Sorry for the long wait everyone. But since it's nearing Christmas, I've been busy shopping and wrapping presents and taping things together. How are you guys going to spend your Christmas? Tell me all about it in your reviews!

Dana willed herself not to cry herself every night when she went to sleep. She was tearing herself apart thinking about Logan, but she wouldn't let anyone know how broken her heart felt. She sighed and rolled over in her bed, feeling as if a heavy boulder had landed on her shoulders. Besides trying to find out the mystery of who stole the Pants (which were now in Quinn's possession at the moment) Dana had been trying as hard as she could to try and find out why Logan had broken up with her.

She was just about to fall asleep when there was a knock on the door. Dana's eyes twitched open. Zoey was fast asleep in her bed so she decided to go answer the door herself. She slipped out of bed and stumbled across the room. She opened the door to see a small package sitting at the doorstep. She picked it up and shook it.

Then she realized it was making ticking sounds.

She knew it was silly, but she felt scared anyways. Was it a bomb? She rushed over to Zoey's bed and shook her friend awake. Zoey lifted her head sleepily off her pillow. "What?" she grumbled. Dana stuck the box under her nose.

"Look," she whispered frantically. "It's ticking!"

"What is it?" Zoey asked her eyes half closed.

"I don't know, that's what I want you to find out for me," Dana said. She was much too frightened to open the ticking box herself. Ever since she was little, Dana had been terrified of bombs and even the slightest hint of them sent her flying off the handle. "Please, Zoey, open the package."

Zoey, too sleepy to argue, took the package from Dana and opened it. Inside was a clock. It was green and had two black hands, one longer than the other. There was also a note inside. Dana frowned and picked up the note, carefully reading it out loud.

"Time is ticking, Dana Cruz," she read, her voice shaking. "Stop hanging around Logan- no; stop THINKING about Logan if you want to leave peacefully." She stopped reading and blinked. She was too scared to think. What could this note mean? "Zoey, what do you-"

Dana looked down and realized that Zoey had fallen asleep.

Quinn was sad.

She was for the obvious reason that she hadn't seen Michael in ages. Longer than ages in fact. She wondered if he had gone on a trip without telling her. She was anxious to find out. She pulled her cell phone out again and started to dial his number when she saw it.

Her finger was just hovering above a button when she saw him.

And her.

Saw him with her.

Saw him kissing her.

Quinn couldn't believe her eyes. She saw Michael- her Michael, kissing another girl. Who was this girl? She felt tears sting her eyes. She couldn't believe it. She REFUSED to believe it in fact. She turned away, but then she looked back and saw that the girl he was kissing was none other than Tammy Ale, the one who had returned the shopping bag.

"Sure, we had a free opening anyway. You're hired."

Nicole's eyes nearly popped out of her head. Josh had just hired her to work at the store! She could barely contain her excitement. "What? Are you serious? Thank you so much and… oh my gosh, what should I do first? Should I organize some clothes or should I take a phone call or…"

Josh laughed. "First things first," he said. "Calm down!"

Nicole nodded her head vigorously. She felt so happy… so surprised! She hadn't felt this way in ages. Maybe Josh, the boy of her dreams, would help her feel this way every day from now on. Maybe. Just maybe, she had found the key to happiness.

Sorry for the really short chapter. I promise longer, detailed, and BETTER chapters in the New Year! My birthday is on the 26th of December (turning 13 :O) and from the 27th to the 30th I'm going on a camping trip so I won't be seeing you all until 2006. Well, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEARS!