Chapter 1

September 19

Dear Stargirl,

I just got your letter… I think that you need to get over me. I do wish that I could do the same, but I think that I am the reason your happy wagon is empty. I haven't stopped thinking about you ever since you left. I see that you obviously haven't either. I wish that we could go back to the way it used to be. We could be sitting in my drive way or to the field and sit there with Cinnamin on my shoulder nibbling at my ear. Then I could turn to you and kiss you like I did before. I miss that Stargirl, I miss you more then I miss kissing you that one time.

I have a girlfriend now… her name is Melony. She will never be like you. She wears a lot of makeup and thinks that I should stop thinking about you and that me and her should take the next step. Normally we just kiss and hug in the hallways because I don't have any of my classes with her.

I might come to see you in a month or less. Until then I'll be writing this letter to you. My mom took my car away so I have no way of transportation to the post office. So I will just give this long letter to you when I visit. Or if I forget to bring it I will mail it to you.

Well right now I'm sitting in the field where we used to sit and meditate (well me try to at least). I now come here alone and sometime when Melony wonders where I go after school I am so tempted to tell her. But I don't because I know that it would ruin its specialness if more people then you and me knew about it. I now am keeping a pile of stones. Everytime I come here I bring one pebble. Then I place it in its' pile to show that I have come. When I visit you I will bring my pebbles to show you how many times I have tried to meditate.

I still go by to see Archie, he's still right where you left him. Sitting on his back deck with Senior Saguaro smoking his pipe. He still leads the meetings of the Loyal Order of the Stone Bone. There really isn't anything new going on with him except hes getting older. Oh and they found out that he has cancer. He has been in the hospital for about 5 days. We miss him everyone here is crying about it.

I am going to wrap up this section for today by saying: I love you Stargirl. I wish that you were sitting here with me in my arms while so that I wouldn't have to write this letter. Instead I could just tell you what I am saying here. You could cry with me about Archie. You could come with me to the field and it could be our place again and not just mine. You could even help me get up the courage to dump Melony. But you cant, because you aren't here and I'm facing all of these challenges alone.

I am forever yours no matter how many people I date.

Love,

Leo