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Okay, so I am so excited for this chapter! If you don't like Mylan, well there's a bit in there, so sorry. :(. But if you like Dylan being a jackass instead of a knight in shinning armor, well this is the chapter for you.

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So here it is:

Chapter 16: Broken Obscurity

Iggy (Yep, one of these chapters again)

Last Time on Broken:

"Kayla was next. "Okay, um, never have I ever- um, gotten stabbed? I don't know. I'm not good at this game." I glanced at Max, and slowly we both put down a finger. We stared at each other, confused. When could she have actually gotten stabbed? It wasn't likely for a teenaged girl to get stabbed. "You've actually been stabbed?" Kayla said, surprised. Max and I didn't answer, but I gave her a look, as if saying that we needed to talk later."

Max and Fang immediately left the room, followed by Dylan. "What the hell was that about?" Kayla asked. I played up the act that I didn't know. I obviously wasn't surprised with Max: she had told me ages ago about Jeb. It was Fang that I was confused about. He had never told me anything about being that hurt. I knew he always lived in bad neighborhoods, so that must be the reason why. Wasn't it? And it must've not been too bad, because, obviously, he's still here.

"Well, I know Max didn't want anyone to find out about this," I started, "but you when she went to the hospital? Believe it or not, it wasn't because Fang had shoved her. The Max we all know and love is stronger than that. But, the day earlier, she was talking a walk to the park, but she decided to take a short cut. That meant that she'd have to go through this dark alley. She was mugged there and because she had tried to fight back, she ended up getting stabbed in the side. She found a way to limp to my house which was, like, two blocks away, and she had begged me not to take her to the hospital. I obliged, but I had to wrap her in this really weak gauze and pre-wrap. The next day, Fang shoved her and it affected the injury and she went to the hospital." I hadn't lied that much since I set off a stink bomb in my step-dad's office.

"As for Fang, I just figure it's because he has always lived in really bad neighborhoods." I finished. Everyone stared at me in disbelief. I shrugged it off.

Kayla thought for a moment, "But, why did Dylan go out there with Max and Fang?" I shrugged. I didn't know what was going on with Dylan. I do remember him, back when we were friends, but he seemed different somehow.

"Don't ask me." I said, throwing my hand up in guiltlessness.

"So how're you doing?" I asked Kayla. Everyone else had already fallen asleep, and I could tell that she was close to giving up to the cold hands of the nightmares I knew she was likely to have. She told me about how every night for the last two months, she had a dream where all of us were taken into a science lab where really weird scientists experimented on us. I reassured her that that could never happen, but she still had her doubts.

She smiled, knowing my tactics for talking to her, "I'm doing fine. And you know that I'm gonna have to sleep sometime or another."

I rolled my eyes. She thought she could pretend that she wasn't shaken up by the reoccurring dreams. "Yeah, I just figured that the other's wouldn't want you to begin screaming out of nowhere. She lightly shoved me. "Seriously though, don't worry about any of that. Just look straight into my eyes. Just stay awake." She scoffed, but then began to gaze into my eyes. I smiled at her, and she returned it. Before she could realize what I was doing, I clapped right in front of her face.

"Iggy!" She yelled as low as she could, as to not wake the others.

"Hey, you're awake now."

"Maybe I wanted to fall asleep!" She yelled again. I looked at her in disbelief. "Okay, maybe I didn't, but you didn't have to scare me."

"Kayla, look at me." She looked at me, as if saying that she wasn't gonna fall for it this time. "No, I swear I won't scare you." She leniently stared my way, "I will never hurt you, and if I ever do, may the Lord strike me down from the heavens."

She looked oddly at me, "I thought you weren't religious."

"I will be just for this." She rolled her eyes. "Kayla, you're safe with me."

She seemed to be contemplating this for a while. Her mind was full of thoughts. Way to go, Iggy. I thought to myself. You just lost her. She stayed silent for what seemed like forever. "Iggy?" She asked, "I'm gonna try something."

I was about to say the words, "okay." When suddenly, she grabbed the back of my head and pulled in close to hers. She kissed me with more force than I was ready for. I was surprised for a second, not knowing what to do. Then, I realized that Kayla was kissing me. She was kissing me. And I was kissing her back. The more it happened the more I wanted it. I didn't want her to move away from me, but suddenly she pulled away embarrassed.

Kayla's POV

I stared at Iggy in horror for a second. "I'm so sorry." I finally yelped and jumped up faster than a kangaroo. I ran out of the living room we were laying down in. I could already feel the tears rushing down my face. I brushed them away, harshly. I did not cry. I had barely even cried when Ethan cheated on me. Why was I so emotional know, kissing someone I didn't even like? Maybe because you do like him. I told myself. No I couldn't, I had already screwed it up with Iggy. I didn't even want to do anything, I just wanted to die right then and there.

I walked out my front door, planning on running out and leaving. Where would to leave too? There's no one who would welcome you in. I walked down the porch and began walking down the sidewalk in a quick pace. It must've been two in the morning, because the only lights I could see were the streetlights that shone bright on all of us.

Why did you do that, Kayla? You're such an idiot. You should've just fallen asleep. I couldn't fall asleep, could I? Not with those painful nightmares staining any chance I had of living. You shouldn't have even told Iggy about those stupid dreams. But, I had to. I had to tell someone about those dreams. I couldn't tell Ethan, I hated him now. Who wouldn't in my place? I couldn't tell Lauren, she had betrayed me, even though I had forgiven her. But, how could I have told her, when our friendship was completely corrupt. Fang? No, he wouldn't understand. Plus, I wasn't close enough with him. Gazzy? No, he's too... Gazzy. Max? No, she had been distant ever since Nudge had come running in that one day at lunch.

What was going on with her? I felt like I haven't been able to talk to her in forever. That was one of the reasons why I wanted this party in the most part. I wanted to regain that friendship we had lost for no reason.

It was obviously that none of those people would work, so it seemed like Iggy was the only choice. At least, that's what I kept telling myself. I hadn't realized that I was sitting on the grass outside my house.

"Kayla! Kayla, where are you?" Iggy screamed. I hide besides the porch steps. "Kayla! Please, just let me talk to you." I was silent as another tear came down my face. "KAYLA!" Suddenly, my phone went off, with a phone call. I silenced my phone, but I already knew that he knew where I was. He walked around to where I was. "Kayla," He helped me up, "what are you doin-"

"Look Iggy, I didn't mean to do that. I mean, it's not that I didn't want to. But, that doesn't mean that I want to either, and I just didn't know what I was doing, and I was just upset about Ethan and I was being an idiot and-"

Suddenly, he stopped me by kissing me.

And it's done. Okay, so I'm sorry that it took so long. I've been getting ready for this leadership camp thing for my school that's a week long, so I'm sorry if this is a little late.

Questions:

1) What was your favorite part? What was your least favorite part?

2) What do you like to do for fun? I play volleyball and write, (duh).

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Okay, see ya guys.

~Maximum Reading