"Hey",i said walking into the kitchen and placing some grocery bags on the counter.

"Hi",said my best friend Izzy Stevens.She looked upset.She'd been like this latley.Never really talking,always eating cake or ice-cream,any food really that will make her feel even more sorry for herself when she looks in the mirror.

"Whats Up?",i asked in a soft voice

"Hugh?..Oh..nothing.I'm fine Katy.Just fine.You know me.I'm Izzy.I'm..fine-."

Izzy was talking really quickly so i knew someting was up

"Izzy".

"Yeah"

"Shut up",i said in a stern yet jokey voice

"Oh..sorry"

"Really,somethings up!I can tell.I can always tell with you"

"Everything is fine Katy!How many times do i have to say it?!",Izzy shouted

"But,It's just..your not usually like this.Ever since.."

"What,Say it then!Ever since Denny died.I know you want to say it!!You can't expect me to be all smiles all the time Katy!Alex cheated on me with a nurse!I fell in love with a patient who i got engaged too,who then died!And then i lost my job.And now!I'm not aloud to see my best friend because i'm too afraid to admit that i'm in LOVE with him!!"

Izzy threw her class of water into the sink and marched into her room and slammed the door.I stood in shock at what she had just said.She's upset!?Denny was my brother!She thinks that she's got a hard life!!

Meredith came running through to the kitchen where i was still standing in shock.

"Hey.Whats with all the shouting?!"She said in a concerned voice

"IZZY!SHE THINKS THAT HER LIFE IS HARD!!DENNY WAS MY BROTHER MEREDITH!!MINE!",i fell too the floor.Memoires of my big brother came flooding back and tears started streaming down my face like mini waterfalls.
"Shhh,it's ok",Meredith said holding on to me and gently rocking me back and forth.I just sat there,helpless.crying on her shoulder.

"C'mon Katy.Tell me what happened".

So i told her what Izzy said,and how it hurt me.

"I just asked her what was wrong mer.Thats all!She went on about Denny and i...i..i can't do this anymore!I'm seventeen for god sake!I should be staying out all night and getting drunk and making out with pointless dudes.Not locked up in a world that i don't wanna live in.I should be having fun!Not mourning after my dead brother.Recovering from cancer and be falling in love with the wrong guy!I I have no family meredith!".i broke out in tears again.

"Ok,ok.First of all.When i was seventeen i was studying for my exams,not getting pissed and making out with strangers.Second,its ok to cry over Denny.He was an awsome guy and you loved him very much.Its normal for you to be like this.Same for Izzy,she loved him too.Third,you kicked that cancers butt!And you should be proud of that!Fourth,How is Mark the wrong guy?He's sweet,handsome,charming and he obvously likes you!And finally",she said taking a deep breath,"You do have family,us.We are you family",her words got stuck in my head as they kept replaying over and over again.Mixed with the memories of Denny and my late father.I don't really remember that much about my dad.He died when i was seven.He's not Denny's dad you see.We share the same mom but not the same dad.My dad had a heart attack.I'll never forget that day when i got called out of school..anyway..

"Thanks Mer",i said giving her a weak smile."But,You really think Mark likes me?"

"Haha,of course i do!Have you seen the way he looks at you!?",i let out a little giggle.

Mark was this guy who i met randomlly in joe's.He's sweet and..well...we'll see how things go!