The only sounds outside were Matilda's flip flops and her thoughts. She decided that whatever happened between her and Bruce would not affect her negitavely. The two have been friends for a long time, so why not stay that way? But at the same time, Matilda knew she'd been having second thoughts about that for months. Just as she turned the corner to Bruce and Lavender's neighborhood, he had just closed the door behind him. Matilda ran up to Bruce's house as he greeted her. "Hey, Matilda! I was thinking we'd do something different today." "Yeah? What's that?" She asked, suddenly more excited. Bruce continued, "Well, I know how you love reading, so I thought we could hang out at the library. Does that sound okay?" Matilda nodded and said, "I'd like that, thank you." On the beginning of the walk to the library, there was a silence. Not just any silence, but it felt... strange. As if there was something going on. Matilda decided to break the ice. "So, are there any books you're thinking of checking out?" "Actually, I have a whole list in my pocket." Bruce said with a laugh as he pulled out a folded-up piece of notebook paper. With some shock, Matilda laughed along with him. He then showed her the paper, along with side notes as to why Bruce wanted to read that particular book. Matilda said, "I noticed one of your choices is The Secret Garden. It really is a great book." Bruce said in reply with some curiosity, "Really? When did you read it?" She looked down and laughed a little. "You're not going to believe me." Bruce smiled and replied, "Matilda, I'd probably believe you if you said you read Great Expectations when you were 4." She folded her lips and was quiet for a moment. "That's... because I did... and I also read The Secret Garden around the same time." Bruce nodded. "Either way, I'm not surprised. Remember those Science books we used to read? I always thought you were one of the best readers ever." The two friends eventually got to the library. Matilda again smiled and said, "Really? That's really kind of you. Miss Honey always told me I was very precocious." "I agree with that statement." Bruce said. They eventually split into different sections of the seemingly never-ending library. Matilda walked the aisles of the Classics section, trying to pick out books she hadn't read yet, which was of course very difficult. Bruce was on a certain side of the library in search of his excellent, advanced book choices.

Hey guys! Sorry I haven't updated this chapter, but I've been having a severe case of writer's block, haha! But hopefully, I'll have new ideas either this Friday or sometime over the weekend. So stay tuned and keep reviewing! I've been getting lots of good feedback in my messages & reviews section.