Chapter 9: Coincidences

I just saw that the site will be closing for a little while on Saturday night, so I decided to update the story now. I'm going to try to make longer chapters now. Be sure to review!!

                                                                                                                           JadeMoon**

~Morgan's POV~

            I got out of my car Wednesday morning feeling tired and sad. I tried to be strong to show Hunter that I could get through this breakup, but it was all an act. I had been up all night crying. My parents and Mary K. knew about Hunter and me, and they gave me privacy last night. I was thankful for that.

            This morning, Mary K. helped me cover up the dark circles under my eyes and wanted to make me look like I, in her words, "Was ready to thrust back into the life of a single girl." I sat there like a zombie while she did all my make-up. The only thing that helped me wake up was the can of Diet Coke that Mary K. had forced me to drink.

            "Are you okay, Morgan?" Mary K. asked me. I gave her a look, and she slapped the side of her head. "No. Duh. You just broke up with your boyfriend. That was stupid of me." I smiled slightly and began walking onto the school grounds. "Morgan, wait!" Mary K. yelled after me. I stopped and turned to her. "Morgan, it may be hard, but let him go. He obviously doesn't deserve you. I mean, look what he passed up." Mary K. stepped back and took my hands, stretching my arms away from my body. Mary K. smiled suggestively, giving me the once-over. I couldn't help but laugh.

            "You always make me laugh," I said to her. "I feel a little better. But one thing, Mary K. He was- is- my soul mate. He always will be. Absolutely nothing can change that. It's going to take a long time to get over."

            "Okay," Mary K. said. "I understand. But please." She leaned toward me. "Try to think positive. There are tons of guys out there who would love to be with you."

            "Thanks, Mary K. I need that." She grinned and walked to meet her friends.

            I tucked my hair behind my ear and saw Bree and Robbie sitting next to each other on some benches, looking stiff. Uh-oh. Raven, Matt, Jenna, Ethan, and Sharon were staring at them warily, as if a fight would break out at any moment. "Hey guys," I said, sitting next to Robbie. "Scoot over a bit, will you?" I asked him carefully. Robbie looked toward Bree and stared at the 20-inch distance between them. He moved over about an inch. I sighed, exasperated, and got up to sit between him and Bree.

            "What's going on?" I whispered in her ear.

            Bree met my eyes and whispered back, "I'll tell you later." Robbie stood up, mumbled a quick goodbye, and practically sped off toward the school doors.

            "Okay, Bree, he's gone. Spill," Raven replied.

            Bree cleared her throat. "We broke up," she said, shrugging. "It just didn't work out."

The other coven members nodded sympathetically and said, "I'm sorry." I knew Bree very well, and I could tell that she didn't really care that they had broken up. After even the most minor breakup, Bree was usually bummed for a few days (or a few hours) before scoping out a new prospect. Her relationship with Robbie was the biggest one she had ever had, and she was handling it way to well. Like she didn't even care. She probably didn't. "Bree, can I talk to you for a second?" Bree got up and followed me. "You sound like you didn't even care that you and Robbie broke up. Don't you? Please tell me that you do care."

Bree shrugged. "I don't know."

"That's all? That's all you have to say?" Bree nodded. "Wait a minute," I said suspiciously. "Is there someone else?" This was the same question I had asked Hunter. Bree looked up at me, alarmed.

"Wh-why do you say that?" she asked, trying to smile. "There is no one else. I'm just… over Robbie. That's all." She looked alarmed, just like Hunter had looked when he responded.

"Want to hear something a little weird, Bree? I just broke up with Hunter yesterday. And he had the same tone you had when you told everyone you and Robbie were over. I know you can't sound that brave after a breakup, no matter how hard you try."

Bree looked sympathetic and said, "I'm so sorry, Morgan. Really. I know you guys are soul mates. God, if you two break up, what does that say about so many other relationships?"

"I don't know Bree. But do you think it's weird that my best friend broke up with my other best friend on the same day that my soul mate, who is also one of my best friends, broke up with me?"

"Bad coincidences?" Bree suggested

I shook my head. "There are no coincidences, Bree." She bit her fingernail and thought.

"I don't know, Morgan. It's weird."

I decided to be brave and stared at her hard. "Bree," I began in a harsh whisper. "Are you seeing Hunter?"

Bree gasped. "Oh my God, no," she said in a rush. "How could you think that?" I tried to search for the truth in Bree's mind, but I had been feeling so numb and hurt, my powers weren't working correctly. I rubbed the side of my head from the effort of trying to see into Bree's head. "Morgan. You're my best, best, best friend. I would never do anything to hurt you."

"Oh, yeah?" I asked her. "Look at Cal." Bree lowered her eyes.

"I learned my lesson," she said. "Don't become attracted to witches." She laughed, but I kept staring at her. "Morgan, come on! I would never steal your boyfriend. And since we're talking about Hunter, I know he would never cheat on you!"

I still had trouble believing Bree. But there was nothing I could do now. "I got to catch up with Robbie," I said. "Bye." Bree waved as I took off.

I tracked Robbie down at his locker and grabbed his shoulder. "Robbie, I have a question for you."

"What?"

"What was Bree like when you guys broke up?"

Robbie smiled slightly. "She sounded like she was in a real hurry. Plus she sounded... um…I don't know… bored."

"Aha!" I exclaimed. "I thought so, too, when she told us you guys broke up."

"Well, I was kind of thinking about breaking up with her. She sounded so disconnected from the world the past few weeks. I didn't think she was into me anymore."

"Will you help me with something?" I asked.

"Sure," Robbie said. "As long as its legal. Then again, you've done some illegal stuff."

I slapped him playfully on the shoulder. "Hey!" We both laughed and then got serious again. "Bree broke up with you on the same day Hunter broke up with me. He had been acting strange, too."

"I'm sorry, Morgan. That really sucks. You must be crushed"

"Thanks. I am. I've been thinking, do you think maybe Hunter has been cheating on me with Bree?"

Robbie's eyes widened. "You think?"

"You never know. Will you help me find out?"

"Of course."