I am really sorry to have to keep doing this to you all, but I just wanted to let you know why I haven't updates since...good lord! DECEMBER 12th. Oh my goodness, I am so very sorry, and I can understand if you all hate me now.

Basically, I blame my lack of speediness on three things:

1. My laptop is more or less dead...literally. My little sister broke the entry to where I plug in the power cord, and now it simply can't charge. The computer can't be fixed, so I'm really just waiting to get a new one, which probably won't be until graduation this spring. Right now, I'm using my dad's, but he needs that for work, and our desktop, when my sisters aren't using it. It's a tough situation and doesn't allow for much writing time at ALL.

2. "My Ron" and I have been going through a rough patch lately, so my inspiration hasn't quite been up to par. There was a grave misunderstanding between us, and now he's being distant and we can't really talk the way we used to. I'm trying to fix it, but until I feel happy again, I can't write. I've always been that way; and I don't another sad, angsty chapter.

3. It was winter break, and quite frankly, I haven't been really been home for the past two and a half weeks. My best friend came back from school in California for the holidays and I've been spending time with her...and my Ron. (Before we started this whole "thing" we're going through.) Also, one of my other really close friends was having a bad time--let's just say that some people aren't as lucky as some of us, who are able to find nice guys. So I've been trying to be there for her.

So there you have it. I know that excuses shouldn't count for much, but I just really wanted to explain why there hasn't been an update in so long. I'm trying as hard as I can to write, but now that school's started, we're knee deep in midterm preparations, so it might be a bit before I get the next chapter written. I'm VERY SORRY. Please, believe me, send me words of encouragment, and as a special treat, when I do update, I'll post it as a new chapter, so you all can update that one, too!

Thank you for your patience. You guys are the reason why I kept up this story for so long!