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Chapter 6: Heart Shattering News

(Maya)

"Maya, um, we need to talk."

My heart drops. This is the talk every person in a relationship dreads to hear. What is it that Cam needs to talk about? His voice sounds serious and he sounds a bit upset. I feel myself wanting to panic. Did Owen or Tristan tell him about Miles? They wouldn't do that to me…would they?

"W—What is it, Cam?" I ask nervously.

"I think I'm moving back home. My sisters need me to protect them. I need to protect them."

I let out a sigh of relief. I wipe away the sweat that was forming on my forehead. Okay, it's good that he doesn't know what happened between me and Miles. But, it's bad that Cam is moving back home! What's going to happen to us?

"What about us?" I question sadly.

"Maya, I love you, you know that. We've became so strong over the year. Maybe we can try long-distance?"

"I—I don't know what to say." Long-distance? I don't think I can do that! What's a relationship if you barely see the person? I hear a lot of long-distant relationships don't work out. I don't want to be one of the relationships that don't work out.

"Say that you'll stay with me no matter what," Cam says lightly.

"A lot of long-distant relationships don't work out," I point out.

"Well, let's be one of the few that work out."

"I don't know if I can, Cam. It just won't be the same."

"It's not like I won't come visit, My. I can always come see you during breaks and summer vacation."

"You can do that with your family, too!" I shout.

"My sisters need me, Maya. Why are you acting like this?"

"I just don't want you to leave, okay!?" I hang up my phone and throw it down. What is wrong with me? One minute I'm confused about being with Cam and the next, I want nothing but him.

I hear my phone ringing and I look over to see its Cam calling. I roll my eyes and walk away from my ringing phone. I go down the steps and out of the house. I wander around and surprisingly, I end up at the Milligan's. I ring the doorbell and wait for them to answer.

Tris answers the door and he seems sort of surprised to see me here. He invites me in and we go into the basement, which is also Owen's weight room. Owen is lifting weights, but once he sees me, he stops. He sits up and wipes away the sweat on his forehead with the towel that's hanging from his neck.

"Wassup Maya?" he questions.

"I need to talk to you two," I tell them.

"Okay," Tristan says slowly.

"Cam is moving back home!" I whine.

"What? Why?" Tristan questions.

"He said something about needing to protect his sisters. But, what about me?"

Tristan scoffs and Owen shakes his head at me. I give them a questionable look, wondering why they're looking at me like that.

"What?" I snap.

"You are probably the most selfish person I met," Tristan comments.

"I am not selfish," I scoff.

"You are. Cam needs to help out his sisters, but you're more worried about you. Maya, this isn't about you."

"You don't understand," I tell him, "Cam and I have just gotten strong. We need each other and I just don't think he should leave, yet."

"You didn't seem to feel this way when you were cheating on him with Miles," Owen retorts.

"IT WAS A MISTAKE!" I scream.

"Yeah, a mistake that you kept doing," Tristan chimes. "You're so confused."

"I'm not confused. I want Cam."

"Are you sure about that?" Owen questions. "Or are you just trying to make yourself believe that? Face it Maya, you only want Cam, because you're afraid what'll happen if you break up with him. "

I open my mouth to comment, but I instantly close it. Am I sure about that? Do I really want Cam or am I just too scared to break up with him? No, Owen is wrong! I do love Cam! He's my first boyfriend, my first kiss, and my first love. He means a lot to me and I don't want to lose him. I cannot lose him.

Tears stream down my face and I immediately wipe them away once I hear someone come down the basement steps. We all turn around to see its Dallas. He looks angry and yet, shocked.

"So, you're cheating on Cam?"

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(Cam)

I call Maya for the fifth time, but she doesn't answer. I decide to give up calling her, for now anyway. I sigh heavily and place my head in my hands. I feel the sofa shift a bit. I look up to see it's my mom. She's smiling at me and rubbing my back in those relaxing, little circles.

"You want to talk about it, Campbell?" she asks me.

"Maya's mad at me because I want to come back home. I tell her we can do long-distant, but she doesn't think it'll work out. I tried calling her back, but she keeps ignoring my calls."

"Baby boy, whatever is going on between you and your sisters is not a reason to come back home. You love hockey and you want to become a professional hockey player. You're my star player and I won't allow you to throw it all away."

"But I miss you all; I miss home," I say softly as I feel tears threatening to fall.

"And we miss you too, but you can always call us, Cam. You can visit us in the summer, also. Don't throw this all away."

I listen to my mother's advice and its good advice. I do want to pursue my hockey dreams, but I can't help but think about my sisters and Amber, even. They're going through things and they need me. I have to protect them.

