n th gm, th tmng fr trn wknng nt w bt dffrnt, but't w ud b mtl mlr vnt.
trn nt wr frt wknd n th bttl gnt Fr durng th trn Rut, but't w trul wknd durng th 3rd rd f th dm Rd ttl.
h Grtr Dmn gr nk brught lng mn Dmn nd truk. Whl mt tudnt nd ntrutr ndd u bmng vtm, trn hd n wknng vnt. hugh n lrd dtrd thm rlr,'d vnt wuldnt trggr.
Yt,'t md h tll wknd nt, thugh fr dffrnt rn.
n't f tht, mb bu h w vrwhlmd b th wr f hr frt wknng,'t md tht h w tull unnu.
vn n th gm, tht w th whn h hd frt wknd.
wllwd b th wr f th nt, h w drvn b th nt dut nd utmtll mvd.
Wll, hr brrk tt n m't n nd hr mrd, nludng Vrnll, lld ut't hr, but dmn tht hnd't b n hr vnt nd th wh dturbd hr frm mlhng hr dut wr mrll lmntd.
ddnt thnk h wuld nrmll ttk l whn h wnt brrk thugh
N Dnt tk Vrnll w dnt'd nmr n n nd't dtr thm'll th dmn, nd't dtr thm
h muttrd mthng wth hllw .
nd't m th rn w tht h w u dmn.
n th , h wuld ttk.
fr wh h w u dmn't w ud b tht flwr whh fll nr trn.
h Lufr tht ud't b wrn n b Grl frhd whn h w mttng m w urrntl nr trn ft.
t lln w dngru ubtn tht wuld mk l hllunt, ung thm't l thr n f rlt.
hr w n'd fft, but u uld ndr't drug.
rh't fll frm b Grl whn Ll bt hr dwn, nd ut hnd't fll nrb trn f.
n mght hv thught tht uh thng wuldnt b nugh't fft th nt, but't ut w bd n.
b Grl, wh wr th Lufr gt hr bd, w bng mnultd b tu drk wr untl ut nw rh tht wr l tmrrl mlfd th Lufr fftvn.
n't f tht, trn w'd ut untl ut thn.
Du't tht, Lufr llun tht wnt ud't wrk gnt th nt ndd u bng fftv.
w lnng tht't Ll, w l rllng th mg tht hd tvtd frm trn tff wth m hnd.
Yu thnk tht mr wknd nt wuld b nugh't hurt m?
Nt tht tull n tht tff, 't t u tht trn ttk mg wuld b unbl't dl kllng blw.
n th gmtn tthd't tht tff, mbud't wth m mg, 't tht't wuld rdu wk hlng mg't th m tm't w ud.
mk't r't undrtnd, rght ftr h mngd't dl kllng blw,'t wuld hl th trgt't nur tht wuld b tbl wth 1 .
lng trn wldd tht tff, h wuld b unbl't dft nn.
Wh dd 'd uh mn thng? bvul, trn wuldnt dft l b dnt.
trn w fftv whn't m't fghtng gnt th Wth, but f b m mtk trn ndd u dftng l, vrthng wuld fr nught.
Yt't wuld b unnturl f, wthn th't 8, nl trn w nt rttng, nd h mght hv m lng nw du't hr wrr fr Vrnll.
f tht w th , td b bttr't nlud hr mmbr, rthr thn lttng hr'd thng n hr wn.
l, wth trn rttng, Vrnll gru dth rt wuld tull fll ndrbl.
ht w wh dd't t u trn wuld m lng whl rvntng hr frm dftng th Wth.
ht w th ur f tht tff. lng h ud tht, h wuldnt b bl't dft nn.
ut ut lk whn h mngd't r tu, n ttk tht wnt thrugh th tff uld nrmll fnh th nm ff.
lr-m wht w tht wr f Ld trn W tht ud't b th wr f nt?
h , td, n wuld nt tht.
Wll thn, wht huld d?
t w k vn f w fund ut. n th nd, lnnd't rvl't nd gv th't f th nt bk't trn. u uld 't w hduld.
ut, th Wth w tll undftd.
t w k vn f gt fund ut nd ld. ut't wuld b bd tmng't lt't hn't th mmnt.
f ndd u lvng th tg whn w but't trk Wth,'t wuld nd u ut lk th gm dvlmnt.
nd w rr fr trn, but ndd't k th l u ut fr lttl bt lngr.
ht w wht h hd'd th rn wh h n mtk hrlf th Wth w du't tht wr. ut lk Vrnll Wth-lk wr, h wr l't tht f th nt.
uh thng bl? Fr n wh w nt nt,'t thr wr, thr n rdnt fr tht vr hnng.
