Callie tossed and turned in her bed. It was only 5PM, midday, not the time to rest. With that said, she takes her mixed feelings to paper for lyrics and comes up with a song called "Splashed Out". It's a weird title for a song by Callie, but she's really feeling her old optimistic self die. Without Marie, she feels she has no reason to be hyper or peppy just like her music. Now it's gonna sound melancholic like Marie's song "Tide Goes Out".

"Ugh! No one's gonna like this!" Callie yelled throwing the crumpled up sheet of lyrics. In a fit of anger and disappointment, she slams the desk and throws her chair. "What in the deep blue is going on here!?" Cuttlefish asked rushing into Callie's room. She was too angry to say a word, but the old coop got the load down. "Listen, squiddo. Marie is still grieving from the loss of her mom and she thinks this boy can help her." he said trying to comfort Callie. But she wasn't having it, she screamed at the top of her lungs. "This sucks! I thought we were friends." The poor girl began crying into her pillow to muffle the sound. Gramps was at a loss for words, but not for actions. He took his sweet granddaughter into his arms and let her cry as much as she needed to.

The rest of Callie's day was spent sleeping it away, but her nightmares motivated her to stay awake. There's no escape from the trauma, awake or asleep. Marie was a little sad leaving her cousin behind, but life goes on and she needed to make this decision. Was it worth it? She doesn't really know, Koral is someone she really cares for, more so than Callie or anyone else.

During lunch the next day, Marie came upon some of her old friends. Their names? Lizzie and Tim. Lizzie is one of Marie's old High School friends along with Tim. They graduated together keeping their friendship solid, until now.

"Hey, Lizzie, Tim! Come join us!" Marie shouted from across the room.

"Do you think that's a good idea?" Koral whispered.

"Yeah, they're my friends."

Lizzie and Tim sit across from Marie and Koral. Both are Inklings, the girl being pink and the boy green. Lizzie has two small twin tails in red ribbon like Madoka from Madoka Magica. Tim had some spiky hair because he feels super with it styled like that. In case you didn't know, these two are clearly Otaku. Lizzie loves magical girl anime while Tim loves Shounen anime. Marie insists they try to love a variety of anime, but as of now this is where they stand.

"So, who's this?" Lizze asked.

"Oh! This is Koral, my boyfriend." Marie said rather scared.

"Boyfriend?! For eel?"

"Yeah, we've been together for a while now."

"Living together?" Tim asked.

"Mmhmm! I'm so lucky!" Koral boasted.

"Yeah…"

Lizzie and Tim didn't like the vibes Koral was giving. They were wondering if this was all a joke or something. Knowing they didn't feel welcome, the two decided to leave. "Where are you going?" Marie asked. Her friends didn't answer, only with a wave. The poor squiddo felt as if everyone was leaving her, but Koral made that feeling leave by wrapping his arm around her.

"Don't worry, I'm here." he said reassuringly.

"Thanks." Marie said kinda sad.

Deep down, she knows this is a bad relationship. But she believes no one will forgive her now. When Marie gets two sudden messages on her phone, her heart shatters. Both Lizzie and Tim unfriended her on Squidbook. Why? Their last text messages said, "Enjoy your new life _" The poor squiddo couldn't help but cry. Koral held her in his arms in hopes to ease the pain she's feeling.

All Marie has left is Koral, you'd think this would be the last straw. But the tie between the two is so strong that it will last longer than you realize. I could be wrong, just wait and see.

The next day, Cuttlefish took Callie to the doctor's for her yearly check up. Marie would usually be with her, but not this time. To avoid screaming fans, she had to wear different clothes and glasses to disguise herself. But wouldn't Cuttlefish give her away? The old coop sits a little ways from Callie so it's not too obvious. Their family doctor, Dr. Mackerel has known them for a long time so it's good. When her name is called, she follows the nurse in. Callie let the nurse know her "secret name" so fans won't come running. Her secret name? That's a secret, duh!

"So how have you been?" the nurse asked.

"Not too well." Callie admitted.

"Where's Marie? She's always with you."

"She's gone independant with her boyfriend."

"The Squid Sisters have broken up?"

