Chapter 2 It had been two weeks since Cory's dad told him to watch Morgan. He has been spending every day in the house with her, for two straight weeks! "What's wrong with me staying home with Morgan?" "You never have time for me! That is why. I love you and I miss seeing your face all the time!" Topenga cried to Cory. Over the phone. "I won't be able to live with myself, if anything were to happen to her while I am out. My dad asked me to watch her. I know this is our summer vacation but I'm strained. Just for a while." Cory said back. "What am I suppose to do? I love Morgan and I am glad that you are being a nice brother and a nice song, by watching her, but I want to go to Chubbies, or go to the movies together. Alone." "Both of my parents are home no later then 7PM every night. If we can work around their schedule, then we will be fine. Can you live with that?" Cory offered. "I don't know. I love you Cory and I never want to leave you. I just wish that we could do something, something before." Topenga stopped talking. She sighed. "What? Before what?" Cory insisted that she tell him. "Cory, you haven't been around much, and I am going to Europe for a month. With my aunt. I wanted to tell you, but I thought that we would have the whole summer together, and so I wasn't going to go. But now that you are hardly around, I told my aunt that I would go with her." "When were you going to tell me? Topenga I love you so much. We haven't been away from each other, in over 5 years. I mean not longer then a week." Cory wanted to cry, but he held it in. Topenga was silent for a couple of moments. "Talk to me please." Cory begged. "Cory I love you, don't make this any harder then it has to be. We can call each other every day. We can also write!" Topenga started to cry. "I don't know if that will work. I will miss seeing your beautiful lips move when you talk to me. I will miss your hair and the way it always slides down your arm when you move. I will miss those blue eyes of yours looking back at mine when I tell you that I love you. I will miss the smiles, and the laugh. I don't want to loose you." Cory choked up. "Cory," Topenga paused. "I love you, and I will miss you just as much. I don't want to loose you either. We won't loose each other, if we stay strong." "Well if you don't go, we will be fine." Cory calmed himself. Morgan was sleeping the whole time that they were talking on the phone. Topenga began to speak. "Cory what are you saying? I already told my aunt I would go, she already bought my ticket. I leave next week." "What I am saying is don't go." Cory said insistently. "Cory I can't do that. Please don't make me choose." "Well Topenga I am. I want you to choose." "I want to go to Europe. Cory it's just a month, what is the big deal?" "Being away from you is the big deal." Cory said. "Well I want to go, so I am going. Please don't be mad. We can spend the next week together, doing something." Topenga said firmly. "If you go we break up." "Break up? Cory be serious." Topenga started to cry again. "I am serious Topenga." "You're breaking up with me?" Topenga asked. "If you go, then.then.then yes. Maybe I will." "Cory I promised that I would go. My aunt wants me to go." "Fine, I love you." Cory hung up the phone. He started to think of all the times that they had shared together. He was upset. Upset about the fact that she picked Europe over him. He got off the couch, and left Morgan sleeping there, by herself. He wondered around the house aimlessly. He finally ended up in his room. On his bulletin board was a picture of Topenga and him hugging each other on their 4-year anniversary. He tore it from the tack that posted it up. And then he through it across the room. He was so angry. Angry with himself, and angry with Topenga. He thought that it just wasn't fair.