Best Friends

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A Spearow was</div> <div> pecking at me, and Gary Oak came and scared it away. Yes, it was a small</div> <div> token of friendship, but we were great nieghbors and friends.</div> <div> My name is Evie. For my 11th birthday last year, Gary gave me a sculpture of</div> <div> an Eevee, which I still treasure.</div> <div> Right now, I couldn't believe where I was. I was in Profeser Oak's, Gary's</div> <div> grandpas, lab, and Gary was to the right of me. We were about to become</div> <div> Pokemon Trainers. And my best friend was about to become my rival. Proffeser</div> <div> Oak let me choose, but I couldn't choose because I couldn't see through my</div> <div> tear filled eyes. I blinked them back and chose Chikorita's Pokeball. Gary</div> <div> didn't seem sad to lose his best friend. He chose Cyndquil.</div> <div> We were officallly rivals. Gary battled me, and Chikorita lost. Normally,</div> <div> Gary would have said he was sorry for hurting Chikorita, but instead, he</div> <div> laughed in my face. I picked up Chikorita and ran out of the lab.</div> <div> Gary left too, but by the time he left I was in Viridian City. I had already</div> <div> captured Pidgey, Rattata, and Nidoran, and it was late evening. I was worried</div> <div> about where Gary was. I hadn't seen him come through here. I had to stop</div> <div> worring.</div> <div> I went to the Pokemon Center and ordered some soup. I sipped it slowly, and</div> <div> burned my tounge. I left, and decided I would camp out, just in case Gary was</div> <div> coming. I let out Chikorita and it nibbled a wildflower nearby.</div> <div> It's leaf swayed in the midday breeze. And I fell asleep before I even saw</div> <div> Gary Oak.</div> <div> When I woke up, I found Chikorita asleep on my leg. I recalled it. I made my</div> <div> way to Viridian Forest. It must have been misty outside at night, because the</div> <div> trees were fogged up.</div> <div> I heard footsteps. Peering over a nearby tree, I saw none other then Gary.</div> <div> I ducked down. I was too embarrsed about the loss with Chikorita. But I was</div> <div> realived he was ok. I crawled on the floor. I captured Weedle, Caterpie,</div> <div> Kakuna, and Metapod. I found my way out.</div> <div> Stumbling into Pewter City, I saw someone walk into the gym. I could guess</div> <div> who it was. Healing my Pokemon, I saw Nurse Joy fumbling around with a peice</div> <div> of paper, her eyes filled with tears.</div> <div> "What's wrong, Nurse?" I asked, and she handed me a piece of paper. It was a</div> <div> newspaper, and the headline wasn't so nice. "Pallet Town's May Oak vanished</div> <div> yesterday.</div> <div> Family is heartbroken and couldn't get in contact with her brother,Gary Oak,</div> <div> in time. Her body was found in Pallet River. We are investingating and assume</div> <div> she drowned." I dropped the paper from my hand. I bent over and picked up the</div> <div> newspaper. The headline screamed at me. I had to tell Gary. I knew he would</div> <div> be depresed and maybe even stop his Pokemon journey just to stay home a while</div> <div> to comfort his mom. May was such a sweet kid, and Gary loved her so much.</div> <div> I walked into the gym. Gary was batteling Brock, but I needed to talk to Gary</div> <div> immedeitly.</div> <div> "Brock, I am so sorry, but I have to talk to Gary a minute. Brock nodded, and</div> <div> Gary asked me what was so importent. He said it in a nasty tone of voice, as</div> <div> if asking me why I am bothering him.</div> <div> "Gary, read this." I handed the paper over and pointed to the story. As Gary</div> <div> read, I saw his eyes get teary. He gave me the paper and walked out of the</div> <div> gym.</div> <div> I followed. I felt so bad for him. I knew I was a girl, and he was a boy, but</div> <div> he had to understand that I was there for him, and he always had a shoulder</div> <div> to cry on. I saw him running through Viridian Forest. The poor eleven year</div> <div> old was devastated.</div> <div> "Gary, wait!" I called, picking up my pace. He didn't look back, because he</div> <div> was probably too emabaressed. I have never seen him cry.</div> <div> "Shut up, Evie, I don't care about you anymore. Get away from me!" he called</div> <div> to me, and soon, he was out of sight.