Remember me When I'm Gone

Hey, guys, sorry for not updating but I've been really busy lately with school and with all the assignments all the teachers have been giving me. So, if WitchTK could find it in her heart to forgive me it would really make my day. I know I told you I'd update Wednesday some weeks ago but I just lost track of time.

Uh, so anywho I just wanted to thank all you active readers for reviewing and all you non-active readers for just plain reading the story. It's really late over here right now so pardon me for any future mistakes this chapter may have. I hope you don't mind me writing in Keira's point of view I just thought she'd like a say in this since she's the one Cornelia revealed her secret too. I'll write in Cornelia's point of view too but that's just to let you know. Uh so, on with the story…

Chapter 5:

Josh awoke early the following morning. He didn't usually wake up at 7.45am on a Saturday and it was hard for him to get out of bed. As soon as he opened his eyes he turned off his Mp4 player and took the head-phones out of his ears. He sleepily turned off the alarm clock and swung his legs over to the edge of the bed. His room was so messy, pack-rats could live with him and he wouldn't even notice. Packets of snacks littered the floor along with empty bottles of fizzy-cola and boxes of half eaten pizzas. His desk was filled with books, school assignments, half finished projects and magazines which he never read but kept only because he could.

He got out of bed and yawned all the way to the bathroom, making sure on the way he didn't trip and fall on the clothes that lay on the floor. If there were clean or not, Josh had no idea. Once he was inside he took of his clothes and took a cold shower to completely wake him up. The cool, refreshing water felt good on his warm skin, it sure woke him up. After a few minutes under the cool water, Josh stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around him. Once he was dried, he got dressed and went downstairs for breakfast. He made his way down the stairs as quickly as he could, he was starving. At the thought of food his stomach gave a low grumble as if to agree to the idea of eating. Once down stairs, he smelled the air hungrily, taking a big whiff of freshly cooked eggs and bacon.

"Mmm… something smells good." He said, clapping his hands in front of his chest as he sat down. He smiled at Keira who was sitting just opposite of him. She ignored him and continued looking through a magazine that lay open in front of her.

Just then, Caleb came over with a plate piled with bacon and eggs. "Here Josh, enjoy." He handed the plate over to him and then went to eat his own bacon and eggs. Josh grabbed a fork and scooped up the eggs.

"Are you going to take something with you to Meridian, Keira?" He asked. "I think I'll take some chocolate bars with me. Mom really likes chocolate and Dad loves gummy bears."

"I'm not going to Meridian. Not with you anyway." She turned the page roughly, almost tearing it out of the magazine.

"What?! Why not?"

"Because you don't get to call me lonely and miserable and just be all happy as pie about it in the morning." She said bitterly. Caleb just shrugged and continued eating his eggs quietly. After a couple dozen fights he got used to the name calling and yelling in the end they'd still make up.

"Oh c'mon! I didn't mean it." He finished his bacon and drank a bit of the orange juice that was set in front of him, "And I didn't call you 'lonely' or 'miserable'. I just…"

"You just implied that I'm lonely, miserable, and jealous. And let's not forget bossy, pushy, stubborn and self-centered." She furiously closed the magazine and threw it inside her bag. "So no, Josh, I'm not going to Meridian with you."

"Fine, do what you want. I'm tired of trying to convince you anyway. If I didn't know better I'd say you're embarrassed of hanging out with me but I don't have to say it 'cause I already know." He got up from the table, almost knocking the chair over and stormed over to the kitchen cupboard. "So, it's fine with me, do what you want. I'm through here." He grabbed a couple of chocolate bars and stuffed them in his back pocket. His parents absolutely loved chocolate so every time he visited he'd take a few chocolate bars with him.

"Josh, I'm s…" Keira began to say but she was cut off.

"Just save it. I don't wanna hear it." He stepped out the room and went down to the basement where a portal lay open for their own personal use.

"More bacon?" Caleb said as he offered Keira more helpings of bacon.

"Oh, damn it! I hate it when I act all bitchy." She rested her head on her hands and breathed in slowly.

