Chapter one: Prologue

A/N: Hey guys I'm glad you decided to give the story a chance! 8D I don't really have much to say right now. . .maybe next chapter.(:

Rated T

December 22, 2010

The doorbell rang at the Arnolds residence and Joanna Arnolds opened the door. She smiled when she saw it was only her daughters' boyfriend, James Diamond. She let him enter and closed the door behind him. "She'll be down in a minute James."

James smiled and nodded, "yes ma'am,"

Joanna and James waited downstairs for ten minutes before Joanna went upstairs to see what was taking her daughter so long. She knocked on her daughters' door, "Skye honey, James is downstairs."

No response, but she could hear sobbing coming from the other side of the door. Joanna quickly opened the door, only to see Skye wiping tears from her face. She closed the door behind her and sat next to Skye to try and comfort her daughter.

"What's wrong Skye?"

"M-mom I just found something out . . .and it's bad"

". . .Skye honey, a-are you pregnant?"

Skye looked at her mother and couldn't help but laugh, "Oh my gosh mom, n-no I'm not pregnant. Still a virgin here and I cannot believe you would think I was pregnant." She laughed and pushed her mom playfully.

Joanna laughed at herself, "Sorry Skye, as a mother you have to be prepared for the worst, and not saying you sleep around but you got to expect the unexpected,"

They laughed a bit before Skye stopped and went into her own trail of thoughts. She wiped the tears away and hugged her mom, "Thanks mom, what you told me is so true. I never expected Jo to. . ."

"Jo? Did you two get into a fight or something?" Joanna asked, being concerned for daughter. Skye and Jo had been best friends since they've known each other in Kindergarten, and they have never gotten into a fight before.

Skye stayed silent, looking at her shoes bellow before finally smiling at her mother. "I-it's nothing mom. I got to go, we're going to be late for the gift exchange."

Skye and Joanna exited Skye's room and headed downstairs to meet with James. James was in wow, he never seen Skye look as beautiful as she did tonight. He smiled as the two made it downstairs. Skye didn't bother looking at James; her eyes were somewhere else, avoiding James.

"Alright you guys, it's picture time!" Joanna held out a camera and snapped a couple of picture before Skye blocked the view of her face.

"Mom! No pictures please,"

Joanna frowned and placed the camera on the table, "Alright fine,"

James noticed something was bugging Skye; she didn't look at him, she hasn't said anything to him, and she looked rather troubled. The couple exited the door and headed for James' car.

Before he opened the door for her he stopped her, "Skye, is something bothering you?"

Skye looked away, "No I'm fine,"

"Really cause you don't seem fine and as your boyfriend I dema-" James was cut off.

"Ok, you really want to know what's bugging me?"

James stared and nodded, he could tell that it was about him. Part of him wanted to say never mind and forget he said anything, but it was too late for that.

"Jo and I are best friends James,"

James stayed quiet. He didn't know where she was trying to get at; everyone knew that they were best friends. "So? Everyone knows that,"

". . .then why did you sleep with her James? M-my best friend James!" Skye's eyes started to water and her cheeks started turning red.

James was in shock, he had no idea what to say. It was true, Jo and James had slept together a couple of months back and his reason was because 'Skye won't give it up'.

"Got nothing to say James? Are you in awe because I found out?" Skye raised her voice at him a bit, she was hurt that her boyfriend and best friend slept together but was angered that they both went on with life as if it never happened.

"I-it's not what you think Skye, it was a one time thing and I swear th-"

"That doesn't make it right James!"

James was kind of angered now; Skye was yelling at him and didn't give him a chance to explain himself. His anger got the better of him and he raised his voice back, "Well maybe if you gave it up every once in a while I wouldn't have to cheat on you!"

Skye shut up and stared at James, she was trying hard not to start crying, "Don't try and blame this on me you freaking ass, there's a reason I'm still a virgin,"

"Cause you're such a bitch?" James smiled, he didn't care anymore because his anger got the better of him.

Skye looked down and touched her promise ring before walking up to James and handing him a gift, ". . .Merry Christmas James," She turned around not saying another word and started for her door, tears streaming down her face.

James looked at his gift. Skye had gotten James for the gift exchange that they were doing where they worked at. Both James and Skye worked at a Hollister store and were going to have an employee dinner and gift exchange. He let out a sigh and looked over at the Arnolds' residence before heading towards the driver's seat.

Before he hopped into his car he heard the front door open, he turned to see Skye walking out of her house and coming towards him. James was relived, he thought she was going to apologize and try and work things out with him. He was wrong.

"Here. It's the bracelet you got me for our one year anniversary, see you at the restaurant." Skye handed him a silver charm bracelet and headed towards her mothers car.

"W-wait, you don't know how to drive Skye! It's snowing tonight and it's dangerous to be in the road if you don't know what you're doing. Let me dri-"

"No!" Skye snapped back before opening the car and starting the ignition.

James got into his car and slammed the door, "Fine then, be like that!" He started his car and started driving off, but stopped and rolled down the window. He threw the bracelet out into the yard and drove off.

Skye wiped her tears away before finally driving out of her property to go to the restaurant.

She was doing fine until the car suddenly started slowing down. "No, no, no this is not good. Come on car start!" The car had come to a complete stop now and Skye tried to start it up again. She could hear a train in the distance so she had an idea more or less where she was at.

She didn't know anything about cars, so she didn't see that she ran out of gas and that that was the problem. She pulled the key out and the headlights went out, she figured that she had no hope of starting this car.

She started to text when she suddenly started hearing the railroad crossing going off and red lights started blinking. Skye continued to text but stopped when a blinding light in the rear view mirror suddenly came up. And it was coming closer and closer, at a dangerously fast rate.

Skye tried to yell out but was hit from behind by a speeding vehicle trying to beat the train. Everything went black. When everything started coming back to her all she could hear was the train whistle and see the lights of the train coming at her. The vehicle was going fast enough to move Skye's car onto the path of the train when they impacted.

The train was already too close for Skye to get out and run. Skye knew this was her end, and all she could do was cry. The train whistle got louder and the lights got more blinding. Skye opened her eyes to look at her hometown one last time when she noticed a picture of her and her mother on her mothers wind shield. She reached for it and held it tight as tears streamed down her face.

The train hit her car, and that was the end of Skye Arnolds.