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She was back. She was somehow back after four years of not knowing where she went, she was back, and he didn't know how to feel. He was the reason why she left anyway, he could never get over the fact that he hurt her, he hurt her badly and he could never forgive himself for that. But she was back now, and he needed to talk to her before he lost his courage.

It was Rachel's birthday and Gar managed to organize a surprise party, although the surprising part was that he managed to do it without too much help, he tried to grow up to please Rachel. He also managed to convince her to come, to the party and she looked to be having fun, but he knew her long enough to know that she was avoiding him at all costs, and he couldn't help but feel guilty. He didn't mean for that night to happen, it was a stupid mistake that he would never forget, he wasn't in the right state of mind.

He noticed she was going inside the house, so he followed her. She was just washing her hands in the kitchen sink when he approached her and prepared to speak after four years.

"It's great to see you again, you look lovely." That was an understatement, she looked gorgeous, her hair as no longer as long or straight, it was curly and was past her shoulders. She was still the same height, but with her heels, she was just almost as tall as him. She was wearing a royal blue dress just past her knees and a white sweater over it.

"Likewise, and thanks," she was nervous to be standing there alone in the kitchen with him, she didn't want to talk to him although she knew she would have to, she needed the truth.

Her speech had changed, she didn't have a hint of her old accent and she talked more casually. The more he stood there, the more things he noticed had changed.

"So, um what do you think of the party?"He couldn't have asked a stupider question could he?

"It's great; it's nice to see everyone again after so long, I've missed them dearly and I found out things I never even knew." She was truly happy to see everyone again, and see how they had changed from their high school selves.

"Yeah well, that's what happens when you leave for four years." Apparently he could say something stupider, he knew he was at fault for her leaving but it felt good to say that, is that bad?

How could he say something like that, she left for very good reasons, reasons he could never understand. "I had my reasons to leave and everyone was okay with that."

Not him, he was not okay with her leaving, he asked everyone where she left and what had happened to her, but they never told him anything. The group didn't talk to him for a couple of months after what he did, they stayed friends but they were never as comfortable with him as they were before.

"Yeah well not everyone was okay with you leaving."

"Well the people that had my trust were okay with that, everyone else could've handled me leaving, I'm sure."

"So what happened to best friends forever, aren't best friends supposed to trust each other?" Before they started their relationship they were best friends they both knew that, they valued their friendship more than their relationship.

"They are but sometimes the people you trusted the most, can break your heart." She could never forget how terrible that night was for her, she found out a tragedy had occurred and then, when she tried to reach to her best friend, and found out what he was doing, her heart was broken and smashed to pieces.

"I never meant to hurt you Kori, I realize what I did was wrong bu-"

"Wrong! It was beyond wrong Richard, you cheated on me with the girl who hated me the most!" he cheated on her four years ago; when she went to his house, to find him he was in his bed, with a girl she never thought she could possibly hate even more. She left his house, devastated, she was so broken that night, and she couldn't handle it.

"I know, and I can never forgive myself for that but I was drunk and I made the stupidest mistake in my life." He woke up the next morning to realize that he was naked with a girl next to him and an extremely bad headache. He couldn't believe what he had done, as soon as he kicked the girl out of his house he went looking for Kori. When he arrived at her house, it was empty, all that was there was everything he had ever given her, absolutely everything.

"That doesn't make anything better, you betrayed me, and you said I could always count on you, but that night when I needed you, I couldn't count on you." Her eyes were streaming with tears, and all he wanted o do was hold her and tell her it was going to be okay. He knew he had cheated on her, but he never knew that she needed him that night.

"I'm sorry I wasn't there for you when you needed me, and I know I can never make up for that but I'm here now, although I'm four years late, and you hate my guts, I'm still here for you." He could never make up for the fact that he wasn't there for her, but as he held his arms out to her and she walked up to him to receive his hug, he gained a little bit of hope.

"Everything is going to be okay, everything happens for a reason Kor, I know I'm late but tell me what happened that night, tell me everything." She was crying in his arms and it felt good to be held by her best friend, she knew it wouldn't last forever but she just wanted to forget that.

"That night I found out that Ryan had died, he was in a car accident with my sister, and he didn't make it and my sister has been in a coma ever since." He never knew that, gosh how could he have been such an idiot, he couldn't help but feel so much guilt. How could he have done this to her, the most, sweet and caring girl ever?

He held her closely and whispered caring words into her ear as she calmed down. "I'm so sorry I wasn't there and I know you can never forgive me, but I want to ask you for a second chance, please.

"Forget about me, Richard; give up because I don't think I can give you a second chance."

"Don't tell me to give up on you, because I could never do that, you were my life four years ago and you still are. I know I made a mistake but everyone does. You can ask me for anything; just never ask me to leave you, to never see you, let alone stop loving you because that is something I refuse to do."

"It's a little late for that don't you think?" she still loved him, she never forgot about him those four years, she could never forget her best friend and the love of her life. She wanted to give him a second chance but she was scared of getting her heart broken again.

"It is, but I'm not going to give up on you, not now not ever, I will convince you to give me a second chance, please Kori. You must still have feelings for me right?"

"I know I do, I have never once stopped thinking about you, please just give me a chance, that's all I ask." She wrapped her arms around herself and looked down.

"Just think about it please." He kissed her forehead and began to leave the room, she wanted to she really wanted to, but she didn't want to get hurt again, she also wanted to see if this chance could lead them anywhere

"Richard?" he was almost out of earshot, but he managed to hear her, "Yeah?"

"You, said I can ask you for anything right?"

"Yeah I did, do you need anything?"

"Yes I do, I need you to plan a good first date, because it may just decide whether I want to go on a second date," they both smiled at what she said.

She was giving him a second chance; she hoped she wouldn't regret it: he hoped it would be able to win her over.

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