Ava knocked again but still there was no answer. She turned the knob and pushed open the door. Billy was sitting on the bed surrounded by paper. He had head phones on which Ava knew was why he didn't hear her knock. He looked up at her. He took the headphones off his hears so they were hanging around his kneck. "Come in" He said moving some of the paper over leaving an empty space. Ava walked and sat down. "Whats going on?" He asked.

"Nothing, I was thinking about what you asked." Ava began. "About the karma, and I do believe in it." She said.

"Really?" He said shutting his notebook and placing it in the drawer next to his bed. "I used to not believe in it but then when everything happened to me it seemed to make sense." He said.

"What happened to you?" Ava asked sitting completely on the bed now. Billy looked at her and she knew he was thinking about telling her. "You don't have to tell me anything if you don't want to." Ava said. "Its fine." She shrugged.

"Why did you go out with Johnny and not tell your parents?" Billy asked as he pushed all the papers to the floor. "Johnny doesn't seem like a very nice guy, with the way he acted."

"I didn't tell my parents because they love him." Ava said. "But the way kids act in front of their parents and how they act when they're alone is different. If they knew we were going out and then that we broke up they would've been asking all kinds of questions." She shrugged. "I love my parents but they're very involved in my life."

"I noticed that." Billy said. He tapped his fingers softly on the blanket. It was quiet for a few minutes before he spoke. "My parents never acted like yours. My mom just left one day and I never saw her again. My dad...he was pretty angry when she left." He looked down not making eye contact now. "When she left I was like 6. I can't even remember what she looked like." He said shaking his head.

"What about your dad?" Ava asked. He looked at her. Their eyes connected and there was something in his she knew was scared. She could tell he didn't like his father which would explain why Billy was staying with them now. Billy just shook his head his gaze looking off somewhere else now. Suddenly Ava heard her phone ringing. She pulled it out of her pocket and answered it. "Hello?"

"Hey, sweetie. How is everything?" Her mothers voice asked. "Is everything okay?"

"Everything is fine." Ava answered.

"Is Billy still there? He didn't try to run off or anything right?" She asked.

"No, Mom." Ava answered.

"Alright, we'll see you Sunday then. Have fun and please be careful around him." She said before hanging up. Ava put her phone back in her pocket. She turned back to Billy. "What are all these papers?" She asked pointing to the papers he had pushed into the floor. He reached over the bed onto the floor and picked one up. He handed it to her. Ava looked at it and recognized it as an airplane of some sort. "What is-"

"Its a Lockheed AC-130, an attack plane." He explained.

"Which one is your favorite?" Ava asked.

Billy reached over grabbing a few more sheets of paper. He looked through them before handing her one. "P-38 lightning." He said before Ava could ask. "It was the last thing I saw with my perfect 20/20 vision." He explained. "It was perfect when I saw it. Just flying through the sky smoothly, the sun was out and it was an almost cloudless day. The best time to be flying." He smiled.

"You know a lot about planes." Ava said smiling at him. "I'm sure theres still something you could do involving them."

"I don't want to." Billy said. "Because it would only remind me of the stupid things I did to screw up the one thing in my life I have ever truly wanted." He shrugged. "What do you like?" He asked. "I haven't seen you do anything other than school and drama. Are you an actress?" He asked.

"No and I don't want to be one." Ava said shaking her head. "I like other things...like reading and writing." She said biting her lip.

"You have nothing else to say." Billy smirked.

"Sure I do." Ava said defensively.

"You don't." He shook his head.

"How do you know?" She asked crossing her arms.

"Cause when you have nothing to say you bite your lip." Billy said. Ava stared at him speechless, he was right. She noticed it was habit of hers but she hoped no one else would notice. "Its just something I observed." Billy stated when Ava remained quiet. "I didn't mean it as an insult." He shrugged.

"Its fine." Ava said. "I don't care." She lied. She remained silent then. Billy watched her unsure if what he said was the wrong thing to say. Ava ran her hands through her hair. She brought her knees up to her chest and placed her forehead on them. She was thinking then it came to her mind. "Music." She said. She looked up her eyes connecting with Billy's. "Music." She said louder. "Music is my life, I used to be in marching band but it was too restricted. Always playing the same music. So i dropped out. I only play by myself now in my room when no one is home."

"I didn't know that." Billy said smiling at her. "What do you play?" He asked. "I don't really know anything about intruments though." He stated.

"I played the clarinet in band but I'm much better at the piano. I started to play the guitar a few months ago but I didn't tell my parents. I sing sometimes too but that needs to be worked on." She answered him.

"Can I hear you?" He asked. "If you don't have a problem with it of course." He added when Ava didn't answered.

"Maybe some other time." Ava said shrugging. The silence again set in but this time Ava began to look through the pictures that were on the floor. When she found one that was interesting she asked Billy about it and he explained as much as he could about it. She looked hearing his voice. It sounded calm and made her feel relaxed.

The next morning Ava woke up and Billy was already in the kitchen eating cereal. She walked in and saw him eating quietly. "Leah called." Billy said. "She said there was a party tonight and she wants you to go." He said.

"Great." Ava said pouring herself a bowl. "Did she say anything else?" She asked. Billy shook his head. "Well...do you wanna go?" She asked. He shrugged. "Alright..." She said unsure. Just then her doorbell rang. She walked over to the door and opened it. Leah was standing there. "Isn't it a bit early for you?" She asked. Leah frowned. "Come in." She said stepping over to let her in. "What do you want?" Ava asked walking back to the kitchen. Leah followed.

"So are you gonna go tonight?" She asked sitting on the counter across from Ava and Billy. "Either of you?" Ava shrugged. "Come on, its bad enough you wouldn't have one. This is gonna be fun. A lot of people from all over the place, not just kids from school." She said. "New people!"

"Why did you come here?" Ava asked. "Even if we decide to go to the party isn't it a little early for you to be here?" She asked.

"Yeah, well I actually came here to ask you to go with me to the mall." Leah said shrugging. "I didn't want to go alone and I need a new outfit for tonight. And I want your advice and besides you shouldn't spend the whole day at home." She said trying to convince her.

"Alright." Ava said knowing Leah wasn't going to go away unless she agreed to go with her. "Do you want to go with?" Ava asked turning to Billy.

"Sure." He said shrugging.