(set: $ccas to 0)u r seven years old
staring at your (link-reveal:"feet")[ sitting (link-reveal:"criss")[(set:$ccas to it + 1)(if:$ccas is 4)[(show:?ccas)]]-(link-reveal:"cross")[(set:$ccas to it + 1)(if:$ccas is 4)[(show:?ccas)]]-(link-reveal:"apple")[(set:$ccas to it + 1)(if:$ccas is 4)[(show:?ccas)]]-(link-reveal:"sauce")[(set:$ccas to it + 1)(if:$ccas is 4)[(show:?ccas)]]]|ccas)[
and at the (link-reveal: "scratchy gray carpet")[
(the one that gave u carpet burn when u were wrestling with gity)]
hearing (link: "your teacher call ur name")[(link: "balls bouncing in the courtyard")["[[you're not in trouble, polo->not in trouble]]."]]](set:$currentpath to 'start')[[ur not->ur not]]?"[[no->no]]."the balls have stopped (link-reveal:"bouncing")[
(link-reveal:"instead")[(show:?water)],
|water)[[[water rushes->water rushes]]]]your teacher is a |big)[big ]|blind)[blind ](link:"whale")[(show:?big)(link-reveal:"whale")[(show:?blind) and her name is (link-reveal:"ms. march")[
like [[the month->this month]]]]](set:$open to 0)(set:$page to "1")(set:$gity to false)(set:$opie to false)(set: $lila to false)this month you got into (link:"so")[so(set:$open to it + 1)(if:$open is 1)[(show:?lila)](else-if: $open is 2)[(show:?opie)](else-if:$open >= 3)[(show:?gity)]] (link:"much")[much(set:$open to it + 1)(if:$open is 1)[(show:?lila)](else-if: $open is 2)[(show:?opie)](else-if:$open >= 3)[(show:?gity)]] (link:"trouble")[trouble(set:$open to it + 1)(if:$open is 1)[(show:?lila)](else-if: $open is 2)[(show:?opie)](else-if:$open >= 3)[(show:?gity)]]|lila)[
. [[accidentally stole lila's book->lila]]]
|opie)[. [[made opie cry->opie]]]
|gity)[. [[got into a fight with ur best friend gity->gity]]](if:$open > 0)[(show:?lila)](if:$open > 1)[(show:?opie)](if:$open > 2)[(show:?gity)](if:$lila and $opie and $gity)[
"[[is there something u want to tell me, dear]]?"(set: $first to false)(set: $second to false)]it really was an accident u know
she lent u the book at recess bcuz [[ms. march caught u on ur phone in class->texting opie]] and took it away
she said it was [[her favorite story->the big blind whale]]
u didnt have time to finish it.. u really wanted to.... and she just left it there on her table......
==>
[[back->this month]](set:$lila to true)(set:$currentpath to 'lila')u still have (link-reveal:"the letter")[(show:?letter)] in ur pocket|letter)[
it's [[crumpled->the letter]]..]
==>
[[back->this month]](set:$opie to true)(set:$currentpath to 'opie')gity wanted opie to say sorry for getting me into detention. he was real mad. really scary mad. u said, [[lets just go home, man->go home and stare at the paper]], and he said, [[dude, r u realy gonna let her go like that->how did gity feel]]
==>
[[back->this month]](set: $gity to true)(set:$currentpath to 'gity')u were (link-reveal:"texting")[
texting opie]
==>
[[back->lila]]=><=
(link-reveal:"The Big Blind Whale")[(show:?recreated)]
by F. G. M.|recreated)[
[[recreated from memory->page 1]] by you(if:$page is not "1")[
(link:"pick up where u left off")[(if:$page is "18")[(set:$page to "1")](go-to:"page "+$page)]]]==>
(link:"close story")[(set: $page to "1")(go-to:$currentpath)]
<==
once upon a time there was a whale
=><=
[[→->page 2]]dear opie
do u like me
`[ ]` yes
`[o]` [[no->i dont like u]] //sorry :(//
==>
(link:"back")[(go-to: $currentpath)]u cried.. and then she cried.. and then ms. march found u
==>
[[back->the letter]]u just wanted to go home and lie on ur bed and stare at [[the letter->the letter]](set: $currentpath to 'go home and stare at the paper')
==>
[[back->gity]]gity was sick of seeing u mope
==>
[[back->gity]]==>
(link:"close story")[(set: $page to "2")(go-to:$currentpath)]
<==
this whale was big, like a building, with big gray eyes
=><=
[[←->page 1]] / [[→->page 3]]==>
(link:"close story")[(set: $page to "3")(go-to:$currentpath)]
<==
one day the whale heard the voice of a little fish
==>
"missus whale! missus whale!"
=><=
[[←->page 2]] / [[→->page 4]]==>
(link:"close story")[(set: $page to "4")(go-to:$currentpath)]
<==
"what is it, mister fish?" the whale asked
==>
"you've eaten my brother!" mister fish cried
=><=
[[←->page 3]] / [[→->page 5]]==>
(link:"close story")[(set: $page to "5")(go-to:$currentpath)]
<==
the whale thought that was really (link:"detessing")[(link:"destesing")[dis-tress-ing]] and said "i'm so sorry mister fish,
=><=
[[←->page 4]] / [[→->page 6]]==>
(link:"close story")[(set: $page to "6")(go-to:$currentpath)]
<==
i've gotten so big, and other fish are so small
=><=
[[←->page 5]] / [[→->page 7]]==>
(link:"close story")[(set: $page to "7")(go-to:$currentpath)]
<==
i can't see a thing, the sea is so dark
=><=
[[←->page 6]] / [[→->page 8]]==>
(link:"close story")[(set: $page to "8")(go-to:$currentpath)]
<==
tell me mister fish, what do i do? i feel so bad."
