Anders was waiting outside the Johannesburg animal vaccine supply clinic. Waiting for Danny to come back out, after placing his order for the vaccines he needed.

Anders was looking far better than he had before he came out to Jo-burg. He was still much thinner, but he looked healthy. It wasn't obvious anymore that he had lost a considerable amount of weight refusing meals.

Anders had started to move on with his life. It was painful, and it was going to take a lot of time, but he was moving forward nonetheless.

But, no matter how hard he tried; Caroline still invaded his thoughts, every second, of every minute of his life. He felt as if he was on autopilot all the time. His body would do as it was commanded, and it would respond to people as if he were fully aware of what was going on. But it was always Caroline that he was thinking of.

More often than not he his mind would play tricks on him. Every female voice that he heard sounded like Caroline's, every blonde haired girl was her, and every gentle laugh was hers. He was sure that he was going insane.

Even now he had just caught a glimpse of a woman who he thought looked exactly like her. Turning to look at the man in front of her, who looked remarkably like that poisonous snake, Gerald.

Wait a second…No…It couldn't be…It was just his mind playing tricks on him again…Wasn't it?

No, this is mad…It can't be her…It just can't be…She's miles away… it's not her…surely it's not her…His mind was so vulnerable at the moment, he just couldn't cope with seeing her again.

Anders stood up abruptly from the bench he had been sitting on, just moments ago bathing in the glorious sunshine, his anxieties vanishing.

His heart was skipping beats. Had he really just seen her? She wasn't there now.

No… it had just been wishful thinking.

Anders let out a disappointed sigh, and returned to the bench. Moments later Danny re-emerged from the supply clinic. He approached Anders, who had a look of utter confusion on his face, and he was lost in deep thought.

Danny placed a hand on his old friend's shoulder, which made Anders' whole body jump.

"Bloody hell man! You nearly gave me a heart attack!" laughed Anders, as he stood up from the bench.

"You alright Dup? You looked like something was troubling you. Is everything ok?" queried Danny with a look of total concern on his face. He could always tell when something was wrong with his best mate.

Anders, however, just let out a puff of laughter. Danny had always reminded Anders of a younger version of himself. A very passionate person, who regarded his friends and family, as the most important things in his life. Someone who was always completely, and utterly concerned if something was troubling the ones that he cared about.

"Nothing's troubling me, it's just my vulnerable mind playing tricks on me again," explained Anders, trying to make light of it.

"What do you mean?" asked Danny, convinced that Anders wasn't completely telling him the truth. Something had happened, and Anders was trying to hide it.

"Really it's nothing Danny," said Anders as he raised his hands, trying to sound honest. Danny wasn't buying it.

"Dup…tell me. What happened?" Danny insisted, refusing to let Anders get out of this.

"Nothing happened Danny," Anders said getting irritated, "All that happened was that I thought that I might have just seen Caroline with Gerald, but that would be impossible. She's miles away. And…I just wish that I could stop this Danny. I hate it when my mind plays tricks on me. It's not fair. I love Caroline, and trying to get over her is one of the hardest things that I've ever had to do!" Anders sounded desperate. He was sitting down on the bench again. His head in his hands, fighting to hold back hot tears, which were forming in his striking coral blues for what seemed the millionth time since Caroline had left.

Danny could see that his friend was really struggling with his feelings for Caroline. He didn't know what to do or say. He couldn't tell him that he would get over her, and that he'd find someone else, because in all honesty Anders would probably never find anyone else.

At this stage in Anders' life love wasn't likely to come along. That's why it had been such a shock to Anders' system when Caroline had turned up out of nowhere, thrusting an arrow straight through his heart when she revealed those big, beautiful, ocean blue eyes of hers.

Danny gripped Anders' shoulder, attempting to comfort his best friend in some way. Anders stood up again, turned to Danny, placed his hand on his shoulder and said, "Thank you my friend," he smiled at Danny warmly.

"No problem Dup, Come on, lets take the piss out of the rich, city kids," said Danny with a wide grin spread across his face. "Ha! Thought you'd never ask!" laughed Anders.

"I wonder if it really was just my imagination," thought Anders, as he and Danny fought their way into the jungle of people in the city centre…

I know this one is short but please R&R! It takes so little and it really means so much to me! Thanks!