Dana ran all the way to OZ tears streaming down her face. She ran straight into Fox's arms and cried. They sat down on the big rock by the lake and then he asked what was wrong and in between sobs, the whole story came pouring out. He held her until her body stopped shaking and her sobs had subsided.

"Why don't you stay?"

"My father would never let me go..."

"But you're 18!"

"It doesn't matter! I don't want a bad break from my family..."

He tried to calm down a bit and at least managed to calm down his voice.

"So... you're moving..."

"We weren't supposed to move for another month, but then my dad got a late minuet call saying we... that we had to... we're... moving... tonight."

The last word was a whisper the faintest whisper he had ever heard come out of her. He then realized that his own face covered in tears. Once Dana saw this she began to cry all over again for making him cry. They both sat in tears for a good half an hour until finally Dana cried herself to sleep in his arms. He laid them both on the rock making sure not to move her too much. He enjoyed just laying there with her. After about an hour, she began to stir.

"Hey..."

He gave a weak attempt at a smile and she gave the same back. He looked straight into her eyes and could see that the walls that were usually up had crumpled down around her. He felt like he was staring straight into her soul... and once again an *ALMOST* kiss when they heard the rustling of leaves behind them. They both sat straight up, only to realize it was only a squirrel. Dana then looked down at her watch.

"I'm sorry... I have to get home..."

She could see the pain well up behind his eyes. And he could see it in hers.

"Can I come by later? When are you leaving?"

"Around eight I think my dad said..."

"Okay."

Dana walked away slowly homeward. That night her family sat down to a quite dinner. Turns out while she was out Missy packed up their room for her. They were all sitting quietly eating when there was a knock at the door. It was Fox.

"Look we're eating..."

"It's okay. I just wanted to say good bye."

He hugged her and handed her a good bye card.

"Good-bye Dana."

She saw a lone tear slide down his cheek as he turned away and ran all the way down the street to his house. Just looking at the card made her sad. She walked back to the table and finished her dinner in silence the card sitting next to her plate, in it's envelope, haunting her, begging her to open it.

After dinner Dana went up to her room. Everything was in boxes. She opened one box up to shove the card in, but there laying on top was the other card fox gave her. She *FINALLY* opened it. She looked at the scribbily looking first grade hand writing and smiled. Then she read it.

The front:

"Eye wus neva reelly gud wit said stuff... eye donut lik da teers."

She smiled down at his attempt at spelling and then flipped to the inside.

"Sew heer's sumthin not sew triditinil"

Below it she saw a picture of a little fish swimming in a glass of orange juice. She decided to close the box up and keep the cards (the old open the new closed), in the car with her. She went down stairs with the last box from her and Missy's room in her hands.

"Here Ahab."

He could hear the pang of sadness in her voice and threw a sad smile at her. She then trudged outside towards the car to find Charlie already sitting in the car yet her mother was over talking to her dad. She couldn't take the nagging feeling anymore. I took the cards out of my pocket and ripped open the second envelope. It wasn't a card it was a single picture, a little fish swimming in a glass of orange juice. She began crying all over again so Missy came over.

"What is it Day?"

She looked at the picture.

"A fish? You're sad over a fish?"

Dana shook her head and then looked down at her watch. Nine o'clock.She began to walk down the street, but was stopped by both her parents.

"Dana, what's wrong?"

"Mom, I'm staying."

That's when her father but in.

"Dana you're my daughter and your family is leaving, that means you leave to!"

"No dad! I'm 18 n..."

"Not for another hour! You don't go anywhere unless I let you!"

Her father grabbed her arm and all the anger drained from her body. She was eerily calm.

"Then let me go..."

It was barely above a whisper. However, he heard it. He looked at her long and hard for a moment. Her mother slipped silently over and put a hand on his shoulder, he then let go.

"This isn't good-bye forever you know..."

He looked at her.

"I know."

They hugged and then Dana turned and walked silently in one direction while her family walked in the other.

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