My mom tells me she's going grocery shopping and she wants me to think about what she says. Once she leaves, I lean against the sofa and grab the remote. As I start to flip through the channels, the front door opens and closes. I look up to see Amber coming in. She smiles at me and takes a seat next to me.

"Your sisters up yet?" she asks.

"Nope; they went to sleep late."

"Of course. What's up?"

"Nothing," I reply dryly.

"Yes it is, Cam. Tell me what's wrong."

So, I do. I tell Amber my decision and I tell her about Maya's reaction. I tell her about my mom's advice and about my consideration towards it. At the end, Amber chuckles to herself. I raise my eyebrow questionably at her.

"You should listen your mom; hockey is your dream. I'll take care of Camille and Camry."

"But what am I going to do about Maya?"

"Usually when a girl acts like that, she's guilty about something."

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I call Maya, again, but I still can't get through to her. I decide to leave her alone and just wait for her to call me.

"Hey Amber!" Camry says as she runs down the steps. She's fully woke and dressed. "Camille should be down in a minute so we can all go."

"Where are you three going?" I ask.

"The four of us are going to the mall and out to eat," Camille says as she runs down the steps.

These girls shop so much! Who has the money for all of that? Amber pulls me off the sofa and we exit the house. We walk to the mall and I watch them shop. While shopping, Amber tells them about our talk. Camry and Camille fuss at me. They tell me that I'm not staying here and that I need to go back to Toronto. They tell me that hockey is my dream and that I'm going to live it.

Amber also tells them about Maya and how she reacted. Camry tells me the same thing Amber did, but I just don't get it. What does Maya have to be so guilty about?

I think about what they said during the shopping trip. After getting everything they wanted, we go to a Chinese restaurant. We order our food and sit down to eat. While the girls are chatting, I'm thinking.

We eat our food and go back home. The girls go to model their clothes and they put on a mini-fashion show. I clap and cheer for them. I pull out my phone and take pictures of them. They're dancing and giggling as they model down the steps.

My cell starts to ring just when the girls go into their room to change. I look to see its Dallas calling. I answer the phone.

"Hey Dallas," I say.

"Wassup Cam?"

"Nothing, just—"

"Oh Cam!" Amber sings.

I look up to see she's wearing a red and black crop top with a pair of black shorts. Her hair is hanging loosely over her shoulders and she's posing. Her hands are on her hips and she's smiling brightly. I have to admit, she looks beautiful.

"Cam!" Dallas says into the phone.

"Huh? What?" I ask absentmindedly.

"I said we have to talk—it's about Maya."

"What about Maya?"

"She's cheating on you, bro."

My heart stops and my mouth slowly open. I allow my phone to slip through my hands and fall on the floor. Amber runs over towards me and grabs my phone. She tells Dallas that I'm going to have to call him back. Her voice sounds so faint. At this point, every noise I hear sounds faint.

Amber is shaking me, asking if I'm okay, but I can't speak. My heart—it aches too much. I want to cry, but the damn tears won't even come out. I don't know if I should be upset, angry, or both.

"Usually when a girl acts like that, she's guilty about something," my inner voice tells me.

So this is what Maya was so guilty about? She's cheating on me and with whom? How did Dallas even find out about this? I shake my head angrily and I grit my teeth. I push Amber away from me and I bolt out of the door.

I run.

I don't know where I'm running to, but I need to get the hell away. I need to go somewhere where I can just escape for a while. I need to go somewhere where I can forget all about this. I don't want to think about Maya at all. I don't even want to talk to her, again.

(Amber)

I stare at the open door in front of me. I walk over and close it. I go over towards the sofa and grab Cam's phone. I dial back the guy he was on the phone with. Whoever it was, it made Cam upset and angry. He looked as if he was getting ready to cry, but he decided against it.

"Cam?" the voice says into the phone. "Are you okay?"

"This isn't Cam. This is his friend, Amber. What did you say to Cam to make him so upset?" I snap.

"Look, Amber, my name is Dallas. I'm a friend of Cam's, also. I called him to let him know his girlfriend is cheating on him."

"Oh no; I have to go."

"Please have Cam give me a call."

"Okay, bye," I hang up and fly up the steps. I tell Camille and Camry what's going on. They panic and tell me they're going to follow me, but I tell them no. I tell them I have to find him and make sure he's okay.

"Call us when you find him, then," Camille says and she's on the verge of crying.

"I'll find him guys," I tell them as I go down the steps and run out of the house. I don't know where to start looking. Cam doesn't have his phone. I run my fingers through my hair and mutter a curse word under my breath. I have to find Cam.