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Jamie: Something's Wrong

            When Val ran out of there, she was very upset. She was already crying. True, we had been listening to the conversation and true, that was wrong. But that didn't mean that what Tyler did was right. When he walked into the room I was standing there, arms crossed over my chest. Val and I may have never been very close, but no one hurts Val and gets away with it, especially because Caitie, my best friend, will raise hell. 

            "What was that all about?" Hank asked looking at Tyler after he had watched her go. What an idiot. He just stood there like an idiot and watched her go. But I guess I shouldn't be talking because I do that sometimes too. Tyler jumped as if he didn't think we were listening. Yeah, right.

            "Huh? Oh, you guys listened???" Tyler asked, turning red. Hank and I just stared at him.

            "You guys had no right to listen to my conversation with Val." Tyler said, getting mad now. If the situation wasn't so…serious, I would of laughed at the look on Tyler's face. Hank,  however, laughed. Not like a 'Look at the look on your face laugh', more like a 'YOU are mad at US?' kind of laugh.

            "Excuse me, but we're not the ones who drove a girl, crying, away to the bathroom." Hank said after he finished laughing.

            "You still had no right!!" Tyler yelled at us. That was it. Couldn't this guy see that in all his happiness with Casey that Val really liked this guy and that she deserved a chance with him?

            "TYLER!!!! FIRST OF ALL, IT WASN'T A CONVERSATION. IT WAS MORE LIKE AN ARGUMENT! SECOND OF ALL, DON'T YOU SEE THAT VAL REALLY LIKES THIS GUY? YOU CAN'T TELL HER SHE CAN'T SEE THIS GUY!!!!" I yelled at him. Hank looked taken aback. Before Tyler could respond, Brooke stormed into the room, "Tyler Connell, why the HELL did you just make my sister cry? UGH!!! You will never hear the end of this from me!!" Brooke yelled.

            About 20 minutes later, Val came out of the bathroom and walked past the three of us, without saying a word. She knocked on the door to Alex's office and he said she could go in. Tyler sighed, "What is she going to do?"

            "I dunno." Hank said, "But it doesn't seem good." Tyler glared at him, "I wasn't TALKING to you, Hank. You either Jamie." He snapped at us.

            "Then who were you talking to? Are you telepathically connected with Casey too?" I said sarcastically. Tyler just glared at me. Val came out of the office five minutes later and grabbed her bag. She turned to Hank and me, "Bye, Hank. Bye, Jamie. I'll see you tomorrow. I'm not feeling that well. I'm gonna like throw-up or something. Alex told me to go home and get rest. If I'm not at school tomorrow, could you get my work?" she asked us. We nodded, "Yeah, yeah, sure. Feel better."

            She smiled and left without acknowledging Tyler. I glared at him, "She's leaving 'cause of you, she's STAYING HOME FROM SCHOOL, DAMMIT, 'cause of YOU!!" I told him as calmly as I could because to tell you the truth, as much as I was telling him that for Caitie, I had….grown closer to Val these past months. Before anyone else could say a word, the bell rung and we headed for the ambulance.