Spaceman and Bubblegum Girl

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I love you

he said

But I have to go home.

I’ll come with

she said

I’d follow you to the moon.

He hopped onto his

motorcycle.

It turned into a rocket

and blasted to outer space.

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She walked into their house

to pack

for her trip to the moon.

She reached for her coat

hung by the door.

It turned into a wad of bubblegum and

she was stuck at home.