February 14
Today at school it was Valentines. We made heart cards. I made mine for Mom. She was very pleased and gave me a soppy kiss. Yuk.
Tulby wanted me to help him make one for Linny and so we borrowed Sarah's markers and paper and made a huge red heart. I tried to put glitter on it with my crystals but all that happened was the heart landed up inside the crystal. We couldn't get it out. We took the little bits of left-over red paper and stuck them in a heart shape so Tulby could give it to Linny.
We forgot the crystal by mistake.
I was just nice and comfortable in my bed when Jareth summoned me. I landed on top of three goblins and a chicken. We all were in the pit before the throne. Jareth had an odd look on his face. Sort of cross. He wanted to know if I had sent Sarah a Valentine's crystal. I told him all about how the card got stuck and he laughed. He was much happier then. He patted the side of his throne and invited me to sit on it with him. He showed me how to get the card out of the crystal. It's very tiring. It was fun sitting on the throne. Jareth's cushion warms your butt. He says it's the secret to being a good king, to have a comfy throne.
He took me back to my room then sneaked through the house to see Sarah. I peeked in half an hour later and they were being very boring. We spied for a whole five minutes. There was no smooching or even soppy eyes. What's the point of being in love if there isn't smooching? It's yuck and all, but that's the point, right? They just sat on the floor talking. They spoke that funny language again. It isn't Spanish. I said some words to Deigo at school and he said I was making up words. I tried to listen some more, but it just sounded funny. It was boring and cold. I went back to bed.
The next morning Sarah gave me a whole three boxes of heart chocolates. She says she can't accept any gifts because she and Jareth are dating again. Was that why she was so grumpy last month? Jareth must have done something right. She's nice again, and now Tulby and I can have chocolate at our midnight feast! I have the best sister in the world.
