onde ▁a ▁year ▁his ▁senior , ▁often ▁hide ▁during ▁hide - and - se ek ▁games ▁in ▁tall ▁grass ▁where ▁they ▁spend ▁the ▁time ▁talking ▁with ▁each ▁other , ▁though ▁they ▁have ▁little ▁in ▁common . ▁ ▁Con nie ▁asks ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁mov ies , ▁but ▁he ▁s its ▁away ▁from ▁her ▁when ▁he ▁sp ots ▁boys ▁from ▁his ▁school ; ▁he ▁fear s ▁he ▁will ▁be ▁te ased ▁for ▁being ▁on ▁a ▁date . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁film ▁ends , ▁they ▁walk ▁home ▁in ▁silence . ▁ ▁Ch et ▁is ▁interested ▁in ▁Sky , ▁a ▁large - bre asted ▁dark - ha ired ▁girl ▁two ▁years ▁younger ▁who ▁lives ▁next ▁door , ▁about ▁whom ▁he ▁has ▁m ast urb atory ▁fant as ies . ▁ ▁He ▁conf esses ▁his ▁love ▁but ▁immediately ▁reg rets ▁it , ▁unable ▁to ▁express ▁his ▁feelings . ▁She ▁connect s ▁with ▁Ch et ▁and ▁tries ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁relationship , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁his ▁emot ions ▁and ▁avoid s ▁sp ending ▁time ▁with ▁her . ▁ ▁He ▁draw s ▁her ▁a ▁picture ▁of ▁a ▁ske leton ▁symbol izing ▁himself ▁reaching ▁for ▁a ▁bird ▁sign ifying ▁Sky ▁herself . ▁ ▁When ▁Car rie ▁de ci ph ers ▁it ▁correctly ▁he ▁den ies ▁that ▁he ▁uses ▁symbol ism ▁in ▁his ▁draw ings , ▁and ▁the ▁confront ation ▁es cal ates ▁to ▁minor ▁violence ▁when ▁Car rie ▁proc laim s ▁to ▁him , ▁" I ▁never ▁liked ▁you !" ▁ ▁Ch et ▁and ▁his ▁brother