I woke up today in an empty house, feeling empty at the absence of my love. Last night was possibly the best night of my existence and standing in the rain as I told Lynz that I loved her, I had never felt more alive and for the first time in my life, I had made someone a promise completely meaning it. I loved Lynz and nothing could change that fact, no person could ever drive us apart, I was so sure of it. Last night, she drove me home and all the way she had one of her hands placed on my lap, it just felt so right, the way her hand felt, it was so reassuring to think that I wasn't alone anymore. She walked me to my door, kissing me softly as we said goodbye, this one was less urgent than the last kiss, calm and reassuring, there was nothing that could go wrong now and I was so sure of it.

I walked over to my phone because the voicemail light was blinking and picked it up, expecting it to be a message from my Dad asking if I was ok, and that I had enugh money, and to call him back asap, but it wasn't. It was from Lynz! How did she get my number? I pressed a few buttons on my phone before her voice greeted the silent air around me, filling me with joy at the sound

"Hi Bella, how are you? I have to make this quick because Gerard's just upstairs; I hope you slept well, and I'm just calling to remind you that it's Valentine's day today...and well, I was going to ask if you'd be my Valentine?" there was silence on the machine as she paused awkwardly, probably sensing movement from upstairs, would I be her Valentine, well durh I would be her Valentine! That put a smile on my face, I was hers. "Anyway, I can't see you tomorrow evening because Gerard is planning to take me out" her voice was filled with disgust and I was glad to hear that she didn't look forward to the idea of a Gee filled Valentine's day, "but I want to see you at some point, meet me at the children's play park on the corner of your road at midday, I may not be able to get there but believe me I will try." that's when the message cut off, and I looked up at the clock. 11.45. Well that's just great! I hurried to get changed and brushed my teeth before dashing out of my house to the children's playground, I was there at exactly midday and so I went and sat down on one of the swings and waited.

At one o'clock I decided that she wasn't coming, I really should have worked it out earlier but I didn't want to believe that she had stood me up, I started my walk home grudgingly and defeated. I had to believe that there was a good reason for her no show, Gerard had probably not let her get away, yeah, and that was it. Whilst thinking of different reasons why she hadn't shown I began to cross the road, not really concentrating on anything in particular.

I was slowly but surely making my way home, an empty home.

Why didn't she come?