</div> <div> I stopped. How could he do this to me? Worse, how could I do this to him? I</div> <div> blinked rapidly, and started toward Viridian City. I knew it was hard to find</div> <div> your way out of Viridian, and I had did it once, so I could do it agian. I</div> <div> ran into Viridian, and finnanly to Pallet Town. The Pallet River, which led</div> <div> to Cinnibar Island and full of whirlpools, had police around it.</div> <div> I could see some Tentacool in the river, thier jewls glimmering in the sun.</div> <div> My mom wasn't in my house. I walked to Gary's house, and there was my mom.</div> <div> And there was no sign of Gary. I walked up the stairs, toward Gary's room. I</div> <div> knew his whole house, where everything was, just as if it was mine.</div> <div> I opened Gary's door to his room.Go away, Evie." he said to me.</div> <div> I didn't go away. I wouldn't go away. Nothing now could make me go away. Gary</div> <div> was lying face down in the bed, his head buried in the pillow.</div> <div> I cleared my voice and spoke, "Gary Oak, I am not leaving . I understand this</div> <div> is a very hard time for you. Just wanted you to know I care about you, and if</div> <div> you need a friend, you haven't lost me." Gary looked up from the pillow.</div> <div> His face was red with tears. He arose from the bed. He gave me a small kiss</div> <div> on the cheek, something I never expected. He whispered in my ear some words I</div> <div> wished I never heard.</div> <div> "I am going to Pallet River. You may never see me agian. I know I am not a</div> <div> good swimmer, but I will try to make it to Cinnibar Island. If not, you'll</div> <div> find my body sooner or later." He blinked, frowned, and handed me a small</div> <div> bag.</div> <div> "Take care of Cyndaqil, and the others." He smiled. I didn't want him to die.</div> <div> "No Gary, please don't, you'll be hurt, you'll drown, the Tentacools are</div> <div> poisonous!" I flung my arms around him and sobbed. He didn't want to hug me,</div> <div> he was embarresed to hug a girl. He walked out.</div> <div> "Sorry Evie, I'll miss you." And he ran right past the police into Pallet</div> <div> River. I watched him bravely swim, and then I saw nothing. Nothing? Where was</div> <div> he? Was he hurt? Did he drown? Did he make it to Cinnibar? I couldn't tell</div> <div> anyone, I had promised. But this was dangerous.</div> <div> He could be badly hurt, or even, even.. I couldn't force myself to say it.</div> <div> I shook my head. I dove into Pallet River, and swam under the water. I was a</div> <div> good swimmer, so I could stay underwater for a while. Then, after swimming</div> <div> for seven laps, I dove under. And saw something that made me shiver.</div> <div> There was Gary, wrapped in seaweed, with a poison mark on his right arm. I</div> <div> needed to get him to surface. I didn't even know if he was alive. I looked</div> <div> for something I could use to signal an adult.</div> <div> I was wearing jeans. In the pocket was a whistle. I dove up, and blew as hard</div> <div> as I could on the whistle. I waved my arms and kicked my legs, blowing the</div> <div> whistle. I saw someone dive in the water, a man, I didn't know who he was but</div> <div> he was probably there to help me.</div> <div> All the while, I never let go of Gary's shirt. The man came nearer, and soon,</div> <div> he lifted Gary and I up, and swam to shore.</div> <div> I ran inside to change, and my mom grabbed me, hugging and kissing me.</div> <div> I ran to Gary's side. He wasn't breathing. I touched his arm. It was cold,</div> <div> death cold. I knew what happened. I knew Gary was gone, with his sister,</div> <div> never to see me again. The doctors thought that the poison had killed him,</div> <div> but I know better.</div> <div> I miss Gary, yes. I never countinued my journey. I trained Cyndaqil to be the</div> <div> best it can be, at home. Gary's mom moved away, and the only thing I have to</div> <div> remember Gary by is the Eevee statue he gave me.</div> <div> The night after, lightning flodded my room. The lights went out. During the</div> <div> whole time the lights were out, the Eevee statue glowed bright blue. Guiding</div> <div> me to my mother through the darkness.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>