"I'm not going to interfere or take sides, but he did actually have a point." He said, "You really do change your mind often when it comes to your brother. He was really happy when he came down, and that was because he was going to spend some quality time with you, his only sister."

"Great, now I feel much better." she said sarcastically. "What do I do now?"

"Well, if I were you I'd go and apologize." he drank a bit of his coffee and continued. "Plus, give these gummy bears to Dad, Josh forgot to take them, again."

"Thanks." She took the gummy bears and gave her older brother a kiss on the cheek before she ran towards the basement. She stopped in her tracks when her brother called after her.

"Before you go, yesterday after you threatened Josh, you said that Cornelia would never cheat on me and yet she still did it. And then you said 'if we knew the real truth we'd understand'. What would we understand?"

"Um… nothing. I was too mad to think about what I was saying. Just forget about it." She lied.

"Oh ok. Send my regards to mom and Dad." With that she spun around and darted to the basement. She opened the basement door and a creepy creaking noise was heard coming from the door's hinges.

"This basement always gave me the creeps." Keira said, talking to no one in particular. She could barley see the illuminating light the portal was giving off so she flipped the switch bringing a dangling light-bulb to life, with the occasional zapping sounds. Once there was enough light she proceeded to the stairs, making sure she was careful not to trip and fall on the way down. It wouldn't be the first time she'd slipped and fell all the way down in the process of getting to the portal. When she was safely down, she made her way to the portal which gave the room a bluish colour. She went to the opposite wall and saw that her brother had took his axe. A wave of relief washed over her, it wouldn't be the first time her brother went to Meridian weaponless. She grabbed her bow and arrow but made sure she left her sword in its place on the wall because she felt it was fine to have only one weapon with her today. Keira made it a chore to always take a weapon with her to Meridian. It was set in the middle ages and it was legal to duel with an enemy of yours. Without a glance back, she plunged into the swirly blue liquid kind of substance, having the gummy bears safely in the back pocket of her jeans and the bow and arrows safely slung around her shoulders.

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For once, the sun managed to make its way through the stuffy green curtains that were hung in Cornelia's Hospital window. The light that managed to make its way through made shafts of sunlight fall dramatically through the open window onto the contents of Cornelia's room. The room wasn't much to look at but that didn't bother Cornelia, after being in this damned room for such a long time, Cornelia grew fond of it. A television screen was mounted on the wall just opposite Cornelia's bed were she could spend an hour or two watching old movies, a couple of old fashioned soap operas or just plain flipping through the channels just to pass the time. Beside the bed lay a lamp that was sat on a little bedside table where she could have a nice, relaxing read at night. (To Brit?) It was a nice Saturday morning but Cornelia wished she was outside the Hospital instead of inside it.

Sometimes she felt like a caged animal but other times she felt free as a bird. She had no idea why she felt so free because in the last week she only managed to stay out of the Hospital for just about a day or so and then she was back in here for more chemo and radiation. On the bright side she was getting better but on the down side, she felt her hair thinning. She got out of bed and decided she'd go for a walk, not that she could walk a long distance without feeling her lungs burn but she could still walk. It was getting a bit chilly outside so she put on her house-coat and tied the lace in a ribbon around her waist. Having her IV-tube in hand she walked out the door. 'Looks like I'm really getting better. Thanks dad'. She thought. Every time she felt everything was going wrong she'd talk to a picture she had of her father and just like that, whatever hectic situation she was in would suddenly start calming down. She only wished it was that easy with Caleb. 'I wish I could have told you Caleb but if I did, it would only have complicated things more.' At the thought of Caleb, she felt a lump grow in her throat and her eyes water. Taking a deep breath, she calmed herself down. Just then Irma walked by holding a bunch of papers.

"Hey, Irma!" she called, "Wait up." Irma stopped and waited for Cornelia to catch up.

"Hurry up, slow-poke." She teased once Cornelia was close enough.

"Don't blame me, blame this chemo that's pumping through my veins." Cornelia joked. As soon as she said this comment, Irma's face dropped.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring it up."

