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**What am I supposed to do with all these blues? Haunting me everywhere no matter what I do.**
" This is a good song." Jack observed, looking over at Annie, seated next to him. Annie nodded, looking at him hopefully
" Yeah… hey, do me a favor?" Annie asked quickly.
" What is it?"
" Dance with me?"
" Me? You want-" Jack stammered.
" No, the goofball behind you… of course you." Annie giggled, standing. " C'mon, you wouldn't let me go out on that dance floor and interpretive dance, now would you?"
" I don't know… that could be funny."
" Jack…"
" Well it could."
" Please?"
" Um…" Jack hesitated, sighing.
" It's ok if you don't want-"
" I do, c'mon, let's show these people how to dance."
**Watching the candle flicker out in the evening glow- I can't let go when will the night be over?**
Two people stood on the second floor of the hall, watching Annie and Jack silently.
" The time's coming soon." The girl said, shifting on her heel, making her white gown shuffle with her movements.
" I know…" The blonde haired boy said sadly. " And we can't stop it."
" They'll be fine."
" No they wont."
" If worse comes to worse we'll interfere."
" Do you ever think she hasn't let go of you?"
" Sometimes… She makes it seem she does, but I know she hasn't…" He said, sighing as he looked at the pair.
** I didn't mean to fall in love with you and baby there's a name for what you put me through. It isn't love, it's robbery I'm sleeping with the ghost of you and me.**
Jack smiled at Annie, pulling her closer to him. For some reason, it seemed the natural thing to do, and he felt comfortable with her, for the first time since Gabe had died. He leaned his chin on her hair, taking in the scent. His eyes drifted up to the second floor of the balcony, his face turning white as his eyes locked with a brown and blonde haired girl.
" Jack? You ok?" Annie asked quietly, looking at her friend. " Jack? Yoo hoo, anyone up there?"
" Huh? Oh, sorry Annie." Jack said, looking into the girl's eyes.
" You ok? Do you wanna stop dancing? We can go-"
" No, that's ok." Jack shrugged. " I just, thought I saw someone."
" Gabe?" Annie asked, looking at him.
" You must think I'm crazy, huh?"
" Not at all… I… I used to see Josh all over… slowly I stopped… but, it was almost like he was haunting me."
" You- you did? I'm not crazy?"
" No Jack. You just haven't let go of her yet… that'll happen until you do."
" I… I um, don't know if I want to." Jack said, his voice barely audible, but Annie heard him, casting her eyes to the floor.
** Seen a lot of broken hearts go sailing by; Phantom ships lost at sea and one of them is mine **
" I don't know if I can let her go… she was such a big part of me… and now… she's gone."
" It's ok Jack… we all lose people… but what doesn't kill us makes us stronger right?" Annie said, a small smile on her face, trying to cheer her friend up.
" You don't get it do you Annie?"
" What?"
" Gabe and I, we were meant to be. We were supposed to get married, have children, and be happy."
" She's gone Jack."
" No she's not Annie. She's still here, she's still with me. She's still in my heart, and I'll never let her go." Jack said, his eyes blazing.
" It's ok to forget her Jack…"
" No it's not! You keep saying that, but it's not fucking ok!" Jack hissed.
" Do you think Gabe would want you to sulk like this Jack? Everything bringing back a memory, staying at home, watching the window to see her walk up the damn steps?"
" Yes."
** Raising my glass I sing a toast to the midnight sky. I wonder why the stars don't seem to guide me**
" You must have been dropped as a baby Jack because there is no way in hell that she'd want that for you- she loved you, yes Jack. You were meant to be, yes. But she's GONE. She can't get back. And if you don't let go of her, you'll spend the rest of your life alone, never loving, never being happy. Do you want that? Do you want that for yourself? Because I know Gabe wouldn't want that. She'd be rolling over in her grave-"
" Don't you say that. Don't tell me what Gabe would want. Because if being lonely gets me closer to being with Gabe, then that's what I want." Jack snapped.
" Fine." Annie growled, breaking free of him.
" Where are you going?" Jack asked, looking at her. He could see tears in her eyes, and he stared at her, dumbfounded.
" You want to be alone? You want to spend the rest of your goddamn life without anyone, then fine. Spend it that way you little bastard. I can't believe I was so fucking stupid- I actually believed that you wanted to be with me. And I know you felt it to. But no, you want to be alone, you want to be with Gabe. Fine, go off to your goddamn fairy tale ending land, where you and Gabe skip along the green grass into your white picket fence house. But you're doing it alone Jack. I'm through helping you. I'm through trying to help you get through this." Annie hissed, walking away from him.
** I didn't mean to fall in love with you and baby there's a name for what you put me through.**
" Annie!!" Jack exclaimed, starting to go after her.
" I think you'd better leave her alone right now." Carey said softly, grabbing his friend's arm, keeping him from running after the teen.
" I need to talk toher." Jack said, yanking his arm free and going off after Annie.
"Fun night, isn't it?" Katrina said, looking at her boyfriend. Carey rolled his eyes, and Kat sighed. " I'll go get your brother and Fi." She muttered, walking into the crowd of dancers.
**It isn't love, it's robbery- I'm sleeping with the ghost of you and me.**
'Perfect.' The girl thought to her self, smiling as she saw Annie storm away from Jack. Her eyes darkened and she snapped her fingers.