Dekka wasn't really sure when didn't 'evening' was. She didn't want to miss Jack though, so by five in the evening she was pacing the cliff top. However, it wasn't until eight that Jack finally arrived.

She waited for him to climb up to the top.

'Hello?' asked Jack tentatively.

'Hi…' said Dekka.

'Um….. Why did you ask me to come here?'

'Uh…. You know how Brianna doesn't like to talk to me much anymore?'

'Yeah.'

'Do you know why?'

'I….I think so,' Jack said slowly. He looked terrified of what she was going to say next.

'Look, I'm not going to kill you, OK? Anyway, if I did, you could probably squish me to a pulp anyway,' Dekka said exasperatedly.

'Did you want me to do anything then?' Jack said a bit more confidently.

'Yeah.' There was an awkward pause. 'I want you to tell me why Brianna doesn't like me.'

Another awkward pause.

'I thought you knew why?' Jack said.

'Yeah but…. I mean, EXACTLY why. What could I do?'

'You mean you want me to help you get off with MY girlfriend?' Jack said incredulously. Dekka thought a while.

'More or less, yeah,' she admitted.

'Well, I don't think she's going to go out with you,' Jack muttered. 'Sorry,' he hastily added.

'I know! But I can't just give up! What if she broke up with you? You wouldn't just say, Ok then, goodbye, would you? You wouldn't just leave her to go her separate way?'

'I guess not….'

'You have to help me get her! It's Brianna, man!'

'What do you want me to tell you?' Jack sighed.

'Everything! Tell me everything about Brianna…. What she says about me, what she says about you, tell me everything!' Dekka said impatiently, 'Also, tell her I miss her.'

Jack looked terrified. 'Dude, she gives anyone who talks about you killer looks!' Dekka looked stricken.

'Really? She really doesn't like me?'

'Not that so much as…. It's kind of awkward. I mean, you were her best friend.' Dekka turned away, tearful.

'So what's Brianna doing these days?' she asked.

'Well, she's mainly just delivering messages. Since Taylor betrayed us, she's like the main errand taker. Also, she keeps on just running, trying to get faster. She says she wants to go at six hundred miles an hour by the end of the month….'

With light chatter they walked down the hill.

When they got to the bottom, Dekka smiled and said goodbye, before walking back to her little sailboat.

In bed, Dekka contemplated the day. She felt like quite a lot had happened. Surprisingly, it hadn't been as bad as it normally was.

She smiled. Maybe Brianna would be hers soon.