"It's ok. I don't mind making fun of it." Cornelia fumbled with her loose lace, "So, uh I was wondering… how's Caleb doing? I've been thinking of him a lot lately."

"Well, uh last I heard he had Hayley as a girlfriend but I don't know how much cheerleading crap he can take." Irma said as she saw Cornelia's eyes drop.

"Yeah, I heard about that." Cornelia said above a whisper.

"Listen, if it's bothering you that much, why don't you tell him what's going on? I mean, from the looks of things he doesn't seem that happy with Hayley and I know he still loves you." Irma gave the papers to the registrars' office and took some mints off the table.

"I know but I can't bring myself to tell him. I mean, what am I supposed to say after all this time? 'Hi, Caleb the reason I broke up with you is because I have leukemia and I didn't want to tell you 'cause it would've hurt your feelings. Gee, you've lost weight'." She sat down on a near by couch to catch her breath. "It's just not that simple. By the way, where's Keira? I was hoping she'd help me in my Math homework."

"Oh, she had to go to Meridian with Josh. If she went that is." Irma sat beside Cornelia, she unwrapped one of the many mints she grabbed and popped one in her mouth, "Apparently, she had a fight with Josh about him calling her lonely and miserable. Little does he know, she has a date tonight. Or so she told me." Keira texted Irma about the fight they had the night before just before she went to sleep and she told Irma about what she planned to do in the morning. (The date was moved from a week later to this Saturday, Mark (Keira's date) texted her to move the date for tonight and she agreed)

"Really?! Who is he? Is he cute? Is he hot?" she held Irma by the shoulders and shook her, "Tell me! It isn't Martin is it?"

"Geez, you're gonna throttle me in a second if you keep this up. No it isn't Martin." Irma laughed.

"I'm sorry, I've been cooped up in that room for so long I feel like I'm a caged zoo animal." She let go of Irma and smiled her gorgeous Corny smiles. "Oh I forgot, Martin only has eyes for his puffle monkey."

"Ha-ha very funny, the lucky guy is Mark Thompson from third period English lit."

"That skater guy? Cool! I always knew he fancied her just from the way he looked at her." She smiled and started circling her thumbs together just like she always did when she was bored.

"Hey, Corny, I've got this incredible idea. Why don't we go bowling tonight? We could 'spy' on Keira and Mark plus we can get out a bit." She said, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

"Uh, if you haven't noticed I have an IV-tube strapped to my arm and besides, it isn't right to spy on people." She pointed to her arm and smiled, even though it wasn't right to spy on people she sometimes did spy on Will and Matt in study hall with Irma as her partner in crime.

"Well, they have light bowling balls and since when don't you like spying on people? If Will knew all the times we spied on her and Matt she'll have a fit and a heart attack afterwards." They burst out laughing and then got up from the couch.

"Ok, fine we'll go bowling tonight."

"Yes!" Irma squealed with delight and took a right turn. "We'll meet at 6.30pm in front of the Bowling Plaza. And wear something sexy." She yelled, leaving Cornelia feeling embarrassed as her cheeks turned red.

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Once Keira was out of the portal, she breathed in the familiar smells she grew up with. The smells of freshly made bread, freshly cut grass and the unmistakable smell of horse manure. She never liked that particular smell, who would? But it still reminded her of her childhood. She made her way down to the market where she met her old friends. There was Nikki, the shy one, Bobby, the tom-boy, and Christie, the goofier one of the group.

"Hey, guys," Keira smiled as her friends made their way towards their best-friend. They gave her a bone crushing hug, all at the same time, and just as she was turning blue they let go.

"Gee, you really know how to suck the life out of someone." She joked.

"Nice to see you too." Christie said.

"Hey, why don't we go get a cup of flower fusion at our usual place?" Bobby asked. Flower fusion is the native drink of Meridian. It consists of flower juices, different types of herbs all fused with normal cow milk. It was drunk on cold days in order for it to warm your body.

