A/N: Hey guys! Sorry that I took so long to update. I just never got around to it yet. I really appreciate your feedback! :D I hope this one is as good as the other one apparently was.

Chapter Two – The Next Day

Cat POV

She's gone.

I've tried denying it. I've tried telling myself she's just going to visit my daddy, because he's gone too. But I know she's gone, and she isn't coming back.

Last night was horrible. I know it was horrible, I know it was devastating, but the last thing I remember is hearing the flat, monotonous beep of Jade's heart monitor.

Jade. The name makes my heart wrench and makes tears flood my eyes every time I hear it. Because I know I won't be hearing the name Jade in a casual conversation anymore. I know I won't get to hear her voice anymore. I won't get to see her.

I lay in my bed, curled deep in the covers. Nothing felt right. My whole body ached. My mind ached. But the ache that stood out over all the others was the ache in my heart.

I sighed and looked over at the time. 12:03 PM on Saturday afternoon. Usually I would be surprised or at least have some reaction to the lateness, but I just couldn't. I was too numb.

I looked around for my phone, and soon found it sitting on the floor next to my bed. I picked it up with great difficulty, due to the fact that every move I made hurt, and clicked the unlock button. The screen showed that I had 13 new messages.

I wasn't sure I even wanted to read them. But I did. And after I did, I wished I hadn't.

There was one from Sikowitz, one from Lane, and one from Andre, Robbie, Rex, and Beck. I wondered who in the world would have sent 7 messages to me.

I looked down my message screen and saw the name Tori Vega with a little 7 next to it. I immediately clicked on it and read through her messages.

Cat?

Sorry, I bet imp bothering you.

Ignore these messages.

Ok I know I said I'd leave u alone but at least tell me ur ok and u didn't do anything…

CAT?

Ok imp really scared now…please message me back soon!

It was the last one that got me the most.

Kitty I need u rite now…please please reply..

Tears filled my eyes as I read that last message.

I replied with shaking hands.

I'm awake now…

I set my phone down and waited for it to vibrate. I tried to calm down, because crying wasn't going to help. It was just going to make it worse.

I thought I had calmed down, but all the sudden a wave of sobs racked my body. My small and frail frame shook violently, and tears streamed down my face. It felt like air was being ripped from my lungs.

For a moment there I didn't breathe, but when I breathed in, the sobbing wasn't silent anymore. It was very loud.

I screamed Jade's name over and over in my sobs. It was like last night hit me full effect again.

I clutched my pillow to my stomach and rocked back and forth as wave after wave hit me. I couldn't control it if I had tried to.

Out of nowhere, my ringtone started playing. It was Jade singing the song "Okay" which brought on more tears. I reached over and grabbed my phone.

"Hey…" I said, my voice shaky and uneven. It came out as nothing more than a whisper.

"Hey Cat," said Tori, in the same type of voice as me. She sounded sick and weak. Maybe we were. It's hard to tell.

I sniffled and took a deep breath before my attempt to speak. It was all I could do to stop myself from breaking down again like I had a couple minutes ago.

"I miss her already," I said. I pulled my covers up over my shoulders, with only my head and hand poking out from them. Every movement killed, and I gasped slightly as I readjusted my position.

I heard Tori sniffling on the other end.

"I miss her too Cat…I miss her too," she said. "Ow..." she whined as she moved.

"I…I don't know how I'm going to get on with my life. You know that old saying, you never realize what you have until its gone?" I said, referring to something Jade used to say a lot.

"Yeah…I know what you mean," said Tori. I reached up and wiped the tears off of my face.

There was a silence between us as we tried to think of something to say.

"Would…do you think it'd be wrong to go to her house…and take home one of her jackets?" I asked. If I could have one of her jackets, or her necklaces, or even her favorite black blanket, I would feel a little better. It would be nice to know that she was always there, whether I could see her or not.

"No that wouldn't be wrong…I'll come pick you up, ok? Don't bother getting normal clothes on. Just throw on a hoodie over your PJ's and I'll see you in ten minutes," said Tori, her normally perky voice dimming down to a monotonous tone.

"K," was all I had the heart to say. Tori hung up, and I slowly stood.

The ache in my body was more noticeable when I moved. It was everywhere…from my back to my stomach. From my head to my feet. It was absolutely excruciating.

I trudged into the bathroom, deciding to at least brush out my hair. I looked disastrous. My eyes were bloodshot and there were heavy bags under them. Tears stained my face.

I combed my hair out and brushed my teeth, feeling almost numb as I did so. I remembered the song "Numb" by Linkin Park that Jade so loved to play on piano.

I didn't bother to put a jacket on, even though it was not even ten degrees outside. In a couple minutes, Tori pulled into my driveway.

I walked carefully out to her car and slid in, wincing as I did so. I was almost afraid to speak, but I don't know why.

"It hurts, I know," said Tori in a hoarse voice. She sounded so broken. So frail.

