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Summary: This may be out of order in whatever way, but hey, its my story, I get to decide how it goes. ;-) Sorry if it takes a while for me to get it posted, but I've been writing it in whatever time I get between classes and stuff and I'm laptop less so its all scribbled down on paper and I've actually gotta find time to type it all up. But hopefully I'll find enough time somewhere. =) Happy Reading!

Author's Note: This is the shortest of all the chapters, but hey, I have a reason. ;-)

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Alone

January 29, 1998

9:15pm

Dear Tommy,

Everything is going great here in Florida. Coach Schmidt has be as ready as I'll ever be for the competition.

Tommy, this is the hardest letter that I've ever had to write.

You've always been my best friend, and in some ways, you're like a brother. But something has happened here that I can't explain. Its been both wonderful and painful at he same time . . . . . Tommy . . . . . I've met someone else . . . . .

Tommy, you know that I would never do anything to hurt you, but I feel like I've found the person that I belong with. He's wonderful, kind and caring. You'd really like him. And everything would be perfect, if it weren't for hurting you . . . . . But I have to follow my heart . . . . .

I will always care about you Tommy. Please forgive me.

Kimberly

Tommy read the letter over for the millionth time that day. From the second her heard Adam mutter the words, his heart had been broken. Earlier, Tommy had run out of the youth center and away from his friends, finally finding himself at the lake where he desperately tried to find solace from his problems.

Not even a month ago, Kimberly had been in his arms, making love with him, for hours on end. They were happy together, enjoying the moments they had. How could it have possibly all gone wrong? His perfect life was now completely shattered into tiny little pieces, and all his hopes and dreams were crushed, as Tommy's worst fears came pouring down on him. Tears streamed down Tommy's face as memories rushed through his mind, or the one girl who meant more than anything to him, in the world. The reason he woke up in the morning, and for the smile on his face. The reason he had hope, and the courage to weather any storm. Kimberly was his life line. The person who loved him, and held him up. The one who stood by him, always cheering him on, making him believe that he was the luckiest man on the planet; the only man in existence . . . . . Kimberly was the girl he held high on a pedestal; his source for everything; the girl he planned to marry . . . . . They had promised to spend the rest of their lives together . . . . . . . . . But now all those dreams came crashing down as reality invaded their lives. Kimberly was gone. And like before, when Tommy had lost his powers, he was left lost and heart broken . . . Only this time, he was all alone.





To Be Continued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .