It has been a month now. Leo showed no changes. His memories were still gone but it didn't seem as much as a burden for him as I thought. I hadn't talked to him much after the hospital visit. Rather, I was avoiding him, Him and everyone in the class. Just like in the past. I was reading a book. It was a strange one but I've kept it for a long time. So long that the title was tattered and couldn't be read anymore. That brought back some memories. The first time we met was because of this book. It was near the end of the 5th grade, a month after I had transferred. I was always by myself, sitting underneath a tree. That day I was reading the same book when a head popped up.
"Hey! I'm Leo Tanner. What are you reading?"
I thought it was strange at first but it didn't seem as though he had any ulterior motives. His eyes were a bright shade of green that was reflected by the sunlight but they looked empty. His face was somewhat handsome, cute in some ways.
" I'm reading a book about a person who is a ghost but the ghost is always alone and no one can notice it."
" That's a bit sad. Well, what would I know? I'm just a kid. Aren't you one too? You should smile more. I've never seen you smile since you came here."
" What's there to smile about? There's so much pain and suffering in the world."
" Well if there's a lot of things that are sad, all you have to do is think of more things to smile about."
This boy, Leo, I didn't understand what he was saying but while he was talking, he smiled a lot but his eyes always looked the same, hollow and empty. From that day on, he would follow me around, come up to me and ask me what I was reading. It just didn't feel real to me. Whenever he was with his friends and smiled, the smiled always looked fake, but when he was with me, the smile was genuine but his eyes were the same until one afternoon before summer began. He asked me if we were friends and I told him he could think of our relationship however he liked. That was the first time his green eyes sparkled with life. From then on, we would always be together. Until now. I sighed and closed the book. I looked up and almost jumped out of my seat. Leo was standing in front of me.
"Hey. Can I ask you something?"
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