Noelle, can I tell you something?

Sure, Kris.

I’m glad you met Susie. Really glad. Because what we had, in our past… felt kind of “arranged.”

Mom wanted it,

Carol wanted it,

It felt like we were being forced together….

But no one influenced your thoughts on Susie….

That was your own decision.

That…. was your own free choice.

And it’s nice to know that you two are so close now.

Besides, childhood crushes never work out, right? haha.

I think we’re past a childhood crush, Kris! fahaha!

…



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….You’’re the Susie expert!

Hopefully one day you’ll be the “Susie expert!”

I’ll pass the torch…

But it’s gonna take a while for her to dethrone me as the Noelle expert!

I’ll tell her one fact about me everyday. In 4 years… she’d finally be caught up to you!

4 years? Ha! I’d still know more. Maybe just scan my brain….. I’m rooting for her, though!



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When me and Susie had our piano date…. She felt kind of “distant.”

She’s just not used to being in love. Maybe put those corny movies on for her and she’ll act more “stereotypical romance”

Krisssss! You know I don’t watch those types of movies!!!!

You watch Christmas specials. There’s always some kind of “love plot” in them.

But Santa’s in them! He makes them horror movies….

*PFFFTTTT. HAHAHAHAHAH!

But seriously. I’m sure Susie will get more comfortable with you the longer you two are together…



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Listen, If things don’t work out with Susie, which I HIGHLYYY doubt, haha.

I can “be there” for you, okay?

Thanks for the reassurance, Kris.



EARLIER



It’s okay.

I’ve gotten frustrated here too.

I’ve broken important things too…



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This is the first time in years anyone’s said any words here.



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Maybe we should move on.

Maybe we should burn their treehouse into ash.

And start a forest fire?

If it means killing that THING in the forest, YES.

That’s not safe….

You’re right. maybe me you and Susie each get an axe and we just chop away at the place!

That’s more like it, fahahaha!

Then we use all the wood and build a boat, so the 3 of us can all finally see the

We always wanted to go there, didn’t we?

It beats walking, I think I’d collapse!

What happened to you being faster than me?

The house was a short distance, okay?



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I don’t think I’m gonna cry myself to sleep tonight.

I think….

I’m just gonna hop on the bed like a normal person.

I don’t think I’ll have to cry myself to sleep either.

Goodnight Noelle, I’m going home.

See you, Kris.