"Star light, star bright, all the stars I see tonight," she began to whisper, "I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish I wish tonight," she closed her eyes and concentrated as she prepared for the wish, "I wish Ethan Crane would tell me he loves me, because I love him with every part of my being."
She heard a sound behind her and she knew in her heart that everything was right, her wish had been granted, she could finally be happy.
She closed her eyes as she heard his voice. "You love me?" she turned around and saw Ethan.
"More than anything," she whispered, afraid that if she spoke to loudly he'd disappear.
"I love you too." Ethan held her in his arms and kissed her and Theresa knew that she was where she belonged.
RING!!!!!!!!!
Theresa sat up, turned off the alarm clock and then collapsed back on the bed with a sigh. "That was an amazing dream," She said yawning, she layed there for a few moments trying to recapture that feeling that she'd had in the dream but it was gone. With a sigh she got up and ready for another boring Saturday.
Her senior prom was tomorrow and of course she had no date, she could have gone with a boy from school but what fun would that be? She'd rather have a boring night at home that a boring night at the Prom wishing she was anywhere else.
Theresa brushed her teeth and then tied her hair back, she had to be at the Crane's at noon and it was only nine so she decided to go to the Book Café and then the park.
At the Book Café she got an orange juice and a muffin and then walked to the park with her breakfast, it was a beautiful summer day, she smiled as the sunlight washed over her and she realized how good it felt to just be alive. She walked under the trees and she suddenly noticed how green everything was, she just wished that she could share this beautiful day with Ethan. She sat down at a picnic table and looked around, she was practically by herself. Theresa smiled as she saw a little girl with her father the man swung his daughter up and sat her on his shoulders as the little girl giggled as she saw the world from her Daddy's shoulders, it suddenly made Theresa wish that she had more memories of her own father.
Ethan was taking an early morning jog, the isolation of it cleared his mind for awhile and he enjoyed hearing the sound of his heart and his feet pounding against the pavement, it was odd but it seemed to put things into prospective, he could clear his mind of everything except the feel of the wind on his face and the morning birds chirping in the trees. He stopped for a break and saw a father with his daughter, they were building a sandcastle in the sandbox and Ethan longed for a memory like that, some simple activity that would make him see his father differently, a kind word that he had forgotten over the years, or a trip to the park that he had been to young to remember, but that wasn't Julian, and it probably never would be. He walked over to the water fountain and then he saw her...Theresa...she was sitting at a table staring off into the distance. Ethan debated upon stopping and decided he should say hello, it would be rude not to. For a moment he remembered their kiss at the wharf but he blocked it out of his head, she was just his friend.
"Hi, Theresa," he said startling her, he ran his hand through his sweaty hair, he seemed to be doing that a lot around her.
"Hi, Ethan," said Theresa looking up at him with sparkles in her eyes, he loved the way she looked at him, she was so beautiful...
"How are you?"
"I'm fine. I didn't know that you jogged though," she said looking back down at her hands, it was to hard to look into Ethan's eyes without wanting to tell him everything that was in her heart.
"It's something I just started. Well I should get back home." He said taking a few steps back.
"I was going to come in early to work, we could go together," said Theresa hopefully, anything to spend one moment more with him.
"No, that's really okay, I'll see you later." And with that he ran off.
Theresa sat there watching him fade into the distance, yep, she was definitely hopeless. Maybe one of these days she'd get over Ethan, unfortunately she doubted it would be today. She finished her breakfast and slowly started towards the Crane Estate.
Ethan felt really bad after her ran off but he couldn't help it. Whenever he was around her he felt like he'd do something he might regret, he just didn't know what, or why was she having such a hard time being around her, it was very confusing. When he got home he ran upstairs, took a shower and then decided to go out. He left a note for Theresa that he probably wouldn't be back that day so she would have to work on the wedding plans without him.
When Theresa got to the mansion she noticed that Ethan's car was gone and she sighed. "He doesn't even realize I'm alive anymore," She said to herself. She sat down in the living room and started to work. She was going over flower arrangements when she saw Ethan's letter. She put it in her purse and finished her work as fast as she could. She went and talked to her mother for a moment and then decided to take the rest of the day off and go to the beach.
Theresa was walking towards the beach determined to get a killer tan and relax when she saw Kay Bennett sitting at a picnic table with her head down. She and Kay had never been close, and they'd grown even farther apart since that little stunt Kay pulled at the Crane Cabin but Theresa could see her shoulders shaking so she slowly walked up to Kay and put her hand on her shoulder. Kay looked up at her and tried to conceal her red puffy eyes.
"What do you want?" she asked icily.
"I just wanted to know if you were okay? Is something wrong?"
