Summer Love

Chapter four: Heartbreak

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Panda proved to be a perfect boyfriend. He was sweet, kind, and generous. He provided interest in my activities, and I in his. Panda wasn't nosey, but he also wouldn't let something troubling me pass by. I couldn't recall a time when I was happier.

It seemed we were always together. Same teams for soccer, tag, and other games Hamtaro would suggest…dates…walks together…I loved it all. He would even sometimes invent things just for me. He also once gave me roses, and although I didn't like flowers, I accepted them. He gave me and Stan great gifts on our birthday a few days later.

But a few weeks later, things went wrong.

"Penelope, dear, would you hand me the yarn sitting on that table?" Pashmina asked the sweet little child. Penelope squealed, hurried to the table, and stumbled in her excitement to retrieve it. "Oh, Penelope, are you all right?" Penelope's response was a bit muffled, but otherwise indicated that she was fine. She heaved herself up and handed Pashmina the silky blue yarn.

"Thank you."

"Ookyoo!"

Meanwhile, me and Bijou were sitting beside her, completely dreaming about you-know. "You know...you should tell him..." I said to her, nodding towards Hamtaro.

"..I do know that he likes me..." Bijou admitted back to me. "It's very obvious, but...right now isn't the time..." I respected her choices and I didn't talk about it anymore.

"Hey, guess what I made for Panda..." I held up a small box filled with some multi-flavorseeds, letting her look inside. "I'm sure, he'll like, totally love it!" Bijou nodded, looking a bit distracted.

"..I'll just go give it to him, 'kay?" I stood up hastily, accidentily knocking over my chair. "Oops.." After lifting it up, I hurried over to Panda.

"Oh..Sandy. I've been meaning to talk to you..." Panda took my shoulder. "Can we step outside?"

"Totally!" I nodded. "It's getting a bit stuffy in here, anyways..." I allowed him to lead me out of the ClubHouse. We walked over to the same lake spot as I went to before. "Hey, Panda, I want to give this to you..." I handed the box to him. He took it, and stared at it for a while.

"Do you like it..?"

"Sandy. I have to talk to you." His voice was so serious. It scared me.

"W-what is it?" I didn't look him in the eyes. I looked at the ground, instead.

"Sandy, I...I like somebody else," the words slapped me hard. I felt dizzy and sick. "And it would be cruel...if I wasn't truthful with you. I won't lead you on any longer."

"What!" the words blurted out. "...what's wrong...with me..?" I added weakly.

"Any guy would be lucky to have you, Sandy..." he handed the box to me. I didn't take it, so he opened up my paw and inserted it on there. "Please...give this...to a guy better than me."

My body...my mind...was paralyzed. How could he do this? Suddenly, I remembered the scene between me and Maxwell. How. How could I have been so stupid!

I thrust my paw up and threw the box into the lake. The I ran. Ran as fast as my lake would carry me.

Now I knew...this was how Maxwell felt when I dumped him...Tears began to run down my cheeks, some drops flying off as I gathered speed. He didn't deserve the pain and suffering...that I'm feeling now. Maybe Panda'smy one true love; the kind that will never disappear. But to him, I was just some little fling.

I was near the Clubhouse, now. But I was planning to avoid it. Somehow my feet ended me up here. But Maxwell was at the opening, his face filled with...

Satisfaction.

I dragged myself to my cage, just lying down on my piles of woodchips. My mind became too heavy. I turned and threw up.

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