"Sure." They agreed. Together, they made their way to a shop at the end of the street where they lived for these four friends all lived in the same neighborhood. Nikki was the first one to enter the small shop followed closely by Bobby, Christie and lastly by Keira. A bell could be heard dinging happily somewhere above their heads, over the chatter of people, as they closed the door behind them. Bobby found a table in a corner were she took a seat on one of the stools that lay beside the tables, Nikki sat next to her while Christie and Keira sat at the opposite end. Keira sat down next to Christie, taking off her bow and arrows as she did so. The shop was like an exact picture of an inn in a Beowulf movie.

"So, what brings you to Meridian? Already bored of the big city life?" Nikki teased as she flipped through the scroll like menu.

"No, nothing like that. I just came to see my parents, it's been ages since I last talked to them." She took the salt and started twirling it around, "A lot's been going on lately." She said sadly.

"Really, like what?" Christie said as she took a menu from behind her and began ominously looking at it.

"Well, uh… don't tell anyone I told you this but… Caleb broke up with Cornelia." She said feeling kind of guilty, spreading the word of their break-up. They gasped and began asking all kinds of questions. Most of which Keira answered but some she just left blank. Just then, an elderly waitress came to take their order. They gave her the orders they wanted and then she left.

"I saw your brother here earlier. He looked really mad." Nikki said, "He was even muttering under his breath like he always does when he's mad but all I got was, something about you blowing him off. What were the words again? Oh, yeah 'That Keira always does this. Acting all bitchy and rude. It's not like I wanted to hurt her feelings she was the one who called me stupid.' But then he bumped into Aldarn and he went to the Smithy with him." She sighed dreamily at the mention of Josh. Nikki kind of had a crush on Josh.

"What did you do this time, Keira?" Bobby said as she curled her legs up under her. "You always manage to push his buttons. And you always take things a little too far."

"Nothing, I did nothing to him. He's the one who called me bossy, pushy, stubborn and self-centered there were some other things he said but I don't wanna talk about them." She said, about two seconds later the waitress came back with their orders.

Christie took a sip of her flower fusion and happily leaned back towards the wall, pulling her legs up towards her chest. "Let me guess? He called you lonely and miserable." She dunked her chocolate-chip-cookie in the flower fusion and took a bite.

"How do y'know?" Keira said surprised as hell. She took a sip from her own flower fusion and happily let her cookie drowned in the hot beverage.

"My brother always calls me lonely and miserable." She laughed which made the others giggle. "Little does he know Toby Jacobs has a crush on me. And he just so happens to have asked me out." She smiled as she ate the last bit of her cookie. Toby Jacobs was the hottest and coolest guy in Nikki, Christie and Bobby's school. There was a time when Keira wished he would ask her out but now she didn't like him that much, there were other boys she fancied at Sheffield Institute including Mark Thomson the guy who asked her out for that night.

"That's awesome!" Keira gently punched Christie in the shoulder after taking a mouthful of Bobby's sponge-cake. Bobby laughed and pinched Keira's hand. They continued talking about how hot Toby Jacobs was while Keira's thoughts kept going on what Cornelia was doing. 'She must be miserable in that stuffy old Hospital room.' She thought sadly. Keira wished she could confide in Josh but that was impossible with the on going war they were having at that time. As much as she wanted to tell someone about what was bothering her she promised she wouldn't. A promise was a promise, no matter how much she regretted making it. She drank the last of her flower fusion and paid for it.

"Well, I've got to go. I need to give these gummy bears to Dad." She patted her back pocket and swung the bow and arrows around her slender shoulders. "Nice seeing you guys again.

"Ok, bye. It was nice seeing you again. But next time, try not to take so long for you to visit us." Nikki said as she gave Keira a quick hug.

"Bye." Christie and Bobby said as they exchanged their goodbyes.

"Oh, I almost forgot." She took out three packets of gummy bears and handed them to her friends.

"Thanks." They said as they greedily opened the packets and began eating them.

"Eww… flower fusion and gummy bears is not a good combination." She said with a smile.

