In the hand of a small ten year old boy held a necklace. A silver crescent moon hung from a delicate black chain. The boy placed the necklace in the palm of a nine year old girl, her face lit up.

"Why are you giving this to me?" asked the small girl, innocently. Her fingers gently grazed the silver moon.

"Because, Alina, you're my best friend in the whole wide world," the boy stretched his arms as wide as he could to emphasize his statement, "and I never what you to forget me."

"I would never forget you Caleb," Alina said quickly, "I just don't understand why you have to leave."

"Me neither," Caleb said, softly.

The two friends sat quietly, appreciating the time that they had left. The sat in the basement of a large house. The basement was modern, beige colors covered all the walls except for one. It was splattered with paint that Alina and Caleb had painted designed in one of their play dates. The two have done just about everything together that two kids would do. They were the best of friends and they loved each other very much.

Alina looked around the basement and frowned. It had been completely emptied out, the only items left being the one beanbag that Alina and Caleb were sharing. She couldn't believe that in just a few moments Caleb would be gone forever. The thought of her best friend leaving brought tears to her eyes. He was not only her best friend, he was her only friend as well. Alina's eyes watered and she let a single tear fall. Caleb spotted this and gasped.

"Why are you crying?" He asked.

Alina sighed. "I going to miss you, you're my best friend."

"You're my best friend too, Alina, but I won't be gone forever," Caleb said confidently.

Alina was comforted by his words, but she didn't believe him at all. She stopped her crying and sat up. She looked at Caleb and quickly tapped his knee, "Tag, you're it!"

Alina laughed and ran away.

"I'm going to get you!" Caleb shouted as he chased after her. He was having a hard time because Alina loved to run and she always beat him when it came to speed. Lucky for him Alina could also be very clumsy. She tripped over her own feet and caused Caleb to fall onto her. Both of them laughed and giggled and soon they started a tickle fight.

"Caleb!" Caleb's mother shouted, "It's time to say goodbye to your friend, our cab is here!"

The giggling and tickling stopped as they heard those cursed words. Caleb sighed and got up off the ground. He looked down and offered a hand to his friend. Alina gladly accepted his hand and got off the ground.

"I guess I have to go now," Alina said, quietly. She made her way to the stairs, slowly.

"Wait," Caleb called out, "can I have a hug first?"

Alina turned around to find his arms held wide open. Without hesitation, and without words, she ran into him, holding him tightly. The two friends were like this for a while when an impatient voice called down.

"Come on!" Caleb's mother bellowed, "We're leaving now!"

Alina and Caleb separated and headed up the stairs in silence. Once at the top of the stairs, on the first floor, the friends found a very stressed out mother running around making sure that everything in the house was gone. She did not seem to notice the gloomy expression on her son's face.

"Okay, Alina, we'll miss you very much," Caleb's mother stated quickly, "take care!"

She had pushed Alina out the door and shut her out. All Alina could do was walk home, which was not that far considering that they lived in the same neighborhood. Alina turned around to find Caleb being pushed into the cab. The cab driver turned on the car and went off. Caleb twisted around to look at me and waved with a miserable look on his face. Before the cab was out of sight he made his hands make the shape of a heart, and Alina quickly mirrored it, then the cab was gone.

Alina stopped in her tracks for a second and looked back at the empty house. A rush of loneliness overcame her and she sprinted to her house. As she was running the first snowfall of the season began to fall. Not being a fan of snow, Alina sprinted faster to her house.

Once inside her home she sprinted to her room and shut the door. Alina sobbed quietly to herself, knowing that the only friend she had that would ever comfort her, was gone.