#bendable light

[piratesmilesandprettyeyes]

Sorry for the Stargirl spam but that book is one of my favorite childhood books that still resonates with me today. You should all read it!

[flytowardthestars]

Theme 1--Introduction

The boy waved to the girl, smiling gayly. She stared him down, rolling her eyes and parading away. Her footsteps fell into sync with her music, blaring though plastic headphones, her mind sweeping away the memory of the boy. The girl walked until she reached her home's porch. Catching up with her once more, the boy ran and blocked the door, a grin still spread across his face. He attempted to speak, he wanted talk. He wanted to smile and laugh with her. She ignored him again, placing her body within a rocking chair and rocking back and forth, back and forth. The boy's eyes slowly became entranced by the simple movement, his head wavering back and forth. Smirking, the girl watched the boy out of the corner of her eye.  

Within minutes, the boy came out of his trance, his smile even wider than before. He uttered his words, and the girl turned, suddenly interested in what he would say. The boy introduced himself, shaking the girl's hand sheepishly. Repeating her name back to him, the girl smiled, standing up and addressing him properly. They began laughing, giggling and playing, skipping around the porch as though they had been friends for years. It was morning when they met each other, and now it was nearly supper time, the smells of cooking meat seeping though the open window.

The girl turned to her new friend, frowning slightly. She told him she had to go, that her stomach was hungry and that she wanted to eat. Hugging him tightly, the girl whispered something to him and he nodded. She told him to come back the next day.

The rest of the day passed.

The next morning, bright and early, the boy stammered out of bed and out the door, not even bothering to pamper himself before leaving. He dashed over to the girl's house, about to knock on the door when he saw her sitting in her rocking chair. She rocked back and forth, back and forth. He giggled, tapping her on the shoulder. She stared into his eyes, furrowing her eyebrows as she did the day before. Asking him what was wrong, the boy answered. He blushed, embarrassed by his predicament. The boy had forgotten his new friend's name.

The girl giggled, laughing at the boy not with him. She introduced herself again, reminding him to remember this time. He simply smiled, not listening but instead repeating the girl's name in his head over and over again, time after time, trying to get it ingrained into his mind. Once he got it down, they began to play, the boy slyly repeating her name every now and then, confirming that he knew it well.

The sun began to set, and their stomachs began to grumble.

The rest of the day passed.

The next day, the girl wasn't on the porch but the boy was. He looked around, suddenly perplexed. He heard whimpering sounds coming from beneath the porch, where there was a little hiding spot. Crawling underneath, he found his friend wet with tears. He tapped her on the shoulder and asked what was wrong. She turned to him, attempting to take in a deep breath in between sobs. She had forgotten his name. The boy simply smiled, patting her on the back as he introduced himself again.