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For everybody in Gold Coast who knew him, Lewis McCartney was considered to be a generous, kind-hearted and loyal person. But a deep change was going to occur in his personality and surprise the people who have known him for a while.

It was another bright sunny and hot day in Gold Coast and Lewis and Cleo were taking a walk on the beach. Cleo was careful to stay away from the water, because she didn't want to turn into her mermaid form on this public part of the beach. Becoming a mermaid was hard to accept at first for Cleo, but as time went by and with the precious help of her friends Emma Gilbert and Rikki Chadwick, she came to terms with her new reality. And of course, Lewis, her childhood friend and current boyfriend, was there too.

But lately, Lewis was feeling that it was difficult for him to be on the same page that Cleo was. The young brunette kept to herself and was reluctant to open up to Lewis, Emma or Rikki. They knew something was troubling her, but they didn't want to force her to talk about it if she wasn't ready to do it.

''Lewis, I must tell you something'' said Cleo, as they were walking.

''No problem, Cleo. You know you can talk to me,'' said Lewis, looking his girlfriend straight in the eyes.

-Well... It's not easy for me to say that, Lewis. We've known each other since the age of five. You stayed by my side all those years no matter what the situation was and I really appreciate that.''

Lewis stopped walking and looked at Cleo. He knew now what was bugging her all this time. She just didn't have to courage to tell him back then.

''In short, you want to break up with me.''

''Yeah, I'm so sorry, Lewis!'' she said, while putting her hand on Lewis' arm.

''Don't touch me!'' said Lewis, very angry now. ''Is there another guy?''

''Scott Wilkinson asked me out today. I told him I had to talk to you before.''

''I see you had everything already planned Cleo,'' said Lewis sarcastically. ''Well then, what are you waiting for? Go see him, I don't care!'' he yelled.

Before Cleo could say another word, Lewis walked away. The only girl who loved him in his life had just dumped him for Scott Wilkinson, a well known bad boy and troublemaker at school. He was feeling sad and angry at the same time, but didn't felt like crying for some reason.

He went to the JuiceNet Café, and spotted Emma and Rikki at a table in the back. Rikki saw him standing in the doorway and waved at him. Lewis then decided to join them at their table.

''Hi Lewis, said Rikki. Cleo isn't with you?''

''No and she won't be anywhere near me anytime soon,'' said Lewis, looking highly infuriated.

''What happened? Did you two had an argument?'' asked Emma.

''No, she just dumped me for Scott Wilkinson, '' answered Lewis sarcastically.

''What, she broke up with you to date that asshole? What's gotten into her?'' said Emma, completely bewildered.

''I don't know, she probably realized that she has a thing for bad boys. Well, I've got news to tell you. From now on, there will be no more Mr. nice guy. I'll never be dumped like that again!''

''Lewis McCartney wants to become a bad boy, wow it sure is interesting.'' said Rikki, smiling to him. Being the rebellious one in the gang, she always had a thing for bad boys. It's what attracted her when she started to date Zane Bennett, but their relationship had been over for nearly a year, and the chances of them getting back together were very weak. They were back on friendly terms since eight months.

''Lewis, you don't have to become a bad boy, said Emma, giving him a look full of empathy. I've known Cleo since kindergarten, I'll talk to her and she'll come back to her senses, don't worry.''

''Don't lose your time with that, Emma. Cleo just won't change her mind just like that, and besides, there are plenty of other girls in town, I don't need her, '' said Lewis.

''Are you sure about that?'' asked Emma, not really convinced.

She knew that Lewis was hurt by all this, but he was trying to hide his true feelings by acting like a tough guy, which was not his usual self. He was trying to be somebody he was not and had never been.

''He does have a point Emma, no need to cry over Cleo. I mean, sure they dated for a while, but Lewis has the right attitude. He's free now and he can do whatever he wants, '' said Rikki, flashing Lewis a seductive smile, to which he responded.

''I know, but that doesn't excuse what Cleo did, ''said Emma after she finished her smoothie. ''I'll call her and ask to see her in person so I could talk with her about all this.''

Lewis was about to protest, but finally decided against it. He knew there was almost nothing he could say that would make Emma change her mind. Because when she had something in mind, Emma was sticking to her first idea most of the time.

Emma took her cell phone out of her shorts pocket and dialed Cleo's number. After two rings, her friend picked up the phone.

''Hello Emma.''

''Hi Cleo, how is it going?''

''Oh, you know, just the usual routine,'' answered Cleo, not totally at ease.

''I see. Look Cleo, we need to talk, but not on the phone. This is something important, could we meet somewhere?''

''Yeah, sure. I'm home, so you could come over and we could discuss.''

''Great, I appreciate it. See you then.''

''Bye Emma.''

Emma ended the communication and looked at Rikki and Lewis.

''Mission accomplished,'' she said, smiling to her friends. ''I got to go to Cleo's house to talk to her.''

''Great, I wish you good luck trying to make her change her mind,'' said Lewis, rolling his eyes.

''Well, maybe I won't be successful, but I would at least have tried.'' answered Emma. ''I got to go, so I'll see you both in school tomorrow.''

''Yeah, because unfortunately, there is school tomorrow,'' said Rikki.

Emma hugged Lewis and Rikki, went to the counter to pay her smoothie and once it was done, left the JuiceNet, determined to have a good conversation with Cleo.