"Says you." Bobby said as she popped a purple one into her mouth. All Keira could do was smile and laugh on her way out. Once out, she decided to go to the Smithy. Nikki said Josh would be there so that was a good start to try and find him. Once she found him she'd apologize for the way she hurt his feelings and maybe he'd forgive her for blowing him off all the time. She made her way to Aldarn's Smithy which only took about 5 minutes to get there. After she entered the shop she saw that Aldarn's father was making a new sword while Aldarn was mending a broken shield.

"Hey, Aldarn. Have you seen Josh anywhere around?" Just then Josh opened the back door carrying a bag full of coal. Once he closed the door he saw Keira standing there, the shop fell silent and Josh just scowled at her.

"Hey." She said softly.

"Hey," he said roughly. "Uh… so Aldarn, I better be going. I have to give these to Mom and Dad." He laid the coal near the furnace and took out two pieces of chocolate and then handed them over to Aldarn and his father. "It was nice seeing you again." He said.

"Same here." They said. Josh pushed Keira aside and made his way out the door.

"Wait." She yelled as she went running after him. When she was out she saw he was already ahead of her so she sprinted towards him and stopped in front of him.

"Josh, I'm sorry for blowing you off all the time I really am and I'm sorry for calling you stupid and for always bossing you around." She said. "I know I hurt your feelings and I wish you'd forgive me. I really need my brother right now."

"Fine, whatever. You say you're sorry but you'll just do it again in a couple of days." He said bitterly. "So just leave me alone and try not to follow me. You said you didn't want to come to Meridian and yet you still came. The only difference was that you didn't come with me so this proves it, this proves you don't want to hang out with me. So whatever, do what you want."

"Look, I've said I'm sorry and I really am. I only came because you forgot Dad's gummy bears but if you don't want me here fine."

"Oh, well you can stay but only if you want to." He said, hoping she'd stay.

"Ok, I'll stay." She held out her hand and waited for his answer. "Friends again?" He didn't take her hand but instead he gave her a hug which brought a smile to her face.

"C'mon, I'll race you home." He let go of her and went running down the hill.

"You're so on." She ran after him and managed to catch up with him making her win the 'race'. They spent the remainder of the day at home talking with their parents sharing what happened during the past few months. But Keira still felt sad and depressed about her friend's illness. So she showed it by staying quiet, to her advantage, her parents and brother thought she was only tired but only if they knew what was really bothering her.

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It was 3.00pm and Cornelia was now home with her sister doing her Math homework along with her school assignments. Lillian was happily watching TV while munching on a tuna-fish sandwich Cornelia made for her. She was feeling much better than she felt that morning and being with her sister made her feel all the much better. Her mother was at work so Cornelia was in charge once again. Most of the time her mother was either at work or with Cornelia's doctors making difficult decisions for her sick daughter, so Cornelia hardly ever saw her. But since she was getting better, her mother was around more often. Today was the exception, she had to go to work because one of her colleges called in sick.

Cornelia didn't mind because her sister wasn't that bad to handle but she still missed being with her mom. Just then Lillian came to the dinning room table where Cornelia lay with her books open in front of her.

"Cornelia, why haven't you been going to school?" she sat next to Cornelia and put her sandwich on the table, "You've been going to the Hospital haven't you?"

What was she going to tell her 5 year old sister now? She was pretty smart for her age so you couldn't keep a secret from her because one way or another she'd find out. "Well, yes I've been going to the Hospital, only to visit a sick friend." She lied. 'Nice save Corny.' she thought. "How do you know I wasn't going to school?"

"I have my connections." Lillian said with a smile.

"Oh yeah? Hook me up next time I'm in a pinch." Cornelia said as she finished the last of her homework. (Don't know if that's expression exists, if not I just invented one xD)

"Sure thing big sis." She gave Cornelia a hi five and went to put her plate in the sink.

"Did you do your homework?" Cornelia asked as she closed her Math book. At last, her ton of homework was done.

"Uh… I meant to do it but Winx was on and I didn't want to miss the Halloween special."

"Well you better go do it or you won't go to the park tomorrow."

