Disclaimer : Once again, the great and wonderful Meg Cabot owns everything! Well, almost. The plot line is my friend and my idea and the characters of Anne and Adriaan are ours as well.

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Okay, so here is the next chapter! Hope you like! And if you don't understand something....don't worry....it will become clear within future chapters! :)

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Jesse's POV:



The family has been searching for over five months now. I think they have given up hope that my Susannah is alive. My heart yearns to see her again. Her beautiful eyes, her beautiful hair, and the way her attitude always seemed to get the best of her. My heart believes that Susannah is alive and not dead, but my head thinks otherwise. I know I am only holding up on false hope but I am not ready to give up on my querida. I'm not ready to let go. Not yet. I love her and I still believe that our hearts are still connected somehow.

A week or two after her disappearance, the policemen were called off and everybody just knew that she was dead. But I cannot give up hope. Her room....and mine.... seems to be the only sanctuary I can receive. I talked Father Dominic into letting me move back into her room. He saw the pain and sadness that Susannah's disappearance had on me. He had cried almost as hard as Susannah's mother had. Although, it did not seem that, among the living, anyone was taking this harder than Doc....I mean.... David. He now proceeded to cry almost every night. In my heart, I had made a silent vow to Susannah to take care of him for her because out of all her brothers, he seemed the most important to her.

I miss my querida more than words can say. Everything seems to remind me of her. I have also made a vow to myself. That I will find her.... no matter what it takes.

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Okay, there's chapter 8....and before you get mad at me, I know it's short, but trust me....it's supposed to be. I had to end it there to help it make sense! Don't worry, Chapter nine will be longer, I promise! Thanx to all who review! You guys are awesome! Now, continue your excessive awesomeness and click on that little purple button again! Thank you! :)