Day woke early the following morning. She was eager to find out if Gavin would protect her heart the way her Father once had and she rushed out into the garden as soon as the sun was high enough in the sky. She couldn't wait to see him.
Day was surprised upon approaching the garden to find that that same older boy who had been so rude to them both before was standing and conversing with Gavin, she wondered why the two would even be talking, since she knew Gavin didn't like the older boy, and the older boy had made it quite clear that he didn't like children.
She felt a sudden panic seize her as she saw that they were leaning over something which the older boy held in his hand. It was her heart!
"Hey!" She cried rushing toward the older boy, "Give that back!"
The older boy shoved her away rather rudely, "It isn't yours, you gave it to Gavin, and now Gavin is giving it to me."
Her heart pounded and she felt she might cry, "He can't do that!" She cried, her voice seemed so squeaky and terrified to her. "It's mine!" Tears began to well up in her eyes.
The older boy had a mean look in his eyes, "If it's yours, catch it!" He said and hurled it into the air.
Day screamed and jumped forward squinting up into the sun, she could barely see it for a second and raised her arms to find it, but at the last second another set of hands appeared and snatched it before it could reach her. She turned in surprise to see that Gavin was now holding her heart. She rushed toward him, "Please Gavin, cant I have it back?" she said shakily.
Gavin laughed, "Oh come on Day, let us have a little fun, you'll be alright!" He then tossed it to the older boy who caught it well.
Day turned from Gavin and ran to the older boy, but right before she reached him he tossed it to Gavin again.
"I tell you what, you catch it, you can have it!" Said the older boy as Gavin caught the heart and Day turned to run toward him.
Her breathing was becoming rapid and she felt that this was not a nice game at all as she ran back and forth about to burst into tears at any second.
Finally she leaped into the air and put her hand up and felt for an instant the cold little heart hit her palm, but her hand did not close quick enough and she fumbled it with her other hand as well, and her little heart was stopped in mid-flight and fell to the cobblestone pathway at her feet with a pathetic sounding little crunch.
"No!" She wailed and dropped to her knees in the pathway next to a thousand tiny shards of glass. She burst into tears, "Now look what you've done!" She sobbed.
"You're the one who dropped it, not us!" Said the older boy, and he turned and ran away.
Gavin rushed up to her, "Day, I- I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything by it! I just was playing, I'm sorry..."
She didn't answer and Gavin turned and left her alone with the broken pieces of her heart
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