Author's Note: Hey everyone! How's it going? Well let's see I'm gonna write the ninth
chapter! ^^ And we're nowhere near finished yet! Hahaha! *bursts out singing "Unwell"
by Matchbox 20* What? Well here's the next chapter. I know you hate cliffhangers Rain!
And this is to my buddy Shaily: I DID NOT STEAL THOSE AWARDS! AND WE'RE NOT
PUTTING THOSE STUPID WHITE COATS INTO THE STORY GAH! O and BTW, Rain I'm
pretty sure she's not going to eat a kit kat.
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Chapter Nine: Partners in Crime
It was the middle of the night. Brianna was in the hospital and crying into her pillow. She
didn't want to leave. She loved Alan. How could her aunt do this to her? It was horrible the
way her life was turning out. First she gets into drugs, almost kills herself, runs from the
hospital, gets shot, and now she's got to leave Alan behind her?! This was ridiculous! She
couldn't leave Alan like that!
"Brianna?" asked a nurse that Brianna trusted the most.
"What?" snapped Brianna. the nurse walked in and sat down next to Brianna's bed. Squid
had left due to the fact his mother made him. Usually he'd be next to her but he had to go
home this night.
"What's wrong?" asked the nurse.
"My aunt," Brianna replied. She lifted up from her pillow and glanced at the nurse. "I'm not
going back with her..."
"But she's your family."
"I don't care."
"What about Jason?"
"He's the only reason that I agreed with her. Alan's really hurt. I know he is." Brianna
explained.
***
"Dammit!" cursed Squid.
"Alan!" shrieked his mother. "Don't curse."
"Sorry," he managed to say. He walked up the stairs and went into his room. He slammed
the door behind him. His mother looked dumbstruck. What was wrong with him?
Squid was sitting on his bed. He went over to his nightstand and dug throughout the
drawer. "Where is it?" he growled, trying his best not to curse again. He was looking for
something. Finally after looking for five minutes he found what he was looking for. He
pulled out a picture in a frame. He brought it level to his face and ran his fingers down the
picture. "Brianna," he whispered. It was the picture she had given him a year ago. "Don't
leave me. Please."
***
Shaily hung up her phone. She looked at everyone. "That was Reese on her cell phone.
Brianna's gonna leave!" Shaily said in a monotone. She was so shocked she couldn't even
put her voice in a tone.
"BRIANNA'S GOING BACK!?" shouted Kayla in outrage.
"She can't leave!" Susan hollered.
"Reese is retarded! Brianna CAN'T LEAVE! What about her drug addiction!? What is she
going to do with that?!" Michelle protested. Shaily shrugged as she sat down on the couch.
"Oh my God!" Michelle added. What was Reese going to do once she found out about
Brianna's drug addiction.
***
"Hey Karen," asked Brianna. "Can I tell you something?"
"Sure," the nurse named Karen said. Brianna bit her lip searching for the words to tell
Karen. "Take your time."
"I-I have a d-drug addiction..." Brianna stuttered. "I gotta stop."
"What drug?"
"Marijuana," Brianna answered. "Nothing else. I don't know what to do. Last year I got
mixed with the wrong group of people and got hooked. I need to stop."
"There are groups you can go to," suggested Karen. Brianna sighed annoyingly and then
rolled her eyes.
"Not those Drugies Anymous crap!" Brianna growled.
"They can help you. In fact you should check out the youth group. They're all meeting
tomorrow at four o'clock and since your well enough to walk.. You should go," said Karen.
Briana shrugged.
"Whatever," Brianna replied. "I guess I'll go."
"That's good. You better go to sleep now Brianna. You need your rest," Karen said, getting
up from the chair and leaving the room. Brianna wiped the tears from her face. She pulled
her blankets to her neck and placed her head back down onto her pillow. She shut her
eyes and gently fell asleep.
