I walked the long distance back to the swings to find Daniel stopping Allie from swinging to kiss her. I decided not to bother them and began to trudge away from the park. There was nothing but loud silence, suddenly interrupted by my phone. My cell phone. Out of habit, I thought, "Dillan!" But then disappearing to find out it was my mother. I got so upset I hung up on her and began running. And I ran without taking a breath or without a thought coming into my mind. All the way to his house. Breathing hard, but not realizing how long it took, or how much I hated running, but felt only him coming into mind. I didn't know where I was going but I led myself here. Staring at his house flooded back memories and memories I didn't have the strength to think about. I walked slowly and eagerly up the steps, like I used to, but differently. My hand was on the doorbell, waiting to be pressed. I imagined the sound of the bell outside his house. But the sound of silence was too deafening to break. Suddenly, questions erupted from me, all the questions I couldn't answer. I could answer any other mathematical question, or anything, but not this. Not these. What if his mother answered the door? What would he say to me? What if nobody was home? And worst of all, what would I ever say to him? I wasn't about to find out. So I walked all the way back home.