"Oh, man! Fine I'll go." Lillian trudged to her room to get her school bag, once she was back in the dinning room, she poured the contents of her bag onto the table. They spent the remainder of the last 3 hours doing homework in silence. As the clock struck 6.00pm Cornelia got up from the table and began her walk to the Bowling Plaza. Her mother arrived half an hour before so Lillian wasn't going to be alone at home. Once she arrived at the Bowling Plaza, she saw Irma and Hay Lin already there. She walked up to them and gave Hay Lin a hug.

"Whoa, what's gotten into you?" said a surprised Hay Lin.

"Nothing, I just missed you that's all." Cornelia said once she pulled apart. "Hey, is Taranee coming?"

"No, she said something came up." Irma said while she fumbled with her jacket zip.

"She had a costume party to go with Nigel is more correct." Hay Lin said, "But you didn't hear that from me."

"Oooh, Taranee is sooo busted!" Irma said as she threw her fist in the air. They burst out laughing as they imagined Taranee at a party. She wouldn't' be caught dead in a party let alone a costume party. Just then, Will came hand in hand with Matt. A big smile could be seen as she came closer to the girls.

"Looks like Taranee isn't the only one on a date." Cornelia said as she buried her hands deeper inside her pockets.

"Hey, guys. I brought Matt with me I hope you guys don't mind." She said in a guilty kind of way.

"No, it's fine with us. We're just happy you guys finally made a move. I thought I'd be all wrinkly when you'd guys get together." Irma said which made the guys giggle all except for Will who just turned bright red along with Matt.

"Uh, let's go inside, it's freezing out here." Will said as she lead the way in, followed closely by Matt. They entered the Plaza and were greeted by the spectacular decorations inside. The Halloween decorations were breath taking, orange and black streamers lined the ceiling, balloons of black, grey and orange were hung in every corner and giant disco ball was hung in the middle of the Plaza which sent illuminating lights in every direction. They went to the counter to pay for the lane and get their shoes. The counter guy was wearing the sleaziest Dracula costume ever made.

"May I help you?" he said in an obviously fake Transylvanian accent.

"Yes, we need a lane for 5 people please." They wrote their names on a piece of paper so that the guy could input their names in the computer which then would show on the TV screen mounted just before the lane. Cornelia was the first one to pay and go get her shoes followed by the others.

"Do you guys see Keira and Mark?" Hay Lin asked while she scanned the area.

"Nope, wait wait. There in the last lane to our rights" Irma said. They saw Keira holding a bright green bowling ball while Mark showed her how to set her fingers in the holes.

"Please tell me you guys didn't come here to spy on Keira?" Will said as she laced her 'bowling shoes', they were more like clown shoes and they felt sticky from the inside. Good thing she had two pairs of socks on.

"Uh… no, we came here to bowl." Irma said as she took a black bowling ball in her hands, "And to spy on Keira. But mostly to bowl."

"I only came because I needed to get out." Cornelia said.

Will sighed and then turned serious. "So that's what you did in study hall! You spied on me and Matt."

"Well, most of the time yes but we were mostly there to do research." Irma said with a smile. She took her position on the lane and let lose her bowling ball, she hit most of the pins but the other three remained standing.

"Most of the time." Cornelia confirmed. Will turned bright red, yet again, and looked at Matt, he just laughed his pretty head off.

"What's so funny?" Will asked.

"I don't mind if they spied on us, so what? I used to do the same with Nigel and Taranee, heck I still do." He chuckled, he swung his arm around Will and kissed her on the forehead lovingly.

"God, I'm surrounded by wanna be James Bonds." Will said with a smile.

"James, James Bond." Cornelia said as she lifted the lightest bowling ball there was, aimed and fired, happily hitting all of the pins. She pretended to blow smoke off of her fingers and rested her back to Irma's. Hay Lin snapped a photo and proceeded to the lane. Over the past few months Hay Lin was trying to piece together a scrapbook and so, every chance she had she'd snap a photo to fill it in and make more memories.

The next couple of hours were spent by the Irma and Hay Lin spying on Keira and Mark while Will and Matt teased each other about their bad bowling, only Cornelia wasn't that interested in her friends' intentions. She just kept thinking about Caleb, she wanted to feel his big, strong arms around her shoulders, she wanted to smell that nice and soothing scent he had which always made her feel safe and protected when he was around. 'If only he was here.' She thought.