***The next Day***
Squid arrived at the hospital and walked to Brianna's room. He opened her door and she
wasn't in there. He walked inside and looked quickly around the room. "Where the hell is
she!" he shouted.
"Oh hey there Squid!" said Shaily's voice. Squid looked over at Shaily who was sitting in
his usual spot. "You lookin' for Charm?" she asked him. Squid nodded. "Oh the nurse said
she'd be back in about an hour. She's at some seminar."
"Oh," Squid said relieved she didn't leave.
"Did Brianna tell you that she's going back home?" Shaily asked, anxiously.
"I was here when her damn aunt told her," scowled Squid.
***
Brianna was sitting in a room with a bunch of, to what thought, idiots. They were all
talking about their lives and how they had gotten into drugs. "Brianna," said the woman in
charge of it. "Would you like to go next?" Brianna stood up from her chair rolling her eyes.
"Oh whatever," said Brianna. "I'm Brianna Lyn Barlow-Synch. I'm a drug addict. End of
story." Brianna sat down.
"I'm sensing some hositility from you Brianna," the woman said. "Now please tell us your
story."
"Fine!" shouted Brianna standing up again. "My story's like this: My father is a bastard, my
mother was murdered by him, my older brother was too murdered by a street gang, my
older sister ran off on our family. I was left to take care of my little brother and mom
before she was killed. I got caught with my street gang and we were sent to Camp Green
Lake. Well the stuff that goes on during that time doesn't matter. Well I ran away and got
mixed with the wrong crowd and got into drugs. So there you go! My wonderous life!"
"Did you seem to be in control when you took the drugs?" asked a teenaged girl.
Brianna glanced down at her. "Yes," she answered. "I did, after my mother died I became
really suicidal. And eveyr waking moment I wasn't high I was also suidcidal. When I got
high it made me feel in control of my life."
"Same with me," said the teen girl. "Except my life was a little different from yours."
"Really?" Brianna said sitting next to the girl. She had red hair and dark stone eyes. "Oh
my God! Sherri?! Is that you?!"
"Hey there Brianna," said Sherri.
"Where's Matt?"
"He got arrested for raping..."
"What?! Who?!" Sherri glanced up at Brianna and Brianna saw tears fall down her face.
"He didn't..." hissed Brianna. "You?!" Sherri nodded and wiped the tears from her cheek.
"That asshole!" Brianna shouted. "It's alright. You aren't the only one who's been raped."
"What?" asked Sherri.
"My ex-boyfriend, Mad Dog, raped me when we were high school, because I left him. No
one believed a little JD like me so he got away with it."
"Which may explain you behavior," said the woman in charge of the group.
"What?!"
"You had a terrible childhood and then were raped by someone you rejected. This shows
why you had suicidal streak. The drugs were the thing that made you feel in control of
your life. So-!" but the woman was cut off by a bell. "Oh darn. Time's up everyone. I'll
hopefully see you all next week! Buh bye!" Brianna rolled her eyes again and walked back
to her room.
"Hey Bri! Wait up!" Sherri called out. Brianna stopped. "Where ya goin'?"
"My room," replied Brianna.
"You live in the hospital?" questioned Sherri.
"Oh yeah I enjoy all the pain going on..." Brianna said darkly. "Idiot, I got shot. I've been
here for a while. I should be leaving pretty soon thank God. Here we are- ALAN!" Brianna
ran to Squid and hugged him tightly.
"Who's he?" asked Sherri.
"My boyfriend, Alan," replied Brianna kissing him lightly on the cheek. Sherri nodded and
sat down. "Alan, Shaily, this is my friend Sherri. I met her last year. She was here for the
drug seminar like me, except I have to stay too." Shaily eyed Sherri suspisiously. Squid
shrugged and took his chair by Brianna's bed back. Brianna sat on her bed and began to
talk with Squid.
"So you helped get her into drugs?" asked Shaily to Sherri.
"I'm not proud of it." Sherri answered.
"Whatever," SHaily scowled.
