Chapter 8- Just visiting

Shyana could barely contain her excitement. She and Landon had driven to the airport to pick up Tricia and her plane was to be landing soon. Shyana was screeching with happiness when she saw Tricia walk out of the corridor. Tricia looked around and looked as if she couldn't see Shyana.

"Trish! Over here!" Tricia turned around and saw her.

"Dang girl, you look so different! Did you lose a couple, what, twenty thirty pounds?"

"Very funny Trish, this is my boyfriend, Landon. Landon, this is my best friend Tricia Castalia."

"Actually my real name is Olivine but I prefer Tricia."

"It's my pleasure to meet you."

Landon was kind of jealous that Shyana was so excited about spending time with Tricia that she almost forgot about Landon. But since he wanted her to be happy he just let it go. He never did understand why when girls were usually together, they forget about the boy's that came with them.

Then Shyana turned to him. She looked at him into his eyes deeply and took his collar and pulled him close to her as she leaned over.

"Would you . . ."

"Would I what?"

'Would you like some . . . Ice cream?!'

She started laughing and Landon just smiled, no matter how much Landon insisted to pay for the ice cream for them, Shyana still paid. She bought one small ice cream for Tricia and an extra large for Landon.

'"Where's yours?"

"I wanted to share with you."

So they ate their ice cream as they talked and talked about what had happened over the time that they haven't seen each other, but Shyana didn't mention Zack, she wanted to try and forget all about him. Yet all of a sudden Tricia asked. Shyana had told her what had happened in one of her previous letters.

"So does he still hang with you guys?"

Shyana shook her head no.

"He has other things to do."

So they sat in silence while they drove back to the house. When they got there Tricia said that Landon and Shyana could go ahead and go have dinner somewhere while she got her rest, she was supposed to have a two hour nap every day at that time to help her head.

So while Shyana and Landon had a fun time out at the trattoria da brace' Tricia was awakened by a loud knock on the door. Shyana's mother was off at work and her father out on his military duties. So she had to wake up and go to the door. There stood a thin, but muscular, young boy, about her age, 18 or 19. He looked at her and said:

"Is Shyana home?"

Tricia looked at him and realized that he must be Zack.

"I'm sorry she's uh . . . she's out somewhere what do you need?"

"I wanted to talk."

"You can talk to me, my name is Tricia, and you must be Zack."

"Yea."

So Zack told Tricia all about his feelings for Shyana and what he wanted to tell her. He wanted to tell her that he needed help. That his father was abusive, and his girlfriend (Janis) wasn't a help because she wouldn't listen to him. Tricia listened, and showed emotions like In the movies. Tricia would give gasps, sighs, and expressions on her face. Tricia told Zack that she would tell Shyana all about it, and that she would try to help anyway that she could. Zack told her he doubted anyone could do anything about it. Only Shyana could. Somehow Zack knew that her love and her beauty of his mother could help his father be more than just the evil person he was.

"I know your just visiting and I'm sorry to have to get you in the middle of this all but well . . . I just need some one to tell." Zack was kind of embarrassed that he had told a total stranger all about his private life. But Tricia didn't mind at all. She promised to tell Shyana everything. Zack gave her Janis's cell phone number, which Janis had let Zack have. Zack went back to Janis's trailer and went to sleep, hoping that Shyana would forgive him.

When Shyana came home, Tricia was waiting outside with a solemn expression on her face.

"We need to talk," she said, as she pulled Shyana in the house and closed the door.