Chapter 9 - Why?

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AN: Here's chapter 9. This chapter will be mostly in Lola and Dana's point of views, since they didn't have one in the last chapter.

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(Dana's Point of View)

Zoey came back to the waiting room looking a little shocked. When Logan asked her what was wrong, she began to explain that Lola was bulimic. I was probably more shocked than anyone, because Lola and I had grown pretty close.

"I can't believe it. Why would she do that to herself?"

"I don't know. She hasn't been doing it long, maybe only since Michael broke up with her."

That's when I remembered. Lola had told me that day at the beach that Michael had told her she wasn't pretty enough. I'm going to kill him.

"And by the way," Zoey told me, as I stood up. "Nikki wants to see you too, to thank you."

"Got it."

I took off walking down the hall. I went to Lola's room first, even though Nicole wanted to see me, while Lola more than likely didn't. I opened the door and found her laying on her bed, watching television. She looked up when I closed the door, and she sucked in her breath.

"Are you insane?"

"What are you talking about?" She questioned, looking at me with confusion.

"Are you insane? How could you make yourself throw up? Did you think that was going to help you get Michael back? Seriously, Lola, he's not worth it."

"Yes, he is. Dana, you don't understand. You have Logan, you've always had him, even when you didn't realize it."

"What?" Now I was the one confused, but she really wasn't making sense.

"When I first came here in ninth grade, the only thing out of Logan's mouth was Dana this, Dana that. He's liked you forever, D. He never stopped liking you, and if anyone knows that, it's probably me."

"Why would it be you?"

"Because Logan told me last year that he was going to Paris over the summer. He said he hoped that maybe he'd run into you."

"In the eighth grade," I started to tell her, thinking back. "Logan told me he liked me, and he said he'd wait for me."

"Well, all I can say is, he definitely did."

"You think so?"

"I know he did, D. He's practically in love with you." I smiled, and we were silent until I remembered why I was here in the first place.

"You know, Michael doesn't deserve you. You're much better than him. Don't get me wrong, Michael is one of my best guy friends, but Lola, he's not worth ruining your life for."

"I guess deep down I know that. But it's hard, D. I really liked him."

"I know you did, but you have to let that go." I told her, and she was quiet for awhile.

"I know." She finally said, and I knew she was thinking about all the things she and Michael had talked about doing together.

"You gonna be okay?"

"Yeah. Just…ask Zoey to come visit me."

"I will." I hugged her, and she smiled as I pulled away.

"Thanks, Dana."

"No problem. This is what I do best." I smiled, and she rolled her eyes playfully.

"Get out of here." She laughed, and I walked out, ready to go see Nicole.

I walked down the hall silently, passing the waiting room on my way there. I looked in, only to see Logan, Chase, and Michael. I figured Zoey was in Nicole's room, and sure enough, when I opened the door, there was Zoey.

"Hey Zo, Lola asked me to tell you to come see her."

"Okay. Bye, Nikki."

"Bye."

After Zoey had closed the door, Nicole's eyes fell to me. She looked at me with a sad smile, and I wondered what she was thinking about.

"Thanks, D." She caught me off guard with that statement, and I looked up at her.

"What?"

"Thanks. If it weren't for you coming in, which I'm assuming you did, I could've died."

"Nicole, you shouldn't of kept quiet about what was going on with James. He could've really hurt you, and none of us would've known anything. I told Dean Rivers about it, and he said James is going to be expelled for three weeks, and when he comes back he'll be on probation."

"He's getting expelled?"

"Nicole, you should be happy."

"But Dana, as much as he hurt me, I still really liked him. I almost feel like him getting expelled was my fault."

"No, Nicole, none of this is your fault. James just wasn't the right person for you. He's probably not even the right person for anyone." I told her and she looked at me with a sad look.

"I know that, Dana. But I just really liked him, and I know I should've broke up with him the first time he hit me, but I was afraid."

"I know you were, Nikki. I know that you were afraid, but nothing can change what happened. You should've told someone."

"I know."

"Then why didn't you?"

"I don't know. Thank you, Dana, for everything."

AN: Okay, there's chapter 9. It's really short, I know, but I wanted to post this today. Next chapter will be Nicole seeing Lola for the first time since they both got put in the hospital. Happy Thanksgiving, and please review.

-Breanna