Chapter 8: The theory.
Narrie here and... I just realized something, like... IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SO OBVIOUS! But for some reason it wasn't.
So basically, we do have an old circus tent in the field that has been clear cut... And we do have parties, and... Mom has been hinting at wanting to give me a really big birthday bash, and well... I think I'm the target, the stooge, the one who knows nothing because I'm just a happy little girl who's getting a surprise circus party!
So...
Do I really want to let Ben know that I am 100 percent certain that Mom is giving me a surprise birthday party with a circus???
Yes, yes I do.
(Picture of cafeteria. RING! goes the lunch bell.)
"So Ben..." I started to tell him after the lunch bell rang, all cool and casual like too, like, I'm not telling no body no secret information cool, "Mom is giving me it."
"What?"
"The thing."
"What?"
"You know..." I spread my arms wide, "The, BIG show..."
(Picture of Narrie spreading out her arms and Ben looking like she's crazy..)
"What???"
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WELL..! I honestly do not think that me and Ben always meet eye to eye!
So... I whispered in his ear how I think that mom is really going to put on a circus and get my birthday on TV and,
"You are kidding."
"Nope, the field," I started to tell my best fried as we walked into the cafeteria, "The, "gonna make it up to you." The fact that she know that I absolutely LOVE circuses! EVERYTHING BEN!" I remembered to hush my voice like Mom does but... "I am getting my very own circus!!!"
SNICKER SNICKER. (Picture.) "Pretty tall for her age." a teacher snickered and...
It's... Pretty obvious that I am going to fail at being mature in middle school huh? Well, I am in 6th grade right? And, well... I was hopping up and down like a bunny rabbit!
"So... You think that..." I continued ANYWAYS! At least until he started laughing.
"Hahaha!"
(Picture of a sad angry face as Ben is laughing.)
"Ben... " I... Do not like him sometimes, like, why is he my bestie anyways? Is it because he's really nice and cute and we just connect?
No! Can't be that...
Is it because he... When I look into those eyes I start to remember that time he helped me up and got me a band aid and... I imagined that he kissed me and asked if it was all better?
I... Really should stop these thoughts! I am only a kid! Not even a teenager. Of course I love him.
Did I just think that??? Lauri says that love is when you wanna be friends forever, and I do. Ben is my best friend. Mom says that best friends are really nice to have, but they sometimes drift apart.
I don't wanna drift apart.
"Well... I'm not going to believe that there's going to be a circus at your house for awhile Narrie, but it does sound really fun." He smiled, and he is... Just writing me off isn't he...
SIGH.
I gave him a hug and went to the next class... Because... I'm okay with him not believing me because I really don't wanna ruin this friendship by doing something that we'll both regret...
Like Grampa told me when I asked about a pie his and grammies faces!
"A fight is a big step Honey," Grampa told me, "But if you both get through it, you will be stronger."
I think that he and Grammie have a lot of fights, because they are pretty strong together, I mean, they are even both super active and do all that old person romantic stuff like laugh together and look at photo albums too!