Ch. 7

Dawn Rochelle searched the restraint looking for Greg but couldn't find him. "I guess he ditched me" She said to herself.

"Dawn…Dawn! Over here." Yelled a familiar voice. Greg.

"Greg." She hugged him when she arrived at his table. "It's so great to see you, you look wonderful."

"And as for you, Dawn." He twirled her around. "You look beautiful." He hugged her again. "It's been to long. Way, way to long."

"Yes. It has."

They sat down and Greg asked. "So, are you seeing anyone?"

"Well, my boyfriend and I are on a break as of right now. We're just trying to figure out what we want in life." She said while playing with the fork on the table. "Are you seeing anyone?"

"Well…no." He replied. "But, there is a girl I'd like to see."

"Oh, really now?" Dawn knew exactly who he was talking about.

"Yeah, and luckily for me, I'm sitting close to her."

Dawn couldn't help but smile, the way he said it was just so sweet. But still, she didn't get the same feelings she gets when she's with Jake. What was she going to do? She loved Jake, but she had to admit, being with Greg made her feel like a kid again.

After a moment of silence she finally asked. "So, have you heard from Mike?"

"He passed away last month. That's one of the reasons I wanted to meet with you." A look of sadness crossed his face. "Because, I haven't seen you since you were thirteen, and if you got sick again and died, I wouldn't be able to handle that. When Mike was in the hospital, that was the first time I'd seen him in three years. He was one of the best friends I had, and some of the best moments I had were with him at camp. And the best was with you, Sandy and Mike."

"I feel terrible cause I didn't know he was gone." Dawn suddenly had a flash of sadness sweep through her. "I can't believe it."

"I wanted to tell you in person. I tried to find Sandy's family but, I couldn't. By the time I thought to contact you and her, it was to late. So I couldn't ask Mike, he wasn't able to talk."

"Greg…" Dawn said.

"Yes?"

"Sandy died six months after we went to camp that year." Dawn's eyes began to fill with tears. She couldn't believe she didn't tell him! Even worse, she couldn't believe him and Mike weren't talking when this happened, so Mike couldn't exactly tell him either.

"She…what?" Greg looked like he was going to cry. "I'm sorry…I didn't know. Did Mike know?"

"Yeah…I'm so sorry I guess I just…forget to tell you…so much was going through my mind, I was so depressed and then not to long after that I had a relapse and I guess I just…" Dawn said.

"Well…no, I'm sorry because I was so wrapped up in my own life, I didn't even bother to ask Mike, or write you, or even Sandy for that matter…" He looked down. "Wow, two of us gone…that's not right."

"Yeah, I know." Dawn felt a tear slide down her cheek.

"You know what, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to ruin the evening. Lets go back to your house, and take in a movie." Greg said. "If that's alright with you, I mean."

"Perfectly fine."

While they were walking out, hand in hand, Dawn noticed Jake. Her Jake, with Rhonda, her best friend! They were out together, on a date? What? Then it all came back to Dawn. Her and Jake were on a break. But Rhonda knew she still loved Jake and that it was only a break. Why would she do that? Jake caught her eye, and looked at Greg, then turned and walked with Rhonda to their table.