Rose looked at Britney in confusion. She did not know what was going on. Could it all have been a dream? Her heart started to beat slower. All she could think about is what had happened. The life she thought she had was gone, but how could that be possible? How could it all be so real and yet it seems it wasn't.

Rose: "Britney what happened? All I remember is dreaming about Ace."

Britney: "You had a dream about Ace?"

Rose: "Yea, in English class, I thought it was all real. I thought we were really together. I thought he loved me."

Britney: "Ace? In love with you? No way in the world. That had to be a dream. Ace Portugas would never look your way. He's too popular and only goes out with the hottest chicks in school."

Rose: "It all seemed so real though…"

Rose didn't know what to think about this whole thing. Now she realized she needed to move on though. She had class to go to and she needed to talk to the guidance counselor about college. She had a lot to do this year. Being a senior can be tough, but whatever doubts Rose had about her future, she knew she always had friends to be there by her side.

Rose slowly walked to art history class. There stood Ace….. Rose was confused for a second because she knew Ace didn't take art history.

Ace: "Hi, Rose"

Rose: (Looks at Ace with a confused look) "Did you just say hi to me?"

Ace: "Yea, I did. I know about the dream…."

Rose: "Really then why did you…?"

Ace: "I had to because my friends were there, I know about your dream though. I heard Britney talking about it. And I want you to know…"

Rose had no clue what was going on all she could think about was Ace, the dream, and what Ace could possibly say next.

Ace: "I would like to get to know you. And I had the same dream as you did, last night."

Rose: "You did?"

Rose and Ace looked at each other. They were not sure what was about to happen in their lives or why they both had, had the same dream. All they knew was that they were going to figure it out one way or another.

Ace: "Rose I probably don't need to ask you this but…"

Rose: (She stops him in the middle of his sentence) "Yea, I would love to go out with you tonight."

Ace: (Smiles at Rose) "Alright, I will pick you up tonight then. Around 6:00 if that's alright?"

Rose: "That's perfect."

Ace and Rose go on their first date. They have a blast. Soon the dream that both of them had, had was coming true. Rose though did not know that Ace wasn't the guy she had thought him to be.

In the beginning everything was perfect. Ace and Rose could not get enough of each other. They went to the arcade and played there for hours at a time. Rose would visit Ace's house a lot. It was a big beautiful house in the countryside. She loved going there on hot days and just relaxing with Ace and his family. Ace loved going to Rose's house too. He loved talking with her family, hanging out watching movies, playing on the computer, and just having a great time.

Soon though Rose found that Ace grew weary and stopped hanging around. Soon Rose was going to parties with Ace and leaving broken hearted because he chose his own friends over her. Rose thought she could always count on her best friend Britney, but Britney over time had found a love of her own and wasn't always around as much for Rose as she use to be. Rose was alone. She found herself laying in bed at night crying and wondering to herself, how she had ended up in such a great place on minute and in a terrible one the next.

Rose thinking: "I don't know what to do. I love him so much and would do anything for him. Even die for him just so that he could live. But it seems like all he cares about is his friends, his world, and his life. I'm not trying to be selfish. I just want to feel like I am wanted. Right now I feel the opposite. I feel like I'm standing in a dark damp room alone and no one cares that I'm in that place."

Though it seemed like eternity to Rose. It was something that only time could heal. She needed to learn that. And she just wanted Ace to hear her in that place. She just needed him to be there.

Rose: "I know Ace is popular and has friends, I do, but when I go to things like football games and parties with him, I want him to treat me like his girlfriend, not his friend and that's how I feel right now. What do you think?"

Britney: "Rose, you know Ace loves you and would do anything for you. He just gets caught up in the moment sometimes and doesn't realize what he does to you."

Rose: "I know, but that is what makes it hurt the most. The fact that no matter how hard I try he just doesn't get it that I want to be with him that much."

Britney: "Don't worry Rose, He'll get it someday.

Rose: I sure hope so…

Rose pondered on everything her and Ace had been through. From the very start of it all. Yes, just like her dream everything had come true. The date, the love, and a new family. But one thing hadn't come true the proposal. Rose thought about that a lot. Now though she had to think about what Ace had done to her that hurt so bad inside. That had made her cry every night hoping and praying that he would come to understand her. Hoping this was not the end of the line for the both of them.

There is only so much a heart can take. Rose's heart had been through enough in the past. She did not know if she could stand anymore heartbreak in the future.