A/N: I'm baaaaaaaaack! So after a while away from this site, I have returned! MWHAHA!

Disclaimer: I do not own Hannah Montana or any of it's characters.


The night air was cool on her skin. She sat quietly in the park. Slowly pushing herself back and forth on a swing. Her world had be torn in two. Thrown upside down. She didn't know why or how this had happened. Why did it have to be her? Her of all people. And just before college?

Lilly Truscott sighed and looked up as the clouds gathered in the night sky. She felt another tear trickle down her cheek. It was one of many tears she had shed that day, that week. It was one of many to come.

Lilly bit her lip and looked over at the empty swing to her right. That was Miley's swing... or it had been Miley's swing. Her best friend had been killed only a week ago. The funeral had been that day. Things changed so suddenly. Miley was gone. She was gone and she would never return.

Life was different. It was different for Lilly, for Robbie, for Jackson. Life was different for Oliver, for Jake. It was going to be different for everyone involved. A hit and run, as it appeared, had taken her best friend's life.

She sighed. She slowly turned as she heard footsteps on the gravel behind her. She spotted Jake coming up to the swing set. He moved to Lilly's left.

"Can I sit here?" He asked.

Lilly nodded without saying anything. Jake and Miley had been dating for nearly a year. She could only imagine how this was effecting Jake. How he was dealing with it all. Everything had been thrown into a tailspin.

Jake sat quietly and looked down at his feet. "I guess she's really gone now." He finally whispered without looking up.

"Yeah... I guess she is..." Lilly answered.

A silence filled with grief fell between the two. They both harbored pain for their lost friend. Jake sighed and stared down at the gravel of the playground. He wasn't sure if any of this week was even real or if it was just a nightmare and he'd wake up any moment now. He let another sigh escape his lips.

"I'm getting out of Malibu for awhile." He said, breaking the silence as thunder started to rumble in the distance. "There's an acting job down in Florida that I think I'm going to take." He continued, "I need some time to get away and clear my mind."

Lilly nodded. She understood. She wanted to get out of Malibu as well for a bit. The town held so many memories. So many of her times with Miley. She wasn't sure if she could continue on without her best friend by her side. She looked at Jake.

"I'm leaving tomorrow." Jake told her. "I just wanted to let you know where I'm going." He stood up as the rain started to pour from the darken, night sky. He grabbed the hood of his jacket and pulled it over his head. "Take care Lilly." He said, without looking at her. He started to head away from the swings.

Lilly watched as Jake grew smaller. The rain hit her skin and made her shiver. She stood up and left the same park. Life was changing so fast. Changing for what could be the worst without Miley. Changing.


A/N: Yes, this is short, but this is a prologue. The next chapter will take place either 5 or 10 years later.