"BRIANNA! YOU CAN'T LEAVE!" shouted Squid. Shaily and Sherri jumped.
"I have to," Brianna whispered. "Jason needs me."
"SO YOU'RE GOING TO LEAVE ME HERE BECAUSE OF JASON!? YOU DON'T CARE DO
YOU?!"
"I never said that I didn't care, Alan."
"THEN WHY THE HELL ARE YOU LEAVING?!"
"They're my only family left Alan. Where d'you expect me to live around here? Your house.
I'm sure you mother would be thrilled to house your girlfriend," Brianna added darkly.
"I'm not letting you leave!" protested Squid. He refused to believe she was leaving him
behind. "You can't leave me here! Not after everything we've been through! Dammit!"
"Alan," she whispered. "I'm sorry."
"SORRY DOESN'T CUT IT!"
"Alan-!"
"NO! SHUT UP!" Squid shouted running out of the hospital room and sitting on the floor in
the hallway. Brianna shut her eyes and walked out of her room to join Squid. "Why are you
leaving me like this!" he proclaimed.
"Alan, I love you and my brother to death, but my brother.. I gotta look out for him." she
explained to Squid. She sat down next to him and hugged him. "I'm sorry," she whispered.
"I'm so sorry Alan!" She started to cry. Squid looked taken aback and soon calmed down.
"It's ok. I understand," he whispered.
"I'm so stupid Alan! I feel like I'm betraying you!"
"Quiet! You're not! It's ok. Just no more tears," he said calmly.
***Two Days Later***
Brianna was finally out of the hospital. She had been staying with Shaily for the past two
days. Brianna was thankful that her aunt had brought her cloths. She finally got to change
out of the ripped cloths she had been wearing. Squid was dreading the day Brianna would
leave. He decided to push those thoughts from his mind and spend as much time as he
could with her.
Squid came to Shaily's house and into the guest room where Brianna was staying. He
found her packing. 'Oh no,' he thought. He came up behind her and put his arms around
her waist. It made her jump until she noticed it was just him. She smiled and continued to
put her items into her suitcase. "Whaddya doin'?" he asked her.
"Packing. We're leaving tomorrow, Alan." she answered. Squid held tighter to her. "Ouch!
Alan! Not that hard! Please."
"Oh sorry!" he pleaded as he loosened his grip on her waist. "I gonna miss you. You
promise you'll email me right?"
"Yes. I promise." she whispered. "Hey Alan?"
"Yeah," he said.
"Would you come to the airport with us. Please? The girls are going to see me off but I
especially want you to come," she whimpered. Squid smiled and held her a little tighter
but making sure he wasn't hurting her.
"Sure," he said smiling. "I will." She turned to face him. She kissed him lightly on the lips.
"Thanks," she cried, feeling her tears return.
"No problem."
***The Next Day***
Brianna, the girls, Squid, Reese, and Jason all arrived at the airport. Brianna grabbed her
suitcase and stayed close to Squid. It hurt her to leave him like this. They all walked to the
terminal and Brianna set her suitcase down. "I'm sorry Alan! I really am." she whispered
tearfully.
"Hush!" Squid scolded. "Just promise to email me every day."
"I will."
"Good."
"Flight 4356 will be departing in ten minutes!" said the lady at the stand by their terminal.
Brianna had tears falling soundly down her face as she bid everyone of her best friends
good bye. She was leaving her best friends behind. She turned to Squid. She hugged him
tightly.
"Don't forget me Alan," she told him.
"I won't." he promised.
"I love you," she cried.
"Me too," Squid replied.
"Flight 4356 is now boarding!" said the lady. Brianna stared into Squid's eyes and hugged
him. He gently pushed her. He leaned into her andpressed his lips to hers one last time.
She fell into their final kiss.