vrthng tht vr hnd n th wrld w thught f hvng n rdnt whn't frt hnd. h frt tm Wth rd, whn th frt gnrtn nt lfr-m rd bk thn,'t w ndrd mthng tht hd n rdnt h wrld tm tht nvlvd nt nd Wth, rh mthng bnrml hd hnd n th gnrtn.
nwrd Ll qutn b lnng u burdt.
w qut rd th tlnt f mn, tht llwd m't fluntl uh rndm thng.
rh m lf llng w ud't b wndlr.
ll, mm.'t m, m,'t m. Y, m, m.
gt nt trff dnt du't rd Luk nd dnd, nd nd't gt mnt b tmrrw l rr m mn, l1.
h? h n wh w urrntl tlkng w nt mm but dd wth rdrng hbb?
r mthng lk tht.
nw w nd't lm hr dwn frt.
lft th brrr n l't urrund Ll nd b Grl, thn wnt utd th rrr.
hn trn rnll hld hr lm u, nd frd mg.
lvr lrd bll md f lght rkd nd wnt trght fr m, but ught't wth m hnd nd ruhd t.
Wht w tht? ut nw?
vn f ur nt wr w trng,'t w nt nugh't ur m!
Dnt m.
hn h trtd frng rdl. r ttk thn bm bm tht ht 7 tm't th m mmnt.
h nt wr hn wth lvr flh nd't bnt 't rhd m frm'll drtn.
f th tutn w md nt n ml Y,'t w lk n ggbtr.
t rhd m't bt m u nt rw rm.
ut mud mud. rd lght mg wth m n th ntr,'t rd vrthng.
vn f u wr th tru nt, u wr tll mrl hk wh hd ut wkn u.
Fr m wh hd lvld u grtl frm bullng dmn unrnbl,'t w f k.
h g n blt w lk tht btwn bgnnr lr wth nw qumnt wh trd't fght gnt Lvl'd lr wh hd lrd rnrntd vrl tm;'t w mbl't bt!
N N!
trn turnd hlf rzd, h thrw w hr tff nd rd hr rm. Wt dnt thrw tht w.
hn hug bll f lght frmd;'t w mbud wth lrg munt f mn.
h th w lghtl dngru.
t w mthng tht nl th wh hd ut wknd wthut undrtndng wht bttl w wuld d; h ddnt ndr hr rumtn ftr th ttk nd ut mbud n'll th h uld.
trn rmnng huld b rund 1000 ndrng hr lk f Lvl.
f'll f tht w ud u, wth th nt wr ddd n't f tht,'t wuld qut n munt dtrutv wr.
Wll, tht thng uld l dtr hl buldng nd kll vr tudnt tht hnd't b n't trtr.
uld blk't l, but f mrl td tll, thn vn thugh wuld b lrght, th hl buldng nd tudnt wuld b ught n t.
lr-m! Yu nt'd tht!
Ll md't mthng, but gnrd hr nd flw't th k.
h w,'t wuld nl ht twrd m, n dmg wuld ur.
trn l drtd hr m twrd m nd th bll f lght fllwd.
Y, ur gd grl. G hd nd ht.
t t, trn!
ut ut thn, th rft dr nd nd Vrnll umd vr.
, , h m n gn wth nthr ntn f bd tmng.
ut't md tht Vrnll rn fftd trn n hr huldr hk.
V, Vrnll?
t th trn. ht nt mthng u r ud't ht twrd rn. l! m't ur n!
Vrnll rn md trn rgn lght f rn n hr , nd th wr grw wkr.
Fumu,'t md th w ld.
ll tht w lft w fr Vrnll't mll ntn't mfrt trn nd r hr fvrblt, thn rturn th't rut nd h uld mk rvrl bk't th trn Rut nd rh th nd
N wt, th w n gd.'t w bd fr hr't gn hr n bk rght't th tm!
trn l g bk't ur uul lf.
N gd Vrnll-kun! D nt lt hr bk't hr n rght nw!
Vrnll, u fl! Dnt rturn hr't nt whn thr hug bll f lght nrg hvrng rght bv hr!
trn mngd't ntrl t, bu h unnul mngd't u th nt wr whn h mngd't wkn.
n ddtn, th tm, trn w hlluntng whl n drm-lk tt.
ut n h rturnd't hr n, h wuld b frd't f rlt.
f h nkd, th mg wuld run wld!
Vrnll Wht dd h? uh? h? W, wt, wht th? Wht th! W, wt, wht th!? Wht th!? Wh m rrng th thng!?
trn rgnd hr nt, h nkd nd trtd fllng h lkd't th bll f lght h rdud.
ht w wh tld u .
ll f lght mg tht hd lt ntrl f w drggd dwn b grvt twrd trn. N gd.
hurrdl dv dwn, but hd flwn't hgh't rvnt n unnr dmg.
flw't full d. uld tll mk t? N, hd t. f th wnt n,'t wuld bm 'd ND.
ut th bll f lght w w't l't trn n,'t h nt rhd hr t.
Vrnll ud h drk wr nd gurdd gnt t.
Gd, u dd wll Vrnll! td f th rtgnt,'t wkn't th lt mnut.
b hnt thugh,'ll f th w ur fult, but'll lk th thr w n u mngd't wkn.
thn ld blw th lght mg bll nd td bd Vrnll.
W wll uh't bk. Vrnll-kun, mth m mvmnt.
Y!
tull uld d't'll b mlf, but n h h wknd ddd't lt Vrnll hl m ut.
h w m gnrt't lt hm lrn hw't u h wr.
mn nd Vrnll drk wr ht frth't th m tm; blk nd wht mg rld nd blw w th bll f lght.
t kt n gng untl't wnt bnd th k thn fl ldd.
k, w mhw mngd't ttl th ndnt wthut n dmg.
Wll, tht w dngru.
ut't w urrntl ttld, wth bth trn nd Vrnll mngng't wkn, nd th tu w l tkn r f, lt ll't lu.
N n, n n.
trn mt Vrnll fr th frt tm whn h w 14 r ld.
rrtt vllg, whr h w brn nd rd, w whr lr, wh lld th Grtt nt f'll tm, w brn. uh, thr wr mn ung l wh rd't bm nght, nd l wh wr vd b lr m't ndr't rd l fr lgrmg. wvr, th vllg tlf w ml n wth nl frmlnd.
h lrd wh hd th vllg trrtr, hd thught tht't w bttr't nd th vllg nd rh't hl t, but ndrng th budgt,'t w tll mthng n th fr futur.
t w tll mrl mll vllg. fr lr rd th knwldg but tt, hldrn dng frm trvtn w tll mmn urn.
u't w tht knd f vllg, mt f th ung l lft fr th t., h tht rmnd wr ld l nd hldrn.
trn hd n frnd f mlr g, nd l lngd fr th t.
Fr hr, th frt frnd h md f mlr g w Vrnll.
h tll rmmbrd thr frt mtng n dtl vn thn.
ht d, trn brught g lvtk lng't th frt.
h wnd flt ld, th n w n't w frm wntr.
n th vllg trn lvd, th w lw dn whn wntr rhd vr r,'t fttn u th g, th wr brught nt frt nd fd rn.
nd g tht grw fttr nd rundr wr rd nt fd bfr th wntr rrvd, l uld lt thrugh th wntr.
ut tht d, h hd bd luk.
h hnd't mt br whh hd trlld th frt't gthr fd n rrtn fr wntr.
Fr br, wh ught nutrtu fd, trn nd hr g mutv lkd vr dlu.
h br rn ntmdtngl nd uddnl ttkd trn wth't hr lw nd fng.
Nrmll, n wuld'd frm tht, but trn mngd't wthut dng th tm du't th nt hrtrt tht h d.
ut durng th tm, trn hd n lur't nt th ft tht h rvd n dmg, h w ut frghtnd b th hug br.
h n wh vd hr thn w Vrnll.
Vrnll, wh hrd hr rm, bldl umd twrd th br nd tbbd h tr brnh nt th br .
n ddtn, th g, unwr th wuld b turnd nt fd ltr nd thr mtr w n dngr nd tkld br lg wth thr turd n, whh md r fll vr 't w ut b th n.
hn Vrnll tbbd't rmnng wth h tr brnh, thn h ud th bg tn nrb't ht th br hd vr nd vr.
Whn th br fnll td mvng Vrnll t, lkd't t thn fll unnu.
h fund ut ltr tht Vrnll hd bn drvn w frm h hu nd hdnt td r drunk nthng fr'd whl h wndrd thrugh th frt untl h hl trngth ht't lmt.
ftr tht, Vrnll w wlmd't trn hu h hd vd hr. th hrd th dtl, trn fml trtd Vrnll fml mmbr.
trn w l ttrtd't Vrnll du't bng rud. wvr, h ntd h lw lkd twrd mn l.
h knw h rnd fr nt lr, nd lngd't b hr nght muh tht h trnd vr d.
h wntd't urt h drm but h l lghtl hd tht h drm wuldnt mng't m tru.
f h drm ddnt m tru, thn h wuld't mmn vllgr, nd h uld't wth hr frvr h whd fr tht't hn, vn whn h w wr f hw hllw't w.
ut dt f trn wh, Vrnll dd tlnt.
mngd't ufull nrll nt th nght dm, nd vr n h w td, h bttl rw nl kt grwng.
mngd't bm th trngt tudnt n thr r, nd urrntl, h h bm th grtt mngt th tudnt r h r.
h wthd Vrnll bk mv frthr hd, trn flt n unkbl frutrtn nd lnln.
h flng gt'll trngr ftr th bttl't rtt llbrr ngdm.
Vrnll bm hld't rtt lr nd dd.
lr rfrmd mrl't brng hm bk't th wrld rght ftr, but vn ,'t w ft tht h dd'd n.
t w frghtnng. muh tht't md hr mnd blnk ut.
r ru rn wuld n lngr lugh. brthng hd td, nd dd h mvmnt h undrtd't h hd n lvtk gt lughtrd vrl tm.
h ddnt ntnd't ut't lghtl.
t w ut tht th rlt w hvr thn wht h hd thught;'t md't hrd't vn rv't rlt.
N, f lr ddnt brng Vrnll bk't lf, h mght nt't t vn thn. ht w hw bg th hk w fr hr.
Frm thn n, h w ut rd.
h w rd tht nt tm Vrnll wuld trul'd vn f h knw't w flh flng't hv, h htd lr fr tkng Vrnll w.
Fnll, h'd th l h wuld brng thm't w l whr n lf wuld rtnl b n mrtl rl.
N, dnt tk hm w.
Dnt tk Vrnll w frm m.
Dnt lt Vrnll'd nmr.
ll h uld n hr mnd wr th r dmn tht trd't kll Vrnll.
hv't lmnt thm, h thught.
Y, ut nd't lmnt'll th dmn.
h md hr hnd twrd th dmn, hr hnd rld lght.
ut th dmn l rlld th lght nd rhd trn.
trn w rd b tht, h hld hr hnd ut't rl't w.
hn th tm, vrl bm f lght bnt twrd th dmn, but th w l nfftv nd th dmn md thm dr.
h dmn mhw lkd lk lr, thu't furthr nrd trn fr.
h hd flhbk f th mmnt whn Vrnll dd. h w th dmn bfr hr Rr wh trd't tk Vrnll w.
nd't rl th rr. f dnt mng't'd t, Vrnll wnt b vd.
Wthn trn hz nun, h ndnd mn bv hr hnd't rl th Rr.
hn th Rr trd't , 't flw bv th k.
Lk wll lt u gt w. wll dfntl dft u hr.
wnt lt u brng Vrnll w.
t t, trn!
Wht h hd hrd thn w hr fml mmbr tht h hd flng fr.
h qukl turnd hr thught ld nd brught hr't rlt frm th lnd f drm.
f hr wll, tht w nd mt, gt lrd, hr ght tht w unrtn bfr f bng nd f wtr w nw brught bv grund.
Wht h thught f Rr w tull lr nd h w urrntl n dm Rft.
Wh w h hr? Wh w h fghtng gnt lr? h ddnt knw wht w gng n.
h ddnt knw whh w th drm, whh wr thng tht h rll dd n rlt Wh w h frmng ut hug m f lght?'t w mthng h w unbl't undrtnd.
Vrnll Wht dd h? uh? h? W, wt, wht th? Wht th! W, wt, wht th!? Wht th!? Wh m rrng th thng!?
h thng h hd mngd't ntrl unnul, fr trn wh uddnl brught bk't rlt, h hd n w't ntrl t.
h lt ntrl f th m f lght, thu't drd dwn twrd hr, th rn wh hd ummnd t.
trn flt nfud h uldnt undrtnd nthng, h ruhd nd't ntntvl rttd hr hd.
f th tr, trn, ttll rld ntrl lk th, thr w n thr w fr't but't run wld, but't wuld b rul't blm trn n th tutn.
u h hrlf hd n wrn tht h hd ummnd th m f lght.
ht w wh, h w unbl't gr th tutn. trn ld hr th bll f lght mg drd dwn.
ut th hk wv h hd td ddnt m n mttr hw h wtd.
h wndrd wh. h nd hr wht w thr n frnt f hr w Vrnll bk. td thr wth bth f h hnd n't hld bk th bll f lght't rtt hr.
Frm bth f h hnd m mthng lk blk mt, h drtl trd't rtt trn.
t w dfntl nt n thng't d.
h bld vl rnt n bth f h rm. lnhd h tth nd h rn qut fr.
lm burnd nd trrfng und hd, h w lwl uhd bk.
ut Vrnll, wh hd bught ut nugh tm, llwd lr't rh thm. h ld undr th bll f lght.
hn h rd hr rm, rld mn frm f t.
W wll uh't bk. Vrnll-kun, mth m mvmnt.
Y!
lr hnd vrflwd wth hnng wht lght, whl frm Vrnll hnd m ut blk lght. th ht u.
h tw lght ntrtwnd nd frmd rl 't uhd th bll f lght mg bk u't th k.