EBONY

I woke up to find myself in a white room. It felt like the worst hangover I had ever had in my life. The sunlight hurt my eyes making me turn away from it. Images swirled before me and I couldn't make them out at all. Every noise was like a sledgehammer to my head making me cover my ears to stop the noise. But to no avail, time stood still until my sight and hearing became clear again. I think it took hours and I tried to remember what happened.

Oh yeah, I was pissed at Kai for being a fucking dick head. I just couldn't believe he would think of me like that. But how did I get here? The last thing I remember is walking to the park and suddenly collapsing. The rain made my clothes heavy and drained my energy, or maybe it was the cold that finally did me in.

But now all I really wanted to know was this. "Where the hell am I?" I muttered as my hearing finally became bearable. Someone spoke to me but the only word I could make out was 'hospital'.

"How are you feeling?" A kindly voice asked me. I looked over but couldn't make them out. "I can't see clearly."

"I suspected this would happen. But don't worry, if you're hearing has returned then you're sight will come back soon." I nodded and lay back waiting for my sight to clear up. I would've gone back to sleep but I was now awake and wanted to stay that way. "How did I get here?"

"A nice young man carried you in from his car." I sighed and could just about make out my nurse's face. "Was it a black car?"

"I don't really know. But the young man was very polite and asked us to do everything in our power to save you. Seems you might've struck something inside of him?" I shrugged my shoulders and looked away. "I don't know anymore." My eyes had finally cleared and I saw the nurse looking a bit sad. She left me alone after that and I ran yesterdays events through my head.

There was knock at my door a while later and I looked over to see Hilary and her mother at the door. I had never been so glad to see anyone before in my life. But I still didn't show it. Hilary flung herself at me unable to restrain herself any longer. She hugged me tight and I wasn't sure of what to do at first. But slowly I put my arms around my cousin who was sobbing stupidly. "Who died?" I asked and she stopped laughing instantly becoming annoyed. "That's not funny! You nearly did last night!"

"Huh?"

"It's a miracle Kai found you and brought you in straight away!" Those words hit me more than I could've imagined. But still I refused to show anything. "He did?" Hilary nodded but I was still too angry to care. I turned away and lay facing the window. "Can I be alone please?" They agreed to leave and I lay there for hours trying to think. 'Why would he save me if he thinks I'm a money grabbing slut? This is making my mind ache.'

I left the next day with a clean bill of health. My phone had been turned off since yesterday so I turned it on and found over thirty messages from Kai. I half thought about deleting them all but my curiosity got the better of me. I sat down on my bed and put the first one on my screen.

'I know you were set up by Voltaire. He should really learn to close the door to his office when he talks to his butler. I heard him confess to the tape and I'm really sorry for jumping to conclusions. Please call me!' The rest of them were just as apologetic. Then I got a new one, as I was halfway through the message load. I read the new one from Kai. It literally begged me to meet him by the skate park.

I ignored it and turned my phone off. The next stage to being alone was to lock the door to my room. He told me things I already knew and I just didn't want to hear it.

Hilary's mother tried to open the door to my room but I found out where she kept her key. So now she couldn't open it even if she wanted to. Heavy Metal blared in my ears so I couldn't hear what was going on. My mind became as numb as my body to everything.

I didn't dare turn my phone on again and noticed the temperature outside started to drop. Everyone started to wear coats and scarves, even the slut. I saw Kai in a long black trench coat that reached his ankles. With his long white scarf I thought it was a very good look for him.

Christmas was less than a month away but I couldn't give a flying fuck about it. I had money to pay for presents and still had my job at the local stables. I managed to transfer Shadow with my savings so he and I were inseparable for most of the week. I ignored Kai through school and managed to avoid him by becoming stage manager again. The date for the play was to be moved after the exams again. If Irene didn't get it right by then the play will be cancelled.

KAI

I sent her presents, which she returned with notes consisting of 'I don't want your money and I don't want you!' My heart ached for her, she was in my mind constantly and it hurt to think about her. Voltaire was still organizing the engagement party by the end of year. I was planning on not turning up and hide out at Tyson's for the day.

I even got myself in detention but still found no sign of her. It was only when Hilary told me what Ebony was doing after school did I know we were over. From that day I promised myself never to fall in love again.