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After the episode at Tibby's I decided to keep my distance from all of the boys. I think that my heart was broken more times in that mere 20 minutes then it had ever been in all of my teenage years combined. Boys and I just don't mesh well I suppose, not that I necessarily mesh well with girls either, but at least girls know how it is to be thrown onto the floor and stepped on by boys.

Being shy was my curse, maybe if my personality had been bright and vibrant then it would have reflected on my outer appearance… but I didn't think that it was something that I could change over night. Everyone always saw me as the shy girl in the corner, or rather, they didn't see me at all.

None of the boys had offered to teach me how to sell that day, although an enormous part of me longed for Jack to march right up to me and ask. He would sweep me off my feet and kiss me good, long and hard, just like he kissed Sarah. How I longed to be Sarah, how I longed to be loved.

I sat on a bench right around the corner from Tibby's, the forest green paint chipping away at the sides and the metal arm rests rusting away into nothing. I felt as though I had never gotten over my first tears of the morning, and I could still feel them lingering deep within my soul. Wishing that Jack would hold me in his arms and wipe my tears away.

I sat on the bench, my terrible morning playing over and over in my head. It was like a silent movie that loitered in my mind and kept rewinding itself through and through. I never thought that I would have fallen for someone so different then me, or fallen so fast either.

I was quite startled by a tap on my shoulder… not realizing how deep in thought I actually was. Shaking my head gently to snap back to reality I looked at the face staring back at me. A girl, about my age--give or take a year or two stood opposite where I sat. She had such a kind face and such a welcoming smile that the second I looked at her I felt as though I had known her forever.

"Hey there!" She said while sitting down next to me on the bench, that smile still plastered on her face. "I'm Mondie," she held out her hand, waiting eagerly for my insufficient handshake.

Almost taken back that a complete stranger had just offered her friendship to me I stared at her blankly. She had been so friendly and outgoing that I didn't know what to think. She had so much energy and gave off such sweet vibes that I honestly sat there puzzled. I had never met someone with such a presence.

Obviously noticing that I was not responding to her warmth she spoke again. "Umm, hey you gonna be a doll and not leave my hand here?" She said with a giggle.

"Oh god I'm sorry!" I said snapping to reality once again. "I'm Bailey!"

"Well Bailey, you look a little lonely… a little lost," she said, "I saw you in Tibby's this morning… well at least for a little bit."

I laughed nervously, not knowing whether or not she liked me. Yelling at myself for being such an idiot when she put her hand out to shake mine.

"What were you running from anyway?" she asked honestly.

Did I have it tattooed across my forehead? How did everyone know I was running away?

I guess she noticed I looked a little puzzled and offered, "You ran right past Jack and Sarah."

Feeling like an idiot because she merely meant this morning rather then me running away in general I did another shy giggle. "Bad morning!" I said rolling my eyes, finally warming up to her.

Her eyes narrowed at me as she tapped my leg gently, "Let's go for a walk." She smiled grabbing my hand and practically skipping through the streets.

We walked… well… I walked, she skipped for about 10 minutes before we finally came to what appeared to be our destination. I recognized a few faces, one being Mush, one of the boys from breakfast. Mondie practically leapt into his arms and bombarded him with sweet little kisses all over his face and neck. Not knowing whether to kiss her back or push her away Mush stood there giggling like a schoolgirl.

Mush gave me a quick hello, acknowledging my presence to a certain degree… then turning his attention back to Mondie who fiddled with his collar and gently touched his sleeve while they talked or rather... as they flirted.

Realizing that I felt all of a sudden uncomfortable I turned my back to them, silently laughing to the ground about the intense flirting going on behind me.

All of a sudden I noticed a shadow blocking my sunlight and a figure stood next to me. "They do that a lot," he said, "you get used to it!" He laughed to himself and then stretched his arm out to me. "They call me Kidblink."

For obviously reasons I thought to myself as I looked him up and down. He had an eye patch, which was quite interesting to me… I wanted to know everything I could possibly know about it! It fascinated me.

"Bailey" I said reaching out to shake his hand with a sudden splurge of confidence. He was cute, he had a great smile, and I could tell just by looking at him that he was in great shape.

Obviously noticing that I was paying more attention then needed to his body he came in close to me and whispered into my ear, "You're not my type, sorry doll." He then backed away, patted me twice on the shoulder and walked away… his tall figure fading into a distance.

"Oh yeah… you smell foul." I muttered under my breath before I waved a quick 'goodbye' to Mondie, turned in the opposite direction and began to walk aimlessly.

Let's face it…. I had no where to go.