Heron Lake Plateau Halp pls mom

Eljay's fidgeting stopped quite suddenly as mommy asked him if he had a crush on Wiffle. What? No. That was a weird thought. She'd been in his life forever. He just didn't know why it was different now. What? He looked rather incredulous about the suggestion, really, because he felt that nothing he'd said really indicated that in any way.

No? I don't... think so. Though to be honest, having never experienced love in a romantic way, Eljay wasn't sure what that would feel like. But if this was it, well, count him disappointed. He'd expected it to actually feel nice all the time, not this swirl of anxiety about every single thing he did and she did.