Entry Number One Hundred One:
My name is Bijou.
Entry Number One Hundred Two:
I am a Ham-Human girl.
Entry Number One Hundred Three:
I love my friends so much…
Entry Number One Hundred Four:
But today, in this very instant, I think I just broke one of their hearts.
Entry Number One Hundred Five:
"Boss, I am…zo zorry! I never meant for it to come out zo quickly and in zuch a manner!"
Oh! He looks so pale. How could I have been so stupid!
Entry Number One Hundred Six:
"Zay something, Boss! Anything!"
"…"
"Pleaze!"
And at my last plea, the bell starts to ring.
"I'm gonna be late for class. I have to go, Bijou."
Entry Number One Hundred Seven:
"Bijou?"
"What iz it, 'amtaro?" For the first time ever, Hamtaro is not the boy I want to talk to. I look up at him while I finish my doodles of Sparkle being attacked by a vicious apple. (I had to vent out my anger someway, didn't I?)
"You asked me yesterday what my vision of the perfect girl was."
Oh yeah, I did. I was so excited to hear about his perfect girl, yet I do not want to hear him talk about it now.
"Well, Bijou, I discovered something. You asked about the perfect girl. I can't tell you the perfect girl, but I can tell you about my perfect girl…"
How could I have just said it so blatantly?
Boss will never want to forgive me…
Stupid thinking-out-loud mind.
Entry Number One Hundred Eight:
"You see, Bijou, it's impossible to be the perfect person! But it's very possible to be the perfect person for someone! Get it?"
"Hien?(1) 'amtaro, zid you zay something?"
He just smiles and looks at me. Normally my heart would melt at this, but I'm too numb to say anything.
I wonder why Hamtaro's not mad at me for not paying attention to him. Oh well. I have bigger fish to fry…
Entry Number One Hundred Nine:
"Bijou, please tell me what plant this is?"
"You 'ave got to be kidding me, Sparkle! We 'ave 'ad zhis converzation twice! If you are seriously zat….zlow, zhen you should get yourself a botany tutor or zomething. Leave me alone!"
"Sheesh, Bijou! I was just trying to have a little fun. Loosen up a bit."
Did she say something? I wasn't listening.
Entry Number One Hundred Ten:
Boss is looking at me during Botany. He's probably doing that because I just yelled at Sparkle. Cats that girl is annoying.
Entry Number One Hundred Eleven:
I catch his eye and wave to him, but he returns to looking at the elodea leaf.
Entry Number One Hundred Twelve:
Did it just get colder in this room?
Entry Number One Hundred Thirteen:
"Are you serious, Stan? You put the pepper in my éclair!"
Hamtaro just realized that? Actually, no, he didn't realize it. Stan admitted it.
Entry Number One Hundred Fourteen:
Penelope is looking at me expectantly with a book in her hands.
Does she want me to read to her?
….ok, that was a stupid question.
"Zoo you want me to read to you, Penelope?"
"Ookwee!"
Entry Number One Hundred Fifteen:
"Ok, but I want to zell you one razher zhan read you one."
"Ookwee!"
She really needs to learn how to speak.
"Ok, zhere waz once this princezz who dreamed of being…perfect. She tried zo hard, but she could never become zee perzon she wanted to be. She waz oblivious to her friendz and her family. All she wanted waz the attention of zee boy she loved so much. She never cared about anyone elze'z feelingz."
Cats…
…What have I been doing?
Entry Number One Hundred Sixteen:
"Nice story, Bijou."
….!
"Boss!"
I turn around, and there he is. I forgot he had the keys to the clubhouse where I was supposed to be babysitting Penelope alone tonight.
At least the place, except for me, Penelope and Boss is empty. Now we can talk.
Entry Number One Hundred Seventeen:
"Boss, about zoday-"
"-forget about it, Bijou."
"Boss! We need to zalk!"
"What else is there to say? Really, Bijou, I'm fine."
"Then why are you crying, Boss?"
He smirks. It's fake. Even his eyes look sad.
"Why are you crying, Bijou?"
Entry Number One Hundred Eighteen:
"Be happy, Bijou. If I'm not the one you want, then go be with whoever it is you do love."
"I love all my friends." That's something Hamtaro once told me.
Cats! Don't think of Hamtaro now, Bijou!
Entry Number One Hundred Nineteen:
Let our friendship remain what it was, Boss. Let's try to forget this, please.
"That's what I've been trying to do since you told me, Bijou."
I just thought aloud again, didn't I?
Entry Number One Hundred Twenty:
"It iz cold in here."
"I know."
"Can we turn up zee heat, Boss?"
"The thermostat's as high as it can go."
"…oh…"
Entry Number One Hundred Twenty-One:
Tonight, as I shut my eyes, I can't bring myself to get to sleep.
I drank warm milk, I counted sheep, I took deep breaths, but still, nothing!
Entry Number One Hundred Twenty-Two:
My name is Bijou.
Entry Number One Hundred Twenty-Three:
I am a Ham-Human girl.
Entry Number One Hundred Twenty-Four:
I love my friends so much…
Entry Number One Hundred Twenty-Five:
But tonight, I can't sleep.
Because tonight, out of the most important people in my life….
…I just lost an extremely important friend...
This is not perfect.
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(1) Hien is the French equivalent to "Huh?" or "Hmm?"
Obviously, Chapter Five was the beginning of the more important half of the story, where Bijou's ideas of perfection are completely revolutionized. Obviously, this last half of the story will be a bit more serious than the first.