Gone
Aang waited in the sandbox like he did everyday, but Toph didn't show up. He waited, waited and waited, but he spent his recess period alone.
Recess ended and Aang still didn't see Toph. He dragged his feet back inside his classroom, feeling as lonely as his first day of school.
His teacher was at her desk, as she usually was, doing paperwork and putting stickers onto homework assignments.
"Ms. Wu." Aang approached her shyly.
"Oh hello, Aang. How was your recess?" Ms. Wu was old, but friendly. Aang decided he liked her after the first week of school when let him have an extra cookie for snack time. She was one of the only adults he felt comfortable around, besides his father.
"Um…Toph wasn't in school today. And she wasn't at recess either." Aang told Ms Wu, sure that she knew where his friend was.
Ms. Wu's face went blank. "Oh Aang…I'm sorry. I knew Toph was your friend."
"What's wrong?" Aang was confused.
"Aang…I'm sorry but…Toph's parents took her out of this school. She's not going to come here anymore."
"But…she has to." Aang didn't understand.
"I'm sorry Aang. But she isn't. I mean, you may see her again some day…but…I'm afraid that her parents don't want her in public school anymore." Ms. Wu didn't tell Aang that they used the incident from yesterday as an excuseto pull Toph out of public school.
"But…that's not fair." Aang pouted.
"I know Aang. But there's nothing we can do." Ms. Wu patted him on his back and sighed. Aang whimper softly.
Aang didn't say anything to Gyatso when he picked him up. He didn't eat anything at dinner and, no matter how many times his father asked him what was wrong, Aang wouldn't talk to him.
He went to bed depressed and lonely, missing the first real friend he ever had.
"I didn't get to say good bye…" The boy cried a little and then fell asleep, wishing Toph would be at school the next day.
The next chapter is going JUMP forward like six years. Sorry, but no more kiddy Aang.