Just then she heard that irritating but yet familiar voice she so despised. She spun around and saw Hayley Parker hand in hand with the man of her dreams. Caleb was actually there, holding hands with this stupid, giggly girl she oh so hated. But the way Caleb was holding her hand was strange to Cornelia, it almost looked like it was…forced. They found their lane, which happened to be right next to theirs, and sat on the chairs to strap on their 'bowling shoes'. Hayley's shoes were baby pink with the word Princess on the side of each shoe, probably was imported from Italy for all they knew.

The guys saw how Cornelia's face fell when she saw them together and so they went next to her. "Are you ok?" Will asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine." They looked at her for a couple of seconds and then went back to their former positions. It was Cornelia's turn again so she got up, grabbed a bowling ball and threw it with all her might, letting her anger escape through the force of the blow. She imagined Hayley's face on the pins which totally helped her knock them down, she was only surprised they didn't shatter into a million pieces.

A few minutes past and Hayley went to the bathroom leaving Caleb alone at the bowling lane. Irma and Hay Lin went to the snack counter while Will and Matt went to the games room until the 'break' was over. It was like they planed it to be like this, Cornelia in one lane and Caleb in another. She picked a random ball and shot it, just for practice. She knocked most the pins down which brought a smile to her face, 'I bet Hayley can't even count as far as ten let alone get the rules of this game.' She thought which lightened her mood a bit. As soon a she spun around she found Caleb standing in front of her.

"Nice shot." He said, having his hands crossed whilst leaning against the lane arch.

"Thanks." She said, she was feeling kind of weird talking to her ex-boyfriend while his new girlfriend was in the bathroom. "I uh… wanted to say I'm happy for you, that you're dating again I mean."

"Yeah. How's your knew boyfriend?" he asked, he wasn't curious or anything he was just making conversation.

"I don't have a boyfriend. Who told you I did?" Cornelia asked already knowing the answer.

"Hayley, she said she saw you two at the drug store together…buying…stuff." He looked at the ground and shuffled his feet.

"I knew it! She's making stuff up again." She said, feeling her blood boil. "I don't have a boyf…"

"It's ok, you don't have to prove anything to me Cornelia, it's not my business to know who you're dating anyway. It was wrong of me to ask." He said, cutting her off. As soon as he finished Hayley came up from behind him and gave him a quick hug.

"Hey, babe. Let's go finish our game." She held his hand in hers and looked at Cornelia. "Oh, hi Cornelia, I didn't even see you there."

"Yeah. We were just talking about my boyfriend you made up." She spat, her nerves getting the better of her.

"What do you mean? I saw you with your boyfriend at the drug store." Hayley said as a matter of factly.

"That was my doctor." She said before she could stop herself from saying more.

"Doctor? What doctor? Is everything ok?" Caleb asked immediately.

"Yeah, uh… he just wanted to make sure I bought the right pills for my headaches." She lied.

"Oh, well hope you feel better." Hayley said before she led Caleb back to their lane. Will came up from behind her and startled Cornelia.

"Is everything ok, Cornelia? I heard doctor and pills."

"Oh, no everything is fine, I was just having these headaches lately and I just bought some pills. It's nothing." She said, trying to sound convincing. "Now c'mon, it's your turn Matt." Irma looked at her sternly until Cornelia mouthed "It's ok." They spent the remainder of the night bowling talking and just having fun, well…most of them were. When it was time to go Cornelia, called her mom so that she could pick her up which she did in a matter of minutes.

End of Chapter 5

WOW! It's finally ready. Well, I hope you liked the chapter and I hope it makes sense 'cause I feel like I haven't slept in days. It's 3.30am and I think I had enough of writing for a week ;-). Just kidding, I'll try and update as fast as I can. If I don't please forgive me, I have about 3 assignments I need to hand in and a bunch of homework I need to do. So, sorry for the really laaaaaaate update and I hope you liked this chapter. –XKrissyx-

P.S Happy Halloween!