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Ashton found Kara in her room after one hour of searching for her. She was lying on her bed, her back facing the doorway, but she wasn't sleeping. He could tell because the light was on and she moved a little every once in a while.

"Kara, are you okay?"

Kara mumbled something, but he couldn't heard her. He walked closer to the bed and plopped down on the thin mattress. "What did you say, Kara?"

"Leave me alone, Ashton."

Her remark didn't faze him. It was so typical for Kara to push people away when she didn't feel like opening herself up to them. But right now he needed to know. If he knew how she was feeling he might be able to help her. And the only way he was able to get her to talk was by saying something that would cut her deep open, like a sharp knife.

He knew just what to say. "This is about Jae, isn't it? You're thinking that Selena might have something to do with her death. And when you cast that spell tonight, it just made things worse. And you wanted to retaliate, just cause Selena ruin Jae and your relationship. Admit it, you never got a chance to know your mother at all, did you? It was only when you were of age that she started paying attention to you. You're broken up because you love her…"

Kara interrupted him. "That's not too! God, she does care about me, once when I was young, when my whole family was together. Then Dad left, found your mother, and married her. My mother was torn up because of that, and I was too, even through I was too young to comprehend their relationship. However, I knew my mom and dad were

Meant to be together. They never fought, never argued. And suddenly, dad was gone. So my mom started paying more attention to herself than to me, because she was lost in her world."

Ashton sighed. "I know that. But maybe it's not really about dad. Maybe it's Jae. Maybe she did some thing that upset dad so much that he left her. Maybe that's the cause."

Kara shook her head furiously. "I don't know. But how could she? I've been by her side all my life. I should know."

"You were young." Ashton argued.

She rolled to her side and glared at him. The mattress groaned as she shifted her weight. "Are you defending dad? What about your mom? Laura is nice to me, but maybe she had something to do with the breakup. She might have cast a luring spell or something."

Ashton rolled his eyes. "No she did not. I admit, she was a widow at that time, and I was like 2 or 3, but my mother would never do such a thing. She's a good woman, and you're only putting her into the conversation because you have no one else to blame it on. Sasha might have been responsible for your death, Jae is probably the only one that's the closest to you besides me, dad is still an angel even through he never really talked to you after he left, and you can't really blame me since I have nothing to do with this. So you decided to targeted my mom. Shame on you."

"I…I don't know! Can we please stop talking about this?"

He stopped and stare at the tears falling down her face. The tears had mixed with the mascara around her eyes, and it made her looked pathetic and pitiful.

He felt sorry for what he said.

"Kara, I'm sorry about what I said. You want a hug?"

He pulled her up from the bed and her arms instantly went around his neck. She leaned on him and rested her chin on his shoulders. "Can you stay with me tonight?" she mumbled.

Ashton rubbed her back soothingly, and he looked out the window over her shoulder. He caught a glimpse of a star and made the first wish that came to his mind. "If you want," he whispered.

They were like that for an hour before she felt asleep in his arms. (I know this is cheesy, but I can't help it. I mean, I have to put some romance in this story.) He gently placed her back on the bed and stare at her face. She was a beautiful girl, but was it okay to fall in love with her?

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Chapter 3 will be up soon. Probably by Saturday or something.