I nodded, and we drove off in silence.

At Jade's House

Tori POV

We arrived at Jade's house in about 10 minutes. Cat and I were silent the whole ride there. I think we were both still in shock at the sudden death of our best friend.

I stepped out of the car with great difficulty, as the pain was getting to an unbearable point. Cat held onto me for support as we walked up the steps to Jade's house.

I rapped on the wooden door, the silvery ornate edges gleaming in the sunlight. I saw Jade's mom walk up to the door and open it. She looked at us with sympathetic eyes.

"Can…can we come in?" I asked.

"Yes, of course honey…" Jade's mom, Christina, said to me. She guided us in, putting a hand on each of our shoulders to support us as we walked inside. Cat and I sat down on the couch, and a million memories flooded in as we did so. Movie nights…sleepovers…

"Do your parents know you're here?" asked Christina. Her eyes were glassy with tears, and she held a cup of hot coffee in her hands. I could see her hands shaking.

"No…" said Cat before I got the chance. She leaned into me, and I put an arm around her.

"Ok…I'll give them a call to let them know. And if you girls need anything, just holler. I'll be down in the den," said Christina, almost as if Cat and I were getting ready to upstairs and drag Jade down for movie night. I almost smiled at the memory of us poking Jade in the sides nonstop until she came down, and she ended up enjoying movie night. We made it a tradition. In fact, tonight would have been movie night. I sighed.

Cat and I nodded, then walked slowly upstairs to Jade's room.

The room itself had a three-color color scheme; all I could see was black, white, and deep purple. Everything seemed in perfect place. Jade's bed was perfectly made, her purple, black, and white pillows stacked on top of the black satin bed sheets. Her TV was in the corner as it always was, and the three chairs she had sat in a row in front of it. Things were left on her dresser just as they were before.

Tears welled up in my eyes. It was almost hard to be here. It didn't feel right.

Cat sat down on the end of Jade's bed, looking around the room. Her face was turning a deep red, and tears glazed over her eyes. She shook her head, as though trying not to believe Jade was really gone.

I looked over on Jade's dresser and saw her favorite necklace. It had a thin silver chain with a dog tag made of pure obsidian attached to it, with the word "Jadelynn" carved into it. She had worn it every day.

I picked it up carefully, as though it were fragile and could break if I made a fast movement. I felt a tear slide down my cheek as I stared down at the name.

A pair of arms slid around me, and I leaned into them.

After a moment of silence, I pulled away from Cat.

She looked at me with sad, sad eyes.

I walked up to her and put Jade's necklace on her. She turned around, and I clasped the hook together to keep it in place.

Cat turned back around and grasped the obsidian tight in her hands.

Seeing as I thought Cat deserved to have Jade's necklace, I walked over to her closet. The clothes were just as I had last seen them.

I looked over at her hoodies and jackets. I saw one of Jade's favorites, a black and purple Jack Skeleton one, which was baggy on her. She had let me wear it once when she picked me up from a late night play practice, and it was cold and rainy outside.

I took it off of the hanger and put it on. I zipped it up and wrapped it close around me, then closed my eyes.

I thought of her. Jade. I thought of all of our memories together. I thought of all of those great conversations we had, and the conversations we won't be able to have. All those things I wanted to tell her, but will never get the chance to say.

"I gotta get out of here…I can't take this," Cat whispered. I nodded.

Cat and I walked downstairs and then down to the den.

Christina looked up at us and noticed what we were wearing. She sighed and smiled slightly.

"You can have them if you want," she said quietly.

"Thank you," we replied. I hugged the jacket just a bit closer.

We stood in silence, and the pain was getting almost too much to bear.

"We need to go home…it's too hard to be here," said Cat, tears streaming down her face now.

Christina nodded.

"I understand. It'll be alright girls. Talk to you later. Thanks for stopping by," she replied. We nodded and got out as fast as we could.

The car ride home was just a blur. I don't even know how I managed to drive without getting us into a car wreck, because I was crying so hard I could barely breathe.

I pulled up in Cat's driveway, taking deep breaths and trying to calm down.

Cat sat in her seat, staring down at the floor, tears streaming down her face.

We sat in silence for a while, then she spoke up.

"I don't know if I can do this Tori," she said, and she looked up at me with sad eyes. All I saw was pure agony.

I sighed and looked down.

"I know Cat. I know," I said. She sighed.

"Talk to you later," she said, then stepped out of the car and headed inside.

10:00 PM

Tori POV Still

I lay down in my bed, tired from grieving all day today.

I didn't even cover up. I pulled Jade's jacket, which I hadn't taken off since I got it today, close around me and closed my eyes.

I breathed in. it smelled like her.

I started to fall asleep thinking of all the memories we had. All the memories I would never forget.

I already miss you Jade, I thought. I sighed.

Within minutes, I fell asleep, my last thought being Jade's smiling face.

A/n: I know this was horrible! I'm sorry! Please read and review though!