Henrik Hadrian Gilbert

XVI

I get back today, and I have to go to school

like what the fuck

anyway, the trip was fantastic. There were a lot of hot girls

so I decided that I was gonna stop by Rick's before school

I am at his door now, I just knocked

he opens the door "Henrik" he whispers

I narrow my eyebrows "Rick you feeling okay, you know I hate when people call me that. I'm gonna let it slide though cause I miss you so much"

then I hug him

"I missed you too" Rick says hugging my back

I take out a really old book on the history of Paris "I got this for you Rick, I got it from the book shop in the Site du Musee d'Art et d'Histoire de Judaisme, its about the history of Paris"

"you got this for me" Rick says

I just stare at him "are you sure you shouldn't call in sick, usually you would make fun of me for getting it at an art museum. I know I am great, but you can not have missed me that much"

He just continues to stare

"okay I'm gonna go scare the crap out of Bonnie, Caroline, Elena, and Jeremy" I say and walk out

I walk in history and behind Caroline and Elena

"boo" I say

they jump

"your back" Caroline squeals attaching herself to my neck

"We have so much to tell you later though" Elena says

I sit down in my regular seat in the front

"Hello, class. What are we learning today" Rick says

"okay are you going senile early or what" I ask

Caroline slaps me in the stomach

"With the decade dance tonight, we've been covering the sixties all week" Dana the annoying bitch says

"Right. The sixties" he says and stares at Elena then me for a long time "the, uh, ahem..."

then gulps, ok I am getting freaked out

"The sixties. I wish there was something good I could say about the sixties, but Actually they kind of sucked. Except for the Beatles, of course. They made it bearable. Uh, what else was there? The Cuban missile thing, the....we walked on the moon/ There was Watergate" he rambles horribly

"Watergate was seventies Rick. I-I mean, Mr. Saltzman" Elena blushes

"right. It all kind of mushes together up here, the sixties, seventies. Thank you, Elena" Rick says

after class I stay behind

"what can I do for you" Rick asks

"Rick are you okay, your acting strange. The 60's are your favorite decade, we have debates on it. I think you dumb, the 20's are obviously better, but you insist its the 60's. I know I joke but really are you okay" I ask

"yes of course I am fine" he blows me off

I frown but leave

at lunch Bonnie and Elena tell me everything that has gone on, I mean everything

And now I know that's not Rick, but we're not gonna say anything yet

Dana comes up

"Hey, Elena, there you are. Okay. This is going to sound freaky, but this totally hot guy just asked me to ask you if you're going to the dance tonight"