Chapter 5.

Sarah and Toby were awoken by the smell of eggs and ham. They walked downstairs and sat down at the table waiting for breakfast. Karen looked at Toby, "Why aren't you ready for school?" Toby looked at Sarah.

"Karen, about that, can I talk to you for a minute? Alone?"

Karen and Sarah walked out to the living room. "Yes Sarah?" She asked annoyed.

"I was wondering if I could take Toby to the amusement park today." Karen went to say something but Sarah interrupted her. "Before you say anything, I would just like to say that with you guys moving, I'm not going to be able to see him as much, and this is just a one-time deal. I'm not going to do it all the time. I promise. I just want to spend the day with him is all."

Karen breathed in deeply. "Sarah, it's a school day. He really shouldn't miss school. You know how important school is."

"Karen, it's one day. Besides, he's leaving this school in a month. It's just one day, like I said, I will not be doing this again. I promise."

Karen looked at her thoughtfully and then nodded her head. "Fine, but there are rules. No letting him out of your sight, no rides that he shouldn't be on, and you know what I mean by that, the ones that he isn't tall enough for, and do not feed him a whole bunch of junk food!"

Sarah also nodded her head. "No problem. I got it. I promise, I will abide by the rules."

"Oh and Sarah, no more telling Toby any bedtime stories. I heard him crying last night and telling you about that dream. He's been telling me about these nightmares he's been having and I don't like them."

Why did she assume that Sarah was telling him bedtime stories? That just wasn't fair. "Karen, I promise I won't do it again." Even though she wasn't the one telling him stories, she would take the credit for it so that there would be no fighting.

Karen left for work early seeing as how she didn't have to bring Toby to school. Sarah walked out to Toby who was finishing his eggs and ham. "Toby, I talked to mom."

"What did she say?" He mumbled while eating.

"We don't talk to with our mouths full. It's not polite." She chastised him. "But, she said you can go with me to the amusement park." Toby jumped out of his seat and started jumping up and down. "There are rules though." Toby sat back down sadly. She looked at him sternly. "1. You do not run away from me for any reason, 2. No rides that you shouldn't be on, 3. You will not eat a whole bunch of junk food, 4. You will listen to me, and—" She smiled at him dramatically. "5. You will have the best day ever!"

Toby finished eating and ran upstairs to get dressed. While Sarah waited for him, she couldn't stop thinking about what Jareth had said to her about how he had fallen in love with her. She had thought that she made that part up. How could someone so cruel have fallen in love with someone? A Goblin King could have feelings of love? Seriously? "Sarah! Are you even listening to me?" Toby broke her concentration.

"Hmm?"

He put his hands on his hips and looked up at her. "I said, is this fine?" When she finally looked at him, she laughed.

She got down on her knees in front of him. "Toby, you cannot wear your cowboy costume for Halloween to the amusement park."

He gave her a look that seemed to say 'I'm mad at you, but fine.' But she wasn't sure. "Why can't I? I used it last year, I'm not gonna use it this year!"

She laughed again. "Because toby bear—" She pulled on the fringe attached to the costume, "these could get caught in some of the rides. We don't want you to get hurt, right?"

He nodded sadly and started to cry. "Aww, come on kiddo, why are you crying?"

He threw his arms around her neck almost knocking her over, but she put one hand on the floor to steady herself and him. "I don't wanna move to Texas! I don't wanna leave you."

Tears started to prick her eyes. She didn't think she was going to have to have this conversation with him right now. "I promise you Toby that we will talk all the time and we will still see each other. Nothing will stop us from seeing each other." She pulled Toby from her neck and had him face her. "Do you understand me?"

He nodded even though the tears were still streaming down his face. She wiped them away and smiled. "Okay, now let's go get you dressed. We have a day full of fun planned!"

Once inside the amusement park, Toby ran right towards the carousel. "Toby! What was rule number one?"

Toby stopped short and turned towards with sad face. "I'm sorry Sarah. I'm just essited."

She couldn't help but laugh. "Toby, it's excited. Not essited." Once she made it up to him, she took his hand. "I know you're excited so I won't yell at you, but do it again, and we will go home." She said sternly. Toby just nodded at her as he dragged her to the carousel.

Sarah was about to let him go on alone, but the ride attendant looked at her, "He's not allowed to go on alone. He needs to have a chaperone with him." She shrugged and walked up the ramp to the ride with him. He picked a horse that was blue and she picked the one that was purple next to him. After she helped him up on his, she hopped on hers. Sarah realized she hadn't been on one of these in years. Once the ride started moving, she felt like something was wrong. She looked all around her. She felt like someone was watching her and she just couldn't shake that feeling no matter how hard she tried. Sarah wanted to scream, she wanted to tell them to stop the ride. Take Toby off of it and drag him home, but she also didn't want him to freak out, so she sat there just looking around at everyone's faces.

Trying to see if any of them was Jareth. She couldn't recognize any features that would belong to him, but then again, she knew he could hide his identity well. When the carousel turned around again, she did see someone staring at her. It was a guy who looked like he was around 21, he had blonde hair, blue eyes, tall, and he was muscular. Sarah had to admit he was cute. She just didn't know why he was staring at her. But, she was about to find out.

Once the ride stopped, Sarah took Toby and walked right over to the guy who was staring at her. "Hey, what's your problem?"

He looked at her confused. "Excuse me?" Well, he didn't sound like Jareth. That was a good thing, but she wasn't being fooled.

"What's your problem? Why were you staring at me?" She couldn't shake this feeling that maybe he was really Jareth in disguise.

He looked at her like she was crazy. "I thought you were pretty. Sorry."

"Thought? You don't still think?" She was feeling a little confused.

"Sarah, I wanna go on rides!"

She looked down and put a hand up to Toby. "Hold on Toby. Give me a minute." Sarah looked up at the guy. "So which is it? Did you think I was pretty, or still am pretty?"

He shook his head as in disbelief. "I think you're pretty, but I also think you're crazy." He looked at his watch then back at her. "I gotta go. I have to go pick up my niece from my sister's house." He turned around and walked away without a second glance.

Sarah swallowed. Now she knew that he wasn't Jareth. Jareth would have played games with her, talked in riddles, and he certainly wouldn't have left her standing there. Toby tugged on her arm. "Who was that?"

"Just a guy Toby. Just a guy."

She grabbed his hand and started walking towards Toby's favorite ride, the tilt-a-whirl. All of a sudden, Toby stopped and started crying. Sarah got down beside him and looked him in the eyes. "What's wrong Toby?"

"I see the guy from my dream. The guy who said you would disappear and it would be my fault." He cried even harder.

Sarah's eyes opened wide. She grabbed him by the shoulders. "Where is he Toby? Point him out to me." She tried to say it as soothingly as she could, but she didn't think it worked.

Toby pointed over towards the house of mirrors. When she turned, he wasn't there. Although, she wasn't sure what form he showed himself to Toby in the dream. This could be hard to pick out anyone, even though there was no one standing where Toby had just pointed. "Where Toby? I don't see anyone."

"He's gone. I don't know where he went."

She hugged him. "It's okay. Let's forget about him, and just have fun. Remember, I said rule five was having the best day ever! Not worrying about the guy in your dream. Right?"

"Right!"

"Alright, then let's go." Sarah grabbed his hand and dragged him away from the tilt-a-whirl all the while looking over her shoulder for Jareth.