Things are kind of weird between me and him. Yesterday at lunch, we didn’t get past the “Hi. How’re you? Oh that’s cool. I’m fine thanks.” I don’t know why, but I feel so guilty!

Today at lunch, we didn’t talk much again. I wanted to talk with him so terribly bad. I tried to talk to him, but nothing really flew. Princess Meri talked with him, but not much more than what I had. He seemed kind of sad or pissed. I’ve never actually seen him sad. I’ve heard him cry before, but that’s as far as it goes. He's always so happy-go-lucky. It looked like he was tracing geometric shapes and typing like on a keyboard with his fingers. I asked him what he was doing. He didn’t answer me. Normally when he doesn’t answer me and looks like that, I know to leave him alone. C’mon you guys, I’m stubborn, but not stupid.

Princess Meri started drawing on himand he snapped at her and called her a bitch. That’s when I knew something was probably up. When the bell rang to signal the end of lunch and get to class, he punched the table so hard that people had to grab their soda cans in insure they wouldn't fall over. He got up quicker than I’ve ever seen him do and leave without his lunch bag that Princess Meri stole from him. I stood there, holding the charm on my necklace that I never take off, and looking after him. He gave it to me for our 6 month anniversary. I forgot the rest of the world was there. I couldn’t hear sounds anymore, and I kept thinking about him.

Yesterday night, a kid in my ACS class ran away from home. His mom got pissed at him and told him she never wanted to see him again, so he left. He hasn’t been seen since then. The druggies are exceptionally worried, since he was one of them. I never did like him, but I do feel sorry for him, and if it was my doorstep he showed up on, I would welcome him in. He was always overly rude and self-centered, but no one should be living on the streets at 15 years old.