"Brianna! C'mon!" shouted Reese. Brianna pulled away and looked at Squid's face one last
time. She turned around and headed to the terminal. She handed the ticket to the lady
and then walked into the terminal. Squid turned around and started walking toward the
window. He placed his hand on it and gazed at the plane that would take Brianna from
him. She was going to leave him forever.
"LAST CALL FOR FLIGHT 4356!"
Squid's heart wrenched as he heard those words spoken.
**One the Plane**
Brianna sat down next to her little brother. "Bri, you don't have to leave y'know. Reese can
take care of me." Jason. Brianna blinked.
"What?" she asked dumbstruck.
"Alan loves you and Reese has no right to use me againest you," Jason added. "You don't
have to. You could leave right now. I won't mind. Go on Bri!" Brianna hugged Jason and
kissed him lightly on the forehead.
"You be a good boy for me right?" He nodded. "Good. I'll miss you. Email me," she added.
He grinned. Brianna stood up and headed to the exit. She ran into her aunt.
"Where are you going?" Reese asked.
"Off this damn plane!" shouted Brianna pushing Reese out of her way to get off the plane.
"BRIANNA LYN BARLOW-SYNCH! YOU GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!"
"You can't stop her Reese," said Jason. They watched Brianna fight her way off the plane.
Brianna grabbed her suitcase and walked past everyone to get off the plane.
**Airport**
Squid and the girls had started walking away from the terminal. Squid couldn't believe she
was actually leaving. Neither could the girls. Now they truly lost Charm. Squid stared at
the ground and sighed as he walked through the airport.
"Miss! You can't exit this plane! I'm sorry but you can't!" said the lady. Squid sighed.
"Dammit! I'm gettin' off!" shouted a female voice. Squid's head snapped up. "ALAN!" cried
out Brianna voice. Squid turned around and saw Brianna. She had fought her way off the
plane and she dropped her suitcase running toward him and the girls. She threw her arms
around him.
"Brianna!" he exclaimed.
"Alan! I couldn't do it!" she cried, tearfully. "Jason told me to stay here. I was stupid to
think I could actually leave you!" Squid smiled and returned the hug.
"It's ok," he whispered to her. "It's ok. Stop crying."
"Alan... Let's go..."
"Gladly. But shouldn't you get your suitcase?" Brianna began to laugh and grabbed her
suitcase Squid and Brianna went joined the girls. The girls had went ahead to leave them
alone. Brianna got into Squid's car and threw her suitcase into the backseat.
"I guess I'll have to live with Shaily," Brianna sighed.
"We'll see," Squid said slyly.
"What?"
"Nevermind," Squid said quickly as they drove back to his neighborhood. It took them an
hour to get back. Squid pulled into his driveway and glanced at Brianna. She climbed out
of his car and was about to grab her suitcase and go to Shaily's house. "No! Don't go yet!"
"Alan," she said. "You'll see me in like five minutes!"
"I know but still..."
"What? Are you afraid I'll get hurt on my way to Shail's house?"
"Oh funny!" Squid said darkly. Brianna came over to his side of the car and kissed him.
"I know..." she giggled.
"Oh God," said Michelle voice. "Partners in crime. That's what we'll call'em!"
"Michelle!" shouted Shaily.
"They're too lovey dovey for me," Kayla gagged.
"Kayla!" Shaily screeched.
"Oh how cute!" mocked Susan.
"SUSAN!" Shaily yelled.
"DON'T THINK I CAN'T HEAR YOU GIRLS!" shouted Brianna chasing after them. Squid
grinned.
***
"That's right Brianna... Enjoy your happiness while you can..." hissed a blonde boy in the
shadows where no one could see him. "I'll be coming for you."
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Author's Note: *sniffles* That was a little corny because the plane thing is like one of
those cheep romantic movies.. Sheesh... But I hope you liked it! R+R! Thanx!
Squid: OH MY GOD! WILL YOU STOP STALKING ME!
Me: I told you I prefer the words: "Following a hottie without permission"
Squid: I'm leaving.
