Summary: Amy Fleming changed while she was away at college

Summary: Amy Fleming changed while she was away at college. Her first priority is no longer horses. Instead she spends time partying and hanging out with her boyfriend, Kyle. She dropped her pre-vet program and now is studying to be an English major. She hasn't gone home to Heartland in over a year, but when Grandpa Jack dies, she must face what she has left.

Going Back

The music was loud, light was dancing across the ceiling, and Amy Fleming was staring up at it. Her mind was reeling, but not in a bad way. Her boyfriend, Kyle, came up to her and held out his hand offering Amy more pot. Amy gladly took it. She didn't want this feeling to end.

The rest of the night was a blur. The next thing Amy could remember was waking up next to Kyle on the floor.

"Good, God," she thought. "What happened?"

Amy quietly sat up. She looked over at Kyle and instantly smelled alcohol on his breath. She decided not to wake him up. She grabbed a blanket to cover her naked body since she couldn't find any clothes. Then she walked back to her dorm.

Jaime and Chantal laughed hysterically when they saw her.

"Amy, did you get some, last night?"

"Shut up, you guys. I honestly don't remember last night." Amy plopped down on her bed. She groaned as she felt a headache come on.

"That seems to be happening more and more," Chantal giggled. "But that party was crackin' last night. You and Kyle were basically doing it on the couch."

"Dr. Kramer left a message for you this morning. She wanted to know if you were going to physical therapy this week. You told me you stopped that," Jaime questioned her.

"I did, but Dr. Kramer thinks I still need it."

"You do have a tiny limp still," Chantal pointed out.

"She said that might never go away, so why should I try to fix something that can't be fixed."

"Because you don't know if it can be fixed," Jaime said.

Getting through classes was difficult that day. Besides the pounding headache, Amy was worried that she did something embarrassing and someone was going to remind her of what it was. Eventually the day was over and Amy looked forward to peaceful, relaxing weekend.

The weekend turned out to be anything but peaceful. Around midnight, Amy received a call from her sister, Lou. Her voice sounded urgent and Amy's heart immediately began to race.

"Amy, something's happened to Grandpa. The doctors think he's had a stroke."

"Oh my God, Lou! When?"

"Just a half an hour ago. Amy you should've see him. It was so awful. I'm scared he's not going to be okay." Lou began crying, which made Amy cry.

Amy was packing her things to get ready to go to Heartland when Lou called back. This time Lou was already bawling. "He's dead Amy."