"No, nothing," said Kay wiping at her eyes and smoothing back her hair.
"Are you sure? You look like you could use someone to talk to," said Theresa concerned.
"It's just boy problems, really just teenage drama, everything will be okay sooner or later."
"I see. Miguel told me that you and Reese were going out, he's a really sweet guy," said Theresa sitting down next to Kay, whatever this 'boy problem' was it was tearing Kay apart.
Kay laughed acidly. "Yeah, he is."
"You know, it sometimes helps to talk about things. I know you and Simone are really close so she probably knows what's wrong but sometimes it's better to have two opinions, two points of view."
Kay sighed, "Simone means well but she just doesn't understand. Promise that anything I say will stay between us."
"I promise."
"Okay," Kay took a deep breath, "I love someone, more than anything, with my whole heart and soul and a year ago I thought we had a chance, I thought that maybe I could tell him, maybe he'd love me back, but everything turned upside down. He loves someone else and I have tried everything in my power to get them apart but I can't. And then I came up with this plan to get back at the girl...but I think...I think Simone's right, I just want her to not be perfect. Does that make any sense at all?"
"Actually it makes a lot of sense, who is this guy?" asked Theresa curiously, she knew, there was only one person it could be.
Kay sighed and ran her hand through her hair debating upon whether to utter her most precious secret. "It's Miguel, I love him."
"Miguel? You two have been inseparable since I can remember."
"Yeah, until perfect Miss. Charity came along."
"Why don't you tell me everything and maybe I can help you."
"Okay, well I guess I should start at the beginning. At the summer carnival last year, you know the Harmony Hunk contest? Well I thought it up so I could win a date with Miguel. That night at the Lobster Shack he was supposed to be with me but then Charity showed up and of course Miguel thought he was supposed to be with her. That was just the first of many things. Now he's at my house all of the time to see Charity not me, it's always her. Even my mother and Jessica love her more," she said with tears in her eyes that she wiped hastily away.
Theresa knew just how she felt as Kay continued telling her everything.
"Then one thing that hurt me more than anything was when the avalanche hit last winter. Miguel was missing so I went out there to find him when everyone told me it was too dangerous. I went anyway and when I found them, Miguel looked like he was dead. I will never forget that feeling, not as long as I live. It was the worst feeling I could ever have, it felt like someone had taken my reason for living, my happiness, and my dreams away from me. I tore into Charity, blaming her, I feel bad about it now but I needed someone to blame some way to show my grief and I took it out on her, I even told her that I loved him. Anyway I was beside him when he woke up and he said someone's love had brought him back and that he had to tell that person he loved them too. I looked at him and I told him it was me and you know what he said? 'I know and I love you as a friend too,' Then he looked at Charity and told her he loved her, and they hugged, leaving me in the background. Neither of them even noticed me, I didn't know which was worse, thinking he was dead and not knowing if he loved me as more than a friend or him waking up and loving Charity. Both hurt like hell though."
"I'm sorry Kay. I had no idea about any of this."
"No one does except Simone. Anyway I have decided not to go to the Prom, I can't see them spending the night together and me being left out."
"Well since you told me your guy problems would you mind hearing mine?"
"Not at all. Actually it would help to know I'm not the only one feeling like this."
Theresa and Kay sat at the table and she told Kay all about her and Ethan. It was nice to talk to Kay. Whitney was her best friend in the entire world and she always would be but Whitney just couldn't understand what she was going through and Kay could. When they were done talking Kay invited her to the Bennett house for dinner.
"Are you sure it's going to be okay if I come over?" asked Theresa.
"Yeah, Charity, Jessica and Miguel are at a SAT study party at one of their friends house. See who wasn't invited? A year ago if I wasn't invited Miguel wouldn't have gone unless I could, and the Prom, I convinced Simone to go without me and everyone, including Miguel, knows I'm not going. He didn't even tell me he wishes I'd go. When we were younger we promised each other we'd go to the Prom together because it would be more fun if you were with your best friend instead of a date but I guess he changed his mind."
"This isn't right, Miguel shouldn't treat you this way! You and him have been friends forever and it's not fair for him not to include you. I like Charity and everything but he shouldn't forget about you like he does," said Theresa.
"I know. I've been thinking and I think I know why Ethan is ignoring you. I think it's because he's scared, he's an almighty Crane and he's basically had everything planned out for him right?"
"Yeah."
"Well maybe he's afraid that he'll upset his family or something. And falling for you wasn't planned so he doesn't know what to do other than deny his feelings hoping they'll go away," Explained Kay.
"That makes a lot of sense," said Theresa a flicker of hope growing in her heart.
