get opened?" Calvin asked himself, starting to close the door. He glanced down and noticed Hobbes' head sticking out of the closet. "Hey…" Calvin reached down and picked up Hobbes. "Wow, you bring back memories." He stared blankly into space for a few moments, as if recalling things long passed. He crossed over to his unmade bed and sat down, Hobbes in his lap.
"Calvin, what happened?" Hobbes asked sadly. "Can't you hear me? Why can't you hear me!" Hobbes' voice was rising to the point of hysteria. Tears appeared in his eyes. Calvin went on talking.
"It doesn't seem that long ago when I believed that you were real. But in third grade, reality struck. I realized what you really were, are, a stuffed animal, just a stuffed animal…" Calvin's voice became sad. "God, I would give anything to have those days back. Back when you were real. Things were so much simpler." Calvin's voice dropped to a murmur. "Susie was just Susie…" Then he laughed, a hoarse, mirthless laugh. "Back then, I couldn't wait to grow up. But if I'd only known what I'd be giving up, I would have never been in such a hurry…"
Hobbes raised his voice to a scream. "BUT I AM REAL! I AM!" But it was all in vain. To Calvin, Hobbes was just an old plaything, and nothing was going to change that.
Boy and tiger sat together, crying. But Hobbes' tears were invisible to Calvin. Hobbes was just a shadow of times long gone…
Awwwwwwwwwww… This is so sad. Just so you know, I'm just making this up as I go along, so I have about as much idea as you do about what's going to happen.