The three girls walked the hallways. They were catching up, laughing at stories, crying at stories, or simply eagerly listening. So far the attention had gone to Demi and Selena, Miley tried to keep it from herself, but it was a matter of time until the questions would be fired. She knew her friends. For example, that Kandace would be more curious than Demi and Demi would end up asking.

"I heard you guys talking... Why don't you like Selena?" Miley wondered. There was no reason for them not to like her.

They exchanged glances, Kandace shaking her head.

"Guys, just tell me the truth," Miley needed to hear the truth.

"Well.... She doesn't love him," Demi explained. "She might like him, or think she loves him, but she doesn't. Not like you did, at least. She doesn't brighten at his sight, she doesn't have that happy mood around him, she doesn't love him. The worst part is... I don't think he loves her either. He still looks at you in that way that nobody else recieves. It's like, even when you weren't talking to him he didn't care as long as he could see you. Talk to you. It killed him not to see you smile and he always tried to get information out of us. He doesn't love Selena like he loved you."

She nodded. Miley didn't agree, but she asked and in return recieved.

"Miley.... Why don't you hate her?" Kandace was shy to ask.

The question was coming. Slowly it was coming.

"I can't. It wouldn't be right. I can't control how Nick feels about me, and if she wants to date him it's up to her. She used to be my best friend. I guess, sometimes I miss that, sometimes I think that maybe the old her is in there somewhere. Y'all didn't know her like I did. She was nice, and always there for me."

"Well... It's just that... People change. I remember who she used to be too, Mi but.... I don't think the Selena you remember is going to come back," Kandace broke the news.

Miley knew that. And even if she did come around she wasn't sure if it was even possible for them to be friends again. Especially after everything that happened between them. Things were different. People change, time changes, yet she wasn't ready to let go of the past.

"I know."

"So, why did you talk to Nick first?" Kandace asked, slightly hurt. "I mean, no offense, but why couldn't you trust us enough to talk to before him?"

Miley looked down. "I don't know. I did trust you guys with everything, but for some reason it was so much easier to talk to him, to let him in. I'm sorry, I didn't want to block y'all out, and it was hard, but I had to. I didn't want to lose you guys too but recently I realized that there are two way to lose people. You can trust them enough to give them your all, and they can leave you, or you can leave them which hurts even worse."

"Miley, do you still love him?" Demi looked her eye.

The question.

"Yes, wait no! I don't know," she sighed miserably. "Am I supposed to?"

"It's not up to us."

"We won't care, Miley," Kandace promised.

"I think I do. But I don't want him as my boyfriend. It's like I'd rather simply like him from the sidelines instead."

"Good luck with that," Demi scoffed.

"Come on, let's go down this hallway," Miley smiled, leading the way. They silently walked down the hallways. "Taylor!" Miley squealed, running to the older girl. She quickly hugged her, not letting go.

"What's wrong, Miles?"

"Nothing, Tay," she smiled. "Don't worry about it. Anyways, there are two people I would like you to meet. Well, you remember Kandace, right?"

"How could I forget? She was your best friend and you wouldn't shut up about her," she laughed.

"Hey, Taylor," she blushed.

"Then this is my other best friend from the Sophomores, Demi," Miley introduced.

"Hey," she smiled. "Mandy's been worried about you, by the way. If you ever aren't at your usual spot in lunch when she passes again she will freak."

We all let out a little giggle.

"Tell her I had a rough time, and not to bring it up. Make up something like I was crying my eyes out in the bathroom," Miley lied. It was quite blatant though, especially once the two girls beside her glared at her, laughing.

"Yeah, that would never happen," Demi muttered.

"You were?" Taylor asked amazed.

"Yeah," The guilty girl looked down, blushing.

"Why?"

"Ms. Effing Mares! I hate her!"

"Miley-"

"I know, Taylor, but I really honest without a doubt hate her. I never want to even speak to her again," she exploded. But Miley never stayed mad for long.

The five girls assembled on the bus, all of them giggling. Suddenly as they stepped on it hushed, along with Miley who became self consious.

"Go on, Mi," Nick instructed. He knew her hate for attention.

"Take a picture, It'll last longer," Mandy yelled. The next thing you knew people were back in their hustle bustle of the day.

"I call, Mandy," Taylor yelled. That set the pairing up for the back of the bus. Demi and Kandace sat up front so it didn't really effect them.

Miley let out a simple nod before sliding in by the window. She lied. She wasn't ready for this, she wasn't okay, she hated life right now. She was afraid.

"Are you okay?" Nick asked.

"I'm fine," Miley plastered on a smile that even a stranger could tell was fake.

"Is she really okay?" Mandy asked Taylor.

"Not at all."

kay, yes i know this story sucks. haha, im thinking about quitting it but im not sure yet. what do you think? R & R