I'm sorry for the way I acted Dickter I said I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. Will you forgive me. Dickter looked at me. S-sure Joey, he said and suddenly that antenna to antenna smile was beaming at me. You won't run away anymore will you Dickter I asked him. N-no When A-Andy's dad t-talked with us, h-h-helped me u-understand th-that r-running away n-n-never makes things b-better. The p-p-problem will still b-b-be there when y-y-you come b-back. That's right  Andy said I guess we'd  better go home now and get to bed. Tomorrow is an important day you know.  What's so important  about it I asked and Andy smiled that philosopher's smile of his. Well it's brand new day. And Dickter and I are going to hitch a ride to school with you on your bicycle Andy said winking at  me.  I smiled and rolled over on my bed and thought about all that had happened. One thing was for sure. I would never forget how important friends are or how important it is to treat them like friends, And I was glad Andy and Dickter hadn't run away for long. If they hadn't come home, I wouldn't have had anyone to ride to school with me and I would have lost two special friends. Then I remembered what Andy had said. Yeah I mumbled to myself as I snuggled under my covers Tomorrow's a brand new day. And it's gonna be a good one. The end