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Lonely Alone

Bulma was 10 miles out of West City when she picked up her cell phone to check her messages.

"Message 1," the electronic voice said.

And then, Yamcha's voice. "Hey, Bulma, I'm sure you know who I am. Bulma, going to America to get away from Keely and me is crazy. Listen, I'm sorry for hurting you. Can you please come back?"

The message ended with a BEEP.

I could stop right here turn this car around

Walk back through the door, put my suitcase down

Tell you I'm sorry, and things would be all right

I know

Bulma stared at the cell phone in her hand for a long time, before dialing Yamcha's number. She got his answering machine. "No. If I'm gonna be lonely, I'd rather be lonely by myself."

She turned the phone off and shoved it into her purse.

But it all comes down to the lesser of two

Alone by myself or alone with you

And if I have to be lonely, I'd rather be lonely

Alone

20 miles later, her phone rang. It was Yamcha.

"Bulma, what did you mean by that?" he asked.

"I can't stand to be near you," she said, calmly and steadily, not an ounce of emotion in her voice. "You love Keely. It's time I realized that. You belong with her. As for me, I need to leave. I need to be as far away from you as possible without cutting off my family. So I'm going to my Aunt Karen's. Good-bye, Yamcha. Good luck with Keely."

She turned off the phone before he could say anything more, and as she put the phone away, tears were streaming down her face.

I'd rather miss someone out on this highway

Than someone's who sitting just three feet away

And I'd rather be fighting some old memories

Than to wander if you ever really loved me

I could keep going on like I have all along

Telling myself that there's nothing wrong

But if I have to be lonely, I'd rather be lonely
Alone

Even further out of West City, the phone rang again.

"Hello?"

"Bulma, you're leaving because of me," Keely said directly.

"I won't deny it," Bulma said flatly. "But if it wasn't you, it would have been someone else. His love would have waned eventually. This proves it. If he had enough of…it, let's call it, he would've focused it on someone else. Either way I'd have lost him. So, be grateful, Keely."

"But…"

"Good-bye." Bulma turned off the phone, then threw it on the passenger seat floor.

I'd rather miss someone out on this highway

Than someone who's sitting just three feet away

And I'd rather be fighting some old memories

Than to wander if you ever really loved me

I could keep going on like I have along

Telling myself that there's nothing wrong

But if I have to be lonely I'd rather be lonely

Alone

After an hour, Bulma picked up the phone and dialed her Aunt Karen's.

"Hi, Aunt Karen? Listen, I'm really sorry for the inconvenience, but I'm not coming. No, I'm not staying home…I just don't think I can stay there. It'd be too much of a reminder, you know? Okay…okay. I'll take care of myself. No, don't call mom and dad. All right…all right…Bye."

Bulma turned off her cell phone and put it away.

I don't know what I'll do; I don't know where I'll go

There's a lot I'm not sure of, but one thing I know

If I have to be lonely, I'd rather be lonely

Alone

If I have to be lonely, I'd rather be lonely

Far ahead of her, a car was straggling the lines. A drunk, heading home from a bar, could barely see the wheel in front of his face.

Bulma swerved, but to no avail.

The drunk's car and hers met in a head-on collision

An hour later, Capsule Corporation got a call.

"Hello?" Bunny asked, answering the phone.

"Is this Mrs. Brief?"

"Yes."

"This if Officer Farell…Your daughter's been in an accident."

Alone

Did anyone see that one coming? *Everybody shakes heads* The next chapter will also be an evil cliffy, so don't say I didn't warn you!

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