Maddy's POV

I slammed my hand down on the beeping alarm clock and dragged myself out of bed. As I slipped into my dressing gown, I glanced at the photo of me and Rhydian. The pain in my chest hit me like a wrecking ball as I looked at his beaming smile. He was so handsome. Why had I only realised that now? God I missed him. Even though it had only been 3 and a half weeks, it still felt like a century. This pain was common for me, every time I thought of him it would hit me. But I got used to it. Kind of. I stumbled into the kitchen, wooed by the smell of bacon and saw my parents sat at the table looking at me. It was as if they were waiting for me. But why? I flashed them a fake smile, but they gave me a look as if to say "I can see you're not happy." And they're right. I'm not. Because Rhydian's gone. And it doesn't look as if he's coming back anytime soon. Tom's words still drift in my mind. "He loved you Maddy, you do know that." And I wish I had known, because I love Rhydian too and I need him in my life. More than anything.

"Maddy," my dad said, "we need to talk." There it was. The `talk` my parents had waited long enough. They both knew what I was feeling but no one dared say his name around me.

"'Okay," I muttered. I stumbled over to the table and slumped down onto a chair. I stared at the table and let my mind wander to the woods, where I was with Rhydian again.

"Maddy!" my mam said.

"What!" I shouted. My mam gave me a look which I couldn't read and stood up.

"This has got to stop Madeleine," she said. I looked to my dad and he nodded in agreement.

"What has to stop," I put on my best confused face, even though I knew what they meant.

"You know what Maddy!" my dad shouted. I was taken aback by his tone. I stared at him and then stood up and ran into my room.