Me: CAN I COME! *runs after him*
chapter! ^^ And we're nowhere near finished yet! Hahaha! *bursts out singing "Unwell"
by Matchbox 20* What? Well here's the next chapter. I know you hate cliffhangers Rain!
And this is to my buddy Shaily: I DID NOT STEAL THOSE AWARDS! AND WE'RE NOT
PUTTING THOSE STUPID WHITE COATS INTO THE STORY GAH! O and BTW, Rain I'm
pretty sure she's not going to eat a kit kat.
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Chapter Nine: Partners in Crime
It was the middle of the night. Brianna was in the hospital and crying into her pillow. She
didn't want to leave. She loved Alan. How could her aunt do this to her? It was horrible the
way her life was turning out. First she gets into drugs, almost kills herself, runs from the
hospital, gets shot, and now she's got to leave Alan behind her?! This was ridiculous! She
couldn't leave Alan like that!
"Brianna?" asked a nurse that Brianna trusted the most.
"What?" snapped Brianna. the nurse walked in and sat down next to Brianna's bed. Squid
had left due to the fact his mother made him. Usually he'd be next to her but he had to go
home this night.
"What's wrong?" asked the nurse.
"My aunt," Brianna replied. She lifted up from her pillow and glanced at the nurse. "I'm not
going back with her..."
"But she's your family."
"I don't care."
"What about Jason?"
"He's the only reason that I agreed with her. Alan's really hurt. I know he is." Brianna
explained.
***
"Dammit!" cursed Squid.
"Alan!" shrieked his mother. "Don't curse."
"Sorry," he managed to say. He walked up the stairs and went into his room. He slammed
the door behind him. His mother looked dumbstruck. What was wrong with him?
Squid was sitting on his bed. He went over to his nightstand and dug throughout the
drawer. "Where is it?" he growled, trying his best not to curse again. He was looking for
something. Finally after looking for five minutes he found what he was looking for. He
pulled out a picture in a frame. He brought it level to his face and ran his fingers down the
picture. "Brianna," he whispered. It was the picture she had given him a year ago. "Don't
leave me. Please."
***
Shaily hung up her phone. She looked at everyone. "That was Reese on her cell phone.
Brianna's gonna leave!" Shaily said in a monotone. She was so shocked she couldn't even
put her voice in a tone.
"BRIANNA'S GOING BACK!?" shouted Kayla in outrage.
"She can't leave!" Susan hollered.
"Reese is retarded! Brianna CAN'T LEAVE! What about her drug addiction!? What is she
going to do with that?!" Michelle protested. Shaily shrugged as she sat down on the couch.
"Oh my God!" Michelle added. What was Reese going to do once she found out about
Brianna's drug addiction.
***
"Hey Karen," asked Brianna. "Can I tell you something?"
"Sure," the nurse named Karen said. Brianna bit her lip searching for the words to tell
Karen. "Take your time."
"I-I have a d-drug addiction..." Brianna stuttered. "I gotta stop."
"What drug?"
"Marijuana," Brianna answered. "Nothing else. I don't know what to do. Last year I got
mixed with the wrong group of people and got hooked. I need to stop."
"There are groups you can go to," suggested Karen. Brianna sighed annoyingly and then
rolled her eyes.
"Not those Drugies Anymous crap!" Brianna growled.
"They can help you. In fact you should check out the youth group. They're all meeting
tomorrow at four o'clock and since your well enough to walk.. You should go," said Karen.
Briana shrugged.
"Whatever," Brianna replied. "I guess I'll go."
"That's good. You better go to sleep now Brianna. You need your rest," Karen said, getting
up from the chair and leaving the room. Brianna wiped the tears from her face. She pulled
her blankets to her neck and placed her head back down onto her pillow. She shut her
eyes and gently fell asleep.
***The next Day***
Squid arrived at the hospital and walked to Brianna's room. He opened her door and she
wasn't in there. He walked inside and looked quickly around the room. "Where the hell is
she!" he shouted.
