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'You can put your shirt back on now.' The doctor told Veronica as he marked down on his charts. 'I'll be right back with the prescription for your headaches.'

However, when the doctor returned, Veronica was nowhere to be seen. He shrugged it off, guessing that she hadn't heard him, and he put it in the mailing pile. Closing up the surgery, he got into his car and drove away.

Meanwhile, Veronica pushed open the cabinet door and clambered out. Being small definitely had its appeal.

She left the doctor's room and walked over to the filing cabinets. Duncan Kane, Duncan Kane.

'Aha!' Finding his file, Veronica took it out and moved over to the photocopier, where she proceeded to photocopy all of the pages.

Finishing off, she put Duncan's file back where it belongs, and slipped out of the office window.

Getting into her car, she ruffled through the pages to see if anything jumped out at her.

Duncan was taking a drug called oxcarbazepine. Veronica got out her phone and searched on the internet. Oxcarbazepine is a drug used to treat type 6 epilepsy, which symptoms include hysterics and uncontrollable fits that are often accompanied by blackouts and loss of memory.

What did this mean? This must have caused Duncan's memory loss during the days around Lily's murder. How could he not tell her something like this?

Veronica needed time to think.

And that's when she knew where Logan would be.

Parking her car quite far away so not to make noise, Veronica walked towards the rocks where Veronica and Logan spent many blissful days.

Veronica spotted Logan's silhouette sitting on their rock. A big flat surface, perfect for sitting and chatting, and also the occasional making out. She walked towards him quietly, not wanting to startle him.

Logan knew it was Veronica from ten metres away. He knew her footsteps, and the wind was bringing her sweet scent towards him. He closed his eyes and allowed himself to remember the good times they shared here, before all the pain.

He felt her sit down next to him, but she didn't say anything. Then Logan began to remember all of the bad times. Veronica's choices, the way she abandoned him, left him alone when he needed her most.

Resentment grew inside him and conflicting feelings battled.

Veronica had yet to look at Logan. She was unsure what to do. She could feel the hatred radiating from him, he hadn't looked at her, or opened his eyes, but Veronica knew he knew it was her.

Instead she looked out into the ocean. Did Logan know about Duncan's illness? She itched to ask him, but didn't want to risk giving away something if Logan didn't know.

Logan finally looked at Veronica, who was staring out into the sea. He was unsure what to say, but his sub conscious mind took care of that.

'Did you need something?' He asked.

Veronica jumped at his voice, not expecting to hear it. She turned to face him, shocked by the amount of hatred in his eyes.

'I…' She began.

'Where's Duncan?' Logan cut in. 'Shouldn't you be with him?'

'He doesn't own me Logan.' She spoke, watching him closely.

Logan turned away. 'You shouldn't be here anyway. If he knew he wouldn't be happy.'

'So let him be unhappy.' Veronica said seriously. Logan turned back to face her. 'I wanted to make sure you were ok.'

Logan's eyes changed, making them hard for Veronica to read. She used to be able to tell any emotion he felt from his eyes, but it was different now.

'Since when did you care?' He spat.

'I never stopped.' Veronica whispered. Logan glared at her.

'Sure.' He scoffed.

'Logan-'

'You abandoned me!' Logan shouted at her, moving away from her.

'What?'

'Where were you when Lily died?' He asked her. 'When I needed you most, where were you?'

Veronica said nothing.

'Exactly, you stuck by your amazing family who accused my father of murdering his own daughter.'

'Logan it's not that simple.'

'Of course it was! I needed you, and you ditched me!' He yelled, standing up. Veronica looked up at him from her seat. 'My mom is dead Veronica, and when Lily died, I lost you too! Did you set out to ruin me? Because you definitely did!'

'Logan! You think I wanted this life, outcast by my friends, losing my best friend and my boyfriend, becoming a laughing stock?' Veronica cried, standing up.

'You have a choice.'

'I never had a choice.' Veronica snapped.

Logan was silenced.

'My dad wouldn't let me see you because he thought your dad was a murderer! The next time I saw you, you destroyed me. You finished us Logan, not me. So no, I never had a choice, you made it for me.' She finished, walking back to her car.

'Are you ok Veronica?' Duncan asked.

The pair sat on the couch, watching TV. Veronica hadn't spoken for hours.

'Are you sure I shouldn't be asking you that?' Veronica couldn't help herself. The silence was killing her too, but Logan and Duncan's illness made sure they were the only things on her mind.

'What?' Duncan looked at her, confusion visible in his eyes.

Veronica sighed. 'Nothing. I'm sorry.'

Duncan nodded, placing a kiss on her forehead. Veronica turned to face him.

'Do you blame me for Lily's murder?' She asked quietly.

'What? Of course not!' Duncan replied. 'Why would you think that?'

'Because I told Lily about you kissing that girl. If you hadn't broken up, you would have been with her the night of the murder.' She explained.

'Veronica…' Duncan sighed. 'I don't blame you at all. If you hadn't told me, I'm sure we might have broken up anyway, over something else.' He said sincerely.

Veronica looked away, his sincerity not meaning anything to her. She focused her attention back on the film.

'You think Logan blames you.' Duncan sighed. Veronica didn't answer, telling Duncan the truth. He stood up from the couch, turning to face her.

'Why do you care what he thinks about you?' Duncan asked her. 'He's a jackass!'

Veronica sighed, looking at Duncan. 'I'm allowed to care when he thinks I'm responsible for my best friends death!'

'He doesn't care about you Veronica! He hates you, he probably wouldn't mind if you died!' Duncan said harshly, then gasped at his own words.

Veronica looked up at him blankly. Duncan sat down next to her.

'I didn't mean it. I just, I know you and Logan have this massive batch of history behind you, and it scares me. I know you two don't get on, but I see the way he looks at you sometimes, like he misses you. But he would never let you know that. I find it hard to compete with that because I care about you so much.' He explained.

Veronica sighed, turned around and kissed Duncan softly. She knew she and Logan had masses of history, but Duncan was here just now, and he gave her some stability in her life. He was solid, pretty much drama free, and very caring.

But now he has an illness he won't tell anyone about, and Veronica couldn't help but be wary around him. However since she had been with Duncan she was treated better at school, and the selfish inside her didn't want to give that up.

Veronica climbed out of her bed. At first she thought she just imagined the banging, but then she became quite sure it was there door.

Her dad was out of town on a case, so Veronica prayed she wasn't about to get mugged.

Slowly opening the door, she was shocked to see Logan standing on the other side.

'Logan what are you doing here?' She asked softly.

Logan looked unsure for a second before he spoke.

'I want you to find my mother.'