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Lyrics: "Rehab" by Rihanna

Chapter 10-Rehab

"Baby baby

When we first met I never felt something so strong

You were like my lover and my best friend

All wrapped in one with a ribbon on it

And all of a sudden you went and left

I didn't know how to follow

It's like a shock that spun me around

And now my heart's dead

I feel so empty and hollow"

M'Lynn took a deep breathe as she stepped onto the plane. This was her last chance. Going to Sydney was her last ditch effort before she gave up for good.

"I'll never give myself to another the way I gave it to you

You don't even recognize the ways you hurt me, do you?

It's gonna take a miracle to bring me back

And you're the one to blame"

3 years ago…

Turning the water off in the sink M'Lynn looked up into the mirror in front of her. Her appearance had changed drastically in the last two years. About two months ago, after she had been released from jail, she'd decided she needed a change. So she died her dark brown hair a vibrant red and began to wear glasses instead of contacts. The most drastic thing she'd done was cut her hair. Her once nearly waist length hair had gone in favor of a chin length bob.

'Ben would hardly recognize me now.' She thought but then realized that he wouldn't care. According to Ethan, he'd forgotten her long ago.

M'Lynn's eyes darkened when she thought of Ethan. Not only had he refused to take her back to the island, but he had left her to rot in jail without a second thought.

M'Lynn shook the thoughts out of her head. Now wasn't the time to think about the past. She had work to do.

"Damn, ain't it crazy when you're loveswept

You'd do anything for the one you love

'Cause anytime that you needed me I'd be there

It's like you were my favorite drug

The only problem is that you was using me

In a different way than I was using you

But now that I know it's not meant to be

I gotta go, I gotta wean myself off of you."

M'Lynn exited the Sydney airport in a hopeful mood. She saw the nearest taxi and jumped into it. She gave the driver the address, "Sam Tooney's please."

"It's like I checked into rehab

And baby, you're my disease"

Two days later M'Lynn was standing in the check-in line at the airport.

"Did you enjoy your stay in Sydney?" the clerk behind the counter asked.

M'Lynn glared up at her, "Not quite, no."

The woman was taken back, "I'm sorry to hear that ma'am. Here is your ticket."

M'Lynn took the ticket and looked down at it.

"Flight 815." She read aloud. "How ironic."