"Every boy, he said, has a little sweetheart." :-) but also, CREEPY MC CREEPSTER.
The Araby piece had such a sad ending. I like the fact that it was built up to that moment where he would hopefully see her at the bazaar. Then, she wasn't there - and neither was the bazaar, really. It kind of reminded me of a moral -- searching to please someone you "love" only to end up coming short. The search for another's love, unrequited. Makes you think. It's weird that from such a fiction based story, you could come up with such a good lesson. Don't chase what won't chase you back.