"Oh hey there Squid!" said Shaily's voice. Squid looked over at Shaily who was sitting in
his usual spot. "You lookin' for Charm?" she asked him. Squid nodded. "Oh the nurse said
she'd be back in about an hour. She's at some seminar."
"Oh," Squid said relieved she didn't leave.
"Did Brianna tell you that she's going back home?" Shaily asked, anxiously.
"I was here when her damn aunt told her," scowled Squid.
***
Brianna was sitting in a room with a bunch of, to what thought, idiots. They were all
talking about their lives and how they had gotten into drugs. "Brianna," said the woman in
charge of it. "Would you like to go next?" Brianna stood up from her chair rolling her eyes.
"Oh whatever," said Brianna. "I'm Brianna Lyn Barlow-Synch. I'm a drug addict. End of
story." Brianna sat down.
"I'm sensing some hositility from you Brianna," the woman said. "Now please tell us your
story."
"Fine!" shouted Brianna standing up again. "My story's like this: My father is a bastard, my
mother was murdered by him, my older brother was too murdered by a street gang, my
older sister ran off on our family. I was left to take care of my little brother and mom
before she was killed. I got caught with my street gang and we were sent to Camp Green
Lake. Well the stuff that goes on during that time doesn't matter. Well I ran away and got
mixed with the wrong crowd and got into drugs. So there you go! My wonderous life!"
"Did you seem to be in control when you took the drugs?" asked a teenaged girl.
Brianna glanced down at her. "Yes," she answered. "I did, after my mother died I became
really suicidal. And eveyr waking moment I wasn't high I was also suidcidal. When I got
high it made me feel in control of my life."
"Same with me," said the teen girl. "Except my life was a little different from yours."
"Really?" Brianna said sitting next to the girl. She had red hair and dark stone eyes. "Oh
my God! Sherri?! Is that you?!"
"Hey there Brianna," said Sherri.
"Where's Matt?"
"He got arrested for raping..."
"What?! Who?!" Sherri glanced up at Brianna and Brianna saw tears fall down her face.
"He didn't..." hissed Brianna. "You?!" Sherri nodded and wiped the tears from her cheek.
"That asshole!" Brianna shouted. "It's alright. You aren't the only one who's been raped."
"What?" asked Sherri.
"My ex-boyfriend, Mad Dog, raped me when we were high school, because I left him. No
one believed a little JD like me so he got away with it."
"Which may explain you behavior," said the woman in charge of the group.
"What?!"
"You had a terrible childhood and then were raped by someone you rejected. This shows
why you had suicidal streak. The drugs were the thing that made you feel in control of
your life. So-!" but the woman was cut off by a bell. "Oh darn. Time's up everyone. I'll
hopefully see you all next week! Buh bye!" Brianna rolled her eyes again and walked back
to her room.
"Hey Bri! Wait up!" Sherri called out. Brianna stopped. "Where ya goin'?"
"My room," replied Brianna.
"You live in the hospital?" questioned Sherri.
"Oh yeah I enjoy all the pain going on..." Brianna said darkly. "Idiot, I got shot. I've been
here for a while. I should be leaving pretty soon thank God. Here we are- ALAN!" Brianna
ran to Squid and hugged him tightly.
"Who's he?" asked Sherri.
"My boyfriend, Alan," replied Brianna kissing him lightly on the cheek. Sherri nodded and
sat down. "Alan, Shaily, this is my friend Sherri. I met her last year. She was here for the
drug seminar like me, except I have to stay too." Shaily eyed Sherri suspisiously. Squid
shrugged and took his chair by Brianna's bed back. Brianna sat on her bed and began to
talk with Squid.
"So you helped get her into drugs?" asked Shaily to Sherri.
"I'm not proud of it." Sherri answered.
"Whatever," SHaily scowled.
