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Chapter 2- Still in love

Joey had just got back from her heartbreaking breakup with Pacey. She sat on her bed and cried. She wouldn't come out of her room for days. She had found herself slumped into a deep depression. Bessie had tried to pick her back up again but she failed, time after time after time.

She would find scraps of paper that Joey had written on saying how much she wanted to die and that nothing was worth living for without Pacey. She had withdrawn from Worthington, knowing that the memory of Pacey would always linger there.

She got a job at a local grocery store and tried to piece back any scraps of life she still had left. Bessie was tired of this depression and she knew that there was only one person that could ever pull her out of it. She had to talk to Pacey.

"Hello?" It was 3:00 a.m. in the Creek when Pacey answered his phone.

"Hey, Pace?" A familiar voice came out the other end of the phone.

"Bessie? What are you doing up at 3?"

"Sorry to call so late but it's about Joey."

"Oh…" Pacey wanted to hang up but decided to give Bess a chance.

"She's a wreck Pace. She withdrew from Worthington…"

"She What? Why! When?" Pacey was shocked and upset. Joey had worked so long for this he couldn't understand how she could give it up. Another thing that crossed his mind was that the main reason they split was because of the distance. She had told him that she would give it up for him but he just couldn't believe that she meant it.

"Ya. She's been in a horrible depression ever since you two broke up. She tells me that she dropped out because it would remind her too much of you. She works at a grocery store and whenever she's not there she's in her room laying on her bed either crying, watching TV, or both."

"Oh my G-d. This is horrible Bess."

"It gets worse… G-d, I don't know how this happened but it did… Pace… she's suicidal."

"What!" Pacey didn't realize that Jo would take this so hard.

"Yes. When she's at work I go through her room and find notes that she's written saying how there is no life worth living without Pacey Witter involved somehow. She's a mess Pace. You have to help me. I'm scared I might lose the one thing I've been holding on to so hard to keep. Please help me Pacey. Please."

Pacey was so shocked. He had no idea that her life was so revolved around him and their relationship. He was really worried about her now. There was only one answer he could give Bessie.

"Of course I will Bess, I mean she is the love of my life…. oh SHIT!" Pacey didn't mean to say that last sentence. He didn't want to admit it to himself, especially when someone was there as witness. He couldn't help but say it though, it was the truth and he could never deny his feelings for her, no matter what. No matter how hard he tried to tell him there was nothing there, there would always be something.

"I am?" a new voice had come into the conversation.

"Jo! What are you doing on the phone?" Pacey was so confused at the point.

"I had a feeling Bessie was going to call you and I needed to hear your voice if even for one second and I knew you would hang up on me so I decided to listen in."

"Jo, is it true that you dropped out of Worthington because of me?"

"Well, yes. But it was mostly me. That would be the last place to escape you. I needed to get over you Pace. How could I do that when Worthington would always be wrapped around you?"

"Jo, you shouldn't have given up Worthington because we're over. It's your dream to go there. You said yourself that you had never wanted anything so bad in your life."

"I lied. There is only on thing that I've ever wanted and that is you Pace. I still want you; still love you. Forever Pace, it's that real for me.

"Jo, don't make this any harder than it has to be."

"But you said yourself that I'm the love of your life. And now that Worthington is out of the picture we could stay here together and make a life for ourselves. We could be happy Pacey. We could be happy again." Her last sentences turned into whispers.

"Jo, it's not that simple."

"Why not? I love you, you love me, what's the problem."

"It doesn't work that way, I'm sorry Jo." He hung up the phone before she could say anything else.

"Pace? Pacey!" She hung up the phone and slumped back down onto to her bed crying so hard she felt dehydrated.

"Why does he hate me so much? What did I do wrong! WHY DID HE LEAVE ME!" Joey pushed her face into her pillow as all of her tears flowed out damping the pillow severely.

At this point Bessie was already in Joey's room massaging her back, trying to comfort her, but to no avail.

"He did what he thought was best Jo, you can't ask for more than that."

"KNOCK! KNOCK!"

"Who would that be at this time of night?" Bessie got up and went to the door to see Dawson smiling at her.

"Hey Bess, is Joey here? I thought I'd pay her a surprise visit. I know that it's spring break so I thought I'd check here before going to Worthington."

"O Lord." This was getting to messy to repeat all over again, especially to Dawson who didn't even know that Pacey dumped Joey.

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