"Yeah, it's over."

Callie broke down crying remembering the harsh reality. Her friendship with Marie, their career, it's all gone. The nurse pulled in the poor girl for a hug hoping she will pull herself together soon. "I've lost everything!" Callie cried. "I have no one besides gramps to turn to." She really doesn't have many friends and most of her family is distant. You'd think she'd have many friends, but that's not the case. "I will get Dr. Mackerel for you, okay?" the nurse informed.

While she waited, Callie read a book she got from the little shelf. It was a book her and Marie enjoyed as little girls called, "Little Fish." Reading it now she found it cheesy and childish, but that's how kid books are. She put it back and memories of her and Marie flashed back. All of the times they played, laughed, cried, fought, forgave, and so on. It made Callie desire for those times again, but she knows it won't happen again.

*knock*knock*

Dr. Mackerel walks in wearing the smile he's always had.

"Hello, hello!" he said taking a seat.

"Hey." Callie weakly said.

"So, I heard from the nurse what happened and I'm so sorry."

"Thanks."

"Besides what I heard, is there anything else wrong?"

"Uh, feeling depressed and sleepy all the time. Also, I've been having chest pains."

"I see. Let's take a look."

The doc listens to her heart and lungs to see if these chest pains are serious or just anxiety. By the sound of things, it's most likely the cause of Callie's depression. It is in fact a physical symptom of depression and I've experienced them myself. It's a painful ache in your heart that brings you down the moment you feel it.

"Everything sounds fine." the doc concluded.

"But why does it hurt?" Callie asked.

"Depression can cause chest pains believe it or not."

"Really? Is there any medication to help treat this?"

"Yes there is. Squidbalta is one I'd suggest."

Yes, this is named after the anti depressant I use: Cymbalta. It was suggested by my mom actually, but whatever. Back to the story! Callie agrees to take Squidbalta daily in hopes of recovering from this heart wrenching depression. With Squidmas coming up as well as their birthdays, this will be a hard time for Callie and Cuttlefish as well.

Marie is coping well being able to produce songs with Koral. His dad is in fact friend's with a producer who will be more than happy to make beats for Marie. However, Koral has been really clingy to her so he follows her everywhere. He says it's "love" doing so. Yeah right! Well, he doesn't seem to be doing anything in the studio other than watch.

Over the course of a few weeks, until Halloween, Marie took a break from the studio to perform at a local coffee shop to sing tunes from one of her favorite movies, "The Nightmare Before Christmas." In fact, she was in such a good mood that she wanted Callie to watch the movie and learn some of the songs so they can sing together. WHAT?! Are they coming back together already? No, this is a one time thing. But Callie uses this opportunity to bring Marie back. Pearl and Marina are joining them as well to sing certain parts of the songs.

When Halloween rolled around, the four girls gather together with some other talented singers to perform The Nightmare Before Christmas musical. The coffee shop is bigger than a normal one. If you've been to a venue like The Underground or Park Street Saloon, then the shop is like that. It's packed with eager fans awaiting this special once in a lifetime event.

"Callie!" Marie yelled while waving at her.

"So, you finally decided that you need me!" Callie said acting snippy.

"Can we set our bitterness aside, just this once?"

"Yeah! So, I practiced all of my parts in the show."

"How did you like the movie?"

"It was fantastic! I love the song, 'What's This?' the most."

"That was a good one. Our first song is, 'This is Halloween.'"

The director signaled the girls on the stage. Everyone was hyped to see the Squid Sisters back together, even if it was just this once. Callie and Marie opened up with the beginning lyrics of "This is Halloween" and when time came for the chorus everyone jumped in. Of course, Koral begged to be Jack in the show and Marie let him have it. You guessed it! Marie is Sally.

When the show ended, Koral dragged Marie out of the venue before she could say goodbye to Callie. What a jerk! The poor girl was devastated not being able to hold her best friend. She may have been snippy, but Callie was just blowing off steam. This turned out to be a trick more than a treat. How rude of Koral to take away Marie from poor Callie! In truth though, both are suffering. Marie still misses her mom and Callie is hurting from her only true friend leaving. What good can come out of this? Their lives are falling apart!