"Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak; sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go."

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LUCAS' POV

Berkeley, San Francisco

September 17, 2013

9: 08 PM

myemptyheart3: Ever experienced to break up with someone else though you still love the person?

heartbrokenjock3: Actually, I do. The difference I the girl broke up with me.

myemptyheart3: Ouch! I assume that's Cheery you're talking about.

heartbrokenjock3: Yeah. She is. God, this is the nth time I've realized I've her hurt so badly. I'm such a horrible person.

myemptyheart3: Why? What happened?

heartbrokenjock3: Cheery has always been good to me. She took care of me and been there for me. Basically, she has everything a guy could ever wish for. But I screwed up with her like hell. The first time we were together, I almost slept with her best friend and—

myemptyheart3: Wait! Timeout! You almost slept with her best friend??? Dude, it's an unwritten rule. Do not flirt, fall in love, or worse, sleep with your significant other's best friend. You are one clueless jerk!

heartbrokenjock3:Thanks. Really! I appreciate your way of stating the obvious. Believe me, I've been regretting it the minute we did it. The minute that I also realized I'm completely head over heels for her. Please, don't send me on a guilt trip! I've had enough of it already.

myemptyheart3: Fine! Tough love, huh? Go on…

heartbrokenjock3: Anyways, we patched up and became good friends with her, with my feelings still in tact. Sadly, she had a jerk of a boyfriend.

myemptyheart3: Cut! Is the guy really a jerk? Or did you call him a jerk because he's dating your Cheery? I'm smelling jealousy.

heartbrokenjock3: Well, you could say the second one. Yeah, yeah! I'm jealous alright! But the guy really is a jerk, like a mean girl, except that he's a boy.

myemptyheart3: OMG! I didn't know you have such an interesting love story. So what did you do?

heartbrokenjock3: Fortunately, they broke up and we became closer, as in CLOSER! Eventually, I learned that she had to go to California for the summer. So I told her all about my feelings, but she still left.

myemptyheart3: That's it? She just left?

heartbrokenjock3: Yah. But when she came back, we became an item. I swear, that was the best day of my life. It's like winning the lottery or something. So much had happened while we were together, but we managed.

myemptyheart3:I'm guessing a happy ending?

heartbrokenjock3: Not quite. Her best friend, the one I almost slept with and whom we can call Blondevil, entered the picture again. Apparently, she told my girlfriend, her best friend, that she still has feelings for me. Those were days before the graduation. What a way to tell her big news!

myemptyheart3: Ooohhh…drama! She really deserves her name. That girl really is a devil. Blondes are so stupid!

heartbrokenjock3: Tell me about it! Hey, I've got a question, why did you ask me if I've broken up with someone that I love?

myemptyheart3: That's nothing. A memory came back to me this morning and-

heartbrokenjock3: WHAT???? Are you alright? Were you hurt?

myemptyheart3: Geez, yousound like my mother. Calm down! I'm fine! I've drank my painkillers already. As I was saying, I saw myself talking to a guy, which I suppose was my boyfriend. I didn't get to see his face though. But I think we were on the verge of breaking up. I couldn't make up exactly what I said, but it was something like I was holding on to our relationship for him and not for me.

heartbrokenjock3: Are you're not a mind- reader or something? That was what Cheery when we first broke up. Not exactly that, but something like it. Let me guess, the guy said he's sorry and you said you're sorry too?

myemptyheart3: Who's the mind- reader now? That's exactly what happened. Wait a minute, are you sure you're not making your love story up? It sounds oddly familiar to me, like I've seen it or something. Well, this is getting weird. And everything we talk about is always coincidental.

heartbrokenjock3: I know! Not to mention, too much coincidence. I guess it's not just me who has experienced pain and heartbreak. I'm glad to know you're slowly recovering. It's good for you. I'll be here if ever you need me for anything.

myemptyheart3: Thanks! I'm really happy to see that I'm progressing- emotionally and mentally. I'm also blessed to know you're letting your feelings out.

heartbrokenjock3: I know! And they're all because of you. You're a friend I never had.

myemptyheart3: Me too! Hey, would you look at the time. I think we should call it a night.

heartbrokenjock3: Really? It seems like we've just been on this for an hour. Whew! Time really does fly fast.

myemptyheart3: Too bad you didn't finish your love story. You should definitely continue it.

heartbrokenjock3Sure! Only if you want to. Please tell me if you have "memory flashes" again. I certainly want to know more about you and your past.

myemptyheart3: Ok. I'm so sorry about this morning. The electricity went out.

heartbrokenjock3: That's ok. Well, good night! Sweet dreams!

myemptyheart3: Good night too! By the way, it's Penelope, my name. You were asking for it this morning, right? Anyways, got to go! Bye!

(myemptyheart3 has logged out)

Before I even got the chance to reply, she immediately logged out. Penelope. That name reminded me of Brooke, Brooke Penelope Davis. I haven't heard from her for a very long time now. Could it be that she is myemptyheart3? I doubt it. I bet there are many Penelope's in the world. And why would she use her second name? But every time I talk about my past, Penelope can relate to them most of the time and it's like she has experienced them. This is getting so weird! But Penelope sounds so much like Brooke. Maybe it's a sign that I should forget about Brooke and let myself meet other great people like Penelope.

Question is, could it really be possible that Brooke is also Penelope?