Stargirl Journal #3
I entered the ball with style, elegance, and flair. I entered on the side of bike, being “chauffeured” by Double D. (Dori Dilson) I walked down the red carpet, and everybody stopped, and looked. At me. I could feel time was at a standstill. The trees stopped swaying. The tennis nets stopped being nets. The air stopped, even. The sun stopped shining, and I felt a cold rush pass me on my skin. I looked in the corner, and saw Leo, hiding behind a shrub. Then everything resumed. I walked down the carpet, and I hear my favorite song was on. (FYI, it’s chicken noodle soup.) I st6arted dancing, alone. Everybody shunned me. Leo stared. Guy Greco spun his baton like a baton twirling maniac. Then a slow song came on. I was dancing with Glitter (My ukulele), until this good looking guy named Raymond Studemacher comes up and starts dancing with me. At the end, people started talking to me again. I almost felt normal. (Normal for me anyway) Then the bunny hop started. I started with Raymond and his girlfriend, and then more people joined in. I was at the front, bunny hopping past the tennis courts, past the swimming pool, past the shimmering bits of mica in the desert, past senor saguaro, past my enchanted place, and we kept hopping. Then I decided we had to come back when we could barely hear the music. We were hopping for hours.
Of course, everything that goes up most come down. By this I mean if you’re on top of the world, someone will bring you down from that. When I got back, I saw Hillari Kimble waiting for me, and I waved. She slapped me across the face. FYI, she has puny slaps. I kissed straight on the cheek, and walked out in Style.
As I write this, I am in the car to Minnesota. We sold our house. I gave my “files” to Archie. The day before I left, I found out they would start building a school on my enchanted place. I am keeping another diary, for Leo, if I ever find him.
I never got to say bye to Leo. But I just know we find each other again. We will.
With love,
STARGIRL