Bibi cannot move away I said She is moving to Florida my father said To be with her father He is sick He needs her I need her I said Bibi cannot move away I said again You are eight Eleanor my mom said You are getting so big You don’t need Bibi as much as you used to Everything will be okay
I started to cry I don’t want to get so big I said Everything will not be okay I said This is as bad as somebody dying I said And it was It was as bad as somebody dying
We had a going-away party for Bibi All of her friends came Angela and Connie and Blossom and Dee Everyone gave her presents Except for me I could not make Bibi a good-bye present Or pick one out My mom gave Bibi a picture of me in a pretty frame Bibi said she would keep it by her bed so she could see me when she woke up and when she went to sleep Everybody at that party cried
My dad cried My mom cried Angela and Connie and Blossom and Dee cried Bibi cried And I cried I cried a lot It was not a fun party I hope you never go to a party like that I really do
