Welcome to Chapter 4 everyone! Once again the journey takes its winding road further in to the dark depths of my mind! YAY! Anyway here we go again.
"Odd. Why did you want to walk me home? Normally Ulrich does that." Yumi asked slightly confused as she continued on her way with the blonde haired boy.
"Do you know why Ulrich normally walks you home Yumi?" Odd asked sounding almost annoyed with her.
"Well, I, um, no I guess I don't." She said hoping this wouldn't lead into a long awkward conversation.
"He really likes you Yumi. Normally when you're not around he talks about you. Now the question is, do you like him back?" Odd hoped she would say yes. If she didn't his whole plan would be shot.
"I tell you what if you can catch me then I can confide in you my true feelings." Yumi said, knowing she could outrun the scrawny boy.
"Deal," Odd said. Immediately Yumi took off running but Odd used his cunning trying to catch the girl by luring her closer.
"I'm going to get you," Odd said as he fake tripped on thin air. Yumi suddenly stopped and looked down at the poor boy.
"Oh my gosh! Odd are you ok?" She asked, as she got closer. As soon as she was within arms distance, Odd lashed out and grabbed her ankles.
"Got you!" Odd said. He let out a little giggle as Yumi helped him up. He brushed the dirt of his shoulders and turned to Yumi.
"A deal's a deal," he said knowing he had finally gotten her. She let out a sigh and thought about how she would explain her feelings to Odd. She hoped they were close enough to her house so that she wouldn't have to tell him. She looked down the row of suburban houses and noticed hers was off in the distance.
"Look Odd, I guess, I guess I really don't know how I feel." 'That's a lie' Yumi though.
"And I guess," Yumi stopped and took a breath and looked up at the clouds, "I really do like him." 'Another lie,' Yumi though. She didn't just like Ulrich, she loved him. He was amazing, he was sporty, and he was perfect.
"Are you sure Yumi, you just really like him," Odd said smiling. He looked over at her as she struggled trying not to confide too much within the boy.
"Why are you so interested in this anyway?" Yumi asked, catching on slightly.
"Ulrich is my best friend, I still think you should be his girlfriend anyway. You guys both like each other so much." Odd said still smiling ear to ear. He looked as once again she struggled for the right words. He saw as she was about to speak, he could hardly hold in how happy he was.
"Oh Odd, I don't know how you get it out of me all the time but the truth is," Yumi looked around and leaned down to Odd's ear and lowered her voice to a whisper.
"Odd, HAND IT OVER!" Yumi screamed in his ear. She had seen the tape recorder in his pocket, it had taken her a while to catch on but she finally did. Odd looked at her and took off running the other way. Yumi's face was struck with horror as she went through the Iron Gate at the entrance of her home.
'Odd knows, and soon enough I'm sure Ulrich will too,' Yumi thought as she stared wide-eyed at her door. She looked at it in amazement. 'There are so many choices in life, the bad and the good. It's like all the doors in the world just stair at you as you stumble through them wondering what's on the other side.'
That's the end of Chapter 4. Did anyone realize what Odd's master plan is? Sorry for leaving the rest of the gang in the dust in this chapter but it turned out better than I thought it would! Chapter 5 coming soon!