Everyone goes to bed that night. The next day, Paul sleeps in until noon. For the next two months, and the rest of the month they do things, like they normally did during the first week of school. During the weekend Joanna, and Paul hang out. Sometimes Carli, Lesa, and Nina joins them when they go out. The phone starts to ring, one day, and Joanna picks it up.
"Hello? ...Oh hey... you're all better... that's great...I'll ask him. Joseph, Tylar wants to know if you like to visit?" asks Joanna
"No, I change my mind, tell him thanks for the invite." says Paul
"He says no, but thanks for the invite...Yeah...Okay. I'll be there see you at your party next month. Bye. " says Joanna. She hangs up the phone.
"What's he say?" asks Paul
"He says he's all better. Which means you can leave anytime. Did you find a house?" asks Joanna
"Yeah, its two neighborhoods over. I went to open house and said I was interested." says Paul
"Great, I'll write you a check, and you can move in a week." says Joanna. She heads upstairs on the way up, a tear falls down her face.
She writes the cheek, and hands it to Paul. They spend dinner and breakfast in silence the whole week. At school Joanna hands him lunch money, gives him a hug, and says she'll see him at home and leaves. The next day, Paul stands by the door with his sword and check, in hand. He says goodbye to Poppy and T.J., Joanna runs down the stairs.
"Hey! Wait." she calls. She runs, right to him. "Don't leave without saying goodbye to me."
" I didn't want to wake you, it's six in the morning , on Saturday." says Paul
" I'm going to miss you, Paul." says Joanna
"I'll miss you, too, Joanna." says Paul
"You be careful, and I'll see you in town." says Joanna. She hugs Paul and gives him a kiss on the cheek. "Goodbye"
"Goodbye" says Paul
He opens the door, and leaves, shutting the door behind him. He goes down the driveway, stops, looks back and leaves into town. Three weeks later, Carli, Lesa, and Nina look at Joanna's sad face. They approach her, and drag her to the lunch table.
"Joanna, what's wrong, you've had that sad look on your face for two weeks." asks Carli
"Also, where's Joseph is he sick?" asks Lesa
" He's gone, he left three weeks ago. I'm sad, because I miss him." says Joanna
"Oh Joanna" says Nina
"It's cool, I uh... got to head to class." says Joanna
"What about lunch, don't you want something to eat?" asks Lesa
"No, thanks, I'm not hungry." says Joanna. She leaves, and her friends follow her.