“I am just on time, it’s noon like we said” winked Jem. “You know you never told me why I am here” questioned Jem. He looked at the tree house and looked upset, it has rotted. I wanted to sit up there and talk, but that would not …show more content…
“I thought we could see it together, again”.
Jem exclaimed “Come one Scout, we both know that’s not why we are here. Now tell me why we are here, at our old house.” He looked like he knew I was hiding something important from him.
“I just thought we could talk about Boo Radley, do you think he still lives there” croaked Scout. I can’t stop looking at him and wondering how he could have changed so much, he looks like he has grown a foot. He has aged much faster than I have, maybe being a Lawyer is to much stress on the body.
Jem shook his head saying “Scout you know that Boo Radley never leaves the house, he will die in that house.” Jem was so wrong I almost laughed right in his …show more content…
Scout don’t mess with me like that” croaked Jem with a unamused face. He looked very upset with me, but I was not messing with him for once.
I didn’t know what to say, he didn’t believe me so I muttered “Why would I lie about something like that?” Jem still looked confused so I smiled and said “I saw him, he was in your room and was with us the whole time you were sleeping.”
“Why would Boo Radley ever come out and save us Scout, that just doesn’t make sense.” argued Jem.
“I’m serious Jem and you better believe me! Boo Radley saved your life and you are just too scared to admit it.” yelled Scout. I was so upset he doesn’t believe me, after fifteen years of wondering who saved him.
“Fine I will trust you, but I still can not believe Boo Radley came out of that house to save us” moaned Jem. He looked disappointed, “all fifteen years I thought it was a mystery man or a superhero swooping down to save my life, but in reality it was the strange next door neighbor.” sighed Jem.
Scout thought about what Jem had just said then exclaimed “I think Boo Radley seems like a pretty good mystery man to me. Have you ever seen him?’ laughed Scout.
“I have never seen him, and I probably never will” murmured