Chapter 1
I kept glancing at Diana who seemed distracted, looking out at the deep blue ocean. "What's wrong with Diana?" I asked Adam who lounged against a large rock that looked out of place on a calm beach. "I don't know" He whispered into my ear, and pulled me closer to him. Guilt ate away at me; this is what he used to do with Diana. How could I have done this to her? Even if she said she was okay, as I watched the moon reflect against her hair something seemed off. "Diana?" Melanie asked, Diana shifted her position and slapped a fake smile on instantaneously. But her eyes projected hurt and pain, even from this distance it was obvious not matter how hard she tried to hide it. I shrugged Adams arm off my shoulder, but that only seemed to make things worse. I glanced over at Nick to catch him staring at me. He quickly turned away, but I could see his cheeks turning pink. Adam tugged at my hand, I knew he wanted to go. "Hey, I think I' going to turn in" He announced. He looked down at me, that being a cue. "Me to" I said quickly. Chris and Dough exchanged smirks then laughed in unison. Melanie shot them an annoyed glance, which only made them laugh harder. I got up to leave, with one last glance at Diana. Pain shot through my chest as I saw how broken she looked. I couldn't bear to see her like that anymore. It had been 7 weeks since we had defeated black John, and that was long enough to realise that Diana wasn't happy about me and Adam, and that she was still deeply in love with him herself. And although I loved Adam with all my heart and more, I couldn't stand to see my 'Sister' like this. "I can't be with you anymore!" I almost shouted at Adam. The whole group focused their attention on us. "Knew it…" Faye giggled to herself. Deborah elbowed her in the ribs. "Ouch!" Faye moaned. "Shush" Suzan hissed. "Wha…What?" Adam stumbled. "Cassie, I…I don't understand." He leaned in closer, his dark red hair falling over his forehead. I stared into his blue-grey eyes that had captured me the first day we had met on Cape Cod. "I'm sorry" a single tear rolled down my cheek, Adam tried to wipe it but I pushed his hand away. "Cassie, please…" He begged. "She's dumped you, get over it!" Faye moaned as she walked over to us. I looked away from Adam and ran from the group. The cold wind bite at the bare flesh on my arms, tears blurred my vision, sobs filled the air as I ran. I just wanted to get away from everybody. There was a small sickly cracking sound, and all of a sudden pain shot through my leg. I tripped and fell onto the soft sand. Stones and pebbled dented my skin, but nothing compared to the pain in my leg. I tried to muffle my screams, but couldn't. And not long after, small lights appeared in the distance. Footsteps pounded the sand, and I continued to scream in pain unable to concentrate on anything else. Suddenly, strong, muscular arms we're holding me off the ground. "What did you do!" Someone shouted in my ear. I couldn't see, couldn't think. I just wanted the pain to stop. So I didn't bother to answer, just continued to scream and cry.
"Adam? Adam are you alright?" Sean asked. "Huh" I muffled. A hard hand thumped me on the back. "Dough!" I shouted angrily. He and Chris laughed. "Mr Conant, is there something you'd like to share with the rest of the class?" Our science teacher asked. "No, Sorry Sir" I said. I was daydreaming about Cassie again. What happened? I asked myself. "Shut up" Nick growled under his breath to Dough and Chris. But when he nudged my elbow and out a finger to his mouth, I knew what I was doing.
"Cassie" Dough repeated in lunch. We were sat in the back room, all of us except… "Cassie" I sighed. "See! There he goes again!" Chris moaned. "Seriously, you have to stop that, it's really annoying" Laurel said. "I know, I just can't help it" I told her. "Oh suck it up!" Faye shouted. "Move on" She said licking her lips seductively. "Knock it off Faye" I groaned. "What?" She laughed. "Cassie is in hospital, why don't you go and see her?" Laurel suggested. "Yes, because HE'S the one she wants to see" Faye almost snorted with laughter. "Oh for crying out loud, shut up Faye" Deborah Ordered. "Just leave her alone for a while Adam, let her calm down" Diana, my first love. The reason my soul mate hated me.