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Adalie was sitting on the bus, looking out the window. Building and people, blurred past her as she worried about the mistakes she could have had on her exam. She had the national exam and international exam that morning. It was booked right after the other and she was exhausted. As her mind wandered from the exams, she thought of her date impromptu date with Justin last night.

They were good friend in high school. He was one of her first friends and the reason she met Jacob. He was always nice, but he has always been Justin Weber the friend. Last night he was different though. She had butterflies, she blushed and giggled. Now the she looked back, she felt foolish. He was confident and he was clear on what his intentions towards her were. Right after the coffee, he admitted his feelings for her during high school that had apparently remerged last night when they met. He had asked her out on a second date, and she didn't know how to answer. She wanted to, but at the same time it still felt like she was cheating. He took he silence as uncertainty, which was spot on, and gave her his number if she ever changed he mind. She took it out of her pocket and put the numbers on her phone. She sighed and closed her phone, unable to dial it.

When she got home, she opened her laptop and waited for it to boot up. As it booted up, she finally decided to call Justin. Her stomach clenched on the first ring. As it rang, she signed in to her email. Justin answered the phone.

"Hello?" He answered.

"Hi, Justin? It's Adalie." She responded, leaving her laptop and heading for the couch.

"Hi Adalie! I'm glad you called." He said sweetly. She smiled and blushed.

"Me too…." She said softly trailing off. She heard him clear his throat on the other end.

"So, does this mean we can go on another date?" Justin asked bluntly. She nodded her head before realising he wouldn't see her. She giggled at her silliness.

"Yeah. I'd like that." She told him.

"Great! How about this Friday? A dinner then movie. I can pick you up at 6pm." He arranged. She didn't have anything that day, so she could take the whole day to get ready. If she was being honest with herself though, she'd probably rush in the last hour.

"That's perfect. I can't wait." She agreed.

"Hey, I have to go. There's some, uh, things that I have to do. I'll see you then okay?" Justin hurried his goodbye. Adalie, understanding that she could have just interrupted him just apologized.

"Oh of course. Sorry. I'll see you soon!" She told him.

"Don't be sorry Adalie, you've made my day. Bye!" He said before hanging up. She smiled at the phone before putting it back to her pocket. She sighed while smiling, she was finally moving on. She headed for her computer. As she sat on her desk, her eye immediately caught a familiar name.

She froze, her heart dropped down to her stomach, he mouth felt dry and her eyes stung. There on her email list, was the name she was trying so hard to move on from. Jacob Black had sent her a message. There was no subject title, it could be about anything. Does he want to get back together? Does she want to? Maybe it's a spam or a chain letter. Maybe it was an update on his life. Could she handle that? What about Justin? She had just agreed to go out with him. Jacob Black always messed her up. She didn't know if she was going to even open it. She hovered on the name before shaking her head. One more day wouldn't hurt. She should at least sleep on it. She turned off her computer and got ready for bed. She was tired and now she was confused.

She lied down on her bed and closed her eyes. Her mind pictured Jacob and she sighed. Her mind wouldn't let her rest until she opened that email. She groaned in frustration and kicked her sheets away. She walked to her desk and turned the computer on and signed in to her email. She clicked on his message before she knew what she was doing. She read it. She read it again and sat back on her chair, utterly tired, confused and beaten. He wanted he back. What happened? Should she give him the chance? It's been so long. Why did it take so long? She didn't know what to do. She didn't know what to say. He wants to know if she's fine, that's all he needs. She'll give him that because despite her anger at him, she still cared deeply for his wellbeing. So she replied with two words:

I'm fine.