"BRIANNA! YOU CAN'T LEAVE!" shouted Squid. Shaily and Sherri jumped.
"I have to," Brianna whispered. "Jason needs me."
"SO YOU'RE GOING TO LEAVE ME HERE BECAUSE OF JASON!? YOU DON'T CARE DO
YOU?!"
"I never said that I didn't care, Alan."
"THEN WHY THE HELL ARE YOU LEAVING?!"
"They're my only family left Alan. Where d'you expect me to live around here? Your house.
I'm sure you mother would be thrilled to house your girlfriend," Brianna added darkly.
"I'm not letting you leave!" protested Squid. He refused to believe she was leaving him
behind. "You can't leave me here! Not after everything we've been through! Dammit!"
"Alan," she whispered. "I'm sorry."
"SORRY DOESN'T CUT IT!"
"Alan-!"
"NO! SHUT UP!" Squid shouted running out of the hospital room and sitting on the floor in
the hallway. Brianna shut her eyes and walked out of her room to join Squid. "Why are you
leaving me like this!" he proclaimed.
"Alan, I love you and my brother to death, but my brother.. I gotta look out for him." she
explained to Squid. She sat down next to him and hugged him. "I'm sorry," she whispered.
"I'm so sorry Alan!" She started to cry. Squid looked taken aback and soon calmed down.
"It's ok. I understand," he whispered.
"I'm so stupid Alan! I feel like I'm betraying you!"
"Quiet! You're not! It's ok. Just no more tears," he said calmly.
***Two Days Later***
Brianna was finally out of the hospital. She had been staying with Shaily for the past two
days. Brianna was thankful that her aunt had brought her cloths. She finally got to change
out of the ripped cloths she had been wearing. Squid was dreading the day Brianna would
leave. He decided to push those thoughts from his mind and spend as much time as he
could with her.
Squid came to Shaily's house and into the guest room where Brianna was staying. He
found her packing. 'Oh no,' he thought. He came up behind her and put his arms around
her waist. It made her jump until she noticed it was just him. She smiled and continued to
put her items into her suitcase. "Whaddya doin'?" he asked her.
"Packing. We're leaving tomorrow, Alan." she answered. Squid held tighter to her. "Ouch!
Alan! Not that hard! Please."
"Oh sorry!" he pleaded as he loosened his grip on her waist. "I gonna miss you. You
promise you'll email me right?"
"Yes. I promise." she whispered. "Hey Alan?"
"Yeah," he said.
"Would you come to the airport with us. Please? The girls are going to see me off but I
especially want you to come," she whimpered. Squid smiled and held her a little tighter
but making sure he wasn't hurting her.
"Sure," he said smiling. "I will." She turned to face him. She kissed him lightly on the lips.
"Thanks," she cried, feeling her tears return.
"No problem."
***The Next Day***
Brianna, the girls, Squid, Reese, and Jason all arrived at the airport. Brianna grabbed her
suitcase and stayed close to Squid. It hurt her to leave him like this. They all walked to the
terminal and Brianna set her suitcase down. "I'm sorry Alan! I really am." she whispered
tearfully.
"Hush!" Squid scolded. "Just promise to email me every day."
"I will."
"Good."
"Flight 4356 will be departing in ten minutes!" said the lady at the stand by their terminal.
Brianna had tears falling soundly down her face as she bid everyone of her best friends
good bye. She was leaving her best friends behind. She turned to Squid. She hugged him
tightly.
"Don't forget me Alan," she told him.
"I won't." he promised.
"I love you," she cried.
"Me too," Squid replied.
"Flight 4356 is now boarding!" said the lady. Brianna stared into Squid's eyes and hugged
him. He gently pushed her. He leaned into her andpressed his lips to hers one last time.
She fell into their final kiss.
"Brianna! C'mon!" shouted Reese. Brianna pulled away and looked at Squid's face one last
time. She turned around and headed to the terminal. She handed the ticket to the lady
and then walked into the terminal. Squid turned around and started walking toward the
window. He placed his hand on it and gazed at the plane that would take Brianna from
him. She was going to leave him forever.
