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Chapter Sixteen

Briar felt strangely alone as Sandry left his mind so suddenly. He knew she was hurt, and guilt settled into his chest.

"I…I have to go." Sandry said, and Briar knew she was trying hard not to cry, the guilt increasing in his chest.

Sandry turned and ran out of the bar. Briar watched her run a few metres, before running after her, catching up with her just outsdie the bar.

"Sandry." He said, grabbing her arm.

"Leave me alone." Sandry said, trying to pull herself out of his grasp, but he was too strong.

"Bno, you can't just run out in the streets." Briar said, his voice filled with worry. "It's not safe."

Sandry looked at him, and he could see the tears flooding her cheeks. "I won't go anywhere. Just leave."

Briar didn't move. "I'm sorry…"

"It's not your fault." Sandry said. "But you don't know how much it hurts. Knowing you don't love me. Knowing you love someone else. Knowing your WITH someone else!"

Sandry tried to get out of his grip again, but he still wouldn't let her go.

"Briar, go back inside." A new vocie said, and Briar spun around to see Amber standing there.

"I…" Briar began, not knowing what to say.

"Just go inside. I'll look after her." Amber said.

Briar wasn't sure if it was wise to leave these two alone, but decided to do what Amber said, and let Sandry go. He then walked past Amber, back into the bar.

Sandry looked at Amber and felt stupid and embarrassed by what was happening.

Amber didn't seem to be angry though. She seemed concerned. "Do you hate me?" Amber asked quietly.

Sandry looked at her in surprise. "No, I don't hate you. I just…" Sandry felt herself begin top lose it. "…Everytime I see Briar, it hurts. It hurts so much, knowing I love him, but he doesn't love me. He loves you."

Amber wrapped her arms around Sandry and they both sat down on the sidewalk Sandry crying into Amber's shoulder, as Amber awkwardly patted Sandry on the back. Sandry knew Amber didn't do this very often, and felt comfort in knowing the thief was going out of her way to be Sandry's friend. Somewhere in all the thoughts of pain, Sandry wondered why no one had approached them. It would have looked strange, two girls sitting on the sidewalk, one sobbing hoeplessly. Then Sandry realized that it was probably because of Ameber. She was a well-known thief, especially around here. No one would dare question her.

"I'm sorry Sandry." Amber whispered. "I never wanted to hurt you."

Sandry nodded and sat up. "I know…but you love him right?"

Amber nodded. "I'm in love with him."

Sandry nodded, the pain in her chest still there. "And he loves you. I'd rather you two be together and be happy, then all of us be sad." Sandry sniffed. "Otherwise you wouldn't be here to comfort me." Sandry knew it was a lame attempt at humour, but she didn't care. She wasn't in a humourous mood.

Amber's reply to her comment, was another, tight hug.

When Sandry had finally managed to stop crying, she wiped her cheeks. Now all that remained was the stains on her cheeks.

"Do you want to go back in there?" Amber asked tentatively.

Sandry shook her head. "I don't want to see him. Not now."

Amber nodded. "I'll go get your friends."

"Can you tell Dean I'm sorry I left without saying goodbye?" Sandry asked and Amber nodded. "Thank you."

Sandry watched Amber go back into the crowed bar, and hugged her arms around herself. She wished this lonely pain would go away.

Dean saw Amber leave the bar, and a few minutes later Briar came back in. Dean went over to Briar. He knew it wasn't wise for him to go out to Sandry. They weren't that close yet, but Dean wanted to know what happened. He knew Sandry and Briar must have communicated with magic, in order to keep their conversation private, and whatever it was, Dean knew it must have been bad for Sandry to run out of the bar crying.

"What happened?" He asked Briar, who justed looked at him in surprise. "Is Sandry okay?"

Briar nodded. "Yeah, she's outside with Amber."

"What happened?" Dean repeated.

Briar met his eyes for a minute, then looked away. When he spoke he spoke softly, so Dean barely heard what he said. "I told her about me and Amber."

Dean winced, as he knew, just from their conversation that night, that Sandry was still in love with Briar. He knew it must be a painful blow for her.

"I feel so guilty." Briar murmured, and Dean knew he hadn't meant to say thqt aloud.

"Don't feel guilty." He said quickly. "You and Amber are in love. It's not your fault sandry loves you. It's not her fault either. You can't control your feelings."

Briar looked up at Dean. "Thanks."

"Come on. Let's get some drinks." Dean said, leading Briar over to the bar, and they both sat on stools.

"Oh good." Jonas saidsarcastically. "You're back. And here I was thinking I would go broke because my favourite customer had stopped drinking for ten minues."

"Oh shut up." Dean said light heartedly, hoping to lighten Briar's mood.

"You're right." Jonas said, giving them both drinks. "You already know you're a drunk."

"I resent that."

"Of coruse you do."

"Guys!" Briar interrupted, then went silent. "Never mind, keep fighting."

"Nah, the moods gone." Dean said. "But this isn't over."

"I'm quivering in fear."

The two of them sat there, silently drinking. Neither wanting to be the first to speak, so neither of them were speaking.

"Hey." Amber said, making both of them jump. Neither of them had noticed her come up, both so focused on their thoughts.

"How's Sandry?" Dean asked.

Amber shrugged. "She's okay. She's just upset…and hurt. I sent her home with her friends."

"Thank you." Briar said, hugging his girlfriend. "Thank you for being a friend to her."

"I wanted to do it." Amber said. "She's a nice girl…don't worry, she'll be okay."

Dean looked over to see Briar still looking worried, despite Amber's words.

"Well…" Dean said. "I'm going to go up to my room. Have an early night."

"Good night." Amber said, giving him a quick smile before turning her attention back to Briar.

Dean laughed as he went up to his room. It was funny that out of the two of them, Amber was the one to fall in love first. She was always the one who loved the adrenile of danger, the feel of the game. She didn't like anything deep. Just flings with people, then moving on. It was nice, Dean decided. If Amber can find someone and fall in love, it gave him more hope that maybe he could do the same.

Sandry sighed as she lay in her bed at Winding Circle, the pain still fresh in her heart. She just wanted to go to sleep. To block out all of this. Sandry wished she could just stop feeling anything. At the moment she would gladly give up the feeling of joy to stop the pain. She knew she was being stupid. She wasn't the only one that felt this kind of pain. She wasn't the only person in her situation. She was just being dramatic.

Sandry put her pillow over her head, as though that could block everything out. And after a while, she finally fell asleep.

Okay, another new chapter. Once again, I hope you guys like the new direction I'm taking with this chapter, rather than the old one. Okay Thank you to everyone who reviewed the original chapter 15:

no1special: Thank you for saying my story rocked. That's so cool. Yes, its odd that I've made Tris and Daja a couple, but I suppose the whole story is odd, so its okay.

Salma-Sol: Thank you for reviewing, once again I love you for reviewing. Yes, it is a few hours away from Winding Circle, and I'm not that cruel to Sandry…I had Amber save her. How could I let her walk all the way home? Once again, thank you for reviewing.

Anonymouse: Yeah, Amber's character doesn't seem to be developed, but that's also because she's a very messed up and confused person. Amber grew up on the streets, stealing and killing so she didn't really love or trust anyone except for Jonas and Dean. Then Briar came along and she fell in love with him, and then Sandry came and she came to trust Sandry as well. So it was confusing because she suddenly had these two people she cared about and trusted, but she's so used to just caring for herself.

Alenor: Yeah, what is the point of writing if you don't enjoy it? Yeah, I think I will be focusing on Sandry's love life as Briar and Amber are sorting themselves out. Thank you for reviewing.

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