Chapter 5

Finny's leg had shattered apon impact with the solid earth. I feel bad. No one even suspects me of rocking the branch. Which is good and bad "If anyone had been suspicious of me, I might have developed somekind of strength to defend myself" (53), but no one had which made it especially hard on me. I have spent hours in my room alone questioning myself whether Ihad done that to Finny on purpose or not. One day I dressed myself in Phineas's cloths and his pink shit which i had told him "It makes you look like a fairy"(17). I felt a slight relief come over me. "That night I slept easliy" (54). The next morning i was awoken with a slight sense shock. "I was confronted with myself, and what I had done to Finny"(54). I went to see Finny and the docotor told me that Finny was done with sports for good. As much as I protested the answer just couldn't be changed. When I saw Finny, he did not accuse me nor complain he just said that something had jostled him off the branch. Then he said he reached he had reached for me then I felt he had reached for me to take me down with him. He explained that he just wanted me to grab him and I told him how I tried but he fell to rapidly for me to catch him. I was about to tell him but then Dr. Stanpole walked in and sent me away. In september I went to return to Devon but I became side-tracked and went to see Finny at his house. I told him what I had done I now regret it because I only hurt him more and he refused to even except it. Then he told me he would return to Devon by Thanksgiving.