"LAST CALL FOR FLIGHT 4356!"
Squid's heart wrenched as he heard those words spoken.
**One the Plane**
Brianna sat down next to her little brother. "Bri, you don't have to leave y'know. Reese can
take care of me." Jason. Brianna blinked.
"What?" she asked dumbstruck.
"Alan loves you and Reese has no right to use me againest you," Jason added. "You don't
have to. You could leave right now. I won't mind. Go on Bri!" Brianna hugged Jason and
kissed him lightly on the forehead.
"You be a good boy for me right?" He nodded. "Good. I'll miss you. Email me," she added.
He grinned. Brianna stood up and headed to the exit. She ran into her aunt.
"Where are you going?" Reese asked.
"Off this damn plane!" shouted Brianna pushing Reese out of her way to get off the plane.
"BRIANNA LYN BARLOW-SYNCH! YOU GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!"
"You can't stop her Reese," said Jason. They watched Brianna fight her way off the plane.
Brianna grabbed her suitcase and walked past everyone to get off the plane.
**Airport**
Squid and the girls had started walking away from the terminal. Squid couldn't believe she
was actually leaving. Neither could the girls. Now they truly lost Charm. Squid stared at
the ground and sighed as he walked through the airport.
"Miss! You can't exit this plane! I'm sorry but you can't!" said the lady. Squid sighed.
"Dammit! I'm gettin' off!" shouted a female voice. Squid's head snapped up. "ALAN!" cried
out Brianna voice. Squid turned around and saw Brianna. She had fought her way off the
plane and she dropped her suitcase running toward him and the girls. She threw her arms
around him.
"Brianna!" he exclaimed.
"Alan! I couldn't do it!" she cried, tearfully. "Jason told me to stay here. I was stupid to
think I could actually leave you!" Squid smiled and returned the hug.
"It's ok," he whispered to her. "It's ok. Stop crying."
"Alan... Let's go..."
"Gladly. But shouldn't you get your suitcase?" Brianna began to laugh and grabbed her
suitcase Squid and Brianna went joined the girls. The girls had went ahead to leave them
alone. Brianna got into Squid's car and threw her suitcase into the backseat.
"I guess I'll have to live with Shaily," Brianna sighed.
"We'll see," Squid said slyly.
"What?"
"Nevermind," Squid said quickly as they drove back to his neighborhood. It took them an
hour to get back. Squid pulled into his driveway and glanced at Brianna. She climbed out
of his car and was about to grab her suitcase and go to Shaily's house. "No! Don't go yet!"
"Alan," she said. "You'll see me in like five minutes!"
"I know but still..."
"What? Are you afraid I'll get hurt on my way to Shail's house?"
"Oh funny!" Squid said darkly. Brianna came over to his side of the car and kissed him.
"I know..." she giggled.
"Oh God," said Michelle voice. "Partners in crime. That's what we'll call'em!"
"Michelle!" shouted Shaily.
"They're too lovey dovey for me," Kayla gagged.
"Kayla!" Shaily screeched.
"Oh how cute!" mocked Susan.
"SUSAN!" Shaily yelled.
"DON'T THINK I CAN'T HEAR YOU GIRLS!" shouted Brianna chasing after them. Squid
grinned.
***
"That's right Brianna... Enjoy your happiness while you can..." hissed a blonde boy in the
shadows where no one could see him. "I'll be coming for you."
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Author's Note: *sniffles* That was a little corny because the plane thing is like one of
those cheep romantic movies.. Sheesh... But I hope you liked it! R+R! Thanx!
Squid: OH MY GOD! WILL YOU STOP STALKING ME!
Me: I told you I prefer the words: "Following a hottie without permission"
Squid: I'm leaving.
Me: CAN I COME! *runs after him*