A/N: ReviewsGalore thank you so much for the review you left! I already knew most of the things you told me. Sean is OOC, but that's kinda what the point of the story is... if he didn't care then the point of the fic would be different, y'know? I did have a much easier time with Ellie, and I guess it shows that she's easier for me.

It's going to turn into more of a story than chapter after chapter of angst as the time goes on... the ending is basically a story type thing, but in the same format.

This chapter is story more than thoughts.

But thanks so much!

Chapter 10: I'm glad that you can forgive, only hoping as time goes you can forget.

I pick up the phone.

I put it down.

I pick it up again.

I reluctantly dial her cell phone number.

A number I know all too well.

It rang.

No answer.

The ringing cut over to her voice mail message.

"Hey, you've reached Ellie, leave a message."

She sounded happy then.

It's been so long since I heard her voice happy.

Too long.

"El. Please listen. Hear me out. We need to talk. Please call me back."

I didn't want it to be too long.

If it was, she wouldn't listen.

I was determined to wait forever for her to call.

I don't have much else to do.

I've enrolled in school, but Degrassi has already covered everything they teaching here.

So I'm not going.

Now anyway.

I've only been waiting 5 minutes.

I hear my cell ring.

I pick it up.

Turn it over carefully in my hands.

The words "Ellie" along with a picture of her are printed on the screen.

I fumble to try to open the phone.

I shout her name.

No answer.

I'm afraid she hung up.

I tell her not to hang up.

Since she called me anyway.

She says ok.

I don't know what to say.

"I'm sorry."

Is the only thing that comes out.

I hear her sigh, dramatically.

I can feel it coming even before she speaks.

She's just going to say something sarcastic.

"Well, then, I forgive you."

The words themselves are great.

But she wasn't serious.

The words were meaningless.

"Ellie just… forget about me, okay? Go on with your own life."

Her voice cracked, "Never."

I heard the familiar click of her ending the call.

She wasn't going to forget about me.

I spoke into the empty phone.

"I love you."

Of course there was no answer.

I'm glad that you can forgive, only hoping as time goes you can forget.

I want you to really forgive me.

I hope you really don't forget me.