Ira and Malcolm are best friends: they always make each other laugh, always eat lunch together, and always play together. But one day, a disagreement about whether to play tag or hide-and-seek sees the suddenly �ber-popular Malcolm run off with a crowd of tag-loving kids-and Ira all alone. Iras tummy hurts, his chin is wibbling, and his eyes are leaking. Whats happening?! Any efforts to cheer him up fall flat. When Malcolm finally returns and asks whats wrong, Ira tells him: "I had all these feelings...and I didnt have you.".