Hi, guys! So, yesterday was Honors Day (which is when the principals, teachers, ect. Give the students awards for Perfect Attendance, Honor Roll, ect.) at my middle school. It's sad because I now am officially a freshman in high school. *sighs.* I feel old. Oh well, I suppose. So, I have nothing to do for two months (possibly….) so I decided to update. I hope you guys enjoy this. Feel free to tell me your opinion!

Wanda POV

The voices surrounding us got a little louder as more added into the mixture, the different tones and pitches seeming to harmonize in the thick, hot air that was suffocating us. After a few minutes of this, they all suddenly become silent and the quiet thuds of feet hitting the ground below us is heard. A whimper sounds from a corner somewhere in the room and is quietly shushed. The footsteps stop suddenly and we all freeze, both the seen and unseen, and hold our breaths.

Ian POV

I feel my knees give out as I fall to the ground and land on the track. I've ran around this track at least 8 times, which is probably 4 or 5 miles. I hear running coming up behind me and keep my head down as I hear a sigh. A hand comes into view and after staring at it for a moment, I take it reluctantly. I look into Jared's worried face, hopefully being blunt enough with my agitation. He sighs.

"Can you stop pushing yourself so hard?" He says quietly.

"I'm not pushing myself really hard. I'm just weak," I growl. I look away from him and start towards the bleachers. He follows, of course.

"No you're not. You're pushing yourself way too hard, Ian. We're worried about you," He says. I shake my head. I don't really care that much if they're worried. The only thing that matters is getting Wanda out of my head. The only thing that is able to get her out of my thoughts for a little while is pushing doing things like this. It's the only way to try and forget that I love her, even though that's impossible.

"I have a proposition," Jared says quietly from behind me. I open the gym doors angrily and storm inside towards the locker room.

"What is it?" I ask. I thrust open the locker room door and take my shirt off forcefully. In my frustration, I rip it a little at the bottom and I throw it hard against the wall.

"What if I told you that you could see Wanda again?"

Burns POV

The stairs leading up to the attic open suddenly. I grip Wanda tightly as a shadow makes its way slowly up the stairs. The only noise is that of the footsteps on the stairs that go slowly, almost tauntingly. Soon, a head peaks over the top. The face is hidden, but it's obviously a little girl from her pigtails' shadows on the side of her head. Everyone around release their breaths as the girl is helped into the space and the stairs are closed again. A small light flickers in the girl's hands. A lighter. Her face is round and her smile is mischievous as she looks at us. Two older girls are around her with similar smiles. Others begin to slowly make their way towards the light and Wanda and I gravitate towards it as well. It was reassuring to see it flicker in the stuffy room. It sort of gave us some hope.

And in that moment, that's all we needed.

Bronwen POV

"Bronwen?" Elisabeth asks from the hallway after she quietly knocks. I put the last push pin in my wall and open the door.

"Yes?" I ask politely. I've begun to warm up to her and Henry. They're both gentle spirits and it's really refreshing.

"I was just wondering if you would like to go with us to the mall. We have to get me some more maternity clothes." Since I first arrived, Elisabeth's stomach has grown immensely. When I met her, her stomach was still quite small considering how far along she was. But she suddenly gained much more weight and had to go buy larger things to wear. I sort of wish that she could have more than just her child and me, even though my Payton was quite the handful. I only wish I had given her my love more freely and been less heartless towards her. I sigh inwardly and nod as I go and get my purse from the small dark purple chair in front of my window.

"Sure," I say. I smile a little at her and she takes my hands. I freeze inwardly. Though my cuts were healing quickly, I still had to wear bandages over them go keep them from getting infected or whatever. I never used to keep my bandages switched out until a girl I knew and cut with suddenly contracted a fever. She died a few weeks later because no one had any money to pay for a doctor. It made me start changing the bandages on a regular basis. No matter how much I wanted to die, Payton was still basically a baby. I couldn't leave her at such a young age, too. Elisabeth apparently doesn't notice that her fingertips are millimeters away from the bandages and smiles at me.

"Then let's go."

Jamie POV

I was lying on the couch, staring blankly at the TV screen with no idea what was on. I didn't really care what it was. It wasn't like I was watching it anyways. Nothing really was too great anymore. Melanie hasn't really been around. She's been with Jared. Apparently, I'm just the annoying little brother. She promised this wouldn't happen to us and our relationship. How can she break a promise, especially to me? I sigh quietly to myself and feel a firm hand land on my shoulder, causing me to almost fall of the couch in fear.

"Gah!" I shout. I hear someone laugh quietly from behind me.

"Did I scare you?" Uncle Jeb asks. I shake my head.

"No. I was just pretending for your sake." I hear him chuckle behind me and I sit up to make some room for him. He moves from behind me and sits beside me.

"What's got ya so down, kid?" He asks. I look at him for a moment, and eventually sigh.

"Melanie. She's been busy with Jared recently."

"Yeah, I figured that's what it was," He says with a nod of his head. We're quiet for a minute and then he grins at me. "Do you know how to make homemade ice cream?" I shake my head. "Do you want to? I promise you'll have fun." I sit there for a minute without saying anything. After a minute, I think about how Wanda would have liked to make it and want me to make some so I would smile. I nod a little and Uncle Jeb's grin grows bigger. "Then let's go make some, kiddo."

I know this was short. I know. I'm sorry. But you have something, don't you? So, please feel free to tell me what you think. For the next chapter, I'm just going to do one POV (you know, for a little change from the norm) and I want to know which one you guys want to see a full chapter for. It'll be a long chapter, so you'll get a lot of the most popular one. There should be a poll on my profile, but please tell me if I messed it up so I can fix it. Thanks, guys!