Journal Eight

Today Brinker came to visit once again, he came to see if I was ready to enlist. Brinker had not realized that Finny had returned until he was half way through questioning me if I was ready to enlist in the war. It did not take long for Finny to catch on and demand I told him what Brinker and I were talking about. "He wants to know if I'll sign up with him," I said, "enlist." At this moment, Finny had turned to me and I could see the coldness in his eyes. It was this same moment that I had decided to not enlist in the war with Brinker.

(This picture reminds me of the look on Finny's face when

he found out that I was going to enlist with Brinker.)

Later the same day, Finny and I were walking to class when Finny had decided we should skip class so he could  walk around and get to see the school again after his accident and leave of absence. "'Do you have a class?' he said as we reached the steps of the building. 'Yes.' 'So do I. Let's not go.'" Once again Finny had thought of a dramatic excuse to tell the head master if they were caught. Finny told me "'We'll say I fainted from exertion on the way from chapel,' ... 'and you had to tend me.'" Right after Finny had explained this to me, he turned his back and headed for the gym.

(This picture reminds me of Finny and I walking across

the ice to get to class.)