I ran up to my room, not wanting to see anyone. As soon as I reached it, I ran in and locked my door, and fell on my bed sobbing. How could he do this to me?? After all we had shared over the weeks, I knew he had fallen in love with me too, why else would he have been crying? But why…why was he pushing me away like this?!! It just didn't make sense, not any sense at all…suddenly I heard a soft knock on my door. "W-Who is it?" I sniffed, praying it would be him. "Shari…sweetie? Are you ok??" my mother's voice came through the door. "Yes…yes mom I'm fine, just tired. I'm going to sleep…good night," I lied, hoping she'd go away. "Ok sweetie…" she said, walking into her room. I gave a relieved sigh, curled up in my covers and fell into a restless sleep…

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After I was too tired to stay in the lobby, I dragged myself upstairs and into my room…where my family was watching TV. "Kyle!! Oh my god sweetie what's wrong? You look like death warmed over!!" my mom cried, running over to me and feeling my head. "I'm…fine, just a little worn out from the past weeks," I lied, putting on my best fake smile. "If you guys wouldn't mind, I'd kinda like to take a nice hot shower and go to bed," I said, as they got up. "Oh sure honey, you do whatever you want. We'll be next door if you need us…" My mom smiled, kissing my cheek as she and my brother and dad left. I took off my shirt and pants, and stepped into the bathroom. I turned on the hot water and stepped into the nice relaxing shower…but nothing could help me now. I was a broken man, with a broken heart. After a nice long shower, I put on some clean boxers and climbed into bed, as I fell into an awful sleep, with nothing but Shari's painful face…haunting my dreams.

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~*The Next Morning*~

I was awakened by the sound of my mom banging on my door. "Shari!! Our plane leaves in 2 hours, hurry up and get dressed!! I rolled over and glanced at the clock: 8:15 am…ugggh…it had to be at least 3 when I finally got into a nice deep sleep…and now I had to get up. And soon I'd leave this place, and go home…and never see Kyle again. I dragged myself out of bed, slipped off my PJ's and got into the nice hot shower.

After about 30 minutes of the nice relaxing water, I got out, wrapped a towel around me and walked back out into the room, and over to the vanity with a little satin chair, and did my make-up. Then I slipped on a pink tank top and hip hugger jeans…god it was good to wear something that wasn't green! When I was all ready for the day, I opened my door and went downstairs, unprepared for what was waiting for me…

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