==>
and the fish said, "why don't u help who u can?"
=><=
[[←->page 7]] / [[→->page 9]]==>
(link:"close story")[(set: $page to "9")(go-to:$currentpath)]
<==
the big blind whale was not only big and blind but also a scaredy cat
=><=
[[←->page 8]] / [[→->page 10]]==>
(link:"close story")[(set: $page to "10")(go-to:$currentpath)]
<==
but she started to help around in little ways.. i dont remember this part very well it was boring. anyway she got more confident
but she still felt bad about eating mister fish's brother and every time she helped someone she just felt worse and worse about not being able to help him
=><=
[[←->page 9]] / [[→->page 11]]==>
(link:"close story")[(set: $page to "11")(go-to:$currentpath)]
<==
and then one day there was a storm
=><=
[[←->page 10]] / [[→->page 12]]==>
(link:"close story")[(set: $page to "12")(go-to:$currentpath)]
<==
the water rushing, the tur-bu-lent sea was too much even for her so she swam to the bottom to hide
=><=
[[←->page 11]] / [[→->page 13]]==>
(link:"close story")[(set: $page to "13")(go-to:$currentpath)]
<==
but as the sea grew quieter the thoughts in her mind grew louder
thoughts like
==>
//wow this is a good time to help people//
=><=
[[←->page 12]] / [[→->page 14]]==>
(link:"close story")[(set: $page to "14")(go-to:$currentpath)]
<==
she looked up and there was a big boat and a human sailor was sinking underwater
=><=
[[←->page 13]] / [[→->page 15]]==>
(link:"close story")[(set: $page to "15")(go-to:$currentpath)]
<==
she swooped up and caught him on her back and saw that the sea, which was usually full of fish swimming around, was empty today
and realized that only she was strong enough to protect these sailors from the sea
=><=
[[←->page 14]] / [[→->page 16]]==>
(link:"close story")[(set: $page to "16")(go-to:$currentpath)]
<==
and then she did and it was awesome
=><=
[[←->page 15]] / [[→->page 17]]==>
(link:"close story")[(set: $page to "17")(go-to:$currentpath)]
<==
the sailors thank her (link:"proofusly")[profusely]. she went back home. everyone said she was cool
=><=
[[←->page 16]] / [[→->page 18]]==>
(link:"close story")[(set: $page to "18")(go-to:$currentpath)]
<==
then she heard mister fish
==>
"i forgive u," he said
<==
and in the big wide ocean, she felt small again
=><=
the end
=><=
[[←->page 17]]ms. march [[never gets mad]]
but she's [[never asked what u wanted to say]](if: $first and $second)[
but now that u can say whatever u want
somehow [[nothing comes to mind]]]she found [[u and opie crying at each other]] and the first thing she did was get paper towels and then call [[ur parents]]
==>
[[back->is there something u want to tell me, dear]](set: $first to true)she likes asking lila what she thinks
lila's [[good with words]]. good at knowing how people feel
==>
[[back->is there something u want to tell me, dear]](set: $second to true)u weren't crying that much
==>
[[back->never gets mad]]the car ride home was kind of awkward
==>
[[back->never gets mad]]u like talking to lila.. she's nice to u
==>
[[back->never asked what u wanted to say]][[water rushes->tapwater]](set: $ccas to 0)u r seven years old
staring at your (link-reveal:"soapy hands")[, rub em (link-reveal:"scrib")[(set:$ccas to it + 1)(if:$ccas is 4)[(show:?ccas)]]-(link-reveal:"scrub")[(set:$ccas to it + 1)(if:$ccas is 4)[(show:?ccas)]]-(link-reveal:"apple")[(set:$ccas to it + 1)(if:$ccas is 4)[(show:?ccas)]]-(link-reveal:"sauce")[(set:$ccas to it + 1)(if:$ccas is 4)[(show:?ccas)]]]|ccas)[
and at ur (link-reveal: "toothbrush holder")[
(the one u got for christmas, shaped like a tuna fish)]
hearing (link: "the tap run")[(link: "ur mom call u for dinner")[[[ur phone ring->epilogue]]]]]"(link-reveal:"hello")[(show:?hiya)]?"
==>
|hiya)["hiya, polo. (link-reveal:"what's up")[(show:?just)]?"
(css:"float:left")[it's lila]]
<==
|just)["(link-reveal:"just washing my hands")[(show:?yeah)]."]
==>
|yeah)["... yeah? hey, we're having a sleepover at opie's house. (link-reveal:"wanna join")[(show:?dots)]?"]
<==
|dots)["(link-reveal:"...")[(show:?dont)]"]
==>
|dont)["u don't have to if u don't want to. but (link-reveal:"you're invited!")[(show:?thanks)]"]
<==
|thanks)["... [[thanks->end]]."]=><=
the end
[[reread story->start]] / [[read lila's book->the big blind whale]](set:$currentpath to 'end')=><=
[[whales and broken hearts->start]]
by me