Cat POV

I walk downstairs and into my living room. Everyone is there. Jade, Andre, Tori, Beck, and even Russell. I don't know why they're there, but they look sad.

"What's wrong? Why is everyone here?" I ask.

Jade steps forward, and she has a look in her eyes that I've only seen once before. She looks broken.

"Cat… Robbie was in a car accident. There was a drunk driver and… he didn't make it."

What?

"You're lying." I step back and scan the faces in the room. They're all staring at me with pity. Jade tries to come up and hug me, but I push her away. "He's not dead! YOU'RE LYING!" I feel the tears roll down my face and I collapse to the floor, my body wracking with sobs. He's gone. I never got to say goodbye! I never told him…

I find myself in the Shapiro's theater room, and scan the shelf full of DVDs. I run my fingers over the spines of the cases.

Robbie's movies. He'll never be able to watch them again.

"Cat." I turn around. It's Russell. "I don't like seeing you so depressed. Be the happy Cat I know."

Something inside me snapped. "NO!" The tears come again, harder than ever. I'm bawling and yelling and I can't stop. "I can't be happy all the time! I'm not some wind-up doll that can switch my feelings on and off! I can't be miss sunshine when Robbie's gone! I can't…" I'm hiccupping for air at this point. I can't do this! He's gone…

I feel a tear roll over the bridge of my nose and fall right onto my pillow, and I start breaking down again. I curl around Mr. Longneck and squeeze him to my chest. Robbie's dead…

No, wait.

It was just a dream.

I sniffle and uncurl myself. I kiss Mr. Longneck on his head, and it's wet. I must have been crying into him in my sleep. I've been crying a lot lately.

Wait, where am I? This isn't my bed.

I sit up a little and look around. The bedsheets that cover me are black and the dark, patterned wallpaper reminds me I'm in Jade's room. After grabbing some clothes from my house she let me spend the night and even let me sleep in her bed, since it's queen sized. I peek over to the other side of the bed, where Jade is still sound asleep. I think the only reason she let me over is because her step mom doesn't like me for some reason, and Jade loves to defy her. We practically had to sneak in, but I really didn't want to be alone last night.

I sit up fully and clutch Mr. Longneck close to me again. It's still early, but I don't want to go back to sleep. It's too sad. I try to pull myself together as a few more tears slip out. It was so real.

I want to hear Robbie's voice. It's Saturday, so I won't see him again for another two days, but that's too far away. If I call him now, I'll probably wake him up because it's so early. I don't want to bother him, but…

What does this mean? Why am I reacting so violently? The dream replays in my head.

He didn't make it.

I'm not a wind-up doll!

You're lying!

Be the happy Cat…

I never told him…

Told him what?

I wish I could remember! It seemed really important. Maybe I'll remember later, but the thought was so clear and obvious in my dream. For now, I just really need to call Robbie. I don't think he'll be mad. At least, I hope he won't be.

I slip out of bed and tiptoe out of the room, so I don't wake her up. Last time I woke up a sleeping Jade, it wasn't very fun. After grabbing my pearphone and closing the bedroom door softly behind me, I make my way to the bathroom and lock myself in. I perch on the edge of the bathtub and dial Robbie's number.

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Robbie POV

Uggghhh. I check the clock. 7:06 am. Work starts at 9, and my alarm isn't supposed to go off for another hour. Who's calling me? I reach for my phone and press answer.

"Hello?"

"Hi Robbie. Did I wake you up?"

I immediately sit up. Cat? Why is she calling me this early? Her voice sounds kind of shaky.

"Cat? What's wrong?"

"I'm sorry. I just needed to call you. I… had this dream, and you died, and I needed to hear your voice, and… how are you?"

"Cat, I'm fine. I'm here. So don't worry. Are you sure you're okay?"

"Mmhmm. Thank you. It was just so real. So, so real." I hear her take a deep breath. "Can I see you today?"

"I have work today, but I can meet you after."

"Oh, that's right, you have work. Um, that sounds great. I'm just… a little shaken up. I think seeing you would help, I really want to see you."

"Yeah, yeah definitely. I'll come over to your place?"

"NO!" Her shout made me jump. "I mean, no. Can we be at your house? Is that all right?"

"Of course. I'll pick you up on my way home."

"Thank you. I'll see you later, then!"

"Yeah, later."

"Bye!"

"Bye." After she hung up, I just stare at my phone. I wonder why she doesn't want me coming over to her house. Her brother probably did something weird again so her house isn't available.

I throw my legs over the side of the bed, since I know there's no way I can fall back asleep after that. She's acting this way after she dreamed I died? It's nice to know she cares this much but, I don't know.

Wait. Wait a second. I was supposed to meet up with Skylar today! I'll have to reschedule with her, I hope she understands. Cat needs me more right now. I haven't heard her so depressed since that jerk dumped her for not being blonde. I'll tell her after I take a shower. A shower sounds really nice right now.

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Cat POV

Yay! I'm meeting Robbie today! I'm practically hugging my phone and I'm giggling madly. He's so sweet. And he wasn't angry at me for waking him up! I can't have him come over to my house, my mom is probably hungover again, and who knows what my brother is up to! The only person that's ever come over to my house is Jade, and that's because I've known her for so long and she's so pushy, it'd be impossible to keep her away.

But Robbie picked up that I wasn't feeling well right away. I don't think even Russell would have known.

Russell, that jerk. Last night was one of the worst nights I've ever had. It was so awkward and lonely, and he had to go and get drunk out of his mind like that. What would have happened if I insisted on seeing the movie? Would he have left anyways? And if I did end up drinking, he wouldn't have been able to save me from any creepy guys! What would have happened then? Even in my dream he was a Class A jackass. No wonder I-

I freeze. I remembered what I never told Robbie.

I never told him… that I love him.

I think I'm in love with Robbie Shapiro.

A/N: Yay! Cat's sorted it out, but Robbie's been spending an awful lot of time with Skylar. The plot thickens...

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