Chapter 11

Two days later it was Saturday and Joshua sat on the swing set at the playground. He needed to think and the playground was the quietest spot. There was a lot to think about.

"Mind if I pull up a swing?" A voice came from next to him.

"I suppose, it is a free country." Joshua replied.

"You know, your mother and I received an interesting phone call this morning." Sportacus said.

"Really? Who from?" His son asked.

"George." The above average hero simply stated.

"He called the apartment? When?" Joshua asked turning around in his swing.

"About thirty minutes ago. He and I talked quite a bit. It seems that he is doing better and that he is seeing a psychiatrist. George said that he wanted to thank you." Sportacus told him.

"Thank me?" Joshua sounded confused.

"Yes. Strange as it seems, he wanted to thank you for trying to be his friend and for stopping him from killing anyone. He also said that he hoped the two of you would become friends after he recovers completely." The above average hero explained. Joshua sat there with a blank stare on his face.

"How can everyone be so quick to act like everything is ok?" He finally got out.

"Son, LazyTown has been through a lot of things. You'll find that most here are very forgiving and don't tend to hold a grudge. Besides what you did took guts. You saved a lot of people and whether you want to believe it or not, it's in your blood. No matter what your decision, part of you will always be a hero. You'll always be my son and I support you no matter what, 100 percent." The father told his son.

"Now then if you'll excuse me, I believe your mother is cooking up some of her famous sugar-free oatmeal raisin cookies. See you later." And with that the above average hero was gone.

Samantha sat in her room trying to figure what she wanted. She hadn't talked to Joshua since Thursday. Their entire walk to school yesterday had been completely silent. Then there was a knock on her bedroom door.

"Honey, you ok?" It was her mother. Samantha got off her bed and let her mother in.

"Is everything alright?" Her mother asked again.

"I have no idea." She answered.

"Do you wanna talk about it?"

"Joshua hasn't talked to me since Thursday and I guess I… I'm very confused." Samantha admitted.

"Well, Joshua has a lot on his mind. As a friend you should try to help him but if he doesn't want it then just back off and give him his space." Amanda told her. Just then the phone rang and Amanda promised to be right back. Samantha lay down on her bed and stared up at the ceiling. Joshua was her friend but lately things had been different. She had been saying things she normally wouldn't say. The other day in the clubhouse, she felt like she had somehow connected with Joshua in a different way.

In the other room, Amanda was on the phone with Stephanie. So far it had been a one-way conversation. The pink-haired girl had been telling Amanda all about the other day. Knowing Joshua didn't seem to be in any mood to talk, she didn't want Samantha getting her feelings hurt.

"You can't be serious? They're best friends." Amanda whispered finally into the phone so her daughter wouldn't overhear.

"Look what happened to us. I was best friends with Sportacus. Trixie and Stingy. You and Robbie. We were all friends before we became couples. Now all three of us are married, and two of us have children. The idea isn't as crazy as you think." Stephanie told her. There was no arguing with that.

To Be Continued…