Chapter 12

Nick's POV

Nick watched as Cassie deteriorated into herself over the last few weeks.

Why didn't I try to stop her from breaking up with me? Nick asked himself that everyday.

He loved her, he knew it, but he had to let her go to make her realise that hr wasn't going anywhere, whatever her secret was, she could tell him, he wasn't going to judge, he would forgive her and be with her. Always.

Two weeks had passed since the break-up and the Circle had asked repeatedly why they broke up. Nick would tell them, if he knew the reasoning himself. She will tell me in time, he thought to himself.

He was currently under a broken down car, trying to fix the damn thing.

'Nick', he heard Faye whine. Nick huffed out a frustrated sigh, he had a feeling Faye had something to do with what happened between Nick and Cassie because she was awful smug lately.

'Faye, I'm really not in the mood, go away'.

'But Nick, you've been moping for like three weeks now, get over it', Faye whined again.

How was he supposed to get over it? He loved her! He couldn't and wouldn't get over it.

'Faye, go!' he shouted from under the car.

He heard her huff and say 'fine, but you're missing out', he listened as she walked out of the garage and shut his eyes, willing the dull ache in his chest to disappear as he thought of Cassie.

He listened to the now unusual silence that filled the garage.

He had gotten so used to hearing Cassie's voice fill the space and the music that flowed between their conversations.

All that was now replaced by silence.

A sharp pang went through his heart and his stomach knotted as he thought of her.

He always thought of her.

He needed to get out of here, get some air, try and clear his Cassie filled mind.

He slid out from underneath the car and walked out into the autumn air.

He passed the houses of Crowhaven road and went straight to the beach.

The beach where he saved Cassie.

Another pang and gut rench soared through him and he nearly doubled over from the force that hit him.

He should turn around. But her couldn't. Something compelled him to keep walking. And so he did, he reached the corner and stopped in his tracks.

She was there.

She was perched on the rocks, wearing light blue skinny jeans and a blue zip up hoodie with a white t-shirt poking out from the bottom. Her converse and socks sat on the rock next to her and she was hunched over, writing furiously in her diary.

The same diary, she never let him see.

His heart had sped up and a smile spread across her face. This was his normal reaction to seeing Cassie. Even id she had broken his heart.

Her hand ran through her hair, pushing it over her shoulder. Now he could see her face. She had dark circles under her eyes and she looked miserable. Ill even. This was so wrong. What was wrong with her? Why wouldn't she talk to him? To anyone?

'Do you know what's going on with her?' Normal people would jump at someone creeping up on them. But Nick was not normal.

Nick answered Diana with a shake of his head, 'No, I think that's why she broke up with me, because somehow I'd find out her secret, I guess she thought I'd be mad, but I don't know what she's done to be mad', He whispered to Diana behind him.

'She won't talk to anyone, I'm worried Nick,' Diana sounded like she was about to cry.

'Me too, Diana, me too'.

'What are we going to do?' She asked.

'The only thing we can do', he said.

'And what's that?'

'Wait'.

Sorry, I told you they were short, next chapter is where everything is revealed... In Nick's POV.

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