Thirty Nine
[Wybie's still hiding in his room with his 'swamp ferrets' but while page turning he's come across something]
Huh. I've been here a whole year now. [A measured pause] I'm not sure how I feel about that. I mean, living in a magical castle that grants your wishes and causes crazy stuff to happen is kinda cool. And I've met lots of cool people here but...
I haven't seen Gramma or Jonesy or the Cat in so long. I'd even take crazy old Bobinski right now. Even if he'd try to make me eat beets. I miss that stupid pink house of doom and riding around in the woods and Gramma yelling for me to come home every five minutes. If I could remember this place, I'd never take all the normal boring stuff for granted again.
[Another pause] Uh...assuming I'm not going home to die in the bottom of the old well, anyway.
Huh. I've been here a whole year now. [A measured pause] I'm not sure how I feel about that. I mean, living in a magical castle that grants your wishes and causes crazy stuff to happen is kinda cool. And I've met lots of cool people here but...
I haven't seen Gramma or Jonesy or the Cat in so long. I'd even take crazy old Bobinski right now. Even if he'd try to make me eat beets. I miss that stupid pink house of doom and riding around in the woods and Gramma yelling for me to come home every five minutes. If I could remember this place, I'd never take all the normal boring stuff for granted again.
[Another pause] Uh...assuming I'm not